Grachan 7,362 Posted June 30, 2021 Surely this means Sheffield are riding without a "rising star" in the team. Is that within the rules? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,277 Posted June 30, 2021 39 minutes ago, Grachan said: Surely this means Sheffield are riding without a "rising star" in the team. Is that within the rules? Yes/No/Maybe/Possibly/Probably/Definitely/Definitely not/It's in the interests of Speedway/It doesn't really matter * * Delete as applicable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millersfan444 4 Posted June 30, 2021 Sheffield had Kyle Bickley as the guest for Josh Bates last week. He is not in a team as a Rising Star but is on the Rising Star list, so perfectly legal as would be Nathan Greaves, James Shanes or Connor Mountain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted July 1, 2021 7 hours ago, millersfan444 said: Sheffield had Kyle Bickley as the guest for Josh Bates last week. He is not in a team as a Rising Star but is on the Rising Star list, so perfectly legal as would be Nathan Greaves, James Shanes or Connor Mountain. Connor Mountain races for Lynn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted July 1, 2021 As farcical as this RS guesting situation is in itself the more pertinent point for me is the impact on his own team If Anders does well then he puts the very slim chance his own team has of catching Sheffield as the vulnerable 4th placed team in deeper jeopardy I suppose the only saving grace is that in the scheme of things the play offs and even winning a championship mean eff all in terms of any tangible reward! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted July 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: As farcical as this RS guesting situation is in itself the more pertinent point for me is the impact on his own team If Anders does well then he puts the very slim chance his own team has of catching Sheffield as the vulnerable 4th placed team in deeper jeopardy I suppose the only saving grace is that in the scheme of things the play offs and even winning a championship mean eff all in terms of any tangible reward! That's always possible whoever the guest, at whatever position. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,277 Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: As farcical as this RS guesting situation is in itself the more pertinent point for me is the impact on his own team If Anders does well then he puts the very slim chance his own team has of catching Sheffield as the vulnerable 4th placed team in deeper jeopardy I suppose the only saving grace is that in the scheme of things the play offs and even winning a championship mean eff all in terms of any tangible reward! Imagine if Poland ran with this? I am sure Betard would be delighted for Woffy to top score for Gorzow to help knock Wroclaw out of a play off slot.. I am sure that they would also be both eager and delighted to sign off their several hundred thousand euro sponsorship deals for both team and individual again for next year... Whilst such nonsense exists, the sport can never move forward.. No matter what else they try and do to improve its following.. "Being taken seriously" and "Having credibility" are two simple and very, very, basic fundamentals if you want to attract investment or just basic custom... Edited July 1, 2021 by mikebv 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, NeilWatson said: That's always possible whoever the guest, at whatever position. Can't argue with that but at least the replacement has similar or lower average In this case its 3 points higher on true form but masked by the RS grading system I'm thinking that perhaps Ioswich should replace Anders with a new signing up to his 5.49 average and then replace Drew with Anders as the RS Can't see anything in the rules to prevent that.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndbendbeerhut 1,781 Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Can't see anything in the rules to prevent that.... Will be tomorrow. Not that the Witches have even thought of doing that.. . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartoszZmarzlikFan 491 Posted July 1, 2021 Going to be funny if Sheffield lose after bending the rules. Anders Rowe isn't the key rider tonight though it's Troy Batchelor. Batch rides well then Sheffield win, Rides poorly then BV take 4 big points back to Manchester imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted July 1, 2021 I think that we need to be on our top form, and as it been pointed out Troy Batchelor needs to show more, if we are not then I think that Aces will come out on top. Clever move by the Sheffield management to get Anders Rowe in as a Guest for Josh Bates. Anders is still on the Rising Star list, the fact that Ipswich choose not to use him as a Rising Star is irrelevant, but you do have to question how well they thought out the Rising Star Scheme, to me it appears to have been cobbled together with very little thought. But what's new. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Can't argue with that but at least the replacement has similar or lower average In this case its 3 points higher on true form but masked by the RS grading system I'm thinking that perhaps Ipswich should replace Anders with a new signing up to his 5.49 average and then replace Drew with Anders as the RS Can't see anything in the rules to prevent that.... Anders is on the Rising Star programme, so I would say that yes this could be done . Would be ruthless management, but very clever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndbendbeerhut 1,781 Posted July 1, 2021 22 minutes ago, spin king said: Would be ruthless management, but very clever. Thats not for the Witches then... Either bit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,662 Posted July 1, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 3:02 PM, Phil The Ace said: But surely signing a contract to be in a clubs 1-6 relinquishes his spot as a rising star Absolutely agree with that,once he chose not to be a rising star he should have been taken off the list.Which obviously would have been before the start of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r8gdp 461 Posted July 1, 2021 6 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: As farcical as this RS guesting situation is in itself the more pertinent point for me is the impact on his own team If Anders does well then he puts the very slim chance his own team has of catching Sheffield as the vulnerable 4th placed team in deeper jeopardy I suppose the only saving grace is that in the scheme of things the play offs and even winning a championship mean eff all in terms of any tangible reward! All anders will be bothered is more track time . The more laps you do on different tracks hopefully you lol get better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
