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Post by rodders on Sept 19, 2012 16:02:21 GMT
Some yeas ago after a home match of one of the football teams I support, it was my normal practise to go for a pint in a local used by the players. I overheard the following conversation between two of the team. Player 1 "A pity we didn't win tonight as we would have been top of the league" Player 2 Oh really where are we in the league anyway?.
I was reminded of this conversation when watching a recent televised Speedway meeting where the person being interviewed seemingly not only did not know where his team were in the league but did not even know the score in the meeting he was riding in.
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Post by admin on Sept 20, 2012 7:57:19 GMT
Some yeas ago after a home match of one of the football teams I support, it was my normal practise to go for a pint in a local used by the players. I overheard the following conversation between two of the team. Player 1 "A pity we didn't win tonight as we would have been top of the league" Player 2 Oh really where are we in the league anyway?. I was reminded of this conversation when watching a recent televised Speedway meeting where the person being interviewed seemingly not only did not know where his team were in the league but did not even know the score in the meeting he was riding in. Not sure that the thread title is correct IMHO but I understand what you're saying. I've never really understood the team ethic because speedway (even moreso at EL level these days) is about individuals earning a living for themselves, often riding to their own agenda, dressed up as a team sport. I'm surprised that some riders know which country they are in these days, let alone which team they are riding for. To be fair, some riders do seem well aware of where they are and what they are doing but you do wonder for some  And to put it in football terms, it's like a player playing for Slask Wroclaw, IFK Goteborg, Esbjerg and WBA all in the same week - crackers Plus competing in the world penalty championships 12 weekends a year, the world penalty team cup plus any mickey mouse individual events that FIFA come up with. |
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Post by rodders on Sept 20, 2012 13:33:38 GMT
Possibly not the most appropriate title I agree. But it all brings home to me that Sportsmen in the main have no more regard for their team, than anyone working in a ordinary job has for their employer, perhaps less.
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Post by admin on Sept 22, 2012 7:15:32 GMT
Possibly not the most appropriate title I agree. But it all brings home to me that Sportsmen in the main have no more regard for their team, than anyone working in a ordinary job has for their employer, perhaps less. I don't think it's quite that bad but many riders at the top level have so much going on that I'd imagine that as soon as the last race finishes they're already thinking about their morning flight to their next team? Sign of the times I think and riders not seemingly up themselves: Andersen, Adams, Crump, Lindgren etc as examples are becoming a minority  Funnily enough I just heard an item (on BBC News) about a new team go-karting inititiatve to help those who want to be Lewis Hamilton but can't afford to go it alone. It mentioned how team karting was something new and gave speedway as an example of team motorsport where locals represent the city  Slightly ignorant tenuous example but it was the BBC after all  |
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