lbw Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Line-ups for the NDL Pairs announced https://britishspeedway.co.uk/ndl/ndl-pairs-line-ups/ See you all at the Lions Den on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Wow. Obviously injuries playing a part but i thought the pairs was a mandatory meeting? Complin & Phillips dodging it for Armadale, Verge ducking it for Kent and you can bet Andrews & Extance will miss it for Plymouth. Shame really as the top two from each group pick themselves but semi finals and finals should hopefully create a bit of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper11 Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Would have thought Max Clegg would have been riding for Kent, Leicester is his home track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Not sure he can as not rode a meeting for Kent yet, but I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Shame it's being held at Leicester. It could have been a decent meeting at a different track, but this is just a foregone conclusion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Wow. Obviously injuries playing a part but i thought the pairs was a mandatory meeting? Complin & Phillips dodging it for Armadale, Verge ducking it for Kent and you can bet Andrews & Extance will miss it for Plymouth. Shame really as the top two from each group pick themselves but semi finals and finals should hopefully create a bit of interest. Get your facts right before making inaccurate comments. A rider is not ‘ dodging it ‘ if he was never asked to compete in it until 48 hours before it actually occurs and cannot get time off work to take part at such short notice. Attendance in the NDL is not mandatory at any meeting, that’s why it’s an ‘ NDL ‘. Edited August 18, 2022 by Fortythirtyeight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 .... and there I was thinking s4s knows everything about NDL speedway as it is his main league. How wrong am I? What a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Get your facts right before making inaccurate comments. A rider is not ‘ dodging it ‘ if he was never asked to compete in it until 48 hours before it actually occurs and cannot get time off work to take part at such short notice. Attendance in the NDL is not mandatory at any meeting, that’s why it’s an ‘ NDL ‘. In which case its very poor form from the promotion. Its been clear from the start of the season that its 2 from top 3 in averages. As i said i "thought" it was mandatory after the debarcle of the NLRC a couple of seasons ago. "2 of the top 3 riders in each team by MA, from the green sheets of the month prior to the event must be selected to participate." Must be selected, any club failing to do so is cheating the public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: .... and there I was thinking s4s knows everything about NDL speedway as it is his main league. How wrong am I? What a If only speedway was my main anything anymore.....even the forum is boring these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Foregone conclusion. Wheres Kyle Bickley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Quite a few riders are missing in this! Again! I was considering going but such a disjointed line-up doesn’t make it look like the best of meetings. So it’s the Thompson twins’ to lose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) The No Development League is now such a poor product, if attendance is not mandatory at any meeting it needs a name change as none of the N,D or L apply now really. Edited August 18, 2022 by gazzac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, gazzac said: The No Development League is now such a poor product, if attendance is not mandatory at any meeting it needs a name change as none of the N,D or L apply now really. Was a point when it was an honour to get a NL team place and by signing on and doung so the rider agreed to all the fixtures. Re-arranged meetings and dispensation for riders under 18 and still in education are all fair game but those who don't really fancy the travel/don't like x track are dragging the sport down further. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 The meeting is all about who finished second and third. Not really worth vising with such a poor line-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Mimmo said: The meeting is all about who finished second and third. Not really worth vising with such a poor line-up. I'm going, I'll av lots of chips to eat & beer to drink if no one else there. They wouldn't want it to go to waste so I'm going large! Edited August 19, 2022 by Turnip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 10:07 PM, Mimmo said: The meeting is all about who finished second and third. Not really worth vising with such a poor line-up. You're probably right. And I'll be supporting the twins since they started their track appearances at Brandon. But your comments are similar to many who don't support the NDL at all. And the criticism is often unfair. Many riders in this league give 100% every time they appear and the quality of racing is generally very good. Oh, I know that I will get a lot of stick. "We only get overtaking because of amateur mistakes". Well that's not completely wrong but it is not fair to many NDL riders who are truly entertaining. The winners only win the final. There are 14 (?) other races. So I will be there and I'm expecting it to be good value for money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 Seven pairs of National League riders take on a pair of Championship riders who have the advantage of racing on their own track with its huge home advantage. Great work BSPL. This could have been a good meeting if staged at Sheffield or Scunthorpe or King's Lynn or Peterborough etc etc. Instead it's a borefest where we already know the winners. Give it a swerve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 7:44 PM, Shadders said: Foregone conclusion. Wheres Kyle Bickley? If you read the website Kyle has work commitments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Normski said: If you read the website Kyle has work commitments Can't see it personally he'd be there any other meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, mc131 said: Can't see it personally he'd be there any other meeting just started a new job apparently 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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