Arson fire 4,785 Posted July 15, 2017 Rasmus Jensen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toontrader 72 Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) He has a lot of experience and has been around British tracks for a long time, I'm not saying he'd score bags of points, but he wouldn't be completely bad... Although the way some people are talking about him here... He must have done something to upset someone a while back... I wish I knew what people were talking about with the Watt saga... Then maybe I could agree... Think you'd find it hard being a Scunthorpe fan... With the groundhog day remark xD Also, Rene Bach being reffered to as a 7 point man... A 7 point man is perfect for the number 3 spot... I'd say, at the minute, Rene and Lewis would score similar points... (Maybe not this exact minute... But you know what I mean ) Polite version. In 2002 Newcastle were title contenders and just missed out. Watts performance at Stoke was regarded as being why we lost the title. All riders have bike problems or injuries which we accept. But Watts performance could not be accepted. At Exeter he was so bad that I recall Darryl Illingworth quit at the meeting and had to be stopped from quitting altogether by Tsunami, which would have meant the end of Newcastle Speedway. Since that season Watt has never been forgiven by the promotion, other members of the team that season, or supporters. He was never asked to guest for us or invited to any open meetings during the last 15 seasons. I cannot think of any other rider that has been blackballed by the Newcastle promotion like this. If he was ever booked as a guest or signed I would still not go to a meeting. Edited July 16, 2017 by toontrader 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) Polite version. In 2002 Newcastle were title contenders and just missed out. Watts performance at Stoke was regarded as being why we lost the title. All riders have bike problems or injuries which we accept. But Watts performance could not be accepted. At Exeter he was so bad that I recall Darryl Illingworth quit at the meeting and had to be stopped from quitting altogether by Tsunami, which would have meant the end of Newcastle Speedway. Since that season Watt has never been forgiven by the promotion, other members of the team that season, or supporters. He was never asked to guest for us or invited to any open meetings during the last 15 seasons. I cannot think of any other rider that has been blackballed by the Newcastle promotion like this. If he was ever booked as a guest or signed I would still not go to a meeting. At the Exeter meeting, George was on holiday and Darryl and I were the team managers. We were doing well in the league again and fancied our chances, as Exeter were not the full force early in that season. Darryl and I walked over the centre green and discussed the team talk to get our riders fired up. Davy looked over the track and said "well I"ll not get anything here". We had the team talk in the dressing room, and hoped we had inspired the team to do well, but unfortunately one rider, who was probable the best gater in the team, chose to deliberately drop the clutch last and only went to the first bend on half power. He coasted round making no attempt to race, whilst the rest gave their all as usual. That rider was pulled out of his last ride. At Stoke, it's best not to repeat what actually happened, but fair to say Davy was lucky to walk out of the stadium. Edited July 16, 2017 by Tsunami 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arson fire 4,785 Posted July 16, 2017 Polite version. In 2002 Newcastle were title contenders and just missed out. Watts performance at Stoke was regarded as being why we lost the title. All riders have bike problems or injuries which we accept. But Watts performance could not be accepted. At Exeter he was so bad that I recall Darryl Illingworth quit at the meeting and had to be stopped from quitting altogether by Tsunami, which would have meant the end of Newcastle Speedway. Since that season Watt has never been forgiven by the promotion, other members of the team that season, or supporters. He was never asked to guest for us or invited to any open meetings during the last 15 seasons. I cannot think of any other rider that has been blackballed by the Newcastle promotion like this. If he was ever booked as a guest or signed I would still not go to a meeting. Olly Allen came close allegedly lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted July 16, 2017 Olly Allen came close allegedly lol Yes at Arena Essex. 1 point I think he got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted July 16, 2017 Olly Allen came close allegedly lol Yes at Arena Essex. 1 point I think he got. Did he not wipe out Dickie Juul in the opening heat, too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted July 16, 2017 Did he not wipe out Dickie Juul in the opening heat, too? Probably Steve. We had to put him out of his misery and put someone else in for his forth ride. Great guest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boomerang 26 Posted July 16, 2017 personally dont give a monkeys about watt anymore that was past now to the future mr parks comment about jackobsen is a good call and its not often i agree with him i can tell you but if not its got to be robson watched last week against wolves and he looked right on his game. i no hes at reserve for rye but he still has to ride against all the rider,s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andys 224 Posted July 17, 2017 Stu Robson signed subject to bspa approval great signing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted July 17, 2017 Stu Robson signed subject to bspa approval great signing I'm glad to hear that we've signed him He was one of the very first Newcastle riders I got to see race properly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted July 17, 2017 I'm glad to hear that we've signed him He was one of the very first Newcastle riders I got to see race properly... it was just about a knocking-bet, but unfortunately,,, I think WKD will be putting more input into threads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted July 19, 2017 Due to a late change in circumstances, I have 2 second bend tickets for this weekends British GP, and University accommodation for Friday and Saturday available. The ticket value was £45 each, and the Halls rooms were £26 per person per night. Therefore total value of £194 but looking for offers. Let me know if anyone is interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted July 19, 2017 I'm interested but I can't go unfortunately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) I like the look of that lowering average for Tero, maybe for next year? Would make a great reserve... Partnered with Danny (if back) or Hopwood (preferably) That poses another interesting question... If given the choice next year... Ben Hopwood probably on an average higher than 2.00 or Danny Phillips on a 2.00? Edited July 19, 2017 by Dandelion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheScotsman 2,483 Posted July 19, 2017 So Robson doesn't come back to this division on his average from last season? Hmmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
