The idea of junior races integrated into the main match is awful.
Swindon did so in 2003 and it totally disrupted the flow of the Meeting.
On a number of occasions matches had reached a critical stage when, loe and behold out come three or four Juniors to take the atmosphere and tension back down to snooze level.
Also there is the prospect of inexperienced riders crashing and potentially causing long delays to the main meeting, or even worse, a cancellation. That would do the sports fragile credibility the world of good wouldn't it?
Thankfully, Rosco has already stated that the Juniors will get their much needed racetime after the conclusion of the main meeting in 2004.
Hope all his decisions are that good this season, we won't go far wrong if they are!!.
47-31 to the Hammers
Cradley
John Hart 7
Goog Allan 6
Leo Mcauliffe 5
Eric Hockaday 5
Ivor Hughes 4
Chris Julian 4
George Major 0.
West Ham
Sverre Harrfeldt 12
Ken Mckinlay 9
Malc Simmons 9
Norman Hunter 8
Brian Leonard 5
Tony Clarke 2
Reg Trott 2
Ex Leicester and Hackney, early 80's, and not very good!
Swindon nearly signed him in '83
The only Cradley and Oxford Norwegian i can think of is Ulf Lovaas.
Frigbo don,t insult Eric by suggesting he rode for the wolves,how they would have wished.
He only ever rode for one British team "CRADLEY".apart from the guest appearances
Not me suggesting such a thing
However he did ride in a Challenge Match for them in '78 before joining Cradley
Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen, Finn Thomson, erm, now I'm struggling.
Hans Daniellsson?
And, would I be right in thinking Erik Gundersen turned out for Wolves ever so briefly before Cradley?
Could have any of Neils Weiss, Johannes Fransden, Leif Berlin, Knud Ellegaard