Noelinho Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 11 hours ago, Gazc said: The seagulls ate it. Shooting those seagulls should be an interval contest. I have seen the video of Bomber in heat one from the starting tapes. He is clearly contacted, so I was wrong on that. None of us on the third bend saw that at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 Just seen the image of bombers knee on twitter. Unreal should've got a max with that swelling, particularly on his left knee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 45 minutes ago, Noelinho said: Shooting those seagulls should be an interval contest. I have seen the video of Bomber in heat one from the starting tapes. He is clearly contacted, so I was wrong on that. None of us on the third bend saw that at the time. All that beautiful coastline 30 minutes away and the seagulls hang about POSSIL Scottish seagulls are classless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian68 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 (edited) 3 hours ago, Gazc said: All that beautiful coastline 30 minutes away and the seagulls hang about POSSIL Scottish seagulls are classless. Did you know the seagulls in Grimsby fly upside down as there's nothing worth crapping on Edited July 20 by Ian68 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 Just thought it was worth saying that last night's action was superb - proper speedway with all riders giving it 100% on a brilliant race track. With the medic assessing Chris after his frightening crash they sensibly brought forward the kids race and it was great to see so many youngsters take part. Maybe they could do that more often and I mean bring the kids race foward not Bomber crash! Special mention to Jack Smith promoted to the difficult no.2 position and young reserve James Pearson who would have had paid 10 but for a bike failure. Loved every minute of it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TracksideView Posted July 20 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 20 Biggest crowd of the season, with plenty of new faces experiencing Speedway for the 1st time with the partnership with Glasgow Warriors introducing new fans to the sport. With everything from crashes, controversial decisions, hard racing, passing in every heat, team captains showing passion and pride ,that is what you call entertainment. Credit to both teams for showing what speedway should be like. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 Hopefully some of the first timers will come back again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseq7 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 5 hours ago, SharpenRake said: Just thought it was worth saying that last night's action was superb - proper speedway with all riders giving it 100% on a brilliant race track. With the medic assessing Chris after his frightening crash they sensibly brought forward the kids race and it was great to see so many youngsters take part. Maybe they could do that more often and I mean bring the kids race foward not Bomber crash! Special mention to Jack Smith promoted to the difficult no.2 position and young reserve James Pearson who would have had paid 10 but for a bike failure. Loved every minute of it. I'd like to see the kids race brought forward to 1915 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 2 hours ago, Joseq7 said: I'd like to see the kids race brought forward to 1915 What? 109 years ago? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseq7 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 1 hour ago, Gambo said: What? 109 years ago? Preferably, aye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 10 hours ago, Joseq7 said: I'd like to see the kids race brought forward to 1915 Perhaps we could have 2 races? One before the meeting for the toddlers and one for older kids after heat 10? And, as they can run quicker, the race won't take so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsbar2 Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 Rob Godfrey having a whinge about Friday's meeting on BSPL website today. Don't think anyone else would be allowed to openly criticise the referee without sanction. As for the incidents he complains about: 1. Bomber fell on the first bend, most times the referee calls all four back. 2. Jack Smith might have moved but Connor Mountain's helmet touched the tapes. 3. Heat 14 Mountain and Ivacic's bikes locked together on the back straight and they fell on 3rd bend. From the refs box there's no way he can see who's moved in or out but he can assume that Mountain's footrest has stuck in Ivacic's bike. Therefore Mountain is the primary cause of the stoppage. Sour grapes from Godfrey. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 58 minutes ago, gmarsbar2 said: Rob Godfrey having a whinge about Friday's meeting on BSPL website today. Don't think anyone else would be allowed to openly criticise the referee without sanction. As for the incidents he complains about: 1. Bomber fell on the first bend, most times the referee calls all four back. 2. Jack Smith might have moved but Connor Mountain's helmet touched the tapes. 3. Heat 14 Mountain and Ivacic's bikes locked together on the back straight and they fell on 3rd bend. From the refs box there's no way he can see who's moved in or out but he can assume that Mountain's footrest has stuck in Ivacic's bike. Therefore Mountain is the primary cause of the stoppage. Sour grapes from Godfrey. That’s Speedway for you.Some can say or do what they like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 4 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Rob Godfrey having a whinge about Friday's meeting on BSPL website today. Don't think anyone else would be allowed to openly criticise the referee without sanction. As for the incidents he complains about: 1. Bomber fell on the first bend, most times the referee calls all four back. 2. Jack Smith might have moved but Connor Mountain's helmet touched the tapes. 3. Heat 14 Mountain and Ivacic's bikes locked together on the back straight and they fell on 3rd bend. From the refs box there's no way he can see who's moved in or out but he can assume that Mountain's footrest has stuck in Ivacic's bike. Therefore Mountain is the primary cause of the stoppage. Sour grapes from Godfrey. To be fair as the Scunthorpe promoter he is always going to judge it in favour of his own team. I have no issue with what he says it won’t change the outcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 4 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Rob Godfrey having a whinge about Friday's meeting on BSPL website today. Don't think anyone else would be allowed to openly criticise the referee without sanction. As for the incidents he complains about: 1. Bomber fell on the first bend, most times the referee calls all four back. 2. Jack Smith might have moved but Connor Mountain's helmet touched the tapes. 3. Heat 14 Mountain and Ivacic's bikes locked together on the back straight and they fell on 3rd bend. From the refs box there's no way he can see who's moved in or out but he can assume that Mountain's footrest has stuck in Ivacic's bike. Therefore Mountain is the primary cause of the stoppage. Sour grapes from Godfrey. Funny failed to mention the 3 EFs from high scoring positions that more than evened out the decisions. Dry your eyes Rob, I won't try and bring up conspiracy theories while bringing up a conspiracy theory. Poor for your supposed top brass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 6 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Rob Godfrey having a whinge about Friday's meeting on BSPL website today. Don't think anyone else would be allowed to openly criticise the referee without sanction. If its in the interests of British speedway, well ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 7 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Rob Godfrey having a whinge about Friday's meeting on BSPL website today. Don't think anyone else would be allowed to openly criticise the referee without sanction. As for the incidents he complains about: 1. Bomber fell on the first bend, most times the referee calls all four back. 2. Jack Smith might have moved but Connor Mountain's helmet touched the tapes. 3. Heat 14 Mountain and Ivacic's bikes locked together on the back straight and they fell on 3rd bend. From the refs box there's no way he can see who's moved in or out but he can assume that Mountain's footrest has stuck in Ivacic's bike. Therefore Mountain is the primary cause of the stoppage. Sour grapes from Godfrey. The quotes"most times" and"assume" dont explain a ref,s decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsbar2 Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 On 7/21/2024 at 5:22 PM, geoff100 said: The quotes"most times" and"assume" dont explain a ref,s decisions. Actually it does. Most times referees take the easy option when there's a first bend incident, all four back. Even though apparently it's not in the rule book. Without video evidence there's no way a referee can decide who moved in or out on the back straight. All he can do is use his speedway knowledge to decide who was the primary cause of the incident i.e. assume. All of which indicate Willie Dishington did not make any egregious decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmuncie Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 15 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Actually it does. Most times referees take the easy option when there's a first bend incident, all four back. Even though apparently it's not in the rule book. Without video evidence there's no way a referee can decide who moved in or out on the back straight. All he can do is use his speedway knowledge to decide who was the primary cause of the incident i.e. assume. All of which indicate Willie Dishington did not make any egregious decisions. Did the ref not have any drone footage they could review ;-) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 On 7/23/2024 at 10:02 AM, gmuncie said: Did the ref not have any drone footage they could review ;-) Edinburgh fans can't help themselves, they just go on and on and ....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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