Racin Jason 72 Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 The irony is that no one knew this job existed. No advert in the speedway star asking for applicants. Were there other candidates or was Phil picked by the BSPL. personally I think it’s a great appointment and hopefully he remains in charge for many years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted March 4, 2023 Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just hope he is his own man and doesn’t become a puppet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 11 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Just hope he is his own man and doesn’t become a puppet. No chance of Phil becoming a puppet, Im sure the promoters won’t interfere and will just let him get on with the job and be a success and then take the plaudits!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 15 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Just hope he is his own man and doesn’t become a puppet. Only time will tell 3 hours ago, Speedtiger said: No chance of Phil becoming a puppet, Im sure the promoters won’t interfere and will just let him get on with the job and be a success and then take the plaudits!! The acid test will be when he makes a decision that’s against one of the Directors clubs. I hope he got at least a 3 year contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 17 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Just hope he is his own man and doesn’t become a puppet. Hopefully he is a Discovery appointed CEO.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 10:12 PM, BuxtonTiger said: Can anyone advise where the money for Mr Morris's wages is coming from? Brown envelopes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Skid Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 He can have complete control, until it affects any of the top Clubs, then his power will be zero, the cartel will not relinquish power to anyone outside their inner circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 15 hours ago, Lord Skid said: He can have complete control, until it affects any of the top Clubs, then his power will be zero, the cartel will not relinquish power to anyone outside their inner circle. Surely it's the 'top clubs' that have appointed him?! Who else is in 'the cartel'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 32 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Surely it's the 'top clubs' that have appointed him?! Who else is in 'the cartel'? A bit like Danny Ford's statement re Drew Kemp not getting a place though Paraphrasing he said "they" reduced the points limit to encourage the release of the top riders whilst "we" kept them and its the like of Drew that gets replaced by a 4 pointer I'd say that he is the "they" rather than the "we" but it still happened....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon1983 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 4:14 PM, mikebv said: Hopefully he is a Discovery appointed CEO.... Have you heard the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: A bit like Danny Ford's statement re Drew Kemp not getting a place though Paraphrasing he said "they" reduced the points limit to encourage the release of the top riders whilst "we" kept them and its the like of Drew that gets replaced by a 4 pointer I'd say that he is the "they" rather than the "we" but it still happened....... ...except that Danny didn't arrive at the meeting til after the points reduction was agreed by others!!!! The meeting was held on the day of the Pairs at Oxford and Danny got stuck in traffic and arrived mid-meeting!! Unfortunately the 'my dad is bigger than your dad' argument didn't hold up this time!! Edited March 8, 2023 by Skidder1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 4:14 PM, mikebv said: Hopefully he is a Discovery appointed CEO.... That would explain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Grand Central said: That would explain it. And would also suggest that Discovery can see a positive future for the Sport in the UK, and obviously their own business, if someone can almost "save the promoters from themselves" and run the sport like a bona fide sport that wants to be taken seriously... You wont get anywhere near the sports potential (Poland proves what it can become), if fans and major sponsors cannot take it seriously, (even many die hard fans of the actual sport struggle)... With some major names back, it's the best year in a long time to try and build some positive momentum, so a good time to take the control away of those who would struggle to understand how to deliver it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Skidder1 said: ...except that Danny didn't arrive at the meeting til after the points reduction was agreed by others!!!! The meeting was held on the day of the Pairs at Oxford and Danny got stuck in traffic and arrived mid-meeting!! Unfortunately the 'my dad is bigger than your dad' argument didn't hold up this time!! Probably says more about me than anything else but I know have an image of Wacky Races in my head with Danny the 'Dick Dastardly' character shaking his fist whilst stuck in traffic I'm still thinking about who should be which of the other participants Lame excuse IMO - it would've been more than that one little session to come up with the final plan. He wouldve had his chance. Ultimately he is still within the "we" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 A good interview in the Speedway Star with Phil.... States he may "upset some", but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. Let's hope he has the mandate to do so... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. A ton of water on the track? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, mikebv said: A good interview in the Speedway Star with Phil.... States he may "upset some", but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. Let's hope he has the mandate to do so... As long as BV has as much chance as anyone else of being peed off Edited March 14, 2023 by Bald Bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: As long as BV has as much chance as anyone else of being peed off A lot of his views strangely mirror those of Adrian Smith.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 Excellent idea - Phil has shown he can manage the SGP - but think he has a harder set of “nuts to crack” with the “premiership” promoters. will be intersting to see how long this lasts :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 17, 2023 Report Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 6:33 PM, mikebv said: A lot of his views strangely mirror those of Adrian Smith.... And look what happened to him…he did a runner or was he pushed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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