Plymouth Gladiators 2024

[Fromafar 10,363]

12 minutes ago, Neila said:

Got to feel for Plymouth, obviously running to a budget, can't pick a rider out of thin air, been soggy all winter while major track work has been going on, now still soggy and the track is struggling to dry out, then your 1st meeting on a bank holiday weekend against a side that will pull in the fans, home and away, now in doubt due to incomplete team and a dodgy track. Hope the meeting is on at the weekend as it could make or break the full season 

Have the management stated there is problem with track.?

[arnieg 3,643]

14 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

Are you sure? As far as I'm aware there's no such rule as a NL guest? If you're not allowed a facility it's 75% of the missing riders average.

Anyway couldn't they just sign (say) Dimitri Berge, have him not turn up and then use a 75% guest?

[Neila 1,161]

1 minute ago, Fromafar said:

Have the management stated there is problem with track.?

Press and practice cancelled due to track conditions   have you not seen the track work over winter? Very soggy to say the least and some major work got done,  see photos on Facebook, hope it drys out in time for the weekend 

[Neila 1,161]

3 minutes ago, arnieg said:

Anyway couldn't they just sign (say) Dimitri Berge, have him not turn up and then use a 75% guest?

Think the rules are/were the rider has to ride an official fixture before a facility is allowed,  as 3 laps Eddie a couple of years ago 

[Fromafar 10,363]

3 minutes ago, Neila said:

Press and practice cancelled due to track conditions   have you not seen the track work over winter? Very soggy to say the least and some major work got done,  see photos on Facebook, hope it drys out in time for the weekend 

Looking at a picture of track work before it is finished is not anything to go by IMO.

[Neila 1,161]

Looking at photos on Facebook it was more like major reconstruction to extend the track, well done Plymouth for doing this, but think the soggy winter has caught them out a bit, just hope it's dry in the next few days . Forecast windy and showers so hopefully the track will dry out before Saturday 

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2 minutes ago, Neila said:

Looking at photos on Facebook it was more like major reconstruction to extend the track, well done Plymouth for doing this, but think the soggy winter has caught them out a bit, just hope it's dry in the next few days 

Plymouth - BBC Weather

[Jaizer 2,864]

Didn't wolves get the 75% guest facility for Becker, and James wright at Birmingham too? Didn't he get injured in a testimonial at Plymouth before had ridden for Brummies? Don't know why Plymouth wouldn't at worst get that facility

[StevePark 2,781]

5 hours ago, Devil said:

Well if thats the case Ben Trigger only lives up the road from the track

Trigger is part of Redcar's 1-7, so would be ineligable, surely? 

[Marksman 536]

8 minutes ago, Jaizer said:

Didn't wolves get the 75% guest facility for Becker, and James wright at Birmingham too? Didn't he get injured in a testimonial at Plymouth before had ridden for Brummies? Don't know why Plymouth wouldn't at worst get that facility

Yeah this '75% guest rule' is in the 2024 rulebook under no facility, so at worst Plymouth could just get a guest up to 5.87 avg.

Looking at a list of these riders from what I can see aren't already riding on Saturday;

Castagna
Heeps
Atkins 
Lambert
Mountain
Knudsen
Bailey

etc.

[arnieg 3,643]

32 minutes ago, Neila said:

Think the rules are/were the rider has to ride an official fixture before a facility is allowed,  as 3 laps Eddie a couple of years ago 

But a guest for Berge would be under the 'no facility'.

[HGould 2,213]

I saw on Countryfile that South West eg Devon and Cornwall had 300% of average winter rainfall from 1 December to 29 February.

I cancelled a week in mates cottage from Thursday for a week on basis of forecast down there next 10 days last weekend. 

Off to Portugal tomorrow. 

Plymouth rain off won't be because of this week it'll be past 3 months. 

Hopefully they can sign someone for a month as they seem confident Covatti will be back on early May. 

We'll done them for not paying 4 figure sums especially after Crump did them over big time

 

[szkocjasid 3,028]

1 hour ago, arnieg said:

Anyway couldn't they just sign (say) Dimitri Berge, have him not turn up and then use a 75% guest?

 

58 minutes ago, Neila said:

Think the rules are/were the rider has to ride an official fixture before a facility is allowed,  as 3 laps Eddie a couple of years ago 

They used a 75% guest for Dan T last year, when he got injured before appearing. So I'd assume the same rule can be used for Covatti.

[Catalan 717]

3 hours ago, Jaizer said:

Didn't wolves get the 75% guest facility for Becker, and James wright at Birmingham too? Didn't he get injured in a testimonial at Plymouth before had ridden for Brummies? Don't know why Plymouth wouldn't at worst get that facility

Because Neil Vatcher has said no.

[Skidder1 7,637]

3 hours ago, HGould said:

I saw on Countryfile that South West eg Devon and Cornwall had 300% of average winter rainfall from 1 December to 29 February.

I cancelled a week in mates cottage from Thursday for a week on basis of forecast down there next 10 days last weekend. 

Off to Portugal tomorrow. 

Plymouth rain off won't be because of this week it'll be past 3 months. 

Hopefully they can sign someone for a month as they seem confident Covatti will be back on early May. 

We'll done them for not paying 4 figure sums especially after Crump did them over big time

 

Just back from Portugal today. It was cool and raining when I left with similar forecast for Easter!! Enjoy.