HGould Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 If Wolves don't run it would be interesting. I wonder as he's done a few GB meetings there if he might be the focal point of Glasgows long mooted step up? He's done coaching for GB Academy at Leicester and close to 2 Airports and his home base. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 hour ago, HGould said: If Wolves don't run it would be interesting. I wonder as he's done a few GB meetings there if he might be the focal point of Glasgows long mooted step up? He's done coaching for GB Academy at Leicester and close to 2 Airports and his home base. Personally I think he may end up at Oxford with Sam if we not riding next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 It's a shame he's considering coming back because of travel issues to Sweden rather than missing riding in the UK. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Surely Belle Vue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BenMoran Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Woffinden is definitely on the downward slope, knows he’s been left behind at world level now and will need a ‘pick’ is he’s to continue in SGP (Monster Joe will be pleading his case to keep their sponsored riders in the competition), he’s simply using the UK as an easy option, if he came in on an 8 (ish) average I can see him maintaining that, he’d be well behind the likes of Doyle, Sayfutdinov, Bewley, Kurtz, Holder, Musielak, Fricke to name a few in the averages. Gone are the days when he’ll add numbers to the gate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, 4BM said: . Gone are the days when he’ll add numbers to the gate Gone are the days when there will be any gates to add to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 17 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said: I'm indifferent to this, never warmed to him and of course it's now that it suits him Me too, when he was in his pomp and world champion he could have done so much for the sport in this country, he had the image to connect with the younger generations and create media headlines. Of course he was nowhere to be seen and now sees the UK as a top up to his pension pot now his star has waned. Compare to Jason Doyles loyalty to speedway in this country, 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Noodles said: Surely Belle Vue No Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 8 hours ago, szkocjasid said: It's a shame he's considering coming back because of travel issues to Sweden rather than missing riding in the UK. Does it really matter? Who cares. You could say Emil is only here cos he’s not in the GP’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, bellevueace said: Me too, when he was in his pomp and world champion he could have done so much for the sport in this country, he had the image to connect with the younger generations and create media headlines. Of course he was nowhere to be seen and now sees the UK as a top up to his pension pot now his star has waned. Compare to Jason Doyles loyalty to speedway in this country, To be fair... look at the clowns he has to deal with over here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Playing Devil's Advocate here. In my working career I was trained by Rolls Royce (a GREAT company to work for BTW) as an apprentice and paid a wage whilst doing so. Similar to a NL rider. At the end of my apprenticeship, I was taken on as a full time machinist and paid a great deal more than my apprenticeship wage. Similar to NL rider progressing to be a CL and/or PL rider. If another company offered me, (now with a young family to support), a vastly increased wage to induce me to leave RR would I have changed jobs? Of course I would. Wouldn't you? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom89 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 33 minutes ago, bellevueace said: Me too, when he was in his pomp and world champion he could have done so much for the sport in this country, he had the image to connect with the younger generations and create media headlines. Of course he was nowhere to be seen and now sees the UK as a top up to his pension pot now his star has waned. Compare to Jason Doyles loyalty to speedway in this country, Or you could look at it like any fan up and down the country has for years and seen the only way speedway in the uk was heading was downwards, woffy would’ve clearly seen the way it was being run badly as it has for the past 15+ year and when he was winning his world titles it was him alone with an embarrassing Chris Harris or Nicholls struggling to get a handful of points each gp, you can’t lay the blame on him for the way speedway has been mismanaged over here. It’s only the last few years we’ve had the youth days and the gb training camps which woffy has been involved in as well as glasgow and a host of other people, if they hadn’t bothered I dread to think what state we would be in because the people in charge have no interest in setting anything up like this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sweetman Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Woofy has already stated he would like to be involved with Wolves if they could find a few acres of land that would incorporate motocross .Personally can't see that happening,unless they cross the border into South Staffs where possibly there's room next to the i54 site. PS...Entail have reiterated they won't be changing their mind about Monmore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 What puzzled me the most when they were discussing it on Eurosport was Nicholls & Tatum suggesting that the favourites to land him would be Wolves! As if it was a given that they'd be riding next year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sweetman Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 25 minutes ago, iainb said: What puzzled me the most when they were discussing it on Eurosport was Nicholls & Tatum suggesting that the favourites to land him would be Wolves! As if it was a given that they'd be riding next year If that happens can see it only being at Birmingham (if they're still running) for a season. Can't see in the time remaining how they can put together all the facilities required for a new track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 10 hours ago, iainb said: To be fair... look at the clowns he has to deal with over here He,ll have to deal with them next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 9 hours ago, bloom89 said: Or you could look at it like any fan up and down the country has for years and seen the only way speedway in the uk was heading was downwards, woffy would’ve clearly seen the way it was being run badly as it has for the past 15+ year and when he was winning his world titles it was him alone with an embarrassing Chris Harris or Nicholls struggling to get a handful of points each gp, you can’t lay the blame on him for the way speedway has been mismanaged over here. It’s only the last few years we’ve had the youth days and the gb training camps which woffy has been involved in as well as glasgow and a host of other people, if they hadn’t bothered I dread to think what state we would be in because the people in charge have no interest in setting anything up like this. True but Woffinden was in a position to help the sport from his position of being a British world champion with the personality to promote the sport nationally and connect with the younger generations the sport badly needs to attract, im not blaming him for the sport being mismanaged but he could have done a lot more to help the situation considering his standing. The sport is still badly run but apparently he has no problem coming back to top up the pension pot, he would have made a far greater impact as a current world champion, opportunity missed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, bellevueace said: True but Woffinden was in a position to help the sport from his position of being a British world champion with the personality to promote the sport nationally and connect with the younger generations the sport badly needs to attract, im not blaming him for the sport being mismanaged but he could have done a lot more to help the situation considering his standing. The sport is still badly run but apparently he has no problem coming back to top up the pension pot, he would have made a far greater impact as a current world champion, opportunity missed. While I agree with most of what you say, he's not coming back to top up his pension pot is he. He's giving up Sweden, so he'll probably be earning less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 I think the Premiership needs a major overhaul next season before too many riders like Woffinden come back... Unless a squad system is adopted like Sweden and for example Bewley and Woffinden both sign as number 1 for Belle Vue and split the rides... I think teams which are struggling to make ends meet need to move down and clear the way for upcoming, forward thinking teams like Glasgow, Redcar and Oxford... I'm sure Poole would be in there too if the racenight wasn't such an issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 39 minutes ago, bellevueace said: True but Woffinden was in a position to help the sport from his position of being a British world champion with the personality to promote the sport nationally and connect with the younger generations the sport badly needs to attract, im not blaming him for the sport being mismanaged but he could have done a lot more to help the situation considering his standing. The sport is still badly run but apparently he has no problem coming back to top up the pension pot, he would have made a far greater impact as a current world champion, opportunity missed. It was and is not his job whatsoever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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