Starman2006

Easiest target you mean...

Yep, you outlined that very well.. Neils not a yes man..

And everybody is telling us he's a yes man.......NO...

Mate i can't remember what happened last week, nevermind 5 year ago.. You tell me, because as far as quality goes we havn't got it, again, see my post above, Yes we do actually have some reasonable young kids, thanks to the NL, but again, they will never reach the pinical of the poles danes Aussies and even the Latvians, if you like. You've also actually answered the question yourself Neil can only do with what he has at his disposal, see my above post..

Thats very correct, you take on a yearling and you can train it and bring it on the correct way then sell it on with no vices or if you are an owner who's brought it on put it in training with a well respected up front Trainer. As for your second point, thats my point exactly, we have nobody, Correction, we do, but the likelyhood being they will never, reach the standard of the Poles Dane Aussies, why, see my post above. Tell me this, when Bomber retires Scott is not interested and we hopefully still have Tai, who else do we have?? Thats why you really can't fault Neil for trying, he's doing his best with what he has at his disposal.. Here they all come, two by two, its like bloody Noa's Ark...

Er one thing Neil is not, a yes man..

Well lets face it, ther's nobody else out there that could do better given the riders at Neils disposal. As i said, i was very pleased with Bridgers attitude, and Barker did ok, but you can't turn selling platers into Derby horses, no matter what you feed them. We are patiently not good enough, and still won't be in 2-3-4-5 years time.. Why, because it all revolves around money facillities abillity and the biggest of all,,,Ambition...

Thanks R@R

Must be a reason why he's quit??

Can somebody tell me how Darcy and Magic faired today?

you're right, they were better...

Thank you. Very well said. But i can assure you this will go in one ear and out the other with the Managers on here... Those glasses look a little off colour to me, with your MR Lyon...

Orion, why do we have the RIGHT to beat the USA or Latvia?. You tell me 4 riders who would have done better??

Apply for the job then, you obviouly appear to think you know it all... i can imagine it now, john Leslie, comedian and Team GB Manager... Nah hasn't got the right ring to that... lets try it the other way John Leslie Team GB manager and Comedian. Nah, lets take away the Team GB part.....

You convieniently missed out the Rob Lyon bit. Another example of commenting when and what it suits...

I think you'l find that Neil is all for our boys to go over to the big tracks for international test matches. Yeh, but had Lyon tried that this year you would have needed binoculars to see our riders and scores.. unless you are happy to see that. But no, ang on, you'd moan about that if we were tailed off..

Im talking about other clubs bank managers, if they have one!!! So if Neil shouldn't be Team GB manager who should be?, and what are they going to do differently to bring about a change in class of rider? As i said, you can't turn a selling plater in to a Derby horse...

No but he has to work with them, if they didn't want to ride for him we wouldn't have won what we did. Same as any football manager, the board sign the player, if they don't fancy him the won't play for him.. Next question... Think your wrong there mate, both Rosco and Adams could do absolutely no different to neil. As for Chris and Darcy, both were out there to be signed by other promoters, but Matt signed them both while other promoters were kipping. There is also such a thing as a bank manager..

Absolute Garbage 4 league titles 3 runners up several K O winners Trophies and league cup and several others tells me you are way wrong.

I love to go see you say that to his face... As for your bottom quote, that proves you have no idea. Quote, id prefere a manager that NO RIDER wants to ride for but gets the best out of his riders.. Ha Ha,,, what riders!!! Riders like Crumpie Darcy and Chris know their jobs, they don't need to be told what to do, but if they go to Neil he will advise as best as posible. But then again, like all the managers on here, you know better don't you,,,, Not..

Your wasting your breath mate. Many on here are so anti poole its untrue, those chips on there shoulders must arf be starting to weight them down now.

Very good post..

Nobody could do anything different to what Neil did, of course, i wouldn't expect you to believe that.. We are simply miles behind the rest of the European countries. and one other useless piece of imformation, no Elite League, no Team GB. Then perhaps all the "So called" Team managers on here will be really happy.. But then, you'l have nothing to moan about.. Oh ang on, there's always Poole and Matt Ford.. All that said, the most pleasing aspect for me was to see Bridger ride the bike properly taking it seriously and not showboating.

Where we gonna find 7 riders to mix it with the Aussie's Danes Poles?

Funny that, i was waiting for a comment like that. Had we beat the Latvians and the USA, somebody would have said, well, we ought to but we are crap for just beating them, on the otherhand you say we should have beaten them so we are crap for not. You want it allways.. Tell you what, like all the other so called Team managers on here, why don't you write to the powers that be and offer your services, im sure you could do better.... Not!!!