Weeyin 1,022 Posted April 8, 2019 Difficult one to predict , the Bandits have a few meetings under their belt already and have done well so far, and they usually do well at Ashfield, especially having former Tigers captain Aaron Summers and Coty Garcia. Tigers on the otherhand will be race rusty, Only a couple of the riders have been in competitive meetings, Paul Starke and Kyle Bickley. The tiggers will need to be sharp out the gate to combat the bandits and the top 5 will have to bring their A game to keep the pressure off the reserves and give them a chance to settle in. Looking forward to the home and away fixture this weekend, should be a real test . I will go for home wins at Glasgow and Berwick but reckon it will be close. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragdoll64 647 Posted April 8, 2019 Rasmus and James both had outings as well Dorothy. Rasmus doing rather well in a competitive field at Belle View. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weeyin 1,022 Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, ragdoll64 said: Rasmus and James both had outings as well Dorothy. Rasmus doing rather well in a competitive field at Belle View. Forgot about them lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylorj 1,000 Posted April 8, 2019 Berwick are my Dark Horses this season.....no pressure on them , an even 1-7 with a good reserve all season as Garcia and Etheridge/Gappmeir can swap places , has all the recipes of a successful team, you only need to look at us last season !! Were always big rivals of ours but like us are desperate for a successful season ...watch this space ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,361 Posted April 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Taylorj said: Berwick are my Dark Horses this season.....no pressure on them , an even 1-7 with a good reserve all season as Garcia and Etheridge/Gappmeir can swap places , has all the recipes of a successful team, you only need to look at us last season !! Were always big rivals of ours but like us are desperate for a successful season ...watch this space ! Think if NBJ can perform away from home we will be “dark horses” very early days though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjcol 83 Posted April 8, 2019 away double for bandits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandits4eva 998 Posted April 8, 2019 If we somehow keep the standard of gating up that we displayed last night at Newcastle then we will stand ourselves in good stead. We ran Glasgow close last year... crossed fingers for the same again 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulco 7,075 Posted April 8, 2019 Surprised we never had a blow the cobwebs off meeting before the competative stuff starts , and this could be a toughy to start with . Most of the Berwick side have blown hot and cold at Ashfield in the past , but home and away wins over Newcastle will see them arrive in confident mood . We should have enough about us to start with a win , even if Berwick look a good bit stronger at reserve . Hope the weather heats up a bit as the Charlie Monk stand can get a bit chilly at times , hope the standard of racing heats us up if that is the case . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allthegearbutnaeidea 1,734 Posted April 9, 2019 Hopefully Senór Flint keeps up the good work of swapping Kev and Jye for away meetings so that Jye and Dany are not paired together away from home so expecting the team to be Aaron, Jye, Dany, Kev, NBJ, Coty, Leon. Glasgow fans what is your 1-7 looking like? Think I’ll make the trip, depending on the weather. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheggie 72 Posted April 9, 2019 3 hours ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: Hopefully Senór Flint keeps up the good work of swapping Kev and Jye for away meetings so that Jye and Dany are not paired together away from home so expecting the team to be Aaron, Jye, Dany, Kev, NBJ, Coty, Leon. Glasgow fans what is your 1-7 looking like? Think I’ll make the trip, depending on the weather. My best guess of Tigers 1-7 would be - 1. Cook, 2. Sarjeant, 3. Jensen, 4. Starke, 5. Vissing, 6. Cheswell, 7. Bickley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george.m 3,063 Posted April 9, 2019 At yesterday's Ashfield practice Rasmus looked very fast and confident, Claus equally so. Was impressed with Aaron's speed at the Bordernapolis, Coty the same when in front. Leon looked confident and he knows Ashfield well enough. This is a tough opener for the Tigers, we might even look back later on and realise it's been our biggest test of the season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,361 Posted April 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, george.m said: At yesterday's Ashfield practice Rasmus looked very fast and confident, Claus equally so. Was impressed with Aaron's speed at the Bordernapolis, Coty the same when in front. Leon looked confident and he knows Ashfield well enough. This is a tough opener for the Tigers, we might even look back later on and realise it's been our biggest test of the season. It’s a tough one to predict, slightly favour Tigers.If NJB has a good meeting will be the key to Berwick’s fortune.Imo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allthegearbutnaeidea 1,734 Posted April 9, 2019 What was numbers during practice? Always a good indicator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SharpenRake 1,505 Posted April 10, 2019 Like other Tigers fans am a bit worried about this match. People forget that Aaron was brilliant for the Tigers apart from the season he picked a Polish based engine tuner and remember he's a former track record holder. The only thing coty lacked was reliable good equipment, when he was on it he was superb. The others have all had decent performances and if they pop out the gate who knows. As others have said they've had competitive action and we've had individual meetings or just practise. Everyone seems to have forgotten cookie is coming back from injury and no one knows how he'll do and luke hasn't ridden competively for a while again due to injury. Hate to say it but can see us losing particularly if we have bike and tapes problems Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac101 1,201 Posted April 10, 2019 The riders have been in practicing a few days this week so hopfully dailed into new track surface CC and the Danes look very quick on the day they were there tigers just to sneak it by couple of points Share this post Link to post Share on other sites