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  3. Posted

    3 hours ago, bigcatdiary said:

    Interesting that Wolves were aware of his intentions and said no to a rider on a complete steal of an average.

    That sounds to me like he is asking for terms well above what clubs will now pay, if he eventually does do a deal somewhere I hope we don’t see another club going to the wall trying to pay it.

     

    BV won’t go to the wall. We are owned by a very wealthy man. 
     

    He runs the club within its financial boundaries, it’s why he’s such a successful businessman.

    Its what will stop this deal potentially, if he goes into his own pocket then Tai will be at BV next season

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    I’d have Jake Allen as a number 2 quite happily.

    Fricke

    Allen

    Kurtz

    Wright

    Woffinden

    Blodorn 

    Brennan

     

    I don’t even know if that fits, but it’s one hell of a team with a ridiculous amount of top end strength and solid 2nd strings 

     

    Or:

    Fricke

    Wright

    Kurtz

    Holder

    Woffinden 

    Blodorn 

    Brennnan

     

    Im almost certain that’s over but not by as much as it looks I would think. I mean just imagine that, it’s almost unfair 

  6. Posted

    2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said:

    He is based in UK again, he's not basinf himself in Poland d next year. Only UK. 

     

    And while yes. There have been talks with tai, there is nothing secured yet, we have a little bit of time to find the extra money but if they can't find that balance by end of Jan then it's gonna be a long season

     

     

    So while it could be a very exciting year at the same time it could be a disaster. 

     

    I'm not getting excited just yet 

    Wasn’t aware of that part. 
     

    Adrian is running it like a business, which is right, because that’s what the club is, but he has the money I’m sure of that.

    I have concerns about Tais commitment, I don’t think he’s riding for or because it’s BV, he’s coming here because of the track and that we are probably the only club who will pay him.

    But if he gets the money he wants, then it’s something we have to do. He will score a load of points and on that average is a no brainer.

     

  7. Posted

    3 hours ago, KIRKYLANE said:

    If Tai is not riding in Sweden, he can ride in GB.

    Living at home in gb and commuting to Poland and the gps would probably be favourable to basing in Poland as he has in the past.

    He’s not based in the UK currently is my understanding.

    I’m not sure how he would only do home meetings tho, so something has changed for him to be approaching us again.

  8. Posted · Edited by acef

    3 hours ago, Gasser90 said:

    Why would tai ride in British speedway for belle vue given his strong bond with wolves and Peter Adams who has said he continues to work closely with tai for the GP’s, if tai was going to ride in England surely it’s wolves or no one ?

    Not the case. He has apparently approached BV. 

  11. Posted · Edited by acef

    14 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

    Based on what exactly? You’re of course entitled to your opinion, but we can only go on what we’ve seen so far. The fact is Brennan spent the entire year at reserve, and averaged under 4. Rowe, who is also a year younger by the way, averaged 4 and a half whilst riding half of the meetings in the main body of the side whilst injured. He actually went in to the season carrying an injury, and seriously aggravated it crashing 6 weeks in to the season. Up until that point the lad was riding like an established heat leader! 

    Yes, I know that. But I was under the impression they were talking about the coming season, not the one just gone. 


    2 sides to the debate I guess. Imo it’s not always about numbers. 
     

    I look at technique, the way they handle themselves on the bike, the track craft and so on.

    They are both decent riders at this stage, but the gap will grow as the years go and it will be Tom in my eyes who will become the better rider. I’m not claiming to be some superhero who can see the future here, it’s just an opinion based on years watching the sport. 
     

    That said, whilst you can’t make a direct comparison between the 2 as rising stars, I do see your point based on last season alone. Anders had a better season, no question.

    This year will be a better measure.

    As much as I like Tom, I do see him as a conservative rider, and I think he could use some tuition from someone like Tai. He likes the inside, and finds good speed there, he’s smooth and looks classy on a speedway bike. But he doesn’t attack the track enough, and often I’ve felt like he’s riding within himself. There is enough natural talent and ability there for him to go really far, he just needs to unlock it with a bit of help from people who have the experience and track record to do it.

  12. Posted

    13 hours ago, Panthers99 said:

    Just for what I've seen of the riders, the riding style (yes it's not all that), Anders seems a bit awkward sometimes on a bike, I just see Tom as a cut above. Again, I'm not slating Anders, he had a great season but I just think he will have second season syndrome. 

    Tom being at reserve all season was mainly because of the way the Aces were built though, none of the riders in the main body dropped under 5.5, Ipswich had Stewart who struggled (I believe), so replacing him in the team was inevitable.

    Anders will probably maintain his average (forgetting the fact he's now an RS), I just think Tom will push on now.

    This 

  18. Posted

    Batch is no risk on that average. He goes well round the NSS so it’s a no brainer. Really like the team so far, would like to see Thorsell if he’s interested, would give us a really strong top 3 and 2 good 2nd strings.

    Others to complete teams I know but that would be a grand final team imo.

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  19. Posted

    19 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said:

    I've seen virtually every meeting from NSS since the start, very rarely have I seen it where the line is so close to the fence, it was very much like czestaowa (or however you spell it)

    Also, very rarely see any crashes if at all so to have 3 in 1 week is strange and both tonight was just due to riders not giving an inch. That's world championship speedway.

    Hope tai Jacob and pontus are OK. 

     

    The 1 hour practice at 2pm was stupid. It was like having a full meeting before the meeting. That's why the dirt was so wide (NOT THE TRACK PREP) 

    Andrew meredith did the track. NOT MORRIS 

     

    40 minutes from finish of practice to start time wasn't enough to bring the dirt back from the fence, as much as he tried, whats happened to the old school rakers, that's would have helped. 

     

    Rain is set for 2am right through till 12pm, track will be very grippy with next to no passes. So if you thing today was boring (which it wasnt) then I'd plan to do something else at 4pm. 

     

     

    People have got lost in the slickness of the track which made it different to how it usually is, then somehow related that difference to it being a boring meeting. It wasn’t. It was a very, very good meeting and way better than anything I’ve seen in a GP or from Poland. 
     

    Don’t agree with the rain and grippy bit, as long as the dirt was pulled back down post meeting that track needs and will take some rain. IMO it will help 

  20. Posted

    Absolutely nothing wrong with that track. It was a more then decent meeting with plenty of passing. It was slicker than usual given there was such an extensive practice. That only created more racing lines though, there was outside, inside and mid track. Impossible to defend and even harder to team ride. When a 3 time world champion said pretty much exactly that, I’d be inclined to trust his judgment. There were at least 5 races that were outstanding, some incredible speedway. I’ve seen way worse meetings than that this season around the NSS when the track has been pretty much perfect, and I know because I have a season ticket. In fact I’d go so far as saying that was the 2nd best meeting of the season after the PO final. That must have been at least 60 passes. 
     

    As ever this forum is being destroyed by f%%%%%%g idiots and the MOD team, if one even exists, need to sort there s%%t out because it puts decent people off posting.

    Poles are a class apart and Tai isn’t the rider this season that he has been, Lambert was better overall.

    Id be using Bewley and Lambert tomorrow, I think we stand a better chance doing that. First time in years I’ve felt confident leaving Tai out of a GB line up, but we the reality is we currently have 2 riders who are better imo and in DB one who knows the track inside and out and has some serious speed around it.

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  21. Posted

    No bias here, but it should be Bewley. That is based purely on his track knowledge. I’d also say that he has a better chemistry with Tai, it’s a pairs event and those 2 have ridden together all season long. 

    I think even outside of that, there is very little between Rob and Dan. You could argue in favour for both of them with a reasonable case. I think Rob is the slightly stronger rider overall but I don’t think that matters because it’s at the NSS, Dans home track and a track he holds the record on.

     

     

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