KEITH M 850 Posted July 17, 2008 realistically, they'll probably be six points behind everyone by then. EVERYONE?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarabanko 5 Posted July 17, 2008 And this shall be a race off and Russia are not even tracking a full team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cougar Pirate 0 Posted July 17, 2008 anybody want a programme for this evening, email me on slegg@pre-heat.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The H Man 252 Posted July 17, 2008 keep up-h man-Emil S has his world under21 semi-final this weekend and made himself unavailable earlier this week. Well thanks for telling me R&R you know I rely on you for all the news, scandal and gossip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westhamboy66 599 Posted July 17, 2008 Shame about Russia Would have like to have seen Emil again....FIM should have forseen this and are almost as big a joke as the BSPA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano4265 0 Posted July 17, 2008 [swc] CAPTAIN Scott Nicholls says Great Britain have to quickly put their disastrous Coventry showing behind them as they go back into World Cup action on Thursday. Britain were 25 points behind Sweden when they finished third at Brandon, but all teams start equal in Vojens when Poland and Russia are also involved. A close meeting is expected with two more places in the Final up for grabs, but Britain will need to be much improved on their Brandon performance when they managed just one race won, courtesy of Chris Harris - whilst Nicholls was reduced to four points on his old home track. Edward Kennett and teenage hope Tai Woffinden join the British team for the meeting, replacing Simon Stead and Olly Allen who have not travelled to Denmark. Nicholls said: "We've got to brush Monday's meeting under the comment, and that's not a lame way of looking at it because it was a dismal night. We were very poor and nobody had a good night. "I had a some bike problems in my first few rides and changed bikes, but it's very hard in competition like this to change bikes late on, and we never got to grips with it - it's simple. "We should have done a lot better, some people might talk about the track but we all know how to ride Coventry, so there are no excuses whatsoever. We need to make sure we put it right on Thursday." We all know that Scott, tell us something we don't know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Did Russia know about this other FIM meeting when they were putting their team together before the World Cup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subedei 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Did Russia know about this other FIM meeting when they were putting their team together before the World Cup? You would have to think so. It was still worth selecting Sajfutdinov, since teams making the play-offs don't have to qualify for 2009. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schumi 0 Posted July 17, 2008 Did Russia know about this other FIM meeting when they were putting their team together before the World Cup? Yes, they must have done. I knew about the U21 meeting very early on in the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 0 Posted July 17, 2008 In that case, they should have named replacements for the missing riders when they were putting their squad together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acef 795 Posted July 17, 2008 Any streams on this one tonight? If we ride like we did on Monday we have no chance. Hope Im wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazzman 72 Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) In that case, they should have named replacements for the missing riders when they were putting their squad together. There's more Russians than just King Emil at Gorican and I know a couple of Russians were having visa issues. I suspect with them being something of a reborn nation at his level, they didn't have the depth to announce a 12-man squad. Edited July 17, 2008 by Hazzman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subedei 0 Posted July 17, 2008 In that case, they should have named replacements for the missing riders when they were putting their squad together. But the FIM only allows a certain number of riders for the squad. And the Russians also named Artiom Laguta, who had visa problems on Saturday. The FIM really should be arranging and organising visas to ensure that all competitors are there. Can you imagine a team turning up for the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, only to discover a couple of players were stopped due to visa issues? The Russians sorted out visas in double-quick time for the Champions League final in May. All rather a shambles, really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subedei 0 Posted July 17, 2008 There's more Russians than just King Emil at Gorican and I know a couple of Russians were having visa issues. I suspect with them being something of a reborn nation at his level, they didn't have the depth to announce a 12-man squad. But that twelve man squad had to be whittled down to seven for the actual event. Poland - hardly a nation pressed for depth of talent when it comes to speedway - only named a six man squad for the event, Britain named seven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barmywolf 0 Posted July 17, 2008 I never thought i'd slag off a GB rider but i'm chuffed he's dropped Ollie...he looked out of his depth the other night...looking forward to seeing 'our' wonder kid(apparently!?) Tai tonight...should hopefully be more enjoyable than the shower we witnessed at Brandon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
