The Third Man

the sheffield promotion dont like criticism, either on a forum or face to face, thats why the sheffield forum was closed down

not quite how it works, with a tac sub you gained an extra 2 points, 3 - 3 to a 1 - 5, with the tac rule you gain 5 points 3 - 3 to 1 - 8, so you need three tac subs 1 - 5 to gain on a one heat 1 - 8, and you can use two which means a possible gain of 10 points, impossible under the old rules, now which is better?

to be honest only those with very rose tinted glasses couldn't see the potential problems, it didn't take a genius. think albin and knight could still come good but we cant afford to carry haines and koppe as well as giving those two a chance. I cant understand why albin hasn't been at reserve when he was the one that showed more potential at the press and practice day

i must have missed the last 45 heats, what time did it finish?

everyone i have talked to hasnt got a season ticket so make sure the strongest reserve has the right gate in heat 2 and then swap them around, simple

This doesnt matter IF you have a team manager that swaps things around, easy to play horses for courses with the reserves in a meeting

we always have riders knocking the door down to ride for sheffield, trouble is its a very strong door and they never get through it

Which ones? cant see any of the five we have signed who will improve, hopefully some will maintain their starting average of the two others suggested, richard hall hasnt improved his average in years If we sign wells he could improve his so we might have gone down the route of signing one rider who could improve

that would save me £50 per week

not certain but i think it was said at STARRS that hall and wells are signed, can anyone remember if this was the jist of it?

get the point, as i did in the first post, but lost me there sorry

there you go again accepting second best :lol:

just to play devils advocate can i just mention kym mauger and tony briggs and many other examples of sons not being able to follow in their fathers tyre prints. like i have already said, Jake impresed me with his enthusiasm and the fact he wants to ride at sheffield at the STARRS meeting, i hope he and all the other newcomers do well, i hope my opinion is not proven to be fact, but we will have to wait and see

to start, i have supported sheffield through thick and thin for 44 years, not just the last 10 good ones, mostly thin years as well, and i dont think Hoggy is blackmailing anyone, its not his style. but i will reserve the right to spend the money i earn on what ever i want to, if that isnt speedway, because i dont think it is value for money then so be it. so i will not be blackmailed into giving my money to sheffield each week by someone saying it will close if i dont, have you ever thought that if i dont go because i dont enjoy it then i obviously i wont be bothered if it closes will i? however i do not want sheffield to close, i want to go and be entertained each week, but i will not take the blame if it does because the product is not value for money.

Give us something to watch, or no 2014

best thing was until they gave the scorers at the end of the meeting we all thought that Jordan Framton had won heat 2 and surely finishing runners up in the play offs mean we finished second

as much as we can entertain ourselves between races, by talking, i would love to be entertained for the 15 races as well, and that was missing for a lot of last year

is there a button to click for not liking this? :lol:

and someone else who is there most Thursdays, Garry Stead

have to disagree i am afraid, i was thinking of terry thornhill

not for the last time, there seemed to be a complete lack of understanding from the team managers last season on a few matters. as SK said a team manager that can manage and not bow to the whims of individuals is a must, but when did we last have a real team manager?

the only problem i can see with this is at least keeping the numbers from last year, if some supporters dont see any improvement in either results or entertainment more could vote with their feet. winning the league has never been a priority for me, winning it twice in 44 years shows this, but i do want to be entertained, and i know you could argue that Richard will provide this, he was nearly a one man show in the PLRC, i think many wanted someone that could offer a little more. i hope i am wrong, and the enthusiasm from Knight and Koppe on thursday night does them a lot of credit, and i hope some people on me can say i told you so, but i am not totally convinced yet. We will all see in March

one miracle yes, two? who does it undermine, and how, are there really any speedway riders with such a gentle disposition that they get upset by what a few people say on here? and it is only a few people who come on here, how many have contributed 10 at most, so no one can claim to be representative of the fan base at all

he has a job in Leeds so is staying for a while then going back home for the final preperation, and some sun