george.m 3,063 Posted September 1, 2014 You had the brilliance of Pijper , but all from the gate . The usual couple of exciting races from Rusty when he missed the gate . The extravagances of Garrity locking up all over the place and the reliability of Kennett , except when Garrity got in his way . Apart from that you had two races in one going on . The two proper PL riders up front and Wobblers playtime going on the length of the straight behind . Only the predictable closeness of the scoreline kept us interested . If we are forced to go into a meeting against the Smugs in a fortnight , armed with a couple of wobblers , it will be a nausiating slaughter . Just thinking , was just as well Thomsen spat the dummy and we got Aarnio in cause Anders would probably have been at that rained off rubbish in Poland yesterday too . Just goes to show the difference between being at a meeting and seeing it for yourself. Versus reading the opinions of others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,102 Posted September 2, 2014 Just goes to show the difference between being at a meeting and seeing it for yourself. Versus reading the opinions of others. As I said before , that rubbish on Facebook is only people trying to guilt trip those who gave it a miss . Was one of the poorest meetings of the season 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arthur cross 492 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Wasn't the original FastTrack idea that it was utilised in the PL but the PL promoters turned it down as bad for business. There were significant easy-to-spot drawbacks about a Fast Track scheme for the PL beyond any basic "bad for business" viewpoint. At the time the EL's scheme was being devised last November, it needed 20 riders to be drafted across the 10 EL teams and we've all seen what a wide range of abilities that proved to embrace ... at that same time, it would have needed 24 riders to be drafted across 12 PL teams with the consequently even wider stretching of abilities and, as it turned out, Peterborough's later inclusion as the PL's 13th team would have required a 25th and 26th drafted reserve at this level. But the biggest drawback was how far flung the 13 PL teams are across the British map compared to the much tighter-knit range of either EL or NL clubs ... don't forget, 6 PL clubs (Glas/Edin/Berw/Newc/Wkgtn/Redcar) are well north of the EL's northern outpost at Belle Vue and the NL's northern outpost at Scunthorpe. Drumming up a big enough list of suitable draftees for the EL was a tricky enough task ... now try drumming up a bigger number of suitable riders with the extra proviso of them being able (perhaps affected by other work commitments outside speedway) to guarantee devoting enough travel-time to reach whichever PL club drafted them despite most of these suitable being based inside or close beside the much tighter-knit NL map. Probably a 12-rider (or as it proved 13) for a PL draft for one reserve place in each side (with the other reserve place still fluctuating on the month-by-month averages around the other 6 riders in each team) would be as far as you could realistically attempt given the supply of riders set against the amount/location of teams ... but then, how do you rank the PL clubs fairly for just a single pick each compared to the EL's double-pick that had the more obvious parity-guideline of 1st pick-&-20th pick, 2nd-&-19th, 3rd-&-18th, etc alongside any clubs being able to protect their own eligible assets. Edited September 2, 2014 by arthur cross 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lioness 1,458 Posted September 2, 2014 As I said before , that rubbish on Facebook is only people trying to guilt trip those who gave it a miss . Was one of the poorest meetings of the season Looks like DJEuan is joining you and I on the naughty step for not toeing the line Paul lol. Welcome to the naughty step DJE, its Paulco's round There were significant easy-to-spot drawbacks about a Fast Track scheme for the PL beyond any basic "bad for business" viewpoint. At the time the EL's scheme was being devised last November, it needed 20 riders to be drafted across the 10 EL teams and we've all seen what a wide range of abilities that proved to embrace ... at that same time, it would have needed 24 riders to be drafted across 12 PL teams with the consequently even wider stretching of abilities and, as it turned out, Peterborough's later inclusion as the PL's 13th team would have required a 25th and 26th drafted reserve at this level. But the biggest drawback was how far flung the 13 PL teams are across the British map compared to the much tighter-knit range of either EL or NL clubs ... don't forget, 6 PL clubs (Glas/Edin/Berw/Newc/Wkgtn/Redcar) are well north of the EL's northern outpost at Belle Vue and the NL's northern outpost at Scunthorpe. Drumming up a big enough list of suitable draftees for the EL was a tricky enough task ... now try drumming up a bigger number of suitable riders with the extra proviso of them being able (perhaps affected by other work commitments outside speedway) to guarantee devoting enough travel-time to reach whichever PL club drafted them despite most of these suitable being based inside or close beside the much tighter-knit NL map. Probably a 12-rider (or as it proved 13) for a PL draft for one reserve place in each side (with the other reserve place still fluctuating on the month-by-month averages around the other 6 riders in each team) would be as far as you could realistically attempt given the supply of riders set against the amount/location of teams ... but then, how do you rank the PL clubs fairly for just a single pick each compared to the EL's double-pick that had the more obvious parity-guideline of 1st pick-&-20th pick, 2nd-&-19th, 3rd-&-18th, etc alongside any clubs being able to protect their own eligible assets. An excellent analysis Arthur 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinh88 571 Posted September 2, 2014 Would I be able to get the DVD sadly I couldn't the afford the admission but it sounds an Ashfield spectacular Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,102 Posted September 2, 2014 Would I be able to get the DVD sadly I couldn't the afford the admission but it sounds an Ashfield spectacular Sadly since " Glasgow's greatest ever guest reserve " had to miss his glorious return to Ashfield , why would you want the DVD ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinh88 571 Posted September 2, 2014 and GP Star lets not forget Paul!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,102 Posted September 2, 2014 and GP Star lets not forget Paul!!! Glasgow's greatest ever guest reserve is surely a higher accolade than GP star 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinh88 571 Posted September 2, 2014 He wasn't there on Sunday because he was racing in Poland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,102 Posted September 2, 2014 He wasn't there on Sunday because he was racing in Poland That's where all the GP stars usually spend their Sundays Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJEuan 57 Posted September 3, 2014 The U21 Restaging is apparently now on the 27th Sept. So we're all good for the Edinburgh match.......phew. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,102 Posted September 4, 2014 The U21 Restaging is apparently now on the 27th Sept. So we're all good for the Edinburgh match.......phew. That weekend was due to be Theo's testimonial , but i'm reading this morning that he's shelved it till next season . And given that , that weekend is the Glasgow September weekend , we could even race on the Monday if we have rescheduled a league meeting and the lads are struggling to get back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Skid 426 Posted September 4, 2014 Sadly since " Glasgow's greatest ever guest reserve " had to miss his glorious return to Ashfield , why would you want the DVD ? No doubt he'll be making an appearance at Ashfield fairly soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
