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  5. Posted

    32 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

    Tero wont be back and I very much doubt the points limit will be 42.5 if one; or as suggested two more teams come into the league, as there wont be enough riders to go round for the rest of the sides, the build level will be 40 or possibly 41 depending on what happens with the British Riders reduction which again has been suggested that this will be -5% for riders who have raced in the National League within the previous 3 years.

    Much speculation at present but all should be a lot clearer by the second week of November post AGM

    Regards
    THJ

    I wouldn't be surprised if it's even lower than that, mainly to accommodate NDL riders (the NDL will be well down on clubs, if it actually exists).

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  6. Posted

    2 hours ago, woofers said:

    Hmmm, haven’t been impressed with Eurosport in the past for all the reasons already stated, patchy coverage and poor commentary.

    I have had no problem with BT and thought they did a decent job, promoting UK speedway in the Speedway GP and Moto GP coverage.

    Being pedantic, I see that the press release refers to “rounds”. When did league matches / fixtures become “rounds”? “Rounds” are for events when all competitors in the series compete aren’t they ?

    In Sweden and Poland they use that term.

  13. Posted

    18 minutes ago, mike7164 said:

    How can you draw the KO Cup only one team can  win that cup? I would say on this matter Newcastle speedway are NOT to blame as it was only a few weeks ago when yourselves and Eastbourne got around to completing your Legs.

    However in my opinion our 90th Anniversary meeting being attempted so late in the season because of the earlier cancelation is ridiculous!

    Draw that match!

  15. Posted

    18 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:

    Until it happens, i'll take Poole dropping down with a pinch of salt. It could well be a way for Ford to try and get what he wants. Either to force the sell the club or change race nights. 

    How do we know if the poll result to drop down is genuine. It night be made up to ad weight to Ford saying he's dropping down, making some think it's serious enough to act.

    I hope Buster don't buy them, it will affect Lynn again no doubt.. If he wants to move down then let him do it I say.

     

    Well he could just say he was dropping down anyway, no need to make up a story.

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  19. Posted

    37 minutes ago, JamesHarris said:

    Fair play mate. You probably should have appealed though. I really do commend your commitment and enthusiasm for bringing on young riders and if that is what you want to do then I take my hat off to you. But if you are putting so much money into doing it can I just say this based on personal experience. Not all but some of these riders are spoilt brats who will have a rant/strop at their dads in the pits even though it is their dads who are paying for their very expensive hobby. Some riders will get bored and quit when they get to 16 and start partying and chasing girls. Some will be more talented and stick with it. Even more so if their ego's are boosted by arse licker's and groupies. Will the clubs (promoters) thank you for your efforts in providing their next asset? Will they at least token compensate you something for all the time and effort you have put into their new asset? Will they f**k. Do you even think the riders will give a damn for you when they have reached the heights of the Elite League (sorry Premiership)? Probably 2 or 3 will stay mates and appreciate the time you put aside for them. Most will simply treat you as a stepping stone and some enthusiastic mug who did something along the line. 

    You obviously don't know the Redcar promotion.

  22. Posted

    11 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

    Absolute rubbish based on nothing.

    The excluded rider is a young kid and yougsters react differently to adults especially when the injuries looked serious as the other rider was down a long time leading to all sorts of rumours in the pits.

    The team had nothing to win anyway and the manager concerned is not the slightest bit interested in winning or losing he and his club just want to get kids racing speedway bikes. Not everyone has a 'win at all costs' attitude.The concern was that an innocent rider was being blamed for something he was not responsible for. The manager wanted to keep the riders conscience clear so he wouldn't give up racing, what is wrong with that?

    So the S.C.B. are right to fine him £100 and that is justifiable when an ASSAULT attracts a £65 fine???

    Justify that for me please?

     

    It's the same everywhere where judgements are made, take a look at your local court files. I don't even know why you bothered starting the thread.

  23. Posted

    2 minutes ago, PotteringAround said:

    To put things into context it was the last heat of an NJL match with the scores level at 15-15 going into the race.    Cayden Martin came down, with Callum Gill being disqualified as the cause of the stoppage.  

    That meant that Glasgow won 19-17.   Had the decision gone the other way it would likely have finished with Redcar getting a draw.  

    I would suggest that the guy who lost the plot and stormed the referees box was actually more angry about Redcar being denied a draw, rather than being concerned about a rider being mentally scarred by being disqualified as the cause of the stoppage of a comparatively meaningless race.

    It still wasn't the right thing to do.

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