READERS' POLLS

SIMPLY BLACK AND WHITE – posted 30 April 2013

Spokesman-Online readers much prefer the traditional black and white referee's shirts in preference to the new grey kit recently issued by British Cycling.

That was the clear outcome of our online poll, readers voting more than two-to-one in favour of the striped shirts, 68% preferring the black and white tops.

The poll also attracted some quality comments both in favour and against the new design, all of which made for interesting reading. 

 

Our thanks to the 125 voters who took part and those who shared their views.

WHICH REFEREE’S KIT DO YOU PREFER? - posted 27 April 2013

 

This picture was taken at this afternoon’s British Youth and Junior League match at Coventry.  It shows the new grey referee’s uniform and the traditional black and white stripes kit.

 

Which do you prefer?  Vote in our online poll and feel free to add your comments but please be respectful!

 

http://poll.pollcode.com/cv4hx

ELITE LEAGUE TITLE CHASE TOO CLOSE TO CALL – posted 14 April 2013

The 2013 Elite League title race is too close to call according to Spokesman readers. Although Poole emerged as narrow favourites in our snap online poll, predictions on who would win the league championship could not have been closer.

 

Poole headed the ballot with 23% of the votes, just ahead of Horspath and Wednesfield who attracted 22% apiece.  Sheffield received 17%, Ipswich 11% and Birmingham 5%.  In all 110 votes were cast.

 

The 2013 season gets underway this afternoon with three evenly contested matches which pundits predict could go down to the wire – reflecting our readers’ view that this season’s league title race could be the most evenly contested yet.

OVERWHELMING ENDORSEMENT FOR SKY COVERAGE – posted 25 March 2013

 

Spokesman readers have given an overwhelming thumbs-up for the Elite League coverage shown recently on Sky Sports.

 

In our special on-line poll which attracted 124 responses, over 70% of readers who watched the programmes rated the coverage as excellent or good.  Readers also left some positive as well as critical comments about the seven-match series which producers will take on board for the next series.

 

It’s a heart-warming endorsement for the Cycle Speedway Television Group (CSTVG) who have spent countless voluntary hours travelling to meetings with the producers, filming the action, writing the script and doing the studio production.

 

We hope to have an in-depth interview with programme mastermind and commentator Graham Sutton in the near future.

SKY TELEVISION – YOUR VIEWS – posted 22 March 2013

 

This week saw the last in the series of Elite League matches on Sky Television.

 

Logistically the series have been a tremendous success.  Cycle speedway’s tv team, predominantly commercial guru Joe McLaughlin, producer and commentator Graham Sutton and ace cameraman Rob Haywood, assisted by others, have done a magnificent job putting the series together on a shoe-string budget.

 

We hope to have an in-depth interview with members of the team sometime soon.

 

In the meantime what did Spokesman readers think of the broadcasts?  We and the team would love to hear your feedback, good, bad or indifferent – so why not vote on our special Readers’ Poll and let us know your views.  Please feel free to add a comment but please try to keep it positive – even if it’s positively critical!

 

Click on the following link and share your thoughts with other Spokesman readers.

 

http://poll.pollcode.com/uwda9

 

COMMISSAIRES? – NON! – posted 2 March 2013

 

Spokesman readers have sent a clear message to anyone suggesting that referees should now be called Commissaires – non!

 

In our snap online poll an overwhelming 92% felt that match officials should continue to be called referees as opposed the French version, commissaire.

 

Thanks to everyone who voted.

GREG SURPRISED TO WIN AWARD – posted 29 December 2012 

Spokesman’s Rider of the Year Greg G has been taken aback by his success in winning our online poll.

 

“I’m really surprised!” he told Spokesman.  “It was an honour for me to be nominated to Cycle Speedway Rider of the Year compared with World and Euro champions (Nowacki, Szymañski), British Champion (Angell) and other great riders. I think there are a lot of better riders than me.

 

“Really the Rider of the Year should be Angell or Heard. They were, in my opinion, the best in Britain this year. Now I have to train twice as hard to try and prove next season I was worthy of the award. Thanks for all people who gave me their vote” added Greg.

GLUCHOWSKI IS RIDER OF THE YEAR – posted 28 December 2012

Greg Gluchowski is Spokesman-Online’s Rider of the Year.

 

The Polish star, who rides for Poole in the Elite League, saw off a strong challenge from Birmingham’s Paul Heard and Hull’s Andy Angell to become the first winner of the coveted annual award voted by Spokesman readers.

 

In a remarkably close vote, Greg polled a 25% of all votes cast, winning the award with 164 votes, just ahead of Paul Heard (147) and Andy Angell (135).  The big three totally dominated the online poll accounting for 70% of the 646 votes cast.

 

Our thanks to everyone who took the time and trouble over Christmas to vote.

 

We will be making arrangements to present Greg with his Rider of the Year trophy early in the New Year.