Forknights 16 Posted June 20, 2018 No real surprise to see the Somerset promotion upsetting the fans again They portray themselves as friendly approachable people but that is the furthest thing from the truth. I hope more people like myself and my travelling friends walk away again just like we did last year after there unbelievable behavior 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Hmm tractor breaks down in the middle of a grade , not a ploy by somerset i take it ? Wrong thrread but nevermind.. Edited June 20, 2018 by Starman2006 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted June 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: Hmm tractor breaks down in the middle of a grade , not a ploy by somerset i take it ? Wrong thrread but nevermind.. Poole are doing ok. Ford would want cones put around it and crack on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted June 20, 2018 17 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: Poole are doing ok. Ford would want cones put around it and crack on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted June 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Starman2006 said: Hmm tractor breaks down in the middle of a grade , not a ploy by somerset i take it ? Wrong thrread but nevermind.. Caught from us mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted June 21, 2018 16 hours ago, Dave1964 said: Have tried to get new LED floodlights installed but initial costs have frightened promotion. The amount saved in running costs would repay quite quickly. http://www.sportsbeams.com. Join the club have tried numerous times but mention the outlay there's panic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted June 21, 2018 16 hours ago, The Cheese said: I know Somerset aren't the first to do so but don't understand why anybody would think that sacking someone by text is acceptable. Reading Wright's version of events that he attempted to make amends it's a shame any problems couldn't have been sorted out then,. Jeppesen seemed to have made a promising start, hopefully he can get himself a Championship place. Think Charles version is slightly different to the promoters version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted June 21, 2018 3 hours ago, sugarray said: Think Charles version is slightly different to the promoters version. Listening to Garry Mays interview it suggests an apology from Wright to May was all it would have took to restore calm. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idh 209 Posted June 21, 2018 Just now, bigcatdiary said: Listening to Garry Mays interview it suggests an apology from Wright to May was all it would have took to restore calm. correct 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted June 21, 2018 1 hour ago, bigcatdiary said: Listening to Garry Mays interview it suggests an apology from Wright to May was all it would have took to restore calm. Sounds like the damage is done. And does it help to mention "whether he means it or not" re an apology? Bit pointless, if it's not sincere it's worthless. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 340 Posted June 21, 2018 Blimey ! and people accuse me of moaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,783 Posted June 21, 2018 43 minutes ago, waytogo28 said: Sounds like the damage is done. And does it help to mention "whether he means it or not" re an apology? Bit pointless, if it's not sincere it's worthless. I take that to mean that Wright and May are never going to see eye to eye but if he had been man enough to apologise despite that he would have kept his job. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,890 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) The sad thing is, like I said the other day and commented on last night at the speedway, that nobody wins in all of this. It's comes across as playground stuff from both Charles Wright and Garry May. Everybody loses.... Charles Wright loses as he no longer has a job at Somerset. Garry May loses as his reputation takes a massive dent with the handling of sacking a rider(s) via text message. The Somerset team performance loses as we've sacked last weeks top scorer. The Somerset fans (most important of all) loses as we lose our longest serving rider and most entertaining. The only person who stood to gain from all of this was Claus Vissing but even he now loses as he is so far out of depth riding at no.3 he failed to score last night. If we had had Charles Wright last night, or frankly anybody who would of scored 4 points or so we would of blown Poole out of the water, along with Jake's misfortunes. I hear a few people stayed away last night because of the events of this past week which I'm surprised at. I'm first and foremost a Somerset supporter and all I want is to be entertained on a Wednesday night with good racing and see my team win. Against a better side who weren't carried by their star reserve, we probably would of lost last night and got entertained alot less in the process without Charles. Sad situation all round. Edited June 21, 2018 by Najjer 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idh 209 Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Najjer said: If we had had Charles Wright last night, or frankly anybody who would of scored 4 points or so we would of blown Poole out of the water, along with Jake's misfortunes. I hear a few people stayed away last night because of the events of this past week which I'm surprised at. I'm first and foremost a Somerset supporter and all I want is to be entertained on a Wednesday night with good racing and see my team win. Against a better side who weren't carried by their star reserve, we probably would of lost last night and got entertained alot less in the process without Charles. Sad situation all round. Excellent Post Najjer I Totally agree Edited June 21, 2018 by idh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted June 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, Najjer said: The sad thing is, like I said the other day and commented on last night at the speedway, that nobody wins in all of this. It's comes across as playground stuff from both Charles Wright and Garry May. Everybody loses.... Charles Wright loses as he no longer has a job at Somerset. Garry May loses as his reputation takes a massive dent with the handling of sacking a rider(s) via text message. The Somerset team performance loses as we've sacked last weeks top scorer. The Somerset fans (most important of all) loses as we lose our longest serving rider and most entertaining. The only person who stood to gain from all of this was Claus Vissing but even he now loses as he is so far out of depth riding at no.3 he failed to score last night. If we had had Charles Wright last night, or frankly anybody who would of scored 4 points or so we would of blown Poole out of the water, along with Jake's misfortunes. I hear a few people stayed away last night because of the events of this past week which I'm surprised at. I'm first and foremost a Somerset supporter and all I want is to be entertained on a Wednesday night with good racing and see my team win. Against a better side who weren't carried by their star reserve, we probably would of lost last night and got entertained alot less in the process without Charles. Sad situation all round. Don’t think Garys reputation has taken a dent. Did the right thing when a rider acts like a brat. You can’t tell your boss to eff off when taken out of a heat As for Allens dropped points, they were both self inflicted so it was frankly hilarious when he came out on the centre green to be interviewed. First of all he got a puncture by hitting the kick boards. Who put the bikes wheel on the kick boards? He did ! Secondly his chain came off causing him to fall. Whose fault is that? His or his mechanics! Should have checked the tension on the chain. No doubt that Somerset were worthy winners though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites