Hilly Posted Saturday at 09:48 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:48 AM Any improvement to the team can only be a good thing. Maybe we might even win at home on Monday with Birmingham seemingly doing an Oxford from last season and weakening their team. After a promising start, Gusts has been way off the pace recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Saturday at 10:51 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 10:51 AM On 4/18/2025 at 6:18 PM, szkocjasid said: Nothing I've seen from the Oxford promotion makes me think they know they have a weak team. Of course they've got to be positive in public, but match reports & articles always suggest they had bad luck or just need to iron out issues / riders need track time. Maybe once they've had their full 1-7 out & keep losing (if that happens) they'll look at strengthening up. But don't see anything happening soon. How they cannot see how bad the team was before the season started is beyond belief, Tungate is just an awful signing and looks disinterested. Janowski was better recently but overall performance was awful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted Saturday at 11:50 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:50 AM 3 hours ago, Normski said: If you read his interview in the Speedway Star Craig explains why he didn't ride for Leicester Don't get speedway star, so what were his reasons for signing for Leicester, then telling them on the eve of the season that he wouldn't? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornier Posted Saturday at 03:38 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 03:38 PM 6 hours ago, mikebv said: A blow for Gusts... It's an ill wind and all that... I wonder weather he will be back...? Coukd be a breeze for Cookie... Who knows, he may stir the pot a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Saturday at 04:18 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:18 PM It seems 99% of the fans on the Oxford fb page are against the change, plenty give good reasons such as Gusts is promising, hasn't had enough time, Cook is unreliable etc but they all seem to be missing a big point THE SPIRES HAVE LOST EVERY MATCH THIS SEASON. Now if they were a mid-table side or just missed out on the play-offs, all of those reasons would have been valid, but Oxford couldn't afford to do nothing. Quite a few also pointed out Tungate has been poor & should have been replaced with another heat leader instead - but none of them seem to realise there's no heat leaders out there willing to come over, otherwise Sheffield would have signed one. None of them were able to suggest a heat leader either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted Saturday at 05:42 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:42 PM There's riders out there at the right price...it's just that there's not enough money in the UK to sign said riders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted Saturday at 05:42 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:42 PM (edited) Speedway in the UK is sh#te! Edited Saturday at 05:52 PM by GiveusaB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted Saturday at 05:52 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:52 PM Having said that, I'm on heat 10 of the grand prix and I'm trying hard to stay awake!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted Saturday at 05:55 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:55 PM Thank heavens for BZ !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted Saturday at 07:51 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:51 PM Try tempting Timo Lahti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasta la vista Posted Saturday at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:11 PM (edited) Lahti not interested at all. Has Poland, Sweden and Denmark plus does a bit in Germany. Money won't get anyone else over in the UK. Edited Saturday at 09:20 PM by hasta la vista 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Saturday at 09:50 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:50 PM 5 hours ago, szkocjasid said: It seems 99% of the fans on the Oxford fb page are against the change, plenty give good reasons such as Gusts is promising, hasn't had enough time, Cook is unreliable etc but they all seem to be missing a big point THE SPIRES HAVE LOST EVERY MATCH THIS SEASON. Now if they were a mid-table side or just missed out on the play-offs, all of those reasons would have been valid, but Oxford couldn't afford to do nothing. Quite a few also pointed out Tungate has been poor & should have been replaced with another heat leader instead - but none of them seem to realise there's no heat leaders out there willing to come over, otherwise Sheffield would have signed one. None of them were able to suggest a heat leader either. Tungate hasnt scored many more than Gusts so why does he get given time. Cook is a decent replacement for Gusts but if they had a reasonable number one that would help more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Saturday at 09:55 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:55 PM 3 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Tungate hasnt scored many more than Gusts so why does he get given time. Cook is a decent replacement for Gusts but if they had a reasonable number one that would help more. Yeah, top end strength is what they need plus they prob got the wrong RS as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Saturday at 09:56 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:56 PM Just now, LisaColette said: Yeah, top end strength is what they need plus they prob got the wrong RS as well. And their RS is Australian!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Saturday at 11:21 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:21 PM 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: Tungate hasn't scored many more than Gusts so why does he get given time. Cook is a decent replacement for Gusts but if they had a reasonable number one that would help more. As poor as Tungate has been he's still got a higher 2025 average than Gusts riding in a tougher position. The team is stronger picking Tungate ahead of Gusts. If there is a 7+ rider willing to come over then Tungate could get dropped too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Saturday at 11:28 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:28 PM 1 hour ago, LisaColette said: Yeah, top end strength is what they need plus they prob got the wrong RS as well. I think Killeen has done ok this season, but I don't understand why they took him out of the draft & "saved" him for 2025. Officially they could've picked Jordan Jenkins as "RS". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted yesterday at 06:44 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:44 AM 13 hours ago, GiveusaB said: There's riders out there at the right price...it's just that there's not enough money in the UK to sign said riders! I don't think there is personally. I think riders have their schedules sorted and would only start flying over once other leagues finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 06:51 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:51 AM 2 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: I don't think there is personally. I think riders have their schedules sorted and would only start flying over once other leagues finish. Plus some Polish contracts can carry very severe penalties for missing meetings due to injuries sustained elsewhere... They pay some huge six figure amounts up front before the season starts, so riders have to very carefully weigh up whether it is worth having to pay all that back should they get injured riding for just several grand a night elsewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarBoy Posted yesterday at 07:15 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:15 AM 15 minutes ago, mikebv said: Plus some Polish contracts can carry very severe penalties for missing meetings due to injuries sustained elsewhere... They pay some huge six figure amounts up front before the season starts, so riders have to very carefully weigh up whether it is worth having to pay all that back should they get injured riding for just several grand a night elsewhere... A genuine question because I’m curious, does Sweden pay more than what the UK does? It seems like Sweden have no issues attracting the top names and the travelling time is negligible if a UK side is offering to pay more… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauldoveyspeedway Posted yesterday at 08:56 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:56 AM 10 hours ago, LisaColette said: Yeah, top end strength is what they need plus they prob got the wrong RS as well. Yeah...very poor team ...Didnt someone on here say Oxford had wealthy owners ??...Doesnt seem that way .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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