screm 8,057 Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, geoff58 said: Lambert tweeted not riding in England this season !! http://www.kingslynn-speedway.com/news.php?extend.31039 Edited January 6, 2021 by screm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner85 603 Posted January 6, 2021 2 hours ago, screm said: http://www.kingslynn-speedway.com/news.php?extend.31039 Having signed for aPolish and Swedish side, then he would be breaking his contract with Poles if he tried to ride in GB. so inevitable... The question is would he have ridden if there was not a barrier..... He still may have elected to reduce his commitments Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellevueace 913 Posted January 6, 2021 Hadnt Doyle signed a deal in Sweden as well as Poland but dropped his Swedish commitment to stay loyal to British speedway? Seems the most loyal rider to these shores is an Aussie and full respect to him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,661 Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, bellevueace said: Hadnt Doyle signed a deal in Sweden as well as Poland but dropped his Swedish commitment to stay loyal to British speedway? Seems the most loyal rider to these shores is an Aussie and full respect to him. Don't get things twisted though. He's not riding the UK 'for' Swindon. He's doing it for his family. He admitted he hated all his time away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinny 2,536 Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Don't get things twisted though. He's not riding the UK 'for' Swindon. He's doing it for his family. He admitted he hated all his time away. So what? Doyle has been one of the most committed riders I have seen on UK shores in 20 odd years. He has given nothing but 100 percent in every race he goes out in, never misses a meeting because he can''t be arsed and is pure entertainment. Has not once considered ducking the UK and would ride every day of the year if he could. You would struggle to find a rider past or present or future who puts a club before their family. Lambert is just a prima donna, big sulking baby and your probably better off without him long term. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,362 Posted January 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Don't get things twisted though. He's not riding the UK 'for' Swindon. He's doing it for his family. He admitted he hated all his time away. Jason Doyle rides with an England flag on the leg of his kevlars. Sure, it may be partly down to his family life but he is still loyal to this country and, thankfully, Swindon repayed that loyalty when the BSPA tried to get rid of him by giving him an average of over 13. At least there's one GP rider who is keen to ride here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,780 Posted January 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, Grachan said: Jason Doyle rides with an England flag on the leg of his kevlars. Sure, it may be partly down to his family life but he is still loyal to this country and, thankfully, Swindon repayed that loyalty when the BSPA tried to get rid of him by giving him an average of over 13. At least there's one GP rider who is keen to ride here. I think the last line is key, ONE GP rider who rides over here, and if his family wasn’t based here I suspect he wouldn’t. Lambert no longer resides in the UK and as well as his two leagues will be doing GP, SEC and presumably GP qualifying. Riding once a week in Sweden rather than often twice over here plus the extra travelling and less down time must be a big factor in his decision. Loyalty doesn’t really come into it for me, he has to do the best for himself and his career whatever that means. Tai is obviously a role model and mentor for him and his achievements since he cut out UK racing speak for themselves. As I said I don’t blame him at all and hopefully he goes from strength to strength and continues to develop into a world class rider. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haza 1,774 Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Bagpuss said: I think the last line is key, ONE GP rider who rides over here, and if his family wasn’t based here I suspect he wouldn’t. Lambert no longer resides in the UK and as well as his two leagues will be doing GP, SEC and presumably GP qualifying. Riding once a week in Sweden rather than often twice over here plus the extra travelling and less down time must be a big factor in his decision. Loyalty doesn’t really come into it for me, he has to do the best for himself and his career whatever that means. Tai is obviously a role model and mentor for him and his achievements since he cut out UK racing speak for themselves. As I said I don’t blame him at all and hopefully he goes from strength to strength and continues to develop into a world class rider. Definitely don’t blame him he’s got to do what’s right for him to maximise earnings and home life and of course his speedway career- as for racing in the Uk there is so much uncertainty regarding COVID restrictions personally I can’t see league racing starting here until possibly July 1st as we can’t run without crowds - sadly speedway in the UK was on its knees before COVID - COVID has just made matters worse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,636 Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Grachan said: Jason Doyle rides with an England flag on the leg of his kevlars. Sure, it may be partly down to his family life but he is still loyal to this country and, thankfully, Swindon repayed that loyalty when the BSPA tried to get rid of him by giving him an average of over 13. At least there's one GP rider who is keen to ride here. I'm sure I read it somewhere that Doyley - having lived in UK for some years - is going to seek British Citizenship in the not too distant future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,662 Posted January 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Pinny said: So what? Doyle has been one of the most committed riders I have seen on UK shores in 20 odd years. He has given nothing but 100 percent in every race he goes out in, never misses a meeting because he can''t be arsed and is pure entertainment. Has not once considered ducking the UK and would ride every day of the year if he could. You would struggle to find a rider past or present or future who puts a club before their family. Lambert is just a prima donna, big sulking baby and your probably better off without him long term. I like Doyle,but if he was at the beginning of his career with no family so to speak he would have dropped the UK imo.Just what Lambert has done.Doyle don't need to prove himself anymore.Lambert is now having to prove himself against the best riders in the world,and with the current restrictions the Poles have laid down i don't blame him racing Poland and Sweden.Although Sweden isn't as strong as it use to be it makes sense at the moment.Hopefully the Poles will drop the 2 league rule at some point and we may see some of the other riders back in the UK. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,362 Posted January 7, 2021 11 hours ago, Pinny said: So what? Doyle has been one of the most committed riders I have seen on UK shores in 20 odd years. He has given nothing but 100 percent in every race he goes out in, never misses a meeting because he can''t be arsed and is pure entertainment. Has not once considered ducking the UK and would ride every day of the year if he could. You would struggle to find a rider past or present or future who puts a club before their family. Lambert is just a prima donna, big sulking baby and your probably better off without him long term. Agree regarding Lambert,just took the p*SS at times with Kings Lynn ,self interest was his main priority . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,780 Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Agree regarding Lambert,just took the p*SS at times with Kings Lynn ,self interest was his main priority . You’ll have to remind me of those occasions as I was thinking today what a good servant to Lynn he’s been since he turned sixteen, maybe there are incidents I’ve forgotten? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,015 Posted January 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: You’ll have to remind me of those occasions as I was thinking today what a good servant to Lynn he’s been since he turned sixteen, maybe there are incidents I’ve forgotten? Probably virtually none, but if he reads the forum, at least it'll put his mind at rest making the decision he has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,362 Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, gazzac said: Probably virtually none, but if he reads the forum, at least it'll put his mind at rest making the decision he has. Virtually none, that covers it no doubt. Edited January 7, 2021 by Fromafar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinny 2,536 Posted January 7, 2021 10 hours ago, Bagpuss said: I think the last line is key, ONE GP rider who rides over here, and if his family wasn’t based here I suspect he wouldn’t. Lambert no longer resides in the UK and as well as his two leagues will be doing GP, SEC and presumably GP qualifying. Riding once a week in Sweden rather than often twice over here plus the extra travelling and less down time must be a big factor in his decision. Loyalty doesn’t really come into it for me, he has to do the best for himself and his career whatever that means. Tai is obviously a role model and mentor for him and his achievements since he cut out UK racing speak for themselves. As I said I don’t blame him at all and hopefully he goes from strength to strength and continues to develop into a world class rider. You can say what you like , Doyle flat out rides here and always has , before he had a family here. Tai and Lambert now both dont ride here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites