Bojangles Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: I don't think he said we don't gloat. Cos we definitely do! And gloating isn’t a form of trolling when it’s done to annoy someone? Don’t tell me you agree with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: The fictional ones are The female ones are definitely Grumpy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 hours ago, lisa-colette said: How is it poop? They are wind in the willows characters! Who wants to be the grumpy badger? I vote for Gaz Wasted ! you clearly have never read it then chapter 6 mr toad you don't promise,' said the Badger, `never to touch a motor-car again?'`Certainly not!' replied Toad emphatically. `On the contrary, I faithfully promise that the very first motor-car I see, poop- poop! off I go in it!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Toady said: Wasted ! you clearly have never read it then chapter 6 mr toad you don't promise,' said the Badger, `never to touch a motor-car again?'`Certainly not!' replied Toad emphatically. `On the contrary, I faithfully promise that the very first motor-car I see, poop- poop! off I go in it!' Not since I was under 10! I did well just to remember the characters. Your memory is definitely better than mine. The poop poop went right over my head then. We need a facepalm emoji for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, bloom89 said: Don’t get me wrong Poole are probably the best run speedway team and most successful they always seem to have good crowds and get really good sponsorship every season and since they’ve dropped down have assembled really strong teams I think more teams should aspire to be like them and I get a winning team makes fans etc confident there’s nothing wrong with that but sometimes you and others do go ott. Glasgow are trying to, but failing miserably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 36 minutes ago, Bojangles said: And gloating isn’t a form of trolling when it’s done to annoy someone? Don’t tell me you agree with him! Of course it’s not! Celebrating a win will annoy the losers. That’s how sport works. Losers have to suck it up. Without the emotion, sport is worthless. All fans suffer loses. Get over it and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Of course it’s not! Celebrating a win will annoy the losers. That’s how sport works. Losers have to suck it up. Without the emotion, sport is worthless. All fans suffer loses. Get over it and move on. There’s celebrating a win, and the way some Poole fans celebrate a win. Brasso, for instance! I think you’re clever enough to know the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bojangles said: There’s celebrating a win, and the way some Poole fans celebrate a win. Brasso, for instance! I think you’re clever enough to know the difference. Thought it was great wordplay myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackrat Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 19 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Thought it was great wordplay myself. If you were born in the 1950’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast1rn Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: So Poole fans are not meant to grin and celebrate when we win? Ridiculous! If course other fans don’t want to see Poole win. It’s a sport! Our victories won’t last forever and when we lose other fans will celebrate. It’s the same in all sports when one club dominate for a period. I completely agree with you Steve and hopefully we will get to gloat too one day when Glasgow gets their hands on some silverware. The sore point from the opposition fans, is that we know that the starts are deliberately doctored to disadvantage visiting riders. After the third bend, lap one you might as well get the chequered flag out cause the riding order doesn't change. Unless I've misinterpreted what Danny King and Richie Lawson were refering to on BSN? Last night at Glasgow there were two teams battling it out on a fair race track and there was more genuine passing there, then there will be at Wimborne Road all season. Last point. . . The way to a fair final, is to hold it at a randomly selected nuetural venue with a one off meeting. Where the riders will be left to determine who the best team is and not the track set-up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Cast1rn said: I completely agree with you Steve and hopefully we will get to gloat too one day when Glasgow gets their hands on some silverware. The sore point from the opposition fans, is that we know that the starts are deliberately doctored to disadvantage visiting riders. After the third bend, lap one you might as well get the chequered flag out cause the riding order doesn't change. Unless I've misinterpreted what Danny King and Richie Lawson were refering to on BSN? Last night at Glasgow there were two teams battling it out on a fair race track and there was more genuine passing there, then there will be at Wimborne Road all season. Last point. . . The way to a fair final, is to hold it at a randomly selected nuetural venue with a one off meeting. Where the riders will be left to determine who the best team is and not the track set-up. The idea of the playoffs is for clubs to maximise their takings. Last year we all trooped over to KL for the second leg of the final and there were about 350 fans there. Neutral venues do not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast1rn Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 44 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The idea of the playoffs is for clubs to maximise their takings. Last year we all trooped over to KL for the second leg of the final and there were about 350 fans there. Neutral venues do not work. I totally agree with you, without playoffs teams in 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th and probably 7th and 8th this season would have nothing but pride to race for. Again with the additional revenue point, keep the quarters and semis in the two leg format so the clubs can reap the rewards of making it that far but have the final at a suitable neutral venue on a flipping Saturday or Sunday planned well in advance. With the Trooping to KL point, that's irrelevant, how many of you will be travelling to Glasgow a week on Friday (even if the first meeting had been closer) anyway. In the current format where the trophies going to be handed out will be a potential long trip for 50% of the fans anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Cast1rn said: I completely agree with you Steve and hopefully we will get to gloat too one day when Glasgow gets their hands on some silverware. The sore point from the opposition fans, is that we know that the starts are deliberately doctored to disadvantage visiting riders. After the third bend, lap one you might as well get the chequered flag out cause the riding order doesn't change. Unless I've misinterpreted what Danny King and Richie Lawson were refering to on BSN? Last night at Glasgow there were two teams battling it out on a fair race track and there was more genuine passing there, then there will be at Wimborne Road all season. Last point. . . The way to a fair final, is to hold it at a randomly selected nuetural venue with a one off meeting. Where the riders will be left to determine who the best team is and not the track set-up. The way to a fair final is not a neutral track, it will always favour one team or the other and if you have injuries you can get track specialists to guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 8, 2023 Report Share Posted July 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Cast1rn said: I totally agree with you, without playoffs teams in 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th and probably 7th and 8th this season would have nothing but pride to race for. While the play-offs, especially finals can bring in big crowds, which I why they're here to stay. How many fans pick & choose their matches throughout the year as they are less important, especially for clubs guaranteed to be in the top 6? We'll never know but it's possible the play-off system lowers attendances during the season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 3 hours ago, szkocjasid said: While the play-offs, especially finals can bring in big crowds, which I why they're here to stay. How many fans pick & choose their matches throughout the year as they are less important, especially for clubs guaranteed to be in the top 6? We'll never know but it's possible the play-off system lowers attendances during the season? Not much picking and choosing this year. Barely enough meetings to remember what the sport’s like some months. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Noelinho said: Not much picking and choosing this year. Barely enough meetings to remember what the sport’s like some months. Hence the number of tracks who run NDL teams, and can fill out their summer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Hence the number of tracks who run NDL teams, and can fill out their summer The Berwick NL crowds have got to be 1/3 of the Championship crowds. We’d all of preferred to see 2H2A with no NL rather than having 6 weeks without Championship meetings throughout the summer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 30 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Hence the number of tracks who run NDL teams, and can fill out their summer And how many of those are financially killing themselves by doing so? Also some (mentioning no names) still see the "need" to run Double Headers and (in my opinion) overcharge for the "privilege" of attending them and then have no fixtures in the next few weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 38 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Hence the number of tracks who run NDL teams, and can fill out their summer Not everyone wants to go and watch NDL matches especially if they have to travel a fair distance,to be honest I streamed the last Bullets meeting and actually stopped watching it after Blair came of it was so boring to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted July 9, 2023 Report Share Posted July 9, 2023 38 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: The Berwick NL crowds have got to be 1/3 of the Championship crowds. We’d all of preferred to see 2H2A with no NL rather than having 6 weeks without Championship meetings throughout the summer. Saturday coming the 15th will be the Bandits 3rd home meeting in 10 weeks, then we go all the way through to Aug 19th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.