RobStefenson 1 Posted December 8, 2012 Hall is an exciting rider but the away form needs to improve... Another case of false promises? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigerowl 630 Posted December 9, 2012 Scunthorpe won the league last year with a starting line up that included Howe, Aarnio and Armstrong. There is plenty of scope for change if needs be, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psycho3a 101 Posted December 9, 2012 Scunthorpe won the league last year with a starting line up that included Howe, Aarnio and Armstrong. There is plenty of scope for change if needs be, In the last xx number of years when have Sheffield ever made changes to the starting 7 barring injury.. That also concerns me I like loyalty but if 2013 starts poorly we stuck with it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Friddy75 31 Posted December 9, 2012 If we are building a team with changes in mind over the first couple of months we could already be way out of contention for making the play offs. Meaning season over in the first couple of months. I doubt the crowds are going to be healthy in this situation. And why sign a rider who you don't feel confident can last the season and improve. Surely stupid to sign a rider purposely to fail and give us more points to build with a month or two into the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arson fire 4,785 Posted December 9, 2012 If we are building a team with changes in mind over the first couple of months we could already be way out of contention for making the play offs. Meaning season over in the first couple of months. I doubt the crowds are going to be healthy in this situation. And why sign a rider who you don't feel confident can last the season and improve. Surely stupid to sign a rider purposely to fail and give us more points to build with a month or two into the season. because that's how you can be champions.... You only have to finish 6th out of 13 these days....ie mid table Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Friddy75 31 Posted December 9, 2012 Yes your right if your using Scunny last season as an example, yes they made change's mid season and ended up PL champions. But did they bring Tom Armstrong over hoping he would fail so they could re-build? And as someone else has said, mid season changes are not something Sheffield are known for doing anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arson fire 4,785 Posted December 9, 2012 Yes your right if your using Scunny last season as an example, yes they made change's mid season and ended up PL champions. But did they bring Tom Armstrong over hoping he would fail so they could re-build? And as someone else has said, mid season changes are not something Sheffield are known for doing anyway. no... But it can pay to be not very good early doors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WTF1 Posted December 10, 2012 Yes your right if your using Scunny last season as an example, yes they made change's mid season and ended up PL champions. But did they bring Tom Armstrong over hoping he would fail so they could re-build? And as someone else has said, mid season changes are not something Sheffield are known for doing anyway. I wouldn't have thought Tom Armstrong was brought in so Scunny could rebuild as the real problem was the poor form then of Aarnio and Toft + losing at home to Sheffield in the league cup the Scunny management new that changes had to be made, the big difference between Sheffield and Scunny is that Rob Godfrey listens to what their supporters want and if changes are needed they are made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted December 10, 2012 I was watching through some meetings from the all conquering side of 2000+ and I must admit, When Nigel Pearson was the mic man he certainly got the crowds going, so much atmosphere in the stadium back then. I just think we need a team worth cheering for again, last season was a joke. The team that was put together did not have an out and out clear leader and it showed on the shale. Stead is back, and I am loving that, but what is it with the promotion and Richard Hall ? Hall has stated in the past that his away form is utter rubbish, so whats different now ? why not go with a more direct, exciting team with riders who are hungry and who can actually ride the away circuits ? we need to act fast because there are still a fair few good riders available, lets snap them up and get this team signed sealed and delivered. I;d say that out of the last four or five seasons the only team that was any good was 2011 (parker, ashworth etc..) since then the promo have bumbled, bodged, and thrown together cheapy crappy teams that are so safe and predictable it makes me sick, utter dross, remember the team combined with Cooper, Smethills, Martin ? what a shambles, how on earth did the management think we were going to win anything with that shower of dross ? I went to the Sheffield Scunthorpe match a few months back, and the atmosphere was so dull before the meeting, it was weird, you could honestly hear a rat p!ss on cotton it was that quiet. Lets hope the rest of the team building is a success. One man does not make a team, and if the team building continues to go the way it is, then we are heading for a butt whooping next season. I am sorry about the negativity posts, but i am a very passionate tigers fan and it pains me to see a club like sheffield with the facilities and the fastest track in Britain, serve up such safe, dross, dull same old same old teams year in year out. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandit1991 5 Posted December 10, 2012 how about this out of who Is left? 1. Stead - 9.58 2. Damien Koppe -5.00 3. Linus Eklof - 6.24 4. Joe Haines - 5.04 5. Ryan Fisher - 8.78 6. Todd Kurtz - 4.38 7. Jake Knight - 3.00 3 solid heat leaders, Joe Haines will improve and Kurtz is a solid reserve. The problem is the likelihood Koppe would drop to reserve and Kurtz to the main body. Hopefully by that time Koppe will have more confidence etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squall 270 Posted December 10, 2012 remember the team combined with Cooper, Smethills, Martin ? what a shambles, how on earth did the management think we were going to win anything with that shower of dross ? Cooper? Dross? Really? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinny 2,536 Posted December 10, 2012 A poor mans richard hall 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psycho3a 101 Posted December 10, 2012 http://m.thestar.co.uk/sport/speedway/speedway-american-wells-could-end-up-back-on-track-1-5210689 This signing I would be happy with, showed great improvement at home but was very consistent away, if we could just manage to get out of the Hall deal and go for someone like Taylor Poole who is young and has aspirations to improve and ride at elite and world level, he had a bad injury last season and maybe came back to soon a little like Joe and Adam Roynon but they both proved themselves last season.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Long Eye 278 Posted December 10, 2012 how about this out of who Is left? 1. Stead - 9.58 2. Damien Koppe -5.00 3. Linus Eklof - 6.24 4. Joe Haines - 5.04 5. Ryan Fisher - 8.78 6. Todd Kurtz - 4.38 7. Jake Knight - 3.00 3 solid heat leaders, Joe Haines will improve and Kurtz is a solid reserve. The problem is the likelihood Koppe would drop to reserve and Kurtz to the main body. Hopefully by that time Koppe will have more confidence etc. Doesn't Eklof ride in Sweden on Thursdays? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 53 Posted December 10, 2012 Claes Nedermark worth a place ??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
