Skidder1 7,637 Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: A bit like Danny Ford's statement re Drew Kemp not getting a place though Paraphrasing he said "they" reduced the points limit to encourage the release of the top riders whilst "we" kept them and its the like of Drew that gets replaced by a 4 pointer I'd say that he is the "they" rather than the "we" but it still happened....... ...except that Danny didn't arrive at the meeting til after the points reduction was agreed by others!!!! The meeting was held on the day of the Pairs at Oxford and Danny got stuck in traffic and arrived mid-meeting!! Unfortunately the 'my dad is bigger than your dad' argument didn't hold up this time!! Edited March 8, 2023 by Skidder1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Central 2,654 Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 4:14 PM, mikebv said: Hopefully he is a Discovery appointed CEO.... That would explain it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,291 Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Grand Central said: That would explain it. And would also suggest that Discovery can see a positive future for the Sport in the UK, and obviously their own business, if someone can almost "save the promoters from themselves" and run the sport like a bona fide sport that wants to be taken seriously... You wont get anywhere near the sports potential (Poland proves what it can become), if fans and major sponsors cannot take it seriously, (even many die hard fans of the actual sport struggle)... With some major names back, it's the best year in a long time to try and build some positive momentum, so a good time to take the control away of those who would struggle to understand how to deliver it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted March 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Skidder1 said: ...except that Danny didn't arrive at the meeting til after the points reduction was agreed by others!!!! The meeting was held on the day of the Pairs at Oxford and Danny got stuck in traffic and arrived mid-meeting!! Unfortunately the 'my dad is bigger than your dad' argument didn't hold up this time!! Probably says more about me than anything else but I know have an image of Wacky Races in my head with Danny the 'Dick Dastardly' character shaking his fist whilst stuck in traffic I'm still thinking about who should be which of the other participants Lame excuse IMO - it would've been more than that one little session to come up with the final plan. He wouldve had his chance. Ultimately he is still within the "we" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,291 Posted March 14, 2023 A good interview in the Speedway Star with Phil.... States he may "upset some", but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. Let's hope he has the mandate to do so... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,097 Posted March 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. A ton of water on the track? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, mikebv said: A good interview in the Speedway Star with Phil.... States he may "upset some", but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. Let's hope he has the mandate to do so... As long as BV has as much chance as anyone else of being peed off Edited March 14, 2023 by Bald Bloke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,291 Posted March 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: As long as BV has as much chance as anyone else of being peed off A lot of his views strangely mirror those of Adrian Smith.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted March 17, 2023 Excellent idea - Phil has shown he can manage the SGP - but think he has a harder set of “nuts to crack” with the “premiership” promoters. will be intersting to see how long this lasts :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speedtiger 327 Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 6:33 PM, mikebv said: A lot of his views strangely mirror those of Adrian Smith.... And look what happened to him…he did a runner or was he pushed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,291 Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Speedtiger said: And look what happened to him…he did a runner or was he pushed? Left baffled and disillusioned? Wondering how such a fantastic spectacle can be so completely undermined by (some) of those who actually deliver it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 6:42 PM, mikebv said: Left baffled and disillusioned? Wondering how such a fantastic spectacle can be so completely undermined by (some) of those who actually deliver it? ...and completely undermined by some of those who (used to) watch it!? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,783 Posted March 18, 2023 The customer is always right....its a bad businessperson who points the finger of blame at their punters however irritating some of them might be. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,644 Posted March 19, 2023 10 hours ago, Bagpuss said: The customer is always right....its a bad businessperson who points the finger of blame at their punters however irritating some of them might be. The customer is often wrong. It is just bad business practice to be caught acknowledging it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
