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  6. Posted

    On 9/19/2021 at 9:58 PM, BOBBATH said:

    Coventry-always attractive visitors everywhere particularly Somerton Park. I recall the Heat Leaders being Nigel B., Ron Mountford, Rick France, Jim Lightfoot-I also think this was before Les Owens' tragic injury. First four names were all World Finalists at one time or another. Can't believe the track is gone. Col Cottrell always a good second string. I know that Nigel, Les and Ron have passed-any news on those other greats-I think both Rick and Jim must be getting up there (aren't we all!!)

    Col Cottrell died in 1982

  9. Posted

    One thing Poland do right over the UK is run at the weekend. Think of all the Friday and Saturday night tracks we’ve lost or which don’t run on those nights - nights when attendances are likely to be higher.

    Sadly, we all know the reasons why.
     

    TV is the other thing which has decimated domestic racing over here. Why attend a meeting in the UK when there’s so much of it on the TV and on streaming, etc.

    To see the World Champion ride back in the day, I had to go to the Brandon, when Norwich (Fundin) or Belle Vue (Craven) were riding. Other than those nights, I couldn’t see those stars ride. Nowadays, Zmarzlik, previously Woffinden, are never off the screen. 
     

    Because none of the above, which I feel are major reasons for the decline in the UK,  can be overcome, I do fear for the future.

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  14. Posted

    35 minutes ago, mikebv said:

     

    They have qualified so no point going until the play offs start as any match is now a dead rubber..

     

    Such a comment never fails to mystify me.  Dead rubber?   It’s a speedway meeting - Monday night is speedway night.  There’s a meeting on, two good teams, some class riders, a great track (so most people seem to say).

    So why the hell does it matter.  There’s no lack of effort from the riders, they’ll give it their all, put a show on for you.

    I just don’t understand….  turn up and enjoy the racing - at least you’ve got a team and a track.  I haven’t.  Never missed a Saturday night at Brandon - or Fridays or Thursdays as it became - because it was speedway night.

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  15. Posted

    3 hours ago, chunky said:

    Did you see the Wroclaw GP in 2019? Racing-wise - and drama-wise - it was the greatest meeting I have ever seen. And I'm not the only one on here to say that.

    Maybe…. but it was only a qualifying round, not a World Final 

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  16. Posted

    1 hour ago, chunky said:

    Which part(s)?

    The World Finals were a culmination of many, many qualifying rounds around Europe, where many, many riders had the opportunity to qualify. Those that came through all the rounds deserved to be there in the final, therefore the best riders of that year.

    With the GPs, just how many riders have the opportunity to qualify? Places are taken by riders qualifying through what they achieved in previous seasons, by selection, and may well not be as good in the current season as others who have no opportunity to qualify.

    Remember the WCQRs at all British tracks?  Virtually all British and Australasian riders had the opportunity to qualify, now they have virtually none.
     

    And don’t get me started on wildcards, the semi-finals and finals, this season’s revised scoring system.

    Sorry, but OOFC is a bit of a closed shop.

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  17. Posted

    21 hours ago, chunky said:

    Plus, the GP's are designed to have the best riders in the world. The World Final was designed to qualify riders based more on nationality, and every year, there was a least one rider who SHOULD have been there that wasn't.

    Questionable, my good friend

  19. Posted

    3 hours ago, crescent girl said:

    Only if they've been indoctrinated that winning is everything.  Plenty of regular attendees (note l don't say fans) go to a speedway be entertained, to enjoy a night out in convivial company and to watch a good contest, good racing and a thrill and spill.   Your team wins, yes that's nice too, but it shouldn't be everything.

    “Happiness is 40-38”, they used to say - not 65-13!!!!

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  20. Posted

    20 minutes ago, Tosh1218 said:

    So basically season over for the Eagles then  , as it’s the 24/7/21 now and I’m sure to qualify for the playoffs it’s deadline for results is mid September and the playoffs are going to be run straight away  . So as a speedway fan would you come and watch fixtures which sre virtually null and void to the league table . I think at best for the eagles is re group and get a strategy ready for the next season in April , I wish the directors and management team good luck in there quest to continue 

    What does the league table matter?  Surely, first of all, you go to watch the speedway racing.  If there’s a meeting on, it hardly matters whether it’s for the Gold Cup, European Cup, League Title, Grand National or whatever.  At the end of the day, it’s 14 riders battling it out on track with no brakes.  Why cut your nose off to spite your face, just because the Mickey Mouse league title is out of reach.  Support your club, pay your money, help to secure a future, enjoy the racing.  
     

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