The White Knight

I simply cannot agree with this. Tai cannot be considered as part of the reason for Speedway's "downward spiral" in this Country. Indeed he could conceivably be part of the reason that Speedway retains the limited support it already has. Tai, for me is a brilliant Rider who likes to be Number One in all things and, on a Speedway Track he has the ability to back it up. His tattoos, piercings are not my thing - but that does not add or detract from anything he does on the Track so I'm not really bothered about that. What I am bothered about is the state of British Speedway these days. It seems to me that, like it or not, Woffinden is the only British Rider to dedicate himself totally to his professionalism. He wants to be top dog and more importantly, he wants his Country to be the same. He, believes he can to paraphrase Donald Trump make Great Britain Speedway Team Great again. He may be right, of course he could be wrong. Personally I think he has a chance of doing it provided he gets the support of the Riders, Management, BSPA, Promoters and Supporters.

I'm with you two on this. My opinion is the same as regards years ago. I have so many happy memories - and I only go back as far as 1964.

So you would say he was up the Pole? :rofl:

You are entitled to your view - I am entitled to mine. I do not agree with you. We will leave it there.

RYDE?????

But we finished SECOND!!! Who was it who scored the majority, by a long way, of our Points. Tai Woffinden, thats who. Without him and his ideas - see where we get this year. I will predict - NOWHERE!!! Obviously - you don't like Tai. You are one of those who is happy to see Great Britain slide down the pecking order in World Speedway. Some of Tai's ideas make sense to me - and if he can put us back on the map in a Speedway sense - then good luck to him. He deserves a chance to try. As for, as you put it, "acts like baby and takes his ball back" - has it ever occurred to you that he may have had no choice in his actions if they wouldn't listen to him if that was the case. But read my Post - he could just be right - you certainly can't say he is wrong.

Only because he can't get anywhere with his ideas. Have you ever thought - Tai might just be right. If you want Speedway to stay the way it is then fine - we won't get anywhere. If you want it to improve then perhaps Tai should be listened to - he is most certainly not an idiot. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that he could improve Great Britain's Speedway Team massively. It might not work - but unless we try something different we will be doomed to stay in the Speedway doldrums for a very long time. Tai could indeed be the answer. As I have said, it may not work but what have we got to lose if we give him his head on this?

................... and once they have gone it is bloody difficult to get them back. :sad:

Good question Gary....................................................

Following that logic it looks like the next time will be in Ystrad Mynach. :D

I think Tai has a point. As a Nation, we haven't done really well at International level for years. Once we were the best in the World bar none. Now we are also rans. Those currently running British Speedway have hardly set the World alight have they? People are always Posting that British Speedway needs a sort of Supremo - perhaps putting Tai or someone else in overall charge of Speedway might work. The current system certainly isn't working now.

You are too kind RD.

Dear me - what an analogy. :nono: :rofl:

What an absolute mess. :sad:

Thank you so much for all of that information Ozrik. I hope if you meet him again you would be so kind as to pass on my very best wishes. I never met him I just loved watching him ride and race. Thank you in advance. Ian.

Slough???

Is it not 'Conservation' we are talking about here lucifer sam? See what I did there. Coat required? :unsure:

True - but I personally rate Briggo and Adams above (just) Ashby and Crump. All four of them were very fine Riders though with Briggo the best by quite a distance. Just my opinion of course - others may disagree.

I would just like to offer my sympathy to the Riders and Supporters of Coventry Speedway. You must all be feeling awful now - I know I did when my Track closed. I sincerely hope that a way can be found to resurrect Coventry Speedway in the very near future. In the meantime, sadly all we can do is to hope for the best. Very best wishes for the future. Ian.

Thank you for that beefy keefy. :approve: I hope and pray that his slight improvement continues.

Probably not - but there is no harm in conjecture.

A great Rider who could have gone on a lot longer than he did if I remember correctly.

Cheeky sod. :rofl:

Fair enough. :rofl:

So are you saying that all of my thoughts and opinions are wrong?