RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted September 1, 2015 Classic piece of Eurosport. Decided track work was going to delay the meeting so went for another ad break just after having had one - just as the riders were coming out for heat 5! Sad that the weather's robbed us of a chance to enjoy the Malilla track for what looks like the final time this year :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandonbee48 1,194 Posted September 1, 2015 Match Summary. Vetlanda bring their gating boots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted September 1, 2015 Match Summary. Vetlanda bring their gating boots. Very much so. It's such a pity that we're not seeing the same superb race track that hosted the Malilla GP. Damn weather! Vetlanda are far too strong though. I'm amazed they've dropped any match points all season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandonbee48 1,194 Posted September 1, 2015 Very much so. It's such a pity that we're not seeing the same superb race track that hosted the Malilla GP. Damn weather! Vetlanda are far too strong though. I'm amazed they've dropped any match points all season. 21-39 and Tai not contributing a huge score. Wonder what the gate will be for the second leg? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Truro Robin 39 Posted September 1, 2015 I suppose this is the price you pay when you don't operate a guest system as we do here. Nicki is obviously a huge loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Heat 11 run in Sweden - Eurosport on ad break. Lamentable. As for Nicki, isn't Hans Andersen the replacement? (EDIT - Apologies, it's Buczkowski - hardly a junior though) Edited September 1, 2015 by rmc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted September 1, 2015 We've seen 9 of 11 heats due to Eurosport decidedinh to show us adverts. Dear God! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Truro Robin 39 Posted September 1, 2015 Heat 11 run in Sweden - Eurosport on ad break. Lamentable. As for Nicki, isn't Hans Andersen the replacement? (EDIT - Apologies, it's Buczkowski - hardly a junior though) Not quite the same as Nicki though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandonbee48 1,194 Posted September 1, 2015 We've seen 9 of 11 heats due to Eurosport decidedinh to show us adverts. Dear God! http://www.vipleague...eam-online.html Improve your Swedish at the same time and don't miss a moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) No, but it does show how a squad system isn't as wonderful as some think. http://www.vipleague...eam-online.html Improve your Swedish at the same time and don't miss a moment. Got CMore running as a back-up to Eurosport. At least we're getting the match - international Eurosport is just tennis right now. I do wonder if it just being carried on British Eurosport might explain the the TX errors. Will need CMore tomorrow for the second semi so time to refresh the Swedish, which amounts to the equivalent of: "A beer please" "HOW MUCH?????!!" Edited September 1, 2015 by rmc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Truro Robin 39 Posted September 1, 2015 No, but it does show how a squad system isn't as wonderful as some think. Got CMore running as a back-up to Eurosport. At least we're getting the match - international Eurosport is just tennis right now. I do wonder if it just being carried on British Eurosport might explain the the TX errors. It does seem to fail if your no.1 rider is missing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brandonbee48 1,194 Posted September 1, 2015 Thanks for the company all. Join you tomorrow. Regards. Alan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobMcCaffery 2,752 Posted September 1, 2015 It does seem to fail if your no.1 rider is missing. There was more to this than Nicki's absence. Just taking a crude calculation, if Nicki had gone through the card Dackarna would still have only managed 42, probably less if you adjust the minor positions. Can't see the second leg getting too much coverage in next week's double-header on TV. What a choice for a team manager when choosing nominated riders, Woffinden, Sayfutdinov and Zmarzlik. That tells the story, I feel. How did they manage to lose two league matches? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted September 1, 2015 Just go's to show one of the problems of a squad system ...You get to the play offs lose your best rider and the match becomes a non contest . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,859 Posted September 1, 2015 Just go's to show one of the problems of a squad system ...You get to the play offs lose your best rider and the match becomes a non contest . Which problems? Dackarna being rubbish hasn't anything to do with the squad system. Neither does it say anything about the squad system itself. This is how Dackarna decided to build their team. it is built around Nicki scoring 12+ points. The problem tonight was that MJJ+Doyle+Hans scored 14p together from 16 heats. A British style guest rider system would not change that. Remember that Vetlanda is also missing a rider, his name is Jarek Hampel, a pretty good rider. Thanks to the squad system, Vetlanda can use Emil S instead of Hampel. Rather than using a random rider for each meeting. Then look at the Vetlanda team, Emil S+Tai + Zmarzlik as heat leaders with Ljung and THJ as second strings + Holta at reserve. Nicki and Joonas would have made it closer but Vetlanda would have won easily anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
