Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted October 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, DC2 said: I don’t doubt any of that, but I asked Gavan because I wanted to know how much he knew about Lee Kilby and what he does. Is that OK? Perfectly no problem at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,342 Posted October 18, 2019 Good feature on Robins on BBC Points West tv. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny the spud 2,281 Posted October 18, 2019 DC2.....what have the Romans (lee) ever done for us ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted October 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Jonny the spud said: DC2.....what have the Romans (lee) ever done for us ? Oh, I get it now. Lee is building our new amphitheatre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,820 Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: You are quite a strange bloke to fathom out , i go to Swindon speedway early on race night's Lee Kilby is the most approachable bloke ever.No crap no bulls... he is what he is honest polite straight to the point and his work with trying to get the younger generation involved has been awesome.Loads of young uns who get to look around the pits get the odd autograph it is refreshing to see he has done a great job he is like his dad a great personality kind and approachable. Well said. The likes of Kilby (Swindon/Birmingham) and Bishop (IOW) are doing a proper job of promoting. Thank god for these 2 who continue to show the dinosaurs how to promote. If every club had one of these involved at your club the sport would be dragging itself up by its laces. Kilby in particular (as I’ve worked under him at Brum) is about the most enthusiastic and nicest people you could meet. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProudtobeaBrummie 646 Posted October 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, stevebrum said: Well said. The likes of Kilby (Swindon/Birmingham) and Bishop (IOW) are doing a proper job of promoting. Thank god for these 2 who continue to show the dinosaurs how to promote. If every club had one of these involved at your club the sport would be dragging itself up by its laces. Kilby in particular (as I’ve worked under him at Brum) is about the most enthusiastic and nicest people you could meet. Could not agree anymore . A absolute diamond of a man . 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagonshocker 1,956 Posted October 19, 2019 15 hours ago, DC2 said: Oh, I get it now. Lee is building our new amphitheatre. Yeah and opening night were gonna feed you to the Lions Should pull a good crowd in 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted October 19, 2019 https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/17979273.terry-russell-will-wait-agm-outcome-deciding-call-time-reign-swindon-robins-chairman/ Good read this. Swindon obviously being well run. No chance we will be allowed to keep the same team though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, thecoombdog said: https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/17979273.terry-russell-will-wait-agm-outcome-deciding-call-time-reign-swindon-robins-chairman/ Good read this. Swindon obviously being well run. No chance we will be allowed to keep the same team though. Love a lot of what TR said .. quite clearly and quite rightly we can't keep the same 7 thou . What I don't like is rules that stop you tracking the riders you like with only one rider over 8 etc . Make a limit and let all sides work to that in any way they feel fit . Edited October 19, 2019 by orion 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted October 20, 2019 12 hours ago, orion said: Love a lot of what TR said .. quite clearly and quite rightly we can't keep the same 7 thou . What I don't like is rules that stop you tracking the riders you like with only one rider over 8 etc . Make a limit and let all sides work to that in any way they feel fit . Why “quite rightly”? If Swindon can re-sign the team for next season, why not set the limit at 46.34? All of the other teams, except Peterborough 37.83, are at 41 to 44 so it shouldn’t be too hard for them to top up to 46. Boro would need two big signings to compete, but that of course is down to them. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, DC2 said: Why “quite rightly”? If Swindon can re-sign the team for next season, why not set the limit at 46.34? All of the other teams, except Peterborough 37.83, are at 41 to 44 so it shouldn’t be too hard for them to top up to 46. Boro would need two big signings to compete, but that of course is down to them. I'm not against the idea in principle and sympathise. Last year BelleVue won nothing but still had to lose riders to fit within the points limit. However, on a practical level there are not sufficient riders available to enable all teams to build to 46+ points. Teams had difficulties finding suitable replacements this year because many foreign riders don't want to ride here and because the talent pool in the CL of riders of PL standard, let alone PL no.1 or even heat leader standard, had largely been used up. Most of us want to see more teams in the PL and raising the team limit by almost 4 points will make that very difficult if not impossible. In the current situation I would rather see more teams than an increased team limit that some teams might find impossible to achieve. Edited October 20, 2019 by Aces51 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Aces51 said: I'm not against the idea in principle and sympathise. Last year BelleVue won nothing but still had to lose riders to fit within the points limit. However, on a practical level there are not sufficient riders available to enable all teams to build to 46+ points. Teams had difficulties finding suitable replacements this year because many foreign riders don't want to ride here and because the talent pool in the CL of riders of PL standard, let alone PL no.1 or even heat leader standard, had largely been used up. Most of us want to see more teams in the PL and raising the team limit by almost 4 points will make that very difficult if not impossible. In the current situation I would rather see more teams than an increased team limit that some teams might find impossible to achieve. I would agree with you if there are to be eight teams next year, but if it’s simply Sheffield replacing Poole I don’t see any reason not to give it a try. Boro would have to convince two of the like of Jepsen Jensen, Zagar, Kildemand, Pawlicki, Kolodziej, Vaculik or Lindgren to come in. Zagar Wright Tungate Hans Andersen Kildemand Nicholls Proctor Looks pretty red hot to me! Edited October 20, 2019 by DC2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,342 Posted November 1, 2019 Still tickets left for the Bash tonight..Rider of the Year award. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,634 Posted November 1, 2019 20 minutes ago, auntie doris said: Still tickets left for the Bash tonight..Rider of the Year award. Is Doyley going to be there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve0 5,517 Posted November 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Is Doyley going to be there? He posted the other day from Dubai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites