stevebrum 6,821 Posted June 30, 2016 Tai is loved by many it's just the same one and his imaginary friends who hate him. I bet he will hate all the air horns going off to welcome their hero home. WOFFY WOFFY WOFFY. Proud Britain's finest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,740 Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) on a national scale woofy is very popular however in the Wolverhampton area it not hard to find people who don't like him, nothing to do with his personality or if he is british or not ,simply because wolves fans are passionate about their team and some feel he betrayed or let them down them in his last year he rode for wolves when clearly he didn't want to be there Edited June 30, 2016 by THE DEAN MACHINE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted June 30, 2016 on a national scale woofy is very popular however in the Wolverhampton area it not hard to find people who don't like him, nothing to do with his personality or if he is british or not ,simply because wolves fans are passionate about their team and some feel he betrayed or let them down them in his last year he rode for wolves when clearly he didn't want to be there Very true, there's also fans outside of Wolverhampton who also feel he let the Elite League down, and UK speedway in general... He raises a lot of money for good causes, fair play to him.... But, Having a World Champion, that snubs his home Country's top league, bails out of his home Country's National Championship, has upset a fair few supporters, to say otherwise, is crass.. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hel'n'Back 146 Posted June 30, 2016 Why not, he is World Champ after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted July 1, 2016 Going back to the WTC squad i would pick Cook but no one has really mentioned about his form generally.It has not been great a bit worrying really even though i rate Craig Tai/Lambert for me are the only certainties.The other places you could make a case for the other odvious choices, myself i would now go Tai,Robert,Chris,Craig/Josh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzafl 212 Posted July 1, 2016 Very true, there's also fans outside of Wolverhampton who also feel he let the Elite League down, and UK speedway in general... He raises a lot of money for good causes, fair play to him.... But, Having a World Champion, that snubs his home Country's top league, bails out of his home Country's National Championship, has upset a fair few supporters, to say otherwise, is crass.. we would then just have a rider who rides here that wouldnt be a world champion so basically our supporters are selfish we want him to ride here and sacrifise his own title chances.. hmm i will support Tai even if he doesnt ride in this country he is British and he is our world champion. i suppose people who just do not understand what it takes to become world champion would feel this way.. get any one of those people who think otherwise spend a month doing all the travelling etc see how tired they get and see if they can still perform at even doing their office job.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New Science 1,059 Posted July 1, 2016 we would then just have a rider who rides here that wouldnt be a world champion so basically our supporters are selfish we want him to ride here and sacrifise his own title chances.. hmm i will support Tai even if he doesnt ride in this country he is British and he is our world champion. i suppose people who just do not understand what it takes to become world champion would feel this way.. get any one of those people who think otherwise spend a month doing all the travelling etc see how tired they get and see if they can still perform at even doing their office job.. So missing the British Final is going to be the difference between being World Champion or not ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavan 5,049 Posted July 1, 2016 So missing the British Final is going to be the difference between being World Champion or not ? Nope but missing the semi finals that were the same time as a gp weekend, and then not accepting a wildcard because he felt he didnt deserve it , could of harmed his chances. 79 pages in and people still think him missing the final was the issue when it was the semi final dates that were the problem. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris4gillian 1,832 Posted July 1, 2016 Nope but missing the semi finals that were the same time as a gp weekend, and then not accepting a wildcard because he felt he didnt deserve it , could of harmed his chances. 79 pages in and people still think him missing the final was the issue when it was the semi final dates that were the problem. I know, it's completely laughable innit. In addition you'd have thought that Tai declining a wildcard for the final, as in his own words he felt he didn't deserve it, would be seen as admirable. But nope, half a dozen wally's on here lambast him for it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavan 5,049 Posted July 1, 2016 I know, it's completely laughable innit. In addition you'd have thought that Tai declining a wildcard for the final, as in his own words he felt he didn't deserve it, would be seen as admirable. But nope, half a dozen wally's on here lambast him for it. Correct as he didnt do the semi finals he said it would be unjust to get a wildcard when the other guys had raced the semi finals. Playing devils advocate he may have said that so it deflected away from the point that he might have turned one down anyway. However the fact remains it was the semi finals that were the issue, something that for some on here is hard to understand as they keep wittering on about him missing the final Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted July 1, 2016 It astounds me that some people just can't accept the possibility that Tai never intended to ride in the British Final. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavan 5,049 Posted July 1, 2016 It astounds me that some people just can't accept the possibility that Tai never intended to ride in the British Final. Lol really is that a fact is it?? No its your opinion. The facts: Tai declined to compete in the semi finals due to the dates they were arranged for clashing with a gp weekend Upon withdrawing he also announced that he wouldnt accept a wildcard as he felt it wasnt fair on the riders who had done the semi finals. He was NEVER offered a wildcard to ride in the British Final. Your OPINION is that he never intended to ride in the first place. Please back that up with some sort of statement from Tai then please otherwise you are simply putting words in his mouth to try and back your claim. Then again you maybe right, Tai might have woke up one morning in say February and just decided to miss the British Final because he felt like it. Funny how nothing was said until the dates for the semis became common knowledge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nw42 2,048 Posted July 1, 2016 It doesn't bother me that he wasn't riding in the British Final because, at the moment, the British Final has been reduced to an almost nothing fixture. Ok so you could say he hasn't helped this by not appearing but I think it's down to British Speedway to get it's own house in order before you can expect a World Champion to put extra strain on himself, his schedule and his equipment. Don't get me wrong, I've got some great memories of past Finals, mainly @ Brandon on Wednesday nights, obviously it was a crucial qualifying meeting and had much more meaning but surely if it were marketed well it could get back some of the prestige. As for the topic question, of course he should ride, no doubt whatsoever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted July 1, 2016 Lol really is that a fact is it?? No its your opinion. The facts: Tai declined to compete in the semi finals due to the dates they were arranged for clashing with a gp weekend Upon withdrawing he also announced that he wouldnt accept a wildcard as he felt it wasnt fair on the riders who had done the semi finals. He was NEVER offered a wildcard to ride in the British Final. Your OPINION is that he never intended to ride in the first place. Please back that up with some sort of statement from Tai then please otherwise you are simply putting words in his mouth to try and back your claim. Then again you maybe right, Tai might have woke up one morning in say February and just decided to miss the British Final because he felt like it. Funny how nothing was said until the dates for the semis became common knowledge! Of course it's not a fact..I never said it was. You are the one giving out the 'facts', even though you've got no more idea than anyone else outside of Tai's family and close friends what the real reason was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzafl 212 Posted July 1, 2016 Of course it's not a fact..I never said it was. You are the one giving out the 'facts', even though you've got no more idea than anyone else outside of Tai's family and close friends what the real reason was. what gavan has said is the truth.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
