Moranboys 411 Posted October 22, 2017 all i can say island its been said on numerous occasions is,bspa,get your bloody act together and get this shambles of a sport sorted out once and for all.why on earth did we have the two completely meaningless sheffield - leicester play off meetings.why has it taken an eternity to get the k.o cup meetings run this late into the season? injuries apart, why have meetings been plagued with, what seems like, a million guests or our ever reliable friend r/r..? amongst other various ridiculous rulings.meetings taking an eternity to complete.time wastingly excessive gardening at the start of a race.etc etc etc etc etc.the sport, in its current state, cannot be taken seriously especially by newcomers.it is bogged down in its own bureaucracy.things,and a lot of them, need to change and fast before even the diehards get fed up and move on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted October 22, 2017 all i can say island its been said on numerous occasions is,bspa,get your bloody act together and get this shambles of a sport sorted out once and for all.why on earth did we have the two completely meaningless sheffield - leicester play off meetings.why has it taken an eternity to get the k.o cup meetings run this late into the season? injuries apart, why have meetings been plagued with, what seems like, a million guests or our ever reliable friend r/r..? amongst other various ridiculous rulings.meetings taking an eternity to complete.time wastingly excessive gardening at the start of a race.etc etc etc etc etc.the sport, in its current state, cannot be taken seriously especially by newcomers.it is bogged down in its own bureaucracy.things,and a lot of them, need to change and fast before even the diehards get fed up and move on. Think they need to sit down and take serious long hard look at what they are doing and accept that what they have been doing has not been working. Main thing they need to accept is that they have failed to understand that the World of speedway has changed, the days of riders riding and basing themselves solely in this country has long gone and went out in the 70's and 80's. I don't think that they will be able to stop the doubling up rule, but they need to look at ways of to cut down on the amount of Guest appearances they need to cover the doubling up situation. The only way forward for this has to be either designated race nights for each leagues, or maybe squads for the top league with riders sharing doubling up roles. Or combining the top leagues and making one big league, is another way that could move it forward. But the main thing is it has to be attractive to both riders and fans alike. I have also advocated that there should be a fans representative elected from each club vote by their home fans to attend part of the Conference so that they can get ideas and views from a fans perspective. They also need to take a look at the TV deal as I think it was BT that put the pressure on the Promotion and Relegation Play Offs to come into effect, and at Sheffield what happened their where our own Promotion were subject unwarranted abuse. Lets hope that they don't just paper over the cracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruno 1,790 Posted October 23, 2017 If some clubs close as rumoured there should be an excess of riders waiting for team places to open up so just maybe that will cut down on guests . Just a thought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
89buttons 751 Posted October 23, 2017 Before this year Id not been to Sheffield before having now visited 3 times I think the best thing for Bates career would be staying at Sheffield in the top flight, dropping the championship and focusing on as much continental riding as he can - he really is like most of your boys fantastic at building speed on the fast Sheffield track and think he would surprise a lot of people given the chance on big fast Poland tracks! I would agree from what Ive seen of your team as a neutral the main riders to keep - Howarth, bjerre and wood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cue Ball 416 Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) Given Steads connection with Vaculic and the fact he has signed for Leicester rather than Sheffield, dare we presume that we are staying in the Championship? Edited November 3, 2017 by Cue Ball Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king junior 394 Posted November 3, 2017 Given Steads connection with Vaculic and the fact he has signed for Leicester rather than Sheffield, dare we presume that we are staying in the Championship? I think that's what's to be presumed. Would make sense with them waiting on Grajczonek to decide if he's riding championship next season. Think a spanner could still be thrown in the mix if the set race nights comes in for the Premiership, can't see us changing race nights from Thursday with the restrictions we have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted November 4, 2017 Given Steads connection with Vaculic and the fact he has signed for Leicester rather than Sheffield, dare we presume that we are staying in the Championship? No because Sheffield are about to sign Sayfutdinov. :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScunnyDan 335 Posted November 4, 2017 Wouldnt be suprised if a certain Mr Auty was back at Sheffield next season either. Maybe having the lush owlerton bowl as his home track again might just re ignite his career. Robert Lambert ? Adam Ellis ? Jambo Shanes ? Scotty Nicholls ?!? Only riders i can honestly see remaining from the current team are Howarth, Bjerre & Wood. Autys going nowhere, we love him at scunny and hes happy with us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlieboy 412 Posted November 4, 2017 Not surprised Vaculik gone to Leicester I expected him coming to Sheffield had we gone up with his Simon Stead connections.Good luck to him hes a very good rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillwhitewasmad 1,487 Posted November 4, 2017 Autys going nowhere, we love him at scunny and hes happy with us I’d love to see Auty at Sheffield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king junior 394 Posted November 4, 2017 I’d love to see Auty at Sheffield If there's one thing Auty needs it's a change of track, and I wouldn't say he should come back to Sheffield either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted November 4, 2017 Bring Auty back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Johnson 285 Posted November 4, 2017 You can all see him at sheffield when Scunny come visiting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted November 4, 2017 Josh GrazjconekTodd KurtzLasseBjerreJosh Auty/ Adam Ellis/ Josh Bates/ Rene Bach/ Kyle NewmanKyle HowarthJan GraversenJordan Jenkins/ Georgie Wood Anyone know if any of the above fits / what it would come to ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cue Ball 416 Posted November 4, 2017 Josh Grazjconek Todd Kurtz LasseBjerre Josh Auty/ Adam Ellis/ Josh Bates/ Rene Bach/ Kyle Newman Kyle Howarth Jan Graversen Jordan Jenkins/ Georgie Wood Anyone know if any of the above fits / what it would come to ? It comes to 8 riders, so doubtful it will fit 😁😜 I believe Josh G has said that he is only riding in the top league next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites