ruckerroo 792 Posted July 30, 2019 if kent can limp to the play offs and somehow get 7 fit riders they are still the equal of any team in the league, they've had a shocking run of injurys 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigACE 91 Posted July 30, 2019 Given all the injuries last nights result was not a surprise. Shame because Kent were going along nicely. I adopted them as other team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GWC 495 Posted July 30, 2019 I’m sure everyone who attended the meeting were also overjoyed that Kent only had 6 riders. Unless you know and understand the strict rules surrounding this sport then it would have been baffling to someone who didn’t!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted July 30, 2019 8 hours ago, ruckerroo said: if kent can limp to the play offs and somehow get 7 fit riders they are still the equal of any team in the league, they've had a shocking run of injurys Yep! Gilkes should be fit and they could even tempt Ablitt to change his mind by then in meetings that don’t affect his average! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 31, 2019 11 hours ago, GWC said: I’m sure everyone who attended the meeting were also overjoyed that Kent only had 6 riders. Unless you know and understand the strict rules surrounding this sport then it would have been baffling to someone who didn’t!! Five riders. R/R for Spooner and no one at 6 or 8. In fact Leicester finished the match with five as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Crusader 135 Posted July 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Five riders. R/R for Spooner and no one at 6 or 8. In fact Leicester finished the match with five as well. Agree but the difference being that for two races the Kings only had one representative so were never going to be able to claw points back but at best stay as they were! Due to the silly 2 point rule the fans were robbed again. I'm so pleased I never wasted my money on this one Kent is expensive at the best of times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted July 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, Old Crusader said: Agree but the difference being that for two races the Kings only had one representative so were never going to be able to claw points back but at best stay as they were! Due to the silly 2 point rule the fans were robbed again. I'm so pleased I never wasted my money on this one Kent is expensive at the best of times. Out of curiosity why is the silly 2 point rule to blame? I would argue that not lining up a number 8 when running RR and knowing that Gilkes had taken a knock was issue 1, then Gilkes declaring he was unfit to ride on the Monday morning rather than the Sunday issue 2. The other question that remains is will Kent get into trouble for fielding an under strength side or does that not apply to home teams? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Old Crusader said: Agree but the difference being that for two races the Kings only had one representative so were never going to be able to claw points back but at best stay as they were! Due to the silly 2 point rule the fans were robbed again. I'm so pleased I never wasted my money on this one Kent is expensive at the best of times. As a neutral, i still enjoyed it. With so few options now in the south east, beggars can't be choosers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted July 31, 2019 Not sure what it says about Kent, or in fairness to them the attitude of young riders / amateur riders, if they can't find anyone willing to ride at number 7 in an NDL match? Why were they not inundated with options from SDL level riders? young or a bit older? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted July 31, 2019 18 minutes ago, HGould said: Not sure what it says about Kent, or in fairness to them the attitude of young riders / amateur riders, if they can't find anyone willing to ride at number 7 in an NDL match? Why were they not inundated with options from SDL level riders? young or a bit older? I think there were plenty of options available to the however riders receiving phone calls on Monday lunchtime doesn't really give them much chance of being prepared/getting out of work and to the track in the necessary time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, HGould said: Not sure what it says about Kent, or in fairness to them the attitude of young riders / amateur riders, if they can't find anyone willing to ride at number 7 in an NDL match? Why were they not inundated with options from SDL level riders? young or a bit older? It was announced they'd been on the phone since monday morning, but couldn't find anyone willing or able to ride. No one loses a home match on purpose. Some promoters would have conveniently left a hose pipe on, or said there was emergency electrical work going on in the area. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East End Fan 426 Posted July 31, 2019 12 minutes ago, cityrebel said: It was announced they'd been on the phone since monday morning, but couldn't find anyone willing or able to ride. No one loses a home match on purpose. Some promoters would have conveniently left a hose pipe on, or said there was emergency electrical work going on in the area. Cityrebel makes a very good point. We were told that the track had been under floods of water on Sunday, easily an excuse for cancelling a difficult fixture I would guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Crusader 135 Posted July 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Out of curiosity why is the silly 2 point rule to blame? I would argue that not lining up a number 8 when running RR and knowing that Gilkes had taken a knock was issue 1, then Gilkes declaring he was unfit to ride on the Monday morning rather than the Sunday issue 2. The other question that remains is will Kent get into trouble for fielding an under strength side or does that not apply to home teams? S4s you have made a very good point. I've not taken much notice of number 8's as they never seem to be included /declared in team line ups these days. But thinking ahead and covering the possible scenarios it would have been good to have made the arrangements you suggested. I would just like reserves to be replaced by guests according to average as with others in the team. But then I'm from a simpler time speedway in the 70's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Crusader 135 Posted July 31, 2019 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: As a neutral, i still enjoyed it. With so few options now in the south east, beggars can't be choosers. Good for you if you can afford it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted July 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, Old Crusader said: S4s you have made a very good point. I've not taken much notice of number 8's as they never seem to be included /declared in team line ups these days. But thinking ahead and covering the possible scenarios it would have been good to have made the arrangements you suggested. I would just like reserves to be replaced by guests according to average as with others in the team. But then I'm from a simpler time speedway in the 70's. The problem on this occasion is that both absent reserves are still on 2.00 averages. Kent were in a very difficult position as usual number 8 Mulford is still suffering from the spill the previous week at Kent, previous stand in James Laker had already been booked when the late news that Gilkes wasn't available came through. That left the phone calls being made on Monday but late notice and lack of available locals plus Kent being an outpost for some made it a thankless & fruitless task. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
