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Post by coombes on Sept 23, 2023 8:46:12 GMT 1
Last night's play off results have left us with a lot to do. Oxfords win at Redcar puts them on course to have seven league points before they come to Ashfield, assuming they beat the Bears at home tomorrow. To qualify for the final we need to win our next three meetings ... and take the bonus point against Oxford, by scoring 51 or more a big ask. Poole, having staged a comeback that would have earned a nod from Lazarus, by winning at Scunthorpe last night, now look almost certain to be in the final . So a further Nightmare at Wimborne Road awaits! Iinteresting times!
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Post by benbulben on Sept 23, 2023 11:37:28 GMT 1
Still R/R for Vissing. Yes, a bit of a bummer last night with Oxford winning but fair play to them coming back from 14 down. Likewise Poole after losing Rowe in H1 and only able to field reserves. Could we have done either ? A final between those two seems the most likely which is fair enough as they finished first and second in the league.
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Post by coombes on Sept 23, 2023 15:53:42 GMT 1
One down two to go as we top the Bears 55-35. Unlike the Meatloaf anthem two out of three would be bad, so we need to sort Oxford and by a double digit margin. Good that the Bears only had two race winners - both Danny King , but worryingly that our reserves came up with five last places.
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Post by coombes on Oct 2, 2023 12:06:44 GMT 1
Still R/R for Vissing. Yes, a bit of a bummer last night with Oxford winning but fair play to them coming back from 14 down. Likewise Poole after losing Rowe in H1 and only able to field reserves. Could we have done either ? A final between those two seems the most likely which is fair enough as they finished first and second in the league. britishspeedway.co.uk/cab-direct-championship/tigers-wait-on-vissing/Claus certainly not riding tomorrow.
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Post by benbulben on Oct 2, 2023 18:26:36 GMT 1
The boy Pijper is back.
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Post by coombes on Oct 3, 2023 17:22:53 GMT 1
Really hard to call tonight. A guess at the top scorers Oxford - Masters 15 (6), Nicholls 10 (6), Kerr 7 (4) = 32 Tigers - Basso 13 (5) Harris 12 (5) Tarasenko 10 (5) Brennan 8 (5) = 43 So it all depends on how Lee and Ace score compared with Heeps, Boughen and Atkins
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Post by dirtywhensecond on Oct 3, 2023 21:40:35 GMT 1
GIRUY Nicholls.......hmm.
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Post by md on Oct 3, 2023 22:50:30 GMT 1
Complin won us that meeting, an experienced rider who rose to the occasion and ground out some very hard earned points when the chips were down.
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Post by bernielagrosse on Oct 4, 2023 0:20:08 GMT 1
Lee Complin undoubtedly the Man of the Match. There is room for improvement from some of our team ahead of the final. Here’s to stuffing the Pirates
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Post by coombes on Oct 4, 2023 7:13:33 GMT 1
An amazing night! An inspired and indeed inspiring performance from Lee was pivotal in us making the final. Cami Brown got out of jail with one, possibly two really poor decisions that on another night would have cost us badly. Not sure about putting Chris out as a TS against Masters, but never found out as a shed chain left the Cheetah stranded at the gate. However letting Ace have his fourth ride was a blunder of the highest order. It was only an "all four back" call which saved our bacon and possibly Brown his job. Three in a row! And now we get a chance to even things up against Poole.
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Falling off with Martin McKinna
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Post by insideout on Oct 4, 2023 11:47:12 GMT 1
Lee IMHO was the rider who had that bit of magic about him and turned the meeting around. That never give up attitude paid off for him and the team. The track was by far a long way off from how we would have wanted it, with starts being a particual problem however had we postponed we would have been slaughtered online and caused all sorts of rerun problems with the quite likely possibility of the weather/track only decline more as we head deeper into October. Why we race in October when the weather is nothing but wind and rain is beyond me as track prep can feel like an impossible task at times, and even with the hours put in can be somewhat disappointing when we don't produce a track that produces the entertainment it normally does. But bottom line is we got the match on, we won and now look towards the finals. Fingers crossed for more manageable track conditions which will let us build a healthy 1st leg aggregate to take down to Poole.
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Post by dirtywhensecond on Oct 4, 2023 11:54:30 GMT 1
Lee IMHO was the rider who had that bit of magic about him and turned the meeting around. That never give up attitude paid off for him and the team. The track was by far a long way off from how we would have wanted it, with starts being a particual problem however had we postponed we would have been slaughtered online and caused all sorts of rerun problems with the quite likely possibility of the weather/track only decline more as we head deeper into October. Why we race in October when the weather is nothing but wind and rain is beyond me as track prep can feel like an impossible task at times, and even with the hours put in can be somewhat disappointing when we don't produce a track that produces the entertainment it normally does. But bottom line is we got the match on, we won and now look towards the finals. Fingers crossed for more manageable track conditions which will let us build a healthy 1st leg aggregate to take down to Poole. As always we appreciate your insider info.
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Post by dirtywhensecond on Oct 4, 2023 12:02:53 GMT 1
As kinda expected....
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Post by drosser on Oct 4, 2023 22:37:10 GMT 1
Lee IMHO was the rider who had that bit of magic about him and turned the meeting around. That never give up attitude paid off for him and the team. The track was by far a long way off from how we would have wanted it, with starts being a particual problem however had we postponed we would have been slaughtered online and caused all sorts of rerun problems with the quite likely possibility of the weather/track only decline more as we head deeper into October. Why we race in October when the weather is nothing but wind and rain is beyond me as track prep can feel like an impossible task at times, and even with the hours put in can be somewhat disappointing when we don't produce a track that produces the entertainment it normally does. But bottom line is we got the match on, we won and now look towards the finals. Fingers crossed for more manageable track conditions which will let us build a healthy 1st leg aggregate to take down to Poole. The track was a real concern (very unusual for Glasgow over the past couple of seasons, it has to be said). There was a fair amount of rain during the earlier part of the day so it is understandable that there would be less dirt than normal. I can understand the management had to manage the risk of another rain-off but the final result appeared to be somewhat overkill. The meeting was a gating lottery with little chance of anyone overtaking a rider of similar calibre (Heat 3 being the exception where Vadim rode a steady 'conservative' line). My reason for bringing this up is that there is a high likelihood of similar weather conditions on Sunday - I would not like to bet on our gating skills versus those of Poole. We have riders who can compete with the best if there is drive to be found but few consistently fast gaters. There is also the entertainment aspect - there was drama and tension as expected but little excitement on track (Lee's races being the exception as he managed to stay ahead of more established riders). We have a decent chance of winning if the track is set to suit our riders - it certainly won't be down at Poole They will not be concerned with the politics of the situation.
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Post by coombes on Oct 5, 2023 9:28:21 GMT 1
Lee IMHO was the rider who had that bit of magic about him and turned the meeting around. That never give up attitude paid off for him and the team. The track was by far a long way off from how we would have wanted it, with starts being a particual problem however had we postponed we would have been slaughtered online and caused all sorts of rerun problems with the quite likely possibility of the weather/track only decline more as we head deeper into October. Why we race in October when the weather is nothing but wind and rain is beyond me as track prep can feel like an impossible task at times, and even with the hours put in can be somewhat disappointing when we don't produce a track that produces the entertainment it normally does. But bottom line is we got the match on, we won and now look towards the finals. Fingers crossed for more manageable track conditions which will let us build a healthy 1st leg aggregate to take down to Poole. I think Tuesday showed there was no need to consider a postponement, though the start area was in a bit of a state. Could some of the "slop" have been scraped off or would it have been too soft underneath? Are we too ready to postpone meetings during the season as we seem to have spare weeks - though they often prove to be unusable as riders have fixed up meetings elsewhere. In the days when we had a full programme, racing every week, meetings like Tuesday were common place. Do we need to be a bit braver during the summer regarding pre emptive postponements? Just a thought
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