Eagle1971
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Scott NichollsThe argus says..............
Nicholls will give Eagles star quality
By Brian Owen
Comment
They have been dubbed the Posh and Becks of speedway.
The pin-up national team captain and the glamour model turned TV presenter.
But, as Scott Nicholls and his partner Sophie Blake prepare for life with Eastbourne Eagles, fans have been told to forget those first impressions and welcome a hard-working shale star.
David Norris, Eagles' all-time record scorer, was as impressed as anybody when Nicholls was revealed as the club's new signing.
Just don't expect the new man to fly off to fashion shows or on photo shoots.
He is more likely to be getting a budget flight to ride a 500cc bike in Poland on a Sunday afternoon.
Norris, himself as down to earth as they come, said: "I'm quite good friends with Scott and he is my cup of tea.
"He's a really good bloke, he's the guy next door. He's not above himself.
"He's very passionate about speedway and about riding for England and his club.
"He's a decent guy who happens to be with Sophie Blake. It's a brilliant move for Eastbourne."
Sophie is no stranger to the Arlington pits. She has conducted plenty of interviews there in her work for Sky Sports.
No doubt she will attract plenty of admiring glances from male fans when she turns up to watch.
But what of the rider?
"Super Scotty Nicholls", as Sky commentator Nigel Pearson has been known to call him, led Coventry to a cleansweep of league, cup and play-offs last season but he was forced out by the reduced points limit recently.
He lost his national title last summer to his club- mate Chris Harris.
So forget the glamour. What he really wants to bring to Eastbourne is that champion's touch - with Sophie and their little girl Maya cheering them on.
He knows the effort needed to turn good riders into league winners.
Nicholls, 29, said: "I don't want to be part of a team that's just struggling along.
"I know the riders at Eastbourne. I know (fellow new signing) Lee Richardson well. He is a talented rider.
"I think the likes of Edward Kennett and Lewis Bridger, and Lee to a degree, are people who, if they have the right people around them, you can get a few more per cent out of.
"That's the key. At Coventry we managed to get more out of the riders because of the people we had involved at the club and the way things were done."
Nicholls had to leave Coventry when the Bees decided to use their reduced points allowance to keep Harris and Rory Schlein.
The move to a Saturday track in the south east, however, has its silver linings.
He said: "I'll take the positives out of it. I'm excited about a new challenge. Eastbourne is a track I have always performed well at and I like the people down there. Sophie comes from Sutton and has friends and family from Brighton so the move could be a blessing in disguise. I'll get to spend more time with Sophie and Maya and Sophie will be able to come and support me and the team."
Nicholls has played down fears that he may miss a lot of meetings due to his Grand Prix commitments.
Eagles will have two fewer home fixtures due to Reading's move to the Premier League which will help ease fixture congestion.
Nicholls said: "I don't want to miss league fixtures and I would ask the club not to run those on a GP night. I want to be in all matches that are going to count."
6:54pm Monday 10th December 2007
.......who needs a new Eastbourne website when we have this one as well as The Argus!
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coxy
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cheers for that eagles 1971. Brighten up my day at work! Really excited about next season. Didn't feel like that last winter. Roll on 2008!
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Eagle1971
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| babybulldog wrote: | | Really excited about next season. Didn't feel like that last winter. Roll on 2008! |
I haven't been for the last three season and will start going again next March. It's a very exciting team for sure!
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Aussie2
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Scott NichollsA good signing for the Eagles, but I hope that he realises that he is going to be compared to Nicki and will have to earn his stripes. We knew we could rely on Nicki scoring double figures in the vast majority of his matches, so he has much to live up to. I hope that he does manage to bring the supporters round. We have had this before, and will have this sort of thing again. Makes you wonder if it is worth winning the Elite League Title if the team is going to be decimated the next season by the BSPA 
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Kevin54
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Re: Scott Nicholls | Aussie2 wrote: | | A good signing for the Eagles, but I hope that he realises that he is going to be compared to Nicki and will have to earn his stripes. We knew we could rely on Nicki scoring double figures in the vast majority of his matches, so he has much to live up to. I hope that he does manage to bring the supporters round. We have had this before, and will have this sort of thing again. Makes you wonder if it is worth winning the Elite League Title if the team is going to be decimated the next season by the BSPA |
To give him his due he has said all the right things, he was a good "team" man for the Bees, I am sure he will do the same for us.
With all due respect to Nicki, team riding was not something that entered his head, With Nicholls that is something he does, and is what is needed for us as a team.
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Kopster
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even though we will miss Nicki P but I think Scotty will do a brilliant job for us. If Scotty reading this then I wish him and Lee all the very best while they are an Eagle.
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parker
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I think as most people on here, that we have on paper an exciting team, strength in depth etc. Sure we will miss Nicki he was an integral part of the team for the past few years but Scotty will do his best its in his nature.
Much as Nicki's been the man I dont see many teams rushing to sign him due mainly to his very high average he just wont fit in to a team at present. Swindon from the way I read Roscos article would have given more thought to signing Adams had they realised the points limit would end up as low as it is now.Reading the postings the main concern at present is the price of the concession ticket and one would hope that the management team will think about this quickly, £10 isnt much of a concession to fans that have supported the team for years through the good and bad times and are now may be on limited income.
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sussexbulldog
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The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move.
Hope he changes his mind once he settles in.
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Kevin54
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| sussexbulldog wrote: | The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move.
Hope he changes his mind once he settles in. |
I thought I'd read somewhere that he was quite keen to come here as Sophie had family/friends in the area?
Must be mistaken, Still we are quite a friendly bunch in Sussex. 
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MD
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| sussexbulldog wrote: | The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move.
Hope he changes his mind once he settles in. |
I thought he lived in South London with his misses
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Aussie2
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Scott Nicholls | Kevin54 wrote: | | sussexbulldog wrote: | The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move.
Hope he changes his mind once he settles in. |
I thought I'd read somewhere that he was quite keen to come here as Sophie had family/friends in the area?
Must be mistaken, Still we are quite a friendly bunch in Sussex. |
I also saw this article in the paper, and he did seem keen on coming to Arlington, in fact he said he would like to guide the club to an Elite League Title. 
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Eagle1971
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Re: Scott Nicholls[quote="Aussie2"][quote="Kevin54"] | sussexbulldog wrote: | | The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move. |
The Speedway Star said he phoned up Eastbourne first so he couldn't have been that reluctant!
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parker
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Re: Scott Nicholls | Aussie2 wrote: | | Kevin54 wrote: | | sussexbulldog wrote: | The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move.
Hope he changes his mind once he settles in. |
I thought I'd read somewhere that he was quite keen to come here as Sophie had family/friends in the area?
Must be mistaken, Still we are quite a friendly bunch in Sussex. |
I also saw this article in the paper, and he did seem keen on coming to Arlington, in fact he said he would like to guide the club to an Elite League Title. |
He wasnt happy to leave Coventry and felt that the promoters had ignore the fans and riders views with the lower points average, but once Coventry decided he was the one to go I think Hagon contacted him he was keen to come
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Eagle1971
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| sussexbulldog wrote: | | The only worry that I have is the reports that I have read about his reluctance to move. Hope he changes his mind once he settles in. |
Speedway riders are such journeymen nowadays that how many of them actually live near their home track anyway?
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SteveC
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Thats what I like about our team. We have 3 riders that grew up near the track.
Not something that other teams can say!
Funny I was thinking the other day back to when Scotty and Nicki had a couple of comings together and the abuse he got from some of the crowd.
I spoke to Scotty afterwards and he was genuinely gutted that he could get that at a British track....I suppose the same poeple will be cheering him for his 'hard riding' this year!
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wotsits
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| SteveC wrote: | Thats what I like about our team. We have 3 riders that grew up near the track.
Not something that other teams can say!
Funny I was thinking the other day back to when Scotty and Nicki had a couple of comings together and the abuse he got from some of the crowd.
I spoke to Scotty afterwards and he was genuinely gutted that he could get that at a British track....I suppose the same poeple will be cheering him for his 'hard riding' this year! |
So fickle aren't we 
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Kevin54
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| wotsits wrote: | | SteveC wrote: | Thats what I like about our team. We have 3 riders that grew up near the track.
Not something that other teams can say!
Funny I was thinking the other day back to when Scotty and Nicki had a couple of comings together and the abuse he got from some of the crowd.
I spoke to Scotty afterwards and he was genuinely gutted that he could get that at a British track....I suppose the same poeple will be cheering him for his 'hard riding' this year! |
So fickle aren't we |
Just look at the response Nicki generated before he rode for us, the stick Ermolenko used to get, then guested for us, did reasonably O.K and got cheered. And how many of those people who hated Martin up and down the country cheered him to the roof tops after he won at Coventry?
Fans are fickle, they always will be, for my part Richardson has never been a favourite rider of mine, but he's riding for us next season so will get my support, if it makes me "fickle" so be it. He' an Eagle.
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Londoneagle
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Did us proud guesting in place of Martin on the big day in 2000!
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sussexbulldog
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Yes that is very true. 
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wotsits
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| Kevin54 wrote: | | wotsits wrote: | | SteveC wrote: | Thats what I like about our team. We have 3 riders that grew up near the track.
Not something that other teams can say!
Funny I was thinking the other day back to when Scotty and Nicki had a couple of comings together and the abuse he got from some of the crowd.
I spoke to Scotty afterwards and he was genuinely gutted that he could get that at a British track....I suppose the same poeple will be cheering him for his 'hard riding' this year! |
So fickle aren't we |
Just look at the response Nicki generated before he rode for us, the stick Ermolenko used to get, then guested for us, did reasonably O.K and got cheered. And how many of those people who hated Martin up and down the country cheered him to the roof tops after he won at Coventry?
Fans are fickle, they always will be, for my part Richardson has never been a favourite rider of mine, but he's riding for us next season so will get my support, if it makes me "fickle" so be it. He' an Eagle. |
Not just you all of us  Ijust hope we don't give Davey Watt stick when he visits.
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SteveC
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Oh you fickle lot you!!
I am a bit more reserved and it needs some real bad riding for me to start booing or yelling abuse. In fact with the Scotty v Nicki insidents I actually admired Scotty for giving us some of the best racing laps we had seen all season....just a shame we didnt see 4 laps of it.
Mind you....I did some booing back in the Barney Kennet days....was he as dirty as I remember or was it just my young mind!!
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eaglefan
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No Stevec you were right I did the same them damn Crusaders but they were good times sometimes better than what we get now. Also I don,t want Davey to get a bad reception at Arlington he did us proud last season.
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Eagle1971
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| SteveC wrote: | | ....I suppose the same poeple will be cheering him for his 'hard riding' this year! |
Absolutely because following teams is a tribal thing and don't make out you didn't know it! 
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Aussie2
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| eaglefan wrote: | | No Stevec you were right I did the same them damn Crusaders but they were good times sometimes better than what we get now. Also I don,t want Davey to get a bad reception at Arlington he did us proud last season. |
I for one will not boo Davey, after all it is not his fault he is riding at Poole. I think you will find that each time a top rider has been replaced, that rider has had to prove himself to his new home club. I remember when Nicki first came, and the adverse remarks that were passed about him, but in the end he was an extremely popular rider. Scott is going to have to do the same, and I know fans castigated him last season for "fencing Nicki", but that is now in the past. For the time being, I hope, the Nicki era has been replaced.
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Bazra
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I think we at Eastbourne only boo certain riders when they continue to ride dirty, not just the one off case. I also feel that if a rider has done well with us then moved on because of points limits we would not boo him either. That is why i will not boo Davey, Morten, Joonas, Joe, Mark etc etc.
p.s notice i have not mentioned Adam 
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rayjay2
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if you knew the full story bazra you would adam to your list . he requested a season away , like others such as eddie have done . am not sure which " bob" told him full transfer or nuthin' , guess all promoters were feeling blitzed already . anyway apparently the atmosphere was edgy and the one who did desert us at such a tenuous time approached him and took advantage of the situation , now you are allowed to boo . in wartime he would have been blindfolded and shot . i didnot boo adam , i still found it hard to believe what had happened , but nor did i shake his hand as i used to . i will make a point of shaking his hand next season as i will davey's . i learnt this info only recently as did other fans .
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Drewboy
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You have to ask yourselves at the drop of a hat would you have any of these guys back the answer is probably yes so that does make some of us a bit hipocritical? I have no problems with any rider changing teams its called healthy speedway.
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Veron
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Not always been one of Scotts biggest fans other than in the GPs of course & He has big boots to fill in replacing Nicki but I'm prepared to let bygones be bygones & of course we'll get to see more of Sophie
Oh.... I didn't boo Adam & I certainly won't boo Davey.
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rayjay2
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it was on the site somewhere he contacted eagles when he knew he had to move on for 2008
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Eagle1971
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Argus 31 Jan'08.
The great chase for speedway star Nicholls
By Brian Owen
Comment
Bob Dugard has revealed how he tried to sign Scott Nicholls for Eastbourne Eagles as an unknown rookie.
Nicholls is now one of the most recognisable faces in British speedway as he heads to Arlington on loan from Coventry.
The Team GB skipper, Grand Prix regular and former British champion led the Bees to a cleansweep of the three domestic honours last season.
He has also made headlines for his relationship with Sky Sports pin-up Sophie Blake.
His arrival in Sussex has got Eagles supporters buzzing again and helped attract about 300 of them out into the depths of the countryside on a cold January night for a pre-season fans' forum.
Dugard, though, tried to bring Nicholls, now 29, to Sussex when he was an unheralded teenager just starting out at his local track Ipswich in 1995.
The Eagles co-promoter revealed: "I can remember the first time I ever saw Scott ride. He came down here and he was partner to Jeremy Doncaster "What would he have been? Sixteen maybe.
"I saw this little whipper-snapper beating Doncy out of sight and I thought he'll be good when he's older'.
"John Louis, the Ipswich promoter, wasn't interested in selling him.
"Even back as far as that I thought here is a kid with an abnormal talent' and I'm amazed Scott hasn't won more things than he has.
"Injury plays its part and I think a big part of Scotts problem is he is too much of a racer.
"He will try to go where angels fear to tread. That doesn't always work out.
"I know it worked for Nicki Pedersen here but then he was a bit of a special case.
"Scott is a bit more human and he probably puts himself at risk more than the other riders."
Nicholls remains an under-achiever on the Grand Prix circuit but Dugard believes a successful year with a new club can help put that right.
Despite finishing a modest eighth last year, Nicholls insists he still has ambitions to follow former Eagles hero Pedersen in being crowned world champion Dugard said: "Speedway is very much a confidence sport.
"A lot of Scott's problem in my opinion has been that he just tries too hard.
"If he can build his confidence up around the home track here, I don't see any reason why Scott can't go out there and win several Grand Prix."
With Nicholls now lining up alongside Team GB colleague Lee Richardson and five exciting youngsters, Dugard has described the new Eagles line-up as something akin to a dream team bearing in mind strict limits on averages.
He has admitted Pedersen's soaring average may have made him impossible to keep, even if the limit imposed by the Elite League had not been dramatically reduced to 38.85.
The Eagles chief, however, urged fans not to forget the Dane's contribution to their club in recent seasons.
One supporter attended Saturday's fans forum wearing Pedersen merchandise and was jokingly chastised by the master of ceremonies.
At that point Dugard interrupted, described the current world champion as a great servant to Eastbourne and added: "Nicki was a phenomenal rider.
"He was easy to work with and he was a winner. You cant take that away from him."
5:40pm today
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Kopster
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See Scotty Nicholls came third in the final in Poole. Ex Eagle Nicki Pedersen won the meeting ahead of Andreas Jonsson with Leigh Adams 4th
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Kevin54
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Well done Scott, nice early season confidence booster, also well done to Nicki, just a way of letting people know what the Elite League will be missing this year
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eaglefan
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Many thanks Kopster for info update site went down on me after heat 13 still not back on yet? Nice result for Scotty also Kevin54 must agree with your comments about Nicki a big loss from the British scene this season. Back on now phew!
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Bazra
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Nicki retired in his first race, & still top scored to reach the final. Congrats to Scott lets hope the season continues like that.
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Kopster
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| eaglefan wrote: | | Many thanks Kopster for info update site went down on me after heat 13 still not back on yet? Nice result for Scotty also Kevin54 must agree with your comments about Nicki a big loss from the British scene this season. Back on now phew! |
You should have gone on the Poole website it was on there.
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eaglefan
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Thanks Kopster didn,t think of that to long closed season I guess! Plus goes against the grain using primates site.
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Aussie2
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| Kevin54 wrote: | | Well done Scott, nice early season confidence booster, also well done to Nicki, just a way of letting people know what the Elite League will be missing this year |
Nice surprise to read about Nicki's win at Poole when we returned from our holiday on Monday. Will certainly miss seeing him, and perhaps the powers that be will realise what a disservice they have done to speedway, he was a great ambassador.  Well done to Scott.
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Aussie2
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Well done to Scotty winning Johno's meeting at Coventry yesterday. Having beaten Crump and Adams must boost his coinfidence for Saturday. Good article in the Argus and on the front page, as Scotty said moving to Eastbourne has rejuvenated his career. his very often happens, a rider can become stale when he has been riding a track for a number of seasons. Good Luck for Saturday Scotty.
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parker
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| Aussie2 wrote: | | Well done to Scotty winning Johno's meeting at Coventry yesterday. Having beaten Crump and Adams must boost his coinfidence for Saturday. Good article in the Argus and on the front page, as Scotty said moving to Eastbourne has rejuvenated his career. his very often happens, a rider can become stale when he has been riding a track for a number of seasons. Good Luck for Saturday Scotty. |
He didnt look very stale at Coventry to me but I agree hes been a revalation here. Lets hope his fine form continues on to Cardiff.
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rayjay2
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i must admit at first i was sceptical . we have had the honour and pleasure of many special men and riders wear the eagle . but scott had ridden against us for witches , poole and bees , and was a strong force against us . ok last season there was a match where he and nicki were hard on eachother , that was then , anyway scott helped us win the league once . we loved him for that . having met him , talked with him , his strength and aura to the eagles cause on and of the track are inspirational . sure i remember so many and just about all with admiration , even when they compete against us . scott is special as a man and a rider , he has brought back that skill and selflessness of team riding which we remember so well , it really lights our fire . the times that has brought us to our feet cheering ecstatically , terrific stuff .
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Kevin54
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Yep, well done to Scott.
Proving his worth to us in an Eagles jacket, still think he should be team captain, but maybe next season, eh?
Just a pity that riding for us is proving to be such a retrograde step in his carreer......not 
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sussexbulldog
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I sincerely hope that Scott is with us next year but I have my doubts as he is a Coventry asset.
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7oakseagle
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Anyone got any news on Scott?
Apparantly he had a nasty crash in Sweden last night and was taken to hospital.
Fingers crossed he is O.K.
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harryhagfors
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Scott rode in Gislaved on Tuesday night,top scoring with 12 from 6.
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Aussie2
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Saw Kelvin Tatum in Scotty's corner on Saturday evening,  did not think he helped him much. Was surprised that he was not commentating on Sky, though I thought Johnno did an excellent job. Noticed that Nicki had a dig at Tatum.
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rayjay2
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with a few more digs at tatum perhaps we'll bury him . he is so very boring , wonder how scott put up with it [ bridger bores scott ontrack , bores into him ! , pehaps his sat nav is faulty] . maybe he pays scott ! something pathetic about " hasbeens " when they criticise riders that are so much better than they were .
looks like scott willnot qualify for 2009 GP , so hope he able to stay with us though , he reminds me in many ways of the master of arlington , our martin . a team man too , great to have that back again .
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nug
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I see nicholls has pulled out of the pairs meeting on sunday so he can regroup after the gp. I see in an interview that he is no longer enjoying speedway. do you feel that he could pull the plug on his racing.
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sussexbulldog
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| nug wrote: | | I see nicholls has pulled out of the pairs meeting on sunday so he can regroup after the gp. I see in an interview that he is no longer enjoying speedway. do you feel that he could pull the plug on his racing. |
I can see that Scott would not be very happy with his Eagles colleagues other than may be Lee or Eddie and therefore not a lot of satisfaction even though scoring well himself. Shame if he pulls out as not his problem.
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rayjay2
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think scott is better than ever as leader and example to a team . reminds me of martin dugard frequently . can i say more than that ? ok GPs have not gone well , and it is quite possible he will not finish in the top eight . think he must feel discouraged at times with some people on and off the track . most of us are at tmes he brought the team spirit and team riding back to arlington when it was needed , the guys that had provided those qualities were no longer riding . coventry certainly let the wrong man go , and have now tried to remedy this with andersen. . so who will we have in the pairs ? will lee be riding ? lot of unhappy bunnies around for all sorts of reasons.
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bear
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| nug wrote: | | I see nicholls has pulled out of the pairs meeting on sunday so he can regroup after the gp. I see in an interview that he is no longer enjoying speedway. do you feel that he could pull the plug on his racing. |
I dont think he will pull the plug on speedway altogether but probably his priorities have changed ie; having a family and maybe not achieving as much as he wanted in the GP series.
The pairs will be a bit of a farce anyway from past experiences - u turn up expecting 2 c the top 2 riders of each time but never do! If Lee doesnt ride on Sunday I can c us having Kennett and Bridger - exactly what I am talking about.
Scott is very professional as a rider and think probably he is frustrated with his season this year - lets hope anyway.
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sussexbulldog
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Welcome to the forum bear.
I hope that you are right. It certainly makes sense.
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rayjay2
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well i certainly agree with the above comments . scott is riding , scoring and earning well and absloutely deserves it . but the chaos caused by bspa and others in positions of responsibility are enough to make any rider head for the door , as for the olsen circus this is the other serious danger to our speedway . all looks topical though --- failing political bodies whose only success is looking after themselves . something obviously contagious , but will they take us down with them . why not walk away from this morass of morons and be paid well and appreciated abroad . some have done this and more will likely follow , and who can blame them . read todays speedway star , not just about andersen and lee richardson , wonder brown hasn't backed these people as a quango .
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nug
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Scott has parted company with his mechanic. I take it that is what he was on about when he said that he is changing a few things in his life. He also says that the max he got at coventry the other friday was a good feeling as he still gets on with a few people up there but there are some people he dont. Cant see him going back there.
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rayjay2
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totally agree , which may mean we have a chance of retaining him . as for machinery , his bikes in our matches seem fine , but the ones in the GPs are slow and seemingly not dialled into the various tracks . can't understand why . true most GP riders have a real team of experts with them and the machinery is top notch with one or two exceptions . what does he want tatum for ?! i know there was a coventry conection . maybe he is so boring that scott is able to catch up on his sleep ! believe scott himself is worth a place , but looks like he could miss out on last year . but face it after team GB , we brits seem generally slipping behind . it will take more than woffinden by himsel to change that . then neither lynch or trevor are what is needed .f
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speedy dan boy
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Looks like Scott is out of the ERC TONIGHT,LEWIS BRIDGER IS IN!!!
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rayjay2
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why ?, i noted scott was not riding and wondered what the reason is .
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sussexbulldog
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It says in the Argus that Lewis is joining Scott at the ELRC.
Wonder which report is correct ?
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sussexbulldog
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From Birmingham Speedway website
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Please note the updated line-up for the Elite League Riders' Championship at Birmingham tonight is as follows:
ELITE LEAGUE RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP LINE-UP (Birmingham, Wednesday August 20, 7.30pm - SPONSORED BY RENAULT BIRMINGHAM):
Chris Holder (Poole), Jason Crump (Belle Vue), Freddie Lindgren (Wolverhampton), Leigh Adams (Swindon), Chris Harris (Coventry), Lewis Bridger (Eastbourne), Piotr Swiderski (Ipswich), Kenneth Bjerre (Peterborough), Charlie Gjedde (Belle Vue), Daniel King (Peterborough), Adam Shields (Lakeside), Davey Watt (Poole), Mads Korneliussen (Swindon), Rory Schlein (Ipswich), Hans Andersen (Coventry), Niels Kristian Iversen (Wolverhampton).
So it seems no Scott 
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rayjay2
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so no scott , 16 riders without him . do we know why he is not riding ? just that i am concerned about the relationship between scott/lee and lewis . that is going to take some time to heal . it dinn't heal between nicki/david and lewis and i fully understand why . that would finish eagles for the foreseeable future if all the team cannot accept him, not that i am criticising them ..
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speedy dan boy
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The only reason i can think of why Scott is not riding is he fell quite heavy on his shoulder when he tangled with Holta in the latest Gp.Maybe hes still recovering from that and still recovering from the most bizarre ref verdict i have ever seen!!!
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sussexbulldog
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All academic now as the ELRC meeting has been rained off.
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Bazra
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Hold on, but on saturday we were on the verge of sacking him.
Tuesday we are backing down & loaning himout.
wednesday he representing us in the ELRC & back in the team for saturday.
WHAT THE f*** IS GOING ON.
I should think we are the laughing stock of the speedway world at the moment. Who the hell is actually running the club?
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rayjay2
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so is scott injured? we really do need to know why he was not riding before further confusion , rumours and unrest .
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sas
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It appears that Scott is still suffering from his fall in the GP last weekend. Not sure how badly he is suffering though.
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rayjay2
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thank you sas . resting for saturday , has no more tuesday meetings in sweden . am a little concerned how he and lee will take the lewis situation but unlike him they are true professionals . at one stage they were considering splitting the pairing with lewis , as it was no longer working .would seem a shame to split the other pairing , could lewis ride at 5 ? seems incredible that anyone doesn't want to , or cannot team ride with scott ..
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sas
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I have been looking around on various other sites and noticed that Scott seems to be taking a bit of a hammering. Is this because he rides for Eastbourne?
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sussexbulldog
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| sas wrote: | | I have been looking around on various other sites and noticed that Scott seems to be taking a bit of a hammering. Is this because he rides for Eastbourne? |
Almost certainly ! All things Eastbourne are a target particularly on the BSF. Nothing new I am afraid. We just live with it.
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parker
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| Bazra wrote: | Hold on, but on saturday we were on the verge of sacking him.
Tuesday we are backing down & loaning himout.
wednesday he representing us in the ELRC & back in the team for saturday.
WHAT THE f*** IS GOING ON.
I should think we are the laughing stock of the speedway world at the moment. Who the hell is actually running the club? |
I suspect its to do with money Baz, With an Elite league average that equates to about 10 in the PL what club could fit him in? so I presume if we suspended him the club would still then have to pay him + the salary of the replacement and his expenses... Cheapest option reinstate him. I responded earlier to a post by Emjay when he said Hagon should keep his mouth shut rather than air his dirty washing in public or words to that effect. Emjay you were right why according to the Argus did Hagon make those statements and then do a complete u turn makes the club look the farce its fast becoming. 
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rayjay2
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so what are the half-wits , inbred and village idiots saying about scott ?
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Aussie2
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| sas wrote: | | I have been looking around on various other sites and noticed that Scott seems to be taking a bit of a hammering. Is this because he rides for Eastbourne? |
What's new, it seems this season that we have been fair game for any moron. Without Scotty we would have been far worse off. He might not be doing well in the GP's, but we cannot fault him at league level. Many fans I know found it hard to accept Scotty in place of Nicki, but we have all come to appreciate what Scotty has done for the Eagles. I would like to see him back in the Eagles colours, averages permitting, for 2009. At the moment he would be my rider of the year, with Lee pushing him very closely.
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sas
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Just generally sniping at him. Things like he is unreliable, he couldn't be arsed to turn up for the ELRC, he isn't very approachable when it comes to autographs, he shouldn't be in the GP's. If he doesn't finish in the top 8 in the GP's he doesn't deserve a place, he's only in there because he is British. Anything they can have a pop at him about they are. Seems to me that there are a band of 'speedway supporters' who are only happy when they are having a go about someone, seems to be Scotts turn at the moment.
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nug
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Lets not all moan about nicholls as he was not the only rider to pull out of the elrc. Richardson,pedersen,hans to name a few. Bspa said they cant make riders turn up to these meetings which begs the question why have these so called super 7 events.
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sas
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I'm not moaning about Scott nor would I. I was just saying that he seems to be taking flack from other sites and I don't understand why. I can understand him cutting back on some of his commitments (Sweden) and not taking part in individual meetings if he isn't 100% fit so that he can put more into finding some form for the remaining GP's. Afterall it is every sports persons aim to become top in their sport. Scott needs points to enhance his chances of inclusion in next years GP's he can't assume automatic inclusion.
I would be only too happy to see him at Arlington again next year.
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rayjay2
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Brainless Speedway Fans , BSF , come to think of it only the first word is right . having looked at the site there was no way i would join the vindictive crackpots . you can recognise them by their skinned knuckles from when they shuffle along dragging them on the ground . thank goodness for our site , no hitlers running it , intresting and varied opinions , no room for abuse from the slobbering idiots who have forgotten to take their medication . scott is a special man , and rider . he is the one constant light for eagles this season . the nearest to replacing our dearest martin dugard . it isn't lee and scott that are the problems , nor have caused the problems . must admit having had them ride against us for several teams over the years i felt uncertain . i am now , delighted and proud to support them . they are clearly as disappointed as us they way things have gone into meltdown and the reasons why . as much as i believe most of us would welcome them riding for us beyond this season , they must feel the same way as us .
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parker
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| rayjay wrote: | | Brainless Speedway Fans , BSF , come to think of it only the first word is right . having looked at the site there was no way i would join the vindictive crackpots . you can recognise them by their skinned knuckles from when they shuffle along dragging them on the ground . thank goodness for our site , no hitlers running it , intresting and varied opinions , no room for abuse from the slobbering idiots who have forgotten to take their medication . |
Careful what you post rayjay both Sussexbulldog, Parker, (alias Goldeneagle) are contributing members
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rayjay2
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how are your knuckles ?! yuk yuk , no you are different , it's not that you have gorilla arms , you have short legs , who luvs ya babe xxxx o'er , now that will alarm you !
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parker
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Well done Scotty on making the final tonight in Bidgoszez
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Aussie2
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Congratulations to Scotty on tonight's performance in the Polish GP. More of the same in the next GP in Italy.
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speedy dan boy
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scott guests for lakeside in mondays 2nd leg at poole.come back safe scott .
AJ unwell for lakeside.
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parker
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| speedy dan boy wrote: | scott guests for lakeside in mondays 2nd leg at poole.come back safe scott .
AJ unwell for lakeside. |
No excuse for not having the right set up in the KOC then.
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Aussie2
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| parker wrote: | | speedy dan boy wrote: | scott guests for lakeside in mondays 2nd leg at poole.come back safe scott .
AJ unwell for lakeside. |
No excuse for not having the right set up in the KOC then. |
What makes you think the track will be prepared the same, probably be totally different.
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speedy dan boy
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Scott is back into the 2009 GPs as one of the wild cards.Not sure where that leaves him as i would like to see him back, but will the gps allow him to come back to a weekend track?!!!
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parker
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According to the BSPA Nicholls rejoining Coventry.
They hope to include him in Mondays line up subject to the officIal OK
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ray
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how will coventry stay within the points limit , which i think is 42 ?
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Aussie2
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| ray wrote: | | how will coventry stay within the points limit , which i think is 42 ? |
It is about time the BSPA gave us the updated averages for 2009, the teams being Poole and Coventry. I wonder what would have happened if we had tried this. So much for saying that he would miss the Elite League because his commitments were too much. Personally if they choose to not ride, then that should carry for whole season. Just because he is not doing too well in the GP's and the British Championship, the cry is "I want back in". Perhaps I am being too hard on him, but I feel this way about Andersen as well. At least Nicki stood by what he said.
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Aussie2
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Have just been on the Sky Sports website. An interesting story "Scott Nicholls NO to 2010 GP's".  I am not surprised, he has had a dire time in the 2009 GP's. It must have cost him a lot of money, with no benefits from it. He is taking a year out, but that means he will have to qualify if he wants to take part in the 2011 GP. Perhaps it will give the younger riders a push to qualify for the 2011 GP's. Hopefully young Tai Woffinden will get a pick.
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