WestGorton1884 621 Posted April 26, 2017 Would normally have predicted a Aces home win , but the Rebels have a few riders who flew around the NSS last year Hougaard,Tungate and with Bjerre missing again,and also taking into account how Leicester rode last week , This could be closer than expected Interested to see local lad Charles Wright around BV as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark.1 57 Posted April 26, 2017 Hougaard missing in SEC meeting 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,262 Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Hougaard missing in SEC meetingBjerre and Hougaard missing to be replaced by ???? No doubt a couple of hundred fans now missing this nonsense too... To be replaced by ???? 😨 Edited April 26, 2017 by mikebv 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestGorton1884 621 Posted April 26, 2017 Hougaard missing in SEC meeting Ok thanks , didn't realize that , will that be R/R for both teams ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers89 1,922 Posted April 26, 2017 Hougaard missing in SEC meeting No facility is there for the SEC meeting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark.1 57 Posted April 26, 2017 Must be a rider from the championship under 4 for bjerre and hougaard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cliffeboy 577 Posted April 26, 2017 Must be a rider from the championship under 4 for bjerre and hougaardJoke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestGorton1884 621 Posted April 26, 2017 Bank Holiday Meeting , two top performers missing from each side . That should draw the crowds in ! What a farcical sport Speedway is becoming 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted April 27, 2017 Bank Holiday Meeting , two top performers missing from each side . That should draw the crowds in ! What a farcical sport Speedway is becoming In fsirness it used to happen back in the 80s that both sides would have a hl missing and agree to replace then with local juniors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nw42 2,048 Posted April 27, 2017 In fsirness it used to happen back in the 80s that both sides would have a hl missing and agree to replace then with local juniors. These occasions gave opportunities to the likes of Bernie Collier, Glen Hornby, Declan Eccles, Lee Edwards and no doubt many others who were chomping at the bit, shame they can't adopt this policy again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,262 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) These occasions gave opportunities to the likes of Bernie Collier, Glen Hornby, Declan Eccles, Lee Edwards and no doubt many others who were chomping at the bit, shame they can't adopt this policy again. I think its more of a shame they can't just adopt a policy to sort the sport out and have the riders who should be there actually turn up...... The added bonus to making the sport look like it's run properly and not Mickey Mouse, will be no requirement for 100's of daft regulations needing writing, re-writing, re-writing again, and then, from time to time, ultimately completely ignored!... (Which ironically makes the sport then look even more Mickey Mouse!) Lets make it really, really simple... Riders sign a contract for a Speedway team, and injuries or illness aside, they ride for them in every match, and Clubs don't arrange matches when their riders are already booked elsewhere. .. Guess what, I reckon if you do that crowds will start to increase, or at the very least, not drop in the numbers they have over the years as total incredulity and disillusionment with British Speedway has set in.... Edited April 27, 2017 by mikebv 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted April 27, 2017 That's what Poland have done, yet plenty of people on here have whinged about it. Realistically if you want riders to be loysl and commit to every meeting you need to: Plan fixtures sensibly Not terminate riders contracts if they have a few bad meetings Pay more than they can get elsewhere 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr Pyszny 206 Posted April 27, 2017 Bjerre and Hougaard missing to be replaced by ???? No doubt a couple of hundred fans now missing this nonsense too... To be replaced by ???? Had thought about attending this meeting. Not now! Either cricket or football will get my money instead... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,262 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) That's what Poland have done, yet plenty of people on here have whinged about it. Realistically if you want riders to be loysl and commit to every meeting you need to: Plan fixtures sensibly Not terminate riders contracts if they have a few bad meetings Pay more than they can get elsewhere Poland get rid of riders probably faster than anywhere else as they have a supply line that exceeds demand... Two bad rides in a meeting and you can be out not just for the rest of that match but every match as you may never get back in if your replacement does the business. .. What Britain needs to do is exactly that. Make sure the supply of riders exceeds its required demand, which makes it all the more ludicrous to keep running three leagues with seven man teams in each, as to deliver this number they all have to 'share' riders... Absolute Crackers.... You simply will never deliver credibilty when riders have to be in two places at once so they end up getting covered with a guest from either the same league or the one below... As for paying more? Even in the halcyon days of the sport in the 70's it was often only the First Division heat leaders who were 'fully professional' (and not all of them by any means) and most only rode in one league, 40 or so matches a season tops... So maybe the 'fully professional' non GP, non international class, non 'top league heat leaders' of today need to top up there Speedway earnings elsewhere doing a 'day job' and the sport become what it really should be for most, (in this country) ie semi pro... Edited April 27, 2017 by mikebv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr Pyszny 206 Posted April 28, 2017 Bank Holiday Meeting , two top performers missing from each side . That should draw the crowds in ! What a farcical sport Speedway is becoming You're wrong there. Speedway became (past tense) farcical years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
