Terrace Grumbler 337 Posted August 27, 2019 34 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Danny... is showing improvement You can make figures show anything. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Tosh1218 said: Right then don't shoot the messenger.,early in the season were calling me for my assessment of Danny Phillips so here are the stats for Danny for 2019 8 th season riding in league speedway at any level, in his 8 th season he is still riding in the lowest level of team speedway Belle Vue colts he has upped his average in the lowest tier from 6.74 to 7.64 hes still not a heat leader in the lowest league Newcastle Diamonds He started on a 2 pt average Hes still on a 2 pt average after riding in 20 matches home average is 4.21 after 11 home matches away average is 1. 47 after 9 away meetings 2019 has been a season with watered down team averages of 38 pts increasing to 40 pts for team built games purposes He is 23 yrs old and in real terms the Championship is a far easier league than it ever has been due to the amount of development league riders been used lower down in all the championship teams So nearly one year on from been released by Scunthorpe originally due to been poor last season and myself been slated on here by Diamonds fans last year .Can anyone tell me Danny has been a success for you or is he lucky to have a Dad who is a promoter of Newcastle . This is not a vendetta against him but it's time to realise that speedway is about improvement that's what wins matches at any level and that is what Newcastle are low down in the league HI . how can the leagues improve when the doosh bogs that ru(i)n the sport cant get to grips with their own rules ? heres one .. you can build a team to a max of 38 points and later down the line you can rebuild it again to 40 points average . these clampets who run this sport need to take a long hard look at it . some of the things they come up with are laughable . 1 man in charge of 2/3 teams and poor drew left out . hope he gets fixed up and puts two fingers up to sheffield . it wasnt that at the start of the season when they were drooling about mr kemp . no rider should be allowed in the championship with an average over 8.00 . unless you are called Scott nicholls . and the othe two blokes . .. please DONT reply to my post as at this moment in time , i C.B.A. .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted August 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Terrace Grumbler said: You can make figures show anything. sure can , i know an accountant like that . i think he/she was involved in speedway @ one time .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Terrace Grumbler said: You can make figures show anything. Yes, you can,,, speedway is often all about a numbers game. Edited August 27, 2019 by ruffdiamond Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted August 28, 2019 15 hours ago, Tosh1218 said: Right then don't shoot the messenger.,early in the season were calling me for my assessment of Danny Phillips so here are the stats for Danny for 2019 8 th season riding in league speedway at any level, in his 8 th season he is still riding in the lowest level of team speedway Belle Vue colts he has upped his average in the lowest tier from 6.74 to 7.64 hes still not a heat leader in the lowest league Newcastle Diamonds He started on a 2 pt average Hes still on a 2 pt average after riding in 20 matches home average is 4.21 after 11 home matches away average is 1. 47 after 9 away meetings 2019 has been a season with watered down team averages of 38 pts increasing to 40 pts for team built games purposes He is 23 yrs old and in real terms the Championship is a far easier league than it ever has been due to the amount of development league riders been used lower down in all the championship teams So nearly one year on from been released by Scunthorpe originally due to been poor last season and myself been slated on here by Diamonds fans last year .Can anyone tell me Danny has been a success for you or is he lucky to have a Dad who is a promoter of Newcastle . This is not a vendetta against him but it's time to realise that speedway is about improvement that's what wins matches at any level and that is what Newcastle are low down in the league Whilst i agree with the sentiment of the post in all fairness to Danny his average of 7.64 would see him as 2nd or 3rd heat leader in every NL team except the one he is currently in (yes his average has been boosted by riding as a second string). In the Champs most sides would be delighted with a reserve who has doubled their home average although true averages are the GSA's and not with bonuses included so its safe to say that most riders wouldn't / haven't had the chance to stay in a team long enough to creep up to 3.05 at home and a whopping 1.20 away (the only riders to record worse are Luke Chessell who tried to return after serious injury and Tom Woolley who was signed as a sacrificial lamb and half way into the season). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highside 118 Posted September 4, 2019 When is the 90th anniversary meeting taking place ? its all gone quiet . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted September 4, 2019 2 hours ago, highside said: When is the 90th anniversary meeting taking place ? its all gone quiet . Depends when they can arrange the Cup Final for. It will then be arranged around that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted September 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, StevePark said: Depends when they can arrange the Cup Final for. It will then be arranged around that. That'll be Oct 27th, by the way the other semi-finalists are dragging it out 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ruffdiamond said: That'll be Oct 27th, by the way the other semi-finalists are dragging it out Redcar vs Eastbourne Semi is this Fri & Sat (weather permitting!) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted September 4, 2019 Yet again, if a team is more successful than others, they will be trying to cram all their fixtures in in a short period, similar to Workington last year, & all at a time when then weather is turning for the worst & a bit cooler. I thought this year cup competitions took priority over league fixtures to get them finished by a certain date so all competitions are not at the end of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, IronScorpion said: Yet again, if a team is more successful than others, they will be trying to cram all their fixtures in in a short period, similar to Workington last year, & all at a time when then weather is turning for the worst & a bit cooler. I thought this year cup competitions took priority over league fixtures to get them finished by a certain date so all competitions are not at the end of the season. TBH I'd much rather have all the finals at the end of the season - apart from the Shield - rather like they do in footy (League Cup Final March-ish, FA & Euro Cups right at the end) as it should make for an exiting end to the season. Having said that, all the gaps (racing every fortnight) up until July wasn't the brightest idea in my opinion. I blame the fixture compilers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted September 4, 2019 8 hours ago, StevePark said: TBH I'd much rather have all the finals at the end of the season - apart from the Shield - rather like they do in footy (League Cup Final March-ish, FA & Euro Cups right at the end) as it should make for an exiting end to the season. Having said that, all the gaps (racing every fortnight) up until July wasn't the brightest idea in my opinion. I blame the fixture compilers Think it's to stop situations where cup final is ran so close to the end... If it is cancelled due to weather it might not make the cut off for the end of the season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted September 8, 2019 Does anyone think that we should run a league and cup double header against the Bears at home ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted September 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Does anyone think that we should run a league and cup double header against the Bears at home ? No. Financial suicide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bringbackHalifax 238 Posted September 8, 2019 I would run the first leg at Brough otherwise it could be a financial nightmare anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites