E I Addio 15,845 Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Mikkel Bech has injured his wrist mountain biking and apparently will be out for the next 6 matches. Add to that his Danish Championship rounds and we'll hardly be seeing him again this season, plus Kim Nillsson will also miss one meeting for the Swedish championship. , Danny King fills in for Bech in one match while Rory Schlein , who now seems to ride for Lakeside more than he rides for Kings Lynn will cover most of the others. And when the music stops we find that Dave Watt jumps into Peter Kildemands seat for Swindon against Eastbourne tonight while Watt's team mate at Lakeside, Adam Ellis, will be riding for ..err... Eastbourne. Lets hope they all remember which Kevlars to wear. Hope you kept up with all of that. Crazy ! Edited August 11, 2014 by E I Addio 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
semion 2,192 Posted August 11, 2014 Maybe we should just have two sets of 7 riders, who tour around the Country representing each team. Billy Smart eat ya heart out. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted August 11, 2014 Mikkel Bech has injured his wrist mountain biking and apparently will be out for the next 6 matches. Add to that his Danish Championship rounds and we'll hardly be seeing him again this season, plus Kim Nillsson will also miss one meeting for the Swedish championship. , Danny King fills in for Bech in one match while Rory Schlein , who now seems to ride for Lakeside more than he rides for Kings Lynn will cover most of the others. And when the music stops we find that Dave Watt jumps into Peter Kildemands seat for Swindon against Eastbourne tonight while Watt's team mate at Lakeside, Adam Ellis, will be riding for ..err... Eastbourne. Lets hope they all remember which Kevlars to wear. Hope you kept up with all of that. Crazy ! Bech was due to miss Leicester on Saturday anyway due to his World U21 Championships!! It will be interesting to see if he rides?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Fever 274 Posted August 11, 2014 Maybe we should just have two sets of 7 riders, who tour around the Country representing each team. Billy Smart eat ya heart out. The sooner GB has a squad system of some sort the better. Swedish teams 'sign-up' guest riders for the season so why not something like that? At least you'd always get the same guest - who in fact would be virtually a team member. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
semion 2,192 Posted August 11, 2014 Is there a stato who can tell us how many Guests were used in the Elite last season compared to how many have been used so far this season ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,373 Posted August 11, 2014 Mikkel Bech has injured his wrist mountain biking and apparently will be out for the next 6 matches. Add to that his Danish Championship rounds and we'll hardly be seeing him again this season, plus Kim Nillsson will also miss one meeting for the Swedish championship. , Danny King fills in for Bech in one match while Rory Schlein , who now seems to ride for Lakeside more than he rides for Kings Lynn will cover most of the others. And when the music stops we find that Dave Watt jumps into Peter Kildemands seat for Swindon against Eastbourne tonight while Watt's team mate at Lakeside, Adam Ellis, will be riding for ..err... Eastbourne. Lets hope they all remember which Kevlars to wear. Hope you kept up with all of that. Crazy ! That's the norm these days.!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheReturn 1,724 Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Swedish teams 'sign-up' guest riders for the season so why not something like that? At least you'd always get the same guest - who in fact would be virtually a team member. This happened at Long Eaton, for about 18 months, Mick Poole was a regular guest rider for us, and in the end we ended up signing him before our demise. But with him being a regular guest every 2/3 weeks he did become very much our 8th rider, he always felt to us fans that he was part of our team with him guesting for us so frequently. Edited August 11, 2014 by TheReturn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lioness 1,455 Posted August 11, 2014 Is there a stato who can tell us how many Guests were used in the Elite last season compared to how many have been used so far this season ? I suspect that SCB might have the figures, certainly for last season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted August 11, 2014 That's the norm these days.!! And unfortunately it is inevitable until we get more Brit riders. Squad systems are not really viable to British Speedway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy jimmy 298 Posted August 11, 2014 Well if Bech is put for the next 6 matches, why not sign Danny King to race instead of him? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heathen chemistry 660 Posted August 11, 2014 haha and they just got rid of peter karlson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted August 11, 2014 I suspect that SCB might have the figures, certainly for last season Ill work it out later if I remember! Will be more guests this year as in the past the first rider missing had to be r/r but now you can use a guest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevtheRev 122 Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) I see agent Watt was activated at Eastbourne - 4 rides and just 3 points, beating just 1 Eastbourne rider. Edited August 11, 2014 by KevtheRev 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marko 956 Posted August 11, 2014 Won't be the last time Agent Watt makes an appearance this season, still I expect he was on a fixed priced wage as a guest tonight so no skin off his nose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Fever 274 Posted August 11, 2014 And unfortunately it is inevitable until we get more Brit riders. Squad systems are not really viable to British Speedway. Why ever not? No-one is suggesting the squad has to be GB riders, or even that it must be a 'squad' - just riders that are already riding here would do, 'signed' as a regular guest - it would make the fans feel like he's almost part of the team (as The Return said post #7). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
