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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2008 10:02:02 GMT
I think as you've feasted on some egg & chips speedway at Rye this season FP, you know too that speedway can exsist & can be just as good without without these top names. Don't buy this crap about attendances dropping without the top GP riders riding over here either, and I'll use my club as an example. 2006 - Reading riding up at the top of the EL, Hancock, Zagar, Kolodziej team regulars (well, ok sometimes  ), were attendances at Smallmead any better than in 2008 with Madsen, Suchanek & Mills riding for us? Simple answer is NO, if anything attendances this season were better than the average gate during our EL stint. Your right FP. Fuck 'em. At the end of the day, it's a bloke on a bike. Mear & Glanz can be just as exciting to watch as Crump & Holta. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2008 12:57:26 GMT
Well we've had our best season for a long time, and all without a GP rider in sight, and quite frankly I suspect it will be the same this next season too.
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Post by nobbyclark on Oct 23, 2008 13:32:04 GMT
I think as you've feasted on some egg & chips speedway at Rye this season FP, you know too that speedway can exsist & can be just as good without without these top names. Don't buy this crap about attendances dropping without the top GP riders riding over here either, and I'll use my club as an example. 2006 - Reading riding up at the top of the EL, Hancock, Zagar, Kolodziej team regulars (well, ok sometimes ), were attendances at Smallmead any better than in 2008 with Madsen, Suchanek & Mills riding for us? Simple answer is NO, if anything attendances this season were better than the average gate during our EL stint. Your right FP. Fuck 'em. At the end of the day, it's a bloke on a bike. Mear & Glanz can be just as exciting to watch as Crump & Holta. Couldn't agree with you more wackie..  attending meetings at Rye House this season has taken me back to my early Panthers days when we were in the old National League 2.. We still had great racing and individual favourites to cheer.... We also saw a different team every week! none of this current play everyone 15 times shite that now gets served up in the Elite League! Wonderful times and wonderful memories, close meetings, 4 team tournaments, Silver helmet, second half to meetings etc etc.. So let Elite Speedway RIP! The Premier league model is the way forward! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2008 18:05:23 GMT
Cory Gathercole confirmed as a 2009 Robin in todays Speedway Star, with Richard Sweetman named as their #8.
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Post by admin on Oct 23, 2008 18:11:08 GMT
Cory Gathercole confirmed as a 2009 Robin in todays Speedway Star, with Richard Sweetman named as their #8. Sweetman's a better rider than Gathercole now. I can't see Gathercole making any impression on the Elite League. |
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Post by schumi on Oct 23, 2008 18:35:39 GMT
Well we've had our best season for a long time, and all without a GP rider in sight, and quite frankly I suspect it will be the same this next season too. According to ekstrabladet.dk Nicki Pedersen will not be riding in England next season. The same applies for Tomasz Gollob, Greg Hancock and probably Hans Andersen. I used to care if we lost the top names - I don't any more. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2008 22:39:32 GMT
Cory Gathercole confirmed as a 2009 Robin in todays Speedway Star, with Richard Sweetman named as their #8. So what do Swindon know that the rest of the EL doesn't  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2008 13:32:21 GMT
Oh come on, I think you give Rosco far too much credit. ;D |
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Post by admin on Oct 26, 2008 14:01:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2008 19:20:52 GMT
Cory Gathercole confirmed as a 2009 Robin in todays Speedway Star, I don't think Gathercole is anywhere near ready to ride in the EL  What a strange signing unless there is going to be doubling up again and not just for British youngsters, but even then  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2008 19:55:44 GMT
Cory Gathercole confirmed as a 2009 Robin in todays Speedway Star, I don't think Gathercole is anywhere near ready to ride in the EL What a strange signing unless there is going to be doubling up again and not just for British youngsters, but even then When you consider that Rosco is behind the decision, you may not find it so strange ML. Seriously though, Cory has said that he wants to ride alongside Leigh Adams, who he feels he can learn a lot off. This decision makes me think that we could be seeing Mr Clean for the last time in 2009. I do however, believe that doubling up will be re-introduced next year, although I don't know the finite details of the regulation......they will no doubt be ironed out at the Conference. |
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Post by braveheart on Oct 27, 2008 7:43:41 GMT
Well we've had our best season for a long time, and all without a GP rider in sight, and quite frankly I suspect it will be the same this next season too. According to ekstrabladet.dk Nicki Pedersen will not be riding in England next season. The same applies for Tomasz Gollob, Greg Hancock and probably Hans Andersen. I used to care if we lost the top names - I don't any more. You say England, Schumi. Does that mean they may be riding in Scotland  ? Like Wacks says, it doesn't matter if GP riders are in a team to me, the racing is just as good without them. But some fans will sit on their arses in their armchairs even more and not bother  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2008 9:31:16 GMT
Braveheart, most of the fans who say they won't got to speedway if there's no Pedersen's/Crump's/Adam's riding are arm chair fans already anyway, maybe they just mean they won't strain themselves to change that Sky channel over on a Monday evening. |
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Post by braveheart on Oct 27, 2008 13:06:20 GMT
It'll give them more excuse now though |
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Post by schumi on Dec 4, 2008 15:16:47 GMT
I think I'm pretty much up to date with the Swedish teams, but if I've missed anything from "home" then let me know. I'll leave Subedei to do Poland.
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), were attendances at Smallmead any better than in 2008 with Madsen, Suchanek & Mills riding for us? Simple answer is NO, if anything attendances this season were better than the average gate during our EL stint.
attending meetings at Rye House this season has taken me back to my early Panthers days when we were in the old National League 2.. We still had great racing and individual favourites to cheer.... 
What a strange signing unless there is going to be doubling up again and not just for British youngsters, but even then 
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