Star Lady 5,400 Posted July 21, 2019 Much as I respect Scott Nicholls as a rider/pundit, no way should he become GB team Manager, he's too close to it at present. The emphasis is on MANAGER. I'm pretty sure Peter Adams, for instance, never rode a bike but he knows how to win matches, he knows how to motivate riders. That's a team managers job, not being one of the lads who goes for a pint and a burger with the riders. Being a good rider does not make a good team manager. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted July 21, 2019 Pete Adam's is a good shout. He maybe a miserable git but his TM record Is the best out there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: Pete Adam's is a good shout. He maybe a miserable git but his TM record Is the best out there. Add to that Woffinden would approve. Harmony in the camp. He is the only TM in the UK that has the minerals for this role, in this current climate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted July 21, 2019 Who says any of these would want the Team GB managers job ?? Theere's no money in it thaats for sure ... just grief and moaning fans .(and riders) LEts face it we only have 3 riders who are good enough ... so team selection isnt hard (unless you have injuries!) NO..... I think that Kelvin and Nigel Pearson are the best choices - joint TM's and they will aready be at the meeting so no costs involved. Finals next year in Vladivostok so will take a week to get there and back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted July 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, acef said: Add to that Woffinden would approve. Harmony in the camp. He is the only TM in the UK that has the minerals for this role, in this current climate. Woffinden should have no say his path to most has been easy how did Woffinden get a wild card does he forget?????? He got GIFTED a Wild card and then he proved how BRILLiANT he was loved it he got a chance in the series he should not forget it,!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Woffinden should have no say his path to most has been easy how did Woffinden get a wild card does he forget?????? He got GIFTED a Wild card and then he proved how BRILLiANT he was loved it he got a chance in the series he should not forget it,!!!!! Woffinden should have no say? More archaic, good old british dinosaur thinking. Hes a triple world champion. Dam it man, he should be picking the next boss! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, acef said: Under a different regime and this is what concerns me so much here after a positive start for the new ones. Tai has stood back and met them half way with Rosco because it wasn’t the BSPA, but he’s now been vindicated for that 50% and should be heard at this point. After such a short tenure this could go ** up if they start operating like the BSPA did and not listening to a triple British world champion. Take the advice, no matter what becomes of the jolly’s boys outing, because Rossiter, and the tripe we have took there to ride the bikes, that’s all it is. No. Rosco was TM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mark said: No. Rosco was TM Yes I am aware of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,090 Posted July 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Woffinden should have no say his path to most has been easy how did Woffinden get a wild card does he forget?????? He got GIFTED a Wild card and then he proved how BRILLiANT he was loved it he got a chance in the series he should not forget it,!!!!! His path to most has been easy????? Yeah, it doesn't take any ability or effort to win a GP World Championship series! Three times! He's really lucky that was all given to him. And pray tell what relevance the GB team manager has as far as a GP wild card? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry 1,319 Posted July 21, 2019 There is no way Peter Adams would be TM. He's been asked countless times down the years and says he's not interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted July 21, 2019 People have short memories .. Rosco record as GB manager has been outstanding before today We had two medals in the last two years . But now he has to go after having the best rider in the world missing and then having his other best riders carrying iinjuries . . Yet again just because Woffy is a great speedway rider does not mean he we be any good at running uk speedway of picking the side etc etc sport does not work like that . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enotian 562 Posted July 21, 2019 Havelock, Loram, Louis??? plenty of relatively recent experience to be passed on there. But to be fair does the team manager have that much of an input? Cieslak let his riders select the wrong gates and the Russian bloke didn't look like he knew where he was. To be fair the BSPA are doing a lot more to develop young riders than ever before but it will take a while before this bears fruit. No need to reinvent the wheel after today. It was embarrassing but any country would have struggled without Woffinden and Lambert. Cook and Harris were just the next two taxi's on the rank and were exactly that.... rank, but I'd struggle to thing of anyone who'd have done any better. The challenge for the BSPA is how to get the talent to become world class. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted July 22, 2019 7 hours ago, chunky said: His path to most has been easy????? Yeah, it doesn't take any ability or effort to win a GP World Championship series! Three times! He's really lucky that was all given to him. And pray tell what relevance the GB team manager has as far as a GP wild card? Did he get a wild card or not???? did he qualify on merit or not?? we all get it that he does not like Rossiter but wouldn't it be better if that was kept in house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted July 22, 2019 8 hours ago, acef said: Woffinden should have no say? More archaic, good old british dinosaur thinking. Hes a triple world champion. Dam it man, he should be picking the next boss! Bobby Charlton was a great man and footballer but that did not make him a great manager though who's to say Woffinden would not be the same. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,360 Posted July 22, 2019 I was a bit uncomfortable watching Tai say those things after Rosco's interview. It's not good to have one of the riders undermining the manager on TV and I think he could have made his points in a more subtle way without saying he didn't like his manager's interview. The thing is, though, who do GB need more? Rosco or Tai? This competition proved that without Woffinden around GB just fall apart, and he knows it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
