Phil The Ace 2,853 Posted June 18, 2019 Just now, hyabb17 said: Genuine question - Is the money there to make such a change? NKI & KK won't be cheap if they do fancy extra meetings (I'm sure I've read NKI doesn't). No. NKI doesn't want the extra meetings. But he is struggling everywhere so could be tempted now. Regarding money probably not. Just wishful thinking tbh. Personally dont think we will make any signings otherwise we would have done it weeks ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyabb17 1,077 Posted June 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: No. NKI doesn't want the extra meetings. But he is struggling everywhere so could be tempted now. Regarding money probably not. Just wishful thinking tbh. Personally dont think we will make any signings otherwise we would have done it weeks ago An honest assessment which is appreciated. I must admit I did expect your reserves to outscore ours last night. On paper Wells should be mopping up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,853 Posted June 18, 2019 Ignore NKI. Average to high anyway lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,853 Posted June 18, 2019 1 minute ago, hyabb17 said: An honest assessment which is appreciated. I must admit I did expect your reserves to outscore ours last night. On paper Wells should be mopping up. Think everyone though that I really though wells was a great signing. And when he went reserve I though even better but hes just struggled. Gutted for him personally. Hes a better rider than hes showing. That is for sure. But how long can we wait to see if he can sort his form out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted June 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Phil The Ace said: Think everyone though that I really though wells was a great signing. And when he went reserve I though even better but hes just struggled. Gutted for him personally. Hes a better rider than hes showing. That is for sure. But how long can we wait to see if he can sort his form out. Think he might be a lost cause Phil. I know we have improved at reserve but riding against us has been the chance for these decent reserves to bang in big scores and most have. The fact Wells only got 1 is worrying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,242 Posted June 18, 2019 Bellego? He needed dropping by us as he just couldn’t get to grips with Foxhall and that hit his confidence. Definitely the right decision despite what the Swindon mob claim. But, he’ll find Belle Vue much more to his liking, get his confidence back up and he’d prove a very good signing I’ve no doubt. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted June 18, 2019 I was going to say Bellego. The issue there is it wouldn't solve the away conundrum. Saying that, you could bring in KK and that offers no guarantee of it either! I think the reality is that it will be uk based riders who are unattached. What about Bellego and Proctor (when Lynn release him) does that fit? Bellego flies round the NSS so that would give us a nice big lead in the home leg of a play off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyabb17 1,077 Posted June 18, 2019 58 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Bellego? He needed dropping by us as he just couldn’t get to grips with Foxhall and that hit his confidence. Definitely the right decision despite what the Swindon mob claim. But, he’ll find Belle Vue much more to his liking, get his confidence back up and he’d prove a very good signing I’ve no doubt. 16 minutes ago, acef said: I was going to say Bellego. The issue there is it wouldn't solve the away conundrum. Saying that, you could bring in KK and that offers no guarantee of it either! I think the reality is that it will be uk based riders who are unattached. What about Bellego and Proctor (when Lynn release him) does that fit? Bellego flies round the NSS so that would give us a nice big lead in the home leg of a play off. I think Bellego will be Swindon's 28 day replacement for Musielak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted June 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: I think Bellego will be Swindon's 28 day replacement for Musielak. Bugger! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, hyabb17 said: I think Bellego will be Swindon's 28 day replacement for Musielak. I doubt he would pass up the opportunity of a permanent place if offered for a 28 day injury replacement. You would think that promoters are already weighing up their options and speaking to the riders they may be interested in. Bellego is certainly good value at th NSS. I've a feeling that if you release Ricky, Wolves will replace Ashley Morris with him rather quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LagutaRacingFan 1,930 Posted June 20, 2019 Belle Vue should get rid of Wells. He is a waste of space. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Its horses for courses and I'm sure Ricky would go well under a different set of circumstances. BV are really frustrating in the way they just hang onto poor performers. And then doubly they dont act at the right time. For instance, Ryan Douglas is hot right now and will fly round the NSS. I would imagine a door opened when Bellego became available, a rider who goes really well at BV. Rasmus Jensen was unemployed in the top league. The list goes on and on. We are to loyal to riders who are not delivering and then invariably if we do a make a change, its either to late or the wrong one. Edited June 21, 2019 by acef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speedtiger 327 Posted June 21, 2019 2 hours ago, acef said: Its horses for courses and I'm sure Ricky would go well under a different set of circumstances. BV are really frustrating in the way they just hang onto poor performers. And then doubly they dont act at the right time. For instance, Ryan Douglas is hot right now and will fly round the NSS. I would imagine a door opened when Bellego became available, a rider who goes really well at BV. Rasmus Jensen was unemployed in the top league. The list goes on and on. We are to loyal to riders who are not delivering and then invariably if we do a make a change, its either to late or the wrong one. I agree acef. Im not a fan of lemon, I think he’s a poor manager who’s living on borrowed time. He is slow to act and make changes and he makes some very basic mistakes but to be fair he’s not running the show. He’s the junior at BV as Smith calls all the shots as it’s all about money and his ego. Smith knows nothing about promoting speedway and actually nothing about running a business and thats why there’s a big problem at BV and why they are losing a massive amount of cash each season even though BV has the best track and stadium in the country! The way things are at BV and the sorry state of british speedway, I really fear for the clubs future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ouch 1,191 Posted June 21, 2019 Glad to see Ricky turn a corner so to speak, aside from the collective poor show at Swindon Ricky has averaged near 7 points a meeting in the last month. Dan and Steve are getting better by the day and with Kenneth and Max we have a great top two. I’m still optimistic that as we near October we’ll be hitting form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,853 Posted June 21, 2019 49 minutes ago, Speedtiger said: I agree acef. Im not a fan of lemon, I think he’s a poor manager who’s living on borrowed time. He is slow to act and make changes and he makes some very basic mistakes but to be fair he’s not running the show. He’s the junior at BV as Smith calls all the shots as it’s all about money and his ego. Smith knows nothing about promoting speedway and actually nothing about running a business and thats why there’s a big problem at BV and why they are losing a massive amount of cash each season even though BV has the best track and stadium in the country! The way things are at BV and the sorry state of british speedway, I really fear for the clubs future. You do crack me up with ur bile 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
