mauger65

great news and good luck to new owner pleased George is still involved - could be still a tricky season given rider availability ... but at least we are running I would like to thank Martin Philips for his support over the last 2 years ... pity things didn't work out better

3 or 4 ???? I would only take back max and matty ulrich has done nowt wrong but this aint his track and danny just isn't good enough tj and bjerre …………….. no way steve - I like steve …. but I think he inparticular for himself needs an injury free season away us - he looks stale and lets be honest the last 3 seasons here have been pretty miserable with weak sides incapable of winning owt

lots of mutterings by fans tonight ….. if the riders cant be arsed … why should we the real cup final is Eastbourne v redcar ……………………… the winner will probably beat us home and away in the final for 2020 I would only bring back matty and max.... assuming there is a 2020

cityrebel - we are lacking a sense of humour atm

well done Eastbourne and deserved esp coming back from 33-21 turning point was max clegg being clattered by Alfie …… very subdued and clearly suffering the effects and without his usual double figures we were stuffed however the finger again squarely points at our 3 heat leaders Worrall Jorgensen and bjerre - 13 rides and 1 win between them (and that was lucky as kerr was gonna win that before exclusion) ……. an utter pile of tripe from the 3 of them …… really good to see them trailing in 30-50 yards behind their counterparts again barely a pass by a diamond at home …….. we must the biggest gating tarts in the league as we never pass anyone - which is a bit unfortunate cause we are crap gaters beaten at home by the worst team on the road says everything about our team and season difficult to see how we avoid the wooden spoon esp with a rampant redcar to visit us …… that could be another long night in what is another very long season - thank god we only have 10 legue meetings …………… I couldn't stomach 16 with this lot ……………. and don't even get me started on danny Philips riding heat 8 when he should be riding 7 leaing cleggy to get a certain 5-1 in heat 8

Steve this league is way easier than 2 seasons ago and Worrall with lambert were virtually unbeatable around brough then steve - is not the rider of 2 years ago atm in time (he may come good again) - and when he misses the gate he couldn't catch cold - harsh but true and as for bjerre and Jorgensen poncing around at the back when beaten .... well frankly it says everything (of course we get the crap they are hurting and really care.... yeah about their low wages due to low points scored) at least danny Philips tries to the end and they could learn at lot from that ! max and matty are the only 2 who can hold their heads up and both have been way above expectation of course, despite the bleeding obvious .... us keyboard warriors are not allowed to the criticise the fantastically built side which is always just one meeting away from glory ........ it is another poor team that is heading for the bottom 3 ................ and I hate writing this stuff as I would rather happily praise the riders one thing is certain.......... is sure Jorgensen and bjerre are not on the managements 2020 team - well at least I hope they are not ............. a poor side and its been another poor season ..... lets not kid ourselves otherwise

well our very faint playoff hopes were ended by a 4 man team Max was superb and I agree the lad should be riding 7 races a meeting …….. continual poor team selection and just sticking to everyone gets 4 rides … Not for the 1st time …..the defeat lies solely at the hands of our 3 'heat leaders' …. another woeful performance by them and they must be the only heat leaders in the league who cannot pass on their home track ….. Worrall is a pale shadow of the rider he was 2 years ago and bjerre and Jorgensen have just rubbish all year cracking meeting in terms of the closeness of scores...… but the races were again fairly processional - due to the fact we cant pass anyone !! looks like Birmingham will stop us from getting the wooden spoon

Cant quite understand some of the negativity on the Ulrich signing - it is a complete no brainer He's a rider who will probably average better than his current average and it strengthens the team and puts Max at 6 where he will be 1 of the best reserves in the league I feel sorry Jakob and hope he gets fixed up (and I would give him another go in the future) - but it is a numbers game and the Diamonds can still rescue this season The side looks a lot stronger with Max at 6 and Ulrich and Matty as 2nd strings ....... our heat leaders are improving (at last!) and if Stevie can get his average over 9 and TJ and Lasse improving to get theirs to near 8 - this side looks very competitive (certainly at home) and could potentially nick a playoff place

I take it all back. Hats off to the lads and excellent performance. Ive given lasse some stick but that was his best performance ever at brough - well done. Max was superb and rest of the lads gave a 100%. Special praise go to Wallinger ………… who improved with every heat (Berwick riders take note) Difference between to the 2 teams - attitude. One team wanted it tonight ………. another was beaten before the start and ive never seen such as limp performance from the bandits at Newcastle for quite a while. To be fair the bandits reserves tried their best (although why Garcia was doing a wheelie to the tapes for heat 9 when his team was being hammered frankly summed up berwicks bizarre performance) and starke tried as his does and did his job but the rest well. Summers - missed the gate twice and was punished both times. But Jakobsen was awful and unrecognisable from last time.............. but Gappmaier and Etheridge were AGAIN an utter disgrace ….. again no attempt to even try and both could learn a lot from Wallingers attitude …. who learned how to ride the track and improve in 4 races. I expect any 6 point rider to ride any track ………. geez Brough may be a technical track but its not impossible to ride. Nice to see so many Bandits fans down … pity the team gave them so little to cheer for

another nil contribution from a rider who shouldn't be in this league ……… hes not good enough

A 6 point deficit … diamonds should be favourites but starke is in very good form and was excellent here with Glasgow - masterstroke by the bandits further blow with no Jacob …. and wallinger in …………. our reserves could be the real weak link close match with diamonds to sneak it 46-44 ……… but Berwick alas to go through

Hardly the dramatic team changes we hoped for but to be fair not sure what was really available Good luck to Jacob Best wishes to Simon - he obviously tried and gave 100% but sadly Brough just isn't his track and probably best decision for both parties But he will always be welcomed back even as an opposition rider - he gave it 100% and that's all we can ask

potential replacements are an issue ..... but something needs to change 2 wins in 11 is poor - and the wins were against Sheffield who were a 4 man team up here and Edinburgh - both sides who look pretty average outfits given results thus far and we are yet to hit 40 away from home ...... another tough season beckons

Kenneth was rubbish for 3 months ? eh not the Kenneth bjerre I saw - he was new and had some gating issues but everyone could see he had raw talent and pace he had - and he scored enough points at he start of the season to ensure his average wasn't too shabby by the end of year - Kenneth was also riding in a more competitive league Lasse on the other hand is veteran and should be improving his average ............. lets not forgot an average team will score 42 points in 14 heats - some 3.5 points and 9% higher than the team building 38.5 This is a much weaker league ....... the team that had Larsson, bach and lemon would murder any of the current championship sides Lasse has never performed on this track - which is disappointing because I would expect every heat leader to race at any track

I feel sorry for Lambert .. he's trying but Brough is just not his track Bjerre - no sympathy for .... remains an enigma but in 6 home meetings he has shown no ability to master the track - which we did fear at the start of the season .... Philips - cant fault his heart or effort .... but just aint good enough im afraid changes need to be made - but who is available is another matter

Yes a cracking meeting and fair play to Leicester who did deserve the and will certainly pick up some trophies I see the official excuse for the defeat was ....... bad luck ............. hmmmm ......... when our riders fall its bad luck but not oppositions Bates and Douglas fell in scoring positions and I felt Perks was harshly excluded when Bjerre clearly clouted him going into turn 1 We have problems everywhere .... Our heat leaders are frankly not performing ................ steve excellent when bike working ... but having too many issues Jorgensen is just so inconsistent its untrue (rubbish in heat 4 then brilliant in heat 7 to average in heat 10, excellent in heat 11 and then nowhere in heat 13 !!!) and Bjerre has been awful and his 4 point haul summed it all ... he's not gating and he is slow and certainly has no idea about the quickest way around Brough Lambert and Philips are struggling.... very badly - the former cant ride the track and the latter aint good enough Saving grace - Wethers + Clegg .. riding very well (certainly at home) It is clear now that the team isn't good enough ..... regardless of what the promotion says ....... its 4 home defeats in 6 and I cant recall us ever starting like that I applaud George for being loyal to his riders , but drastic surgery is required and I hate saying it but Bjerre, Lambert and Philips need replacing

did George and martin say anything after the Glasgow meeting ? they wanted supporters to stay behind for some reason

Worth a 10p flutter

told you he was poor last year …. he failed to score

Well I think George's words had their desired effect ……. a much improved performance by all and a very good victory especially at 34-32 after 12 Max Clegg was the star of the show but good to see our heat leaders outscore theirs - Sheffield a little disappointing as effectively a 4 man team … impressed with Nicols effort Only gripe, DP at 7 …. he just aint quick enough … and why was clegg and him not swapped in heats 8 and 11 - we need to use Max more effectively

Which Sheffield will turn up ? Sometimes the Tigers are beaten before start (likewise with us down there) rather than just giving it go But with King, Howarth and Proctor … it could be a long night ahead Our 3 heat leaders have been collectively beaten in all 4 matches so far and they need to start providing a platform and leading the team Heart says diamonds 48-42 …. head says 42-48 tigers ………………… key man ….. kyle Howarth …. has been superb around here in the past and get 13+ … but poor last year and may only 9/10 and that could be the difference

much ado about nothing geez ..... starting marshall gets riders to tapes , green light on and tapes go ... race on don't think its anything to do with starting process .... riders last few years have been getting worse each year and are constantly moving at gate this year has started even worse .... and we have been the biggest offenders !!!! - its at least 3 times per meeting our riders have had to stop themselves touching tapes and the ref has started the race leaving them floundering (quite rightly) ..... I wouldn't care but for all the movement we have done at the tapes we have woeful at gating - especially the 1st 4 races where in the 2 away meetings the match was over by heat 4 But the biggest issue will be the crowds and the quality of racing thus far. Brough is a technical track and as such you do see a lot of passing and close racing. Whilst no one likes getting beaten, getting beaten whilst watching boring racing is another matter. The 1st 2 home meetings have been amongst some of the dullest meetings Ive ever seen (redcar had the odd moment) Apart from Jorgensen's superb pass on Wright, we haven't looked likely passing anyone and apart from Jorgensen and Worrall Im not sure the others can pass at Brough. Sunday night I was freezing, bored, deflated at seeing us getting a good whipping off our friendly neighbours and frankly heat 15 couldn't arrive quick enough. Well that's 2 trophies we have failed to win so far. Still the league starts on Sunday where we are currently unbeaten......................

Absolute shocking performance … well done the bandits … very worthy winners and the scoreline was a fair reflection in their superiority to us well ive watched the 1st 4 meetings and we still cant gate we look slower …….. opposition pulls away or catches us ……… even at home 2 of our riders look happy just to survive 4 laps at home ! 3 look short of confidence ………… already apart from bjerre who beat the woeful gappmaier (truly pathetic non effort) ….. every other diamond lost his dual with his counter part ………. and at home that is totally unacceptable our 3 heat leaders have thus far been poor, and of the other 4 only clegg has impressed whilst every team should be increasing their average to 42 …….. we will be lowering ours !! whilst its not time to panic ………………. the alarm bells are ringing …. cant remember the last time we started with 4 defeats but I suspect it wasn't a good season we haven't even reached Easter and it looks like another long season ahead …….there were NO 'positives' about tonights performance

Surely the new starting procedure shouldn't make that much difference Anyway we have long complained about opposition teams moving at the start so rather amusing to see us at it. Redcar were statues compared to us and alas it does not take long for word get out ...... in the 1st 2 meetings we were certainly pushing it with the refs ........ but lets hope its just rustiness

Alas after Friday, less positives. I know the riders are learning the track but even so it was a disappointing home start Well done to the Bears who were certainly the better team over the two legs. Decisions certainly went against the diamonds. I could be wrong but I didn't see Clegg actually touch the tapes in heat 8, the ref clearly stopped the race to early to exclude Greaves and then there was the heat 12 controversy.....tough call for ref.... but the fact that barker also fell would imply some contact with bjerre... in most (BUT NOT ALL) cases the rider diving up the inside is excluded . The most worrying aspects for me over both legs is: apart from a couple of flashes, generally we didn't look quick and the bears when behind were catching our riders in both legs at the gates we were moving all over the place and we've already had 2 tapes exclusions and 2(3) warnings we were beaten by redcar who were thrashed by Leicester !!! Lets hope it is just rustiness but we would all agree we would have preferred to start the season like redcar (or Leicester!)