neb 312 Posted June 3, 2013 i did hear in the bar at leicester last night its highly unlikely that leicester are going to release magnus karlsson i also heard it was a strong possibility that he was comming to join you at glasgow not sure which one is true,anyone else know any different? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harman 14 Posted June 3, 2013 i did hear in the bar at leicester last night its highly unlikely that leicester are going to release magnus karlsson i also heard it was a strong possibility that he was comming to join you at glasgow not sure which one is true,anyone else know any different? Doesn't look like Magnus is going to Glasgow if you read their latest press release on the Glasgow website, they having been contacting everyone and no one can commit to a Sunday track? As mentioned on another thread Nedermark, Sanchez, Tressarrieu, Poole, North,Stichauer, etc just a few names off the top of my head that should be available for a Sunday track. Maybe not head leaders but sign two of these and you have a stronger team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD 1,327 Posted June 3, 2013 Doesn't look like Magnus is going to Glasgow if you read their latest press release on the Glasgow website, they having been contacting everyone and no one can commit to a Sunday track? As mentioned on another thread Nedermark, Sanchez, Tressarrieu, Poole, North,Stichauer, etc just a few names off the top of my head that should be available for a Sunday track. Maybe not head leaders but sign two of these and you have a stronger team. Therein lies part of the problem for the new owners of being a Sunday track. They will be acutely aware that the lack of rider availability on a Sunday is a major threat and tried during the close season to change to a Friday night which was refused. The sooner we can do that the better and have a wider choice of riders to choose from. As it stands we are likely to have to pay through the nose to get anyone half decent, and the new owners have said they won't break the bank for riders. We'll just have to wait and see. With r/r for Wright only Grieves above gets an extra ride, the rest are a bit of a lottery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glasgowmicktiger 142 Posted June 3, 2013 Could we sign bridger? at least we'd win at home hes looking good but would he fit. Could we sign bridger? at least we'd win at home hes looking good but would he fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,259 Posted June 3, 2013 Therein lies part of the problem for the new owners of being a Sunday track. They will be acutely aware that the lack of rider availability on a Sunday is a major threat and tried during the close season to change to a Friday night which was refused. The sooner we can do that the better and have a wider choice of riders to choose from. How many more people would come on a Friday? I know a lot of people who wont. Maybe the promotion should ask the questions:- (1) Which day/night would you prefer. Sunday or Friday? (2) If the race day was changed would you still attend? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluejam 846 Posted June 3, 2013 Could we sign bridger? at least we'd win at home hes looking good but would he fit. Could we sign bridger? at least we'd win at home hes looking good but would he fit. Bridger has been riding for Rybnik in Liga 2 in Poland this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 947 Posted June 4, 2013 How many more people would come on a Friday? I know a lot of people who wont. Maybe the promotion should ask the questions:- (1) Which day/night would you prefer. Sunday or Friday? (2) If the race day was changed would you still attend? If you were to change to a weekday, then what would be the cost to install floodlightlng that would also meet safety standards ? Given that Friday is already the established race night for Scotland's major team, to run in direct competition could result in both venues losing some support to the other. Perhaps Wednesdays, which used to be the Tigers race day in 1964, or Thursdays, which has been used at Ashfield when summer daylight permits, are other alternatives worth considering. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveallan81 330 Posted June 4, 2013 Perhaps Wednesdays, which used to be the Tigers race day in 1964, or Thursdays, which has been used at Ashfield when summer daylight permits, are other alternatives worth considering. Ashfield FC must abide by the following rule: “The club must have the sole use of the ground or “shared” use approved by the SJFA and be in a position to establish security of tenure for the ground and to play matches as and whenever required.” The playing season officially commences each year on the third Saturday in July, and terminates on the third Saturday in June the following year, a substantial overlap with the speedway season. Weeknight games are usually scheduled from the start of the season until second week in September, then re-commence around the second week of the following April. The only day of the week on which teams are not obliged to play is Sunday. There is no season-long fixture list issued for the football, and matches can be arranged at very short notice, particularly towards the end of the season. While I don't doubt that the fixtures secretary would make every effort to avoid the possibility, if Ashfield were awarded a fixture that clashed with a scheduled Tigers match, the football would have to take precedence. For that reason alone, regular Wednesday night racing at Ashfield would seem highly unlikely and while football arranged for Thursdays/Fridays is relatively rare, scheduled speedway matches could still fall prey to the same scenario. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snedscot1 0 Posted June 4, 2013 Racing on Sunday os maybe not ideal, but don't forget you did put together a successful team couple of years ago and Sunday racing has not caused Newcastle too many problems over the past couple of years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted June 4, 2013 Racing on Sunday os maybe not ideal, but don't forget you did put together a successful team couple of years ago and Sunday racing has not caused Newcastle too many problems over the past couple of years. Quite correct. Sticking with Brits and young Danes, not involved in Poland, we have not had a great problem with signing riders. The Brits of course, can hold down a full 5 day job whilst riding on a Sunday, and the Danes, when they get better, and contemplating Poland, are usually getting snapped up by EL teams then. The spin off, and not really the case with Scottish teams, is we get a reasonable number of Northern teams fans, if they treat the day as a day out for speedway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mervjankefanclub 48 Posted June 4, 2013 Hard to believe, but Sunday has been Glasgow's regular race day for the best part of 20 years now.To be honest I fail to see how moving it is going to make a great deal of difference to anything, whether it be a winning team or a larger crowd. Installing floodlights in order to run night meetings would be a massive gamble and one which could cost the club dearly as speedway fans are creatures of habit.................anyway MJFC likes to get the peltin' simmet on of an evening these days 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD 1,327 Posted June 5, 2013 Two team changes for this weekend apparently. Find out tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
