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Post by admin on May 18, 2009 16:20:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 16:25:34 GMT
Oh great !!!!!!!. Seems we got rid of the wrong reserve,if Franchetti cant be arsed to turn up on a regular or even semi-regular bases then dont bother. |
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Post by admin on May 18, 2009 17:42:08 GMT
But what can you do?
As long as Berwick get a facility that'll more than cover Franchetti's absence, most of the brazen women and male pan-sexual thugs won't mind one little bit. And if it Rajkowski again, it probably makes Berwick stronger, since he is less prone to fence testing than the Italian.
People won't start minding until their clubs are punished for signing riders prone to invisibility. Heaven's above, Franchetti missed early-season challenge meetings for a "get together".
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 17:52:40 GMT
Couldnt agree more Sub,its not just Berwick its the whole thing that stinks.First off Id take away any facility,with two exceptions GPs and SWC.In those meetings at least you can claim the rider missing is riding on a world stage but not for any Euro meetings be it pairs or individuals.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 0:33:18 GMT
Would you get rid of all the U21 events as well bearing in mind that's where most of those juniors get experience to progress in their career? I have absolutely no idea about this European Pairs event though nor where it leads to  |
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Post by Genghis on May 19, 2009 9:31:18 GMT
Would you get rid of all the U21 events as well bearing in mind that's where most of those juniors get experience to progress in their career? I have absolutely no idea about this European Pairs event though nor where it leads to ML - a rider being absent for the World Under-21 Championship is absolutely fine. Even the Under-21 World Cup isn't too bad. But beyond that is just taking the piss - there's the European Championship, Under-19 Championship, and now, for goodness sake, the European Pairs Championship. It's taking riders away from the clubs who actually pay their wages too often. |
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Post by schumi on May 19, 2009 9:34:54 GMT
He was the same last year (or whenever it was he last rode for the Bandits). Personally I'd just get rid of Franchetti - problem solved.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 18:22:13 GMT
Would you get rid of all the U21 events as well bearing in mind that's where most of those juniors get experience to progress in their career? I have absolutely no idea about this European Pairs event though nor where it leads to ML - a rider being absent for the World Under-21 Championship is absolutely fine. Even the Under-21 World Cup isn't too bad. But beyond that is just taking the piss - there's the European Championship, Under-19 Championship, and now, for goodness sake, the European Pairs Championship. It's taking riders away from the clubs who actually pay their wages too often. Whilst I agree with your sentiments, it should be noted that if a riders' National Federation require him to ride in one of these events, there is nothing the guy can do. They are FIM events, so the rider is in a no win situation. A better relationship between all National Federations and the FIM is the only way to resolve this, and we all know that is just not going to happen anytime soon. |
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Post by admin on May 19, 2009 18:42:23 GMT
A better relationship between all National Federations and the FIM is the only way to resolve this, and we all know that is just not going to happen anytime soon. The only National Federation that seems to have a problem with FIM events is the BSPA. The Poles and Swedes - the other major players - arrange their fixtures around FIM events and seldom have any problems. I have no problem with riders shooting off to these events, it's the clubs getting facilities that I object to. If the clubs suddenly found they didn't have facilities for these events, they'd perhaps think twice about signing riders. As it stands, they couldn't care less because the BSPA answer to just about everything is a facility. |
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Post by admin on May 21, 2009 15:28:59 GMT
The jungle drums in the cruel, crazy town seem to suggest that Mitchell "bloody" Davey will be replacing the Italian fence-tester on Saturday.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2009 16:15:52 GMT
The only National Federation that seems to have a problem with FIM events is the BSPA. The Poles and Swedes - the other major players - arrange their fixtures around FIM events and seldom have any problems. The big difference being of course that Sweden and Poland have one race night/day unlike here in the UK. |
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Post by admin on May 21, 2009 16:22:34 GMT
The big difference being of course that Sweden and Poland have one race night/day unlike here in the UK. I think it is generally more to do with the reduced league programme, certainly in the case of the Poles, who often just don't schedule an Ekstraliga round if there is a major FIM event due on a given weekend. |
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Post by schumi on May 21, 2009 19:24:25 GMT
Personally I'd just get rid of Franchetti - problem solved. I take that back. Judging from the amount of tumbles he has, including one already tonight, I think I'd like him if I saw him. Might hunt him out on youtube. |
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Post by admin on May 29, 2009 12:53:46 GMT
And again, this time joining Josef Franc on the sidelines for the visit of Uncle Len's Rockets. Both will be taking part in GP qualifiers at Divisiov (Franc) and Lonigo (Franchetti).
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2009 17:20:03 GMT
The only National Federation that seems to have a problem with FIM events is the BSPA. Britain also in the main, has a bigger fixture list than any other country. We can argue whether that's a good thing or not, but the reality is that multi-day racing is necessary (at least at BPL level) in order to fit in all the meetings. I don't really have a problem with the SWC and the World U21, but since the creation of the UEM, all sorts of mickey mouse competitions have sprung up, many of which are duplicates of the World Championships. As one former member of the UEM Track Commission told me, it's all to make some people feel important. Sorry, but I think you have to say that riders can do one individual and one team championship per season, and that's their lot. Vanishing off to one meaningless European Championship after the next is taking the piss a bit. I have certain sympathy with Berwick because their geographical location makes it tricky to persuade British riders to sign for them. However, if teams know they can rely on facility each time their foreign riders disappear off somewhere, then they're never going to take steps to try and rectify the shortage of riders in their area. |
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