
BWitcher
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I would never argue that it wasn't a fantastic event to be at, I have always said that an average speedway meetings in front of a large crowd with a great atmosphere is better than a great meeting in front of a sparse crowd. Wembley and the size of the crowd, the names taking place and the prize at stake obviously amplified that many times over.
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Have a little think about why 1981 is being talked about.. reading the opening post might help.
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You're clearly not keeping up with the general gist of the thread are you.
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It's the ultimate example of how folks look back and forget the dross. If that meeting was a Grand Prix now it would be being slagged off.
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This is not a matter of 'opinion'. What is it with speedway fans who think they can spout things that are factually wrong and hide behind 'opinion'. Nothing bad about being wrong, you simply hold your hand up, learn and move on. What really makes folk look foolish is when they are shown to be wrong and continue to trot out the 'opinion' line.. generally then followed by abuse. In this case, you've completely changed your argument. It is your opinion that the current regulations do more harm than good. That is fair enough, it is an opinion. Whether that opinion has any weight behind it would be determined by WHY you think they do more harm than good.. but an opinion nonetheless. However, your initial statement was something very different when you stated that many rules contradicted each other. It is nothing to do with an argument about semantics, you were asked to name ONE rule (bearing in mind you said there were many) and have failed to do so. Now, even more bizarrely you seem to be claiming you are speaking a different language to the rest of us and have your own definition of what contradiction means?
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It's not a contradiction as you are only quoting half of the rule.
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Tai Woffy filming on tv Dec 18th Clare Balding show
BWitcher replied to Badge's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
And this is the attitude that has British Speedway where it is now... -
Tai Woffy filming on tv Dec 18th Clare Balding show
BWitcher replied to Badge's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Did they? Not at all convinced that is the case. Lack of tv money as said above a far more likely factor. -
Tai Woffy filming on tv Dec 18th Clare Balding show
BWitcher replied to Badge's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
The rule didn't cause Swindon or Wolves to lose their top riders. They CHOSE to lose them. -
Exactly.. it's an utter myth that there are far too many rules. They come up with some poorly written ones for sure, but too many? Nope.
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Tai Woffy filming on tv Dec 18th Clare Balding show
BWitcher replied to Badge's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Surprised you even know who he is. -
You were told that rules changed every other week? You just accepted that and decided to tell that to others? Did it never occur to you to ask which rules?
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In other words youre completely wrong and are too much of a child to admit it and resort to abuse.
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And still you persist with your fantasy. Never ever in the history of the sport have the rules changed every other week. That is fact.
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There is no argument. I simply call it as it is, if someone posts utter nonsense I'll say so. It says a lot about the poster when they continue to try and claim that utter nonsense is true.
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You can't get the detail because THERE WERE NO RULES that changed every other week.
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Bless, of course you did. So none of them care about the score, who scored, top scorers. None of them have fantasy teams etc. You're talking absolute rubbish. You see, I can provide facts, you just concoct unproven fantasy stories. Fantasy Premier League.. just ONE game, over 5 million players.
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Name one. You can't. There were no rules that changed 'every other week'. The conversation never happened.
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Let us hear the reasoning behind this 'opinion' of yours? Statistics is a multi BILLION dollar industry in sports alone due to it's popularity with MILLIONS. Quite clearly it is not 'unfashionable'. As said, you are wrong.
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Tai Woffy filming on tv Dec 18th Clare Balding show
BWitcher replied to Badge's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Cardiff. Next question? -
You might wish to learn what an opinion is. You have stated that having an interested in stats is 'unfashionable or socially inept'. That is incorrect, therefore you are wrong. Nothing to do with opinion. Now, if you'd simply said it didn't interest you, that's your opinion and is fair enough.
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Exactly.. and some of these stats could be immensely useful to team managers as well..
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Once again you are utterly wrong in your observation. Your constant reference to 'geeky' is way out of date. Stats are massively popular. Every single sport on TV the coverage is laden with stats. Fantasy Sports which is immensely popular is all stats. Definition of geek: an unfashionable or socially inept person. Doesn't quite fit the bill I'm afraid.
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I've taken many new folk to the sport over the years. Not once, ever has any one of them questioned filling a programme in. Indeed they've all been keen to do it and found it very useful to look back to see how riders had done earlier in the meeting. The other important aspect of course is the complete lack of scoreboards at speedway. Most sports you have something somewhere telling you the score.
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Of course they did. What rules were these 'intricate' rules that they were enquiring about then that change 'every other week'. Feel free to name just one.