nagy1 246 Posted September 4, 2016 Brutal performance from the English Tigers! Not sure if Glasgow are having an epic day or Sheffield are just having a 'mare! Josh and Simon have been disappointing. Berge is a former track record holder and should of done a whole lot better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD 1,305 Posted September 4, 2016 That was a massacre few predicted with little entertainment to view other than Garcia in ht14 stalking and getting Howarth on the line. Bates and Berge looked like reserves not coping in the middle order and Greaves wasnt at the races. Sissis was the only visitor to come away with any credibility. Garrity r/r scored 5 points much what he would have if he werent 'injured'. Its now 2 weeks to our next home meeting being disadvantaged by yet another shared event running at a weekend next Sunday. No tractor races today so proves someone is listening. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazc 7,087 Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) Had to feel for the Sheffield fan's who made there way up as there team weren't as good as woeful, Glasgow on the other hand were simply majestic out the gate today and as the old saying goes you can only beat what is in front off you and we certainly done that. If we meet the Yorkshire Tigers in the play offs surely they can't be as bad as that again. Bates was a pale shadow off the rider that i see for Coventry on Sky & i know Berge has had a good season but for an ex Glasgow rider who you would like to think knows how to get round Ashfield was simply awful. Sissis & Howarth and to a lesser extent Stead are the only ones that can hold there heads up with there performance. For us we didn't have one failure today and Rene looks to have found the quickest way round a very intelligent rider. Edited September 4, 2016 by Gazc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damosuzuki 696 Posted September 4, 2016 Yep, p*** poor Sheffield. Why was Garrity missing btw? You would almost think they don't care who they get in the Playoffs and were playing games. Lets face it, Stead is in Semi retirement. Bates impresses me so much in the EL, one of my favourite riders but was a non event. HOWEVER it puts is into our two away meetings in a good frame of mind and that's all I'm really bothered about. As ever, a throughlly enjoyable day at Ashfield and nice to see Danny in amongst the points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted September 4, 2016 Garrity aggravated his hand injury riding for Coventry on Friday when he banged it against the fence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackadder 280 Posted September 4, 2016 From the Sheffield web site:- Sheffield travelled to Scotland without Jason Garrity after he withdrew late on with a hand injury aggravated riding for Elite League club Coventry on Friday. With Josh Bates also struggling with illness, they experienced a meeting to forget and could not prevent a fifth straight away defeat. Team manager Marc Bates conceded high-flying Glasgow just had too much strength on home shale. “Glasgow are a strong side and they were just much better than us on the day,” Bates said. “Obviously Jason was missing, and Dimitri (Berge) has been up most of the night travelling back from his World Longtrack meeting which probably didn’t help. Josh has climbed off his sick bed after having tonsillitis to try and ride for the team but he struggled, and it was just a bad afternoon for us. All the lads have tried their best but it wasn’t good enough today and we were beaten by a better team." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipio777 16 Posted September 4, 2016 omg another embarrassing away performance by the Sheffield "team" ... playoffs I guess, but going out in the first round for sure...reality check needed by the riders here...they are not as good as they think they are..If Dimitri cant organise himself better than this, we need to let him go...this is not the first time.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo1 288 Posted September 5, 2016 A combination of a very good Glasgow performance and a pretty poor show from Sheffield, Lawson looked back to his old self and seems to do better with the number 1 race jacket on, two track records shows the guys are getting faster just at the right time hopefully. There will be tougher tests ahead and we still need to be more consistent home and away, quicker ran meeting today with a rain shower just at the right time lol Big weekend coming up with two away matches against two unbeaten sides at home in the league. It's about to get very interesting!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SharpenRake 1,505 Posted September 5, 2016 Still can't quite believe yesterday's meeting. The Sheffield riders looked smooth enough, no hitting holes or locking up. So lets be clear this wasn't a doctored trick track. The rain on Saturday seems to have provided a really fast surface which you would have thought would have helped Sheffield but Glasgow were so fast. Everyone did there job. Both reserves got a win and 3 thirds. And the crowd loved it - cheering and waving flags. God, I'm happy 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazc 7,087 Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) From the Sheffield web site:- Sheffield travelled to Scotland without Jason Garrity after he withdrew late on with a hand injury aggravated riding for Elite League club Coventry on Friday. With Josh Bates also struggling with illness, they experienced a meeting to forget and could not prevent a fifth straight away defeat. Team manager Marc Bates conceded high-flying Glasgow just had too much strength on home shale. “Glasgow are a strong side and they were just much better than us on the day,” Bates said. “Obviously Jason was missing, and Dimitri (Berge) has been up most of the night travelling back from his World Longtrack meeting which probably didn’t help. Josh has climbed off his sick bed after having tonsillitis to try and ride for the team but he struggled, and it was just a bad afternoon for us. All the lads have tried their best but it wasn’t good enough today and we were beaten by a better team." Refreshing to see a team manager saying how it was rather than go through a repertoire of excuses fair play to him. Edited September 5, 2016 by Gazc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyretrax 2,252 Posted September 5, 2016 Well done to all the boys yesterday. Danny again looked a lot calmer and more in control, keep it up big man. Track was very good, plenty of rain on it on Saturday an a wee shower on Sunday did a lot of good, nothing like a helping hand from nature. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,072 Posted September 5, 2016 Enjoyable afternoon next to my Sheffield friends on the back straight , cracking group of fans who follow their team everywhere regardless what kind of season they are having , true fans who were rightly applauded by Simon Stead after heat 15 . As for the meeting , much easier than any of us predicted , sets us up nicely for a crack at " you know who " on Friday . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJEuan 57 Posted September 5, 2016 Well done to all the boys yesterday. Danny again looked a lot calmer and more in control, keep it up big man. Track was very good, plenty of rain on it on Saturday an a wee shower on Sunday did a lot of good, nothing like a helping hand from nature. I thought that as well, looked like he had read the advice people were putting up on here. Wasn't over riding, trying too hard just nice and relaxed I was waiting for him to mess up a corner but it never happened. Still can't quite believe yesterday's meeting. The Sheffield riders looked smooth enough, no hitting holes or locking up. So lets be clear this wasn't a doctored trick track. The rain on Saturday seems to have provided a really fast surface which you would have thought would have helped Sheffield but Glasgow were so fast. Everyone did there job. Both reserves got a win and 3 thirds. And the crowd loved it - cheering and waving flags. God, I'm happy I thought the track was almost too good which makes for fast times but not great racing. I'm happy we won but the lack of passing slightly concerns me but that might just have been the quality of the opposition 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,853 Posted September 6, 2016 Enjoyable afternoon next to my Sheffield friends on the back straight , cracking group of fans who follow their team everywhere regardless what kind of season they are having , true fans who were rightly applauded by Simon Stead after heat 15 . As for the meeting , much easier than any of us predicted , sets us up nicely for a crack at " you know who " on Friday . Did not see you Paul, i was on the second bend with my wee lassie. My first visit to Glasgow since the stadium improvements and i was very impressed with everything that has been done to make the speedway experience much more enjoyable. Ok the racing could have been a bit better but Glasgow were very good on Sunday! Look forward to coming back again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joseq7 360 Posted September 6, 2016 Well done to all the boys yesterday. Danny again looked a lot calmer and more in control, keep it up big man. Track was very good, plenty of rain on it on Saturday an a wee shower on Sunday did a lot of good, nothing like a helping hand from nature. Danny's good form continued on Monday for Kent with 16+1 from 6. Perhaps the penny has dropped, more speed less haste. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
