Pinny 2,536 Posted April 25, 2022 Newcastle wont last the season. Awful team building. And not sure i have any sympathy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,426 Posted April 25, 2022 40 minutes ago, Pinny said: Newcastle wont last the season. Awful team building. And not sure i have any sympathy. Can u suggest where they get replacements from,i watched them yesterday cant fault there effort just a shame more fans cant see that! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamapotts 17 Posted April 25, 2022 Please help. I thought a reserve had to have 3 programmed rides. NS rode 3 last night but 1 was a RR didn't think that counted? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaizer 2,864 Posted April 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mamapotts said: Please help. I thought a reserve had to have 3 programmed rides. NS rode 3 last night but 1 was a RR didn't think that counted? Never been programmed rides. Long as has 3 rides between heats 1 and 14 all legal 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted April 25, 2022 14 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: Same here... Rob watching from the back straight miles away from the riders, rather than in the pits stirring them on... It would be hard to throw a number out, but we arrived at 10 to and our ticket numbers were in the 400s... Still think a lot of people come in for free through the pits... Even 500 fans is woeful, even for a National League side... Must admit my patience for George is running out rapidly, surely there's a better option out there... Even Justin Sedgmen would be better... At least it would put James at reserve for a month or so... And the BWD scenario is just getting silly now... Be interesting to know who he was with (all had Newcastle jackets on), and luv to have been fly on the fence listening to what was said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly 172 Posted April 25, 2022 Fully deserved win by Oxford, thou its obvious that Diamonds are currently very poor. Hopefully things will turn around for them soon. Thomas and Ruml both very good, big improvement from lesser showings the previous night at Berwick. We need to get Batchelor going to remain competitive against other teams thou, especially away from home. With Heeps and McDonald having not really ridden yet, difficult to know where we actually stand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lbw 869 Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Hilly said: Fully deserved win by Oxford, thou its obvious that Diamonds are currently very poor. Hopefully things will turn around for them soon. Thomas and Ruml both very good, big improvement from lesser showings the previous night at Berwick. We need to get Batchelor going to remain competitive against other teams thou, especially away from home. With Heeps and McDonald having not really ridden yet, difficult to know where we actually stand. Oxford may just & only just creep into the play offs but Nicholls & Batchelor are not doing there jobs never mind looking elsewhere in the team. Newcastle & Birmingham are below everyone & I think Oxford will be fighting with Scunny & Plymouth for 6th place. Edited April 25, 2022 by Turnip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leander 495 Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 7:15 PM, geoff100 said: Congrieve and rumi same 4.oo average worlds apart ,some good close racing on a cold afternoon wont go in shorts again ! Last season Ruml (at Plymouth) was in the same position as Congreve this season. i.e. assessed on an overinflated average. He was generally poor last season and didn't get close to 4.00 by the end of the season. That's why he's on a 4.00 this year, as that's the minimum average he will always be assessed on. Plymouth released him and Oxford took a chance, and boy does it appear to have paid off. he's a different rider this year. As Scott Nicholls said, He won the meeting for them yesterday. (memories of Mark Thorpe spring to mind. As for BWD my understanding is that he needs an op on his shoulder. That said, he's needed an op since he was injured pre -covid and still hasn't had it done. It's obviously reasonably ok riding once a month or so in New Zealand but not twice a week in the UK. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonds85 700 Posted April 26, 2022 16 hours ago, Tsunami said: Be interesting to know who he was with (all had Newcastle jackets on), and luv to have been fly on the fence listening to what was said. Was it not just Dave Tinning and the co promotors? I have no idea, never seen Dave before so I dunno. Plus I couldn't see far enough to be able to tell who them men were. Maybe it's Granty begging for extra money after blowing the 50k on Brad and George Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbieblackadder fan club 145 Posted April 26, 2022 Have I missed something have we had an investment of £50k into the club as I can’t remember seeing anything in print Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted April 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: Was it not just Dave Tinning and the co promotors? I have no idea, never seen Dave before so I dunno. Plus I couldn't see far enough to be able to tell who them men were. Maybe it's Granty begging for extra money after blowing the 50k on Brad and George It may well have been Dave Tinning, but Steve Pate is also a Promoter, and also the Team Manager, so he would have been in the pits managing the team and the changes. Like you I could not see clearly who the others were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ch958 2,395 Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 9:03 AM, Pinny said: Newcastle wont last the season. Awful team building. And not sure i have any sympathy. thats not just Newcastle suffering though, its one team fewer for the league. We need more not less. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,783 Posted April 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: Was it not just Dave Tinning and the co promotors? I have no idea, never seen Dave before so I dunno. Plus I couldn't see far enough to be able to tell who them men were. Maybe it's Granty begging for extra money after blowing the 50k on Brad and George Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted April 26, 2022 57 minutes ago, StevePark said: It wasn't Dave. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonds85 700 Posted April 27, 2022 21 hours ago, StevePark said: Sorry. Should've worded that better. I have seen pictures of Dave. Just meant I've never seen him at the meetings before, I dunno where he usually hangs out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites