Lord Skid
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11 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said:Whilst in no way condoning the actions of Richie Worrall, the behaviour of Mr Vatcher doesn';t surprise me at all.
A guy with no particular skills arrived on the speedway scene at Arena Essex (or Lakeside whatever it was called at the time) and contributed little to the team as assistant TM. Not seen what he adds to the British Speedway scene tbh.
He's been around Poole for years, maybe in the Jobs for the boys Club, going on alot lately.
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Don't think they need mass testing, they know exactly who they want to catch, that's why their success rate is so high.
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Should have saved his money, the test on the night is all that matters, there is no arguing with their findings.
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On 8/28/2023 at 11:52 AM, justathought said:As far as I can make out, Bike.
8 hours ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:You’ve boldened half of my original sentence, so you’re responding to an out-of-context sentence.
A number of people are suggesting that Cook should not be spoken about due to an apparent risk of mental health issues. You’ll have seen the pleasant references to former riders who died of suicide.
What I’m alluding to is that if Craig Cook was suffering from mental health issues, then the concern should not be directed at those making observations on a forum, but instead Edinburgh and the BSPA who have revealed to the world that he’s refusing to ride.
I doubt that, though. A full assessment of the situation would have been made before distributing that statement. I refuse to believe someone vulnerable would be thrown under the bus and exposed to criticism, if he was indeed suffering from mental health issues.
It's a professional sport, and if you can't deliver the goods, you're out, harsh but no sentiment in pro sport.
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8 hours ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:Are my eyes playing tricks on me or have I just read that two riders in the one meeting failed drug tests?
Jesus Christ.
The testers know who they're after, normally through tip-offs, that's why their success rate is so high.
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1 hour ago, HGould said:Would imagine Gary May is desperate to get a win.
Let's be honest in any other Sport he'd have been sacked weeks ago.
Any one building a team with Trigger in a CL team and Turner a 25 year old Antipodean with no real experience in UK deserves the boot.
Hopefully Mark Phillips can keep Plymouth open for 2024 and find a better team manager and motivator.
May was ok at Somerset, but the Rebels teams didn't actually need much managing, the Hancock's ran the show there, never tracked a bad Team.
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2 hours ago, justathought said:As far as I can make out, Bike.
Get some of those old engines back in his bikes, they were VERY quick
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Probably going to stop racing, and become a Promoter, and show everyone how it should be done, saving British Speedway in the process.
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Always remember the IOW track, they would flood it, a few bricks showing through the surface as well, the opposition couldn't wait to get back on the ferry, the home riders could wait to race there
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4 hours ago, Odds On said:so do you think taking a drugs test is optional in speedway?..simple yes or no would suffice in your answer.
Don't give the stupid one a response.
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Definitely have more sympathy for the 'clean' riders, who have either been cheated out of earnings, or had their safety put at risk by the cheats, and that's exactly what they are.
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Presumably this is under the control of the UKAD, that way there's no carpets around for these incidents to be swept under, refusing a test should carry a more severe penalty than a positive test, refusal is just a way of trying to wriggle out when caught, no sympathy whatsoever, only exception should be if the rider is blind and cannot read the banned substance list.
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4 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:Yep
Especially when heat 13 and 15 are the big money races, I thought the super expensive Briggo dirt deflectors were going to put an end to this sort of farce.
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15 hours ago, heathen52 said:Comments from John Louis about the role of Phil Morris
“We want to enhance the professionalism and integrity of the league, as well as making it simple, transparent and fun for the fans to view and understand, and to improve the product and put British speedway back at the top of the tree. Phil can help us do that.”
So much for the integrity following on from the none appearance of Laguta at Monmore on Monday.
The Louis's run a good operation, don't really need any outside assistance, great when you have like minded people running other Clubs, trouble is those people are in a very small minority, the rest make Del Boy look like Richard Branson.
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5 hours ago, Flappy said:Yes punish him
Try punishing your boss and see what happens.
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14 hours ago, stevebrum said:Phil needs to address the SCB statement and call for an investigation otherwise the transparency that he seeks will never happen.
And what exactly can he do, charge Buster with bringing the Sport into disrepute, suspend his licence? Forgot, they're the penalties for the little Conference league Clubs, trying to survive.
Feel sorry for Ipswich, Wolves and Belle Vue who still try to run a proper Club.
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2 hours ago, lisa-colette said:Caption competition needed!
You just can't beat Immodium, perhaps the BSPL and SCB should do a bulk buy, with all the bull**** flying around.
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Unfair to blame Phil Morris, he is just his Master's puppet.
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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.
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Having no knowledge of drug taking in speedway, isn't it under the jurisdiction of the UK Anti Doping Agency, doesn't seem right that it's policed by its own governing body.
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I think the Riders should refuse to race on them, the Showground is not the nicest track to crash at, but knowingly using a dodgy tyre is plain stupid, but unfortunately there aren't enough strong Riders to make it happen.
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Now it's the weather's fault, never had any problems at the 4TT, which was in the middle of the day, just admit that the cheap tyres are rubbish, riders now have so much equipment forced on them, all of which is a very nice little earner for someone. As the old saying goes, buy cheap, buy twice, or in this case buy cheap, buy 14 times.
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At least it got to heat ten, nice little earner for the two Promotions, not having to pay riders for five races, especially 13 and 15 which are the big bucks races
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17 minutes ago, NeilWatson said:Unless I am reading it wrong, they should have used the tyres on their spare bikes, which according to the regs should be used in an emergency
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Richie Worrall statement
in SGB Premiership Speedway League
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Yes it always has.