Hawk127 1,357 Posted July 19, 2018 What has happened to the once mighty witches? 38 - 34 and seemingly finding it tough. Have the team given up or are Redcar in their element tonight. Whatever way you look at it a stronger team would be wiping the floor and you wonder whether the witches will pick up any points away from home let alone make Foxhall a fortress Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted July 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: What has happened to the once mighty witches? 38 - 34 and seemingly finding it tough. Have the team given up or are Redcar in their element tonight. Whatever way you look at it a stronger team would be wiping the floor and you wonder whether the witches will pick up any points away from home let alone make Foxhall a fortress they will be okay when the young un comes into play . they hope . own goal by the top sherlock . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Blue 616 Posted July 19, 2018 Think Wallinger should go and i may not be alone with that thought ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted July 19, 2018 Luckily Wall is only a stop=gap though surely someone else (anyone else) would have been better? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,099 Posted July 19, 2018 Given the comments pre-meeting on here and on the updates site it would appear the supporters of the “once mighty” Witches might want to adjust their expectations down slightly. Nice to see an improved away performance from the Bears - TJ and JBA improving after last weeks home horror show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheScotsman 2,482 Posted July 19, 2018 Told you Mark was very good! Monarchs old boys 32 points for ippo - the rest 16! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted July 19, 2018 A very entertaining meeting with some good battles and passing in many heats both inside and out As for the new boys Riss was excellent and anything close to that for the rest of the season and it could help the feel good factor return whether we make the play offs or not Garcia really got stuck in and perhaps tried too hard. Justified his inclusion with a score that matched that totalled from both reserves together from most fuxtures to date Wallinger so far out of his depth I expected filming for Baywatch to take place in the interval 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesB 107 Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Well, it was a win but I really can't decide what to make of the performance. You can probably argue that without the changes we may well have lost that but surely Lakeside will be a much stiffer test which is worrying. Was that a much better performance than the Bears have been putting in this season or were we apart from Riss just too inconsistent again at the top end. What can you say about Wallinger - I never thought I would see a worse rider than Karol Baran in a Witches team but I did tonight. Was there really no thrusting young buck riding in the NL who was prepared to jump at the chance of six meetings in the CL to prove that he could cut it at that level? I know Drew Kemp was riding around on his own but he looked considerably quicker than Wallinger. Edited July 19, 2018 by JamesB 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted July 19, 2018 Karol Baran was a superstar compared to Andre Pollen and Jurgen Hultgren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted July 19, 2018 Maybe none were asked, and maybe this chap is doing it cheap, very cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted July 19, 2018 Let's hope Riss doesn't up his average too much, keep it low for next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesB 107 Posted July 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Maybe none were asked, and maybe this chap is doing it cheap, very cheap. Based on what I saw tonight, I hope he is paying us for the pleasure of having a few laps around Foxhall. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickthemuppet 976 Posted July 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Let's hope Riss doesn't up his average too much, keep it low for next year. 5 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Let's hope Riss doesn't up his average too much, keep it low for next year. Rather a silly thought . Surely you would want your riders to score as many points as possible Isn't that what Speedway is about which is to win matches not only for your team but for your wages as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted July 19, 2018 Win matches scoring as many points as possible? Oh yeah, you can see exactly that with the inclusion of wallbanger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
89buttons 749 Posted July 19, 2018 To be fair would’ve been a little more comfortable had nico not suffered a puncture when leading and if rory hadn’t cut nico off in 15 then he was going round both and would’ve been a 4-2 also stopping Redcar getting a point - although not a big win we were ahead from heat 1 and generally in control throughout, riss looked good all night, Garcia a good start and should get better on the Home track in the next few weeks I know Wallinger is a stop gap etc. But from what I’ve seen today the only points he’s gonna get will be inherited via exclusions and retirements - puts a lot of pressure on the other guys knowing we’ve either gotta win with 6 riders or 5 when running r/r for Danny! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
