MD

The M74 is fine its the M6 thats an absolute b1tch especially on a Friday!

I meant Complin not the team!

Brilliant meeting that could have gone either way right up to the last few heats. Last years rider of the season turned up again to remind us we should have kept him. More passes than an SNP conference tonight.

Surprises me greatly but thanks for doing the numbers. Hopefully tonight he can put decent points on the board.

Unfortunately you need to hug the white line at speed during the opening batch of heats at Ashfield which isn't Lee's forte. Another challenging night coming up.

So Lawson didnt revel in the dirt on the outside then?

Downhill by what measure?

Yes we were crap because we could'nt gate. We knew this going into it but came out worse than ever. This time last year we had Ostergaard who made us respectable by gating and by default winning races, despite not being the fastest of riders no one could pass him. I'll disagree about Lawson & Worrall revelling in the outside dirt, they revelled in the 20 yard dash to turn 1. On the one occasion Lawson didn't gate quickest he couldn't get near Basso over the remaining 3.5 laps despite Basso also not looking the fastest. It is what it is, Glasgow aren't a bad team but can't blame anyone else, it wasn't a mystery what the track was going to be like.

From being there a couple of times and watching a fair few on tv, passes all night will likely be absent after the second bend. If we dont trap we dont stand a chance.

Good meeting unfortunately cut short. Had Mountain not been injured we would have been toiling IMO. Can't understand Scunny riders gamesmanship in ht9 when the meeting needed pushed on to avoid the rain, they appeared with a few seconds to spare then were slow out again in ht10 but out ok in the remaining heats. Did they really want a rainoff?

Yes. Aiden Collins was the far better prospect IMO but after coming back to us after spending a winter in Australia, never seemed the same. Moved on to Workington possibly then retired.

We signed Scott when SD was there. He didn't get on too well from memory.

Observation more than anything. Lee has the experience to overcome it, hopefully.

He struggles to hold the inside coming off the bends at Ashfield whether slick or deep, often gifting the rider behind a pass having done the hard bit of getting in front of them in the first place. Those single points are what could make or break us in the play offs.

Thirty to forty minutes of grading between heats 4 and 10 would suggest we were trying to recover the track to suit us. Complin and Pijper really struggled but Nowak really seems uninterested in conditions that dont immediately suit him. Ht13 is one of the best races I've seen.

The better racing was among the lesser lights last night with Pearson, Alfie BT, Pijper and Complin. Morris without engine issues would have made it a bit more respectable but with no middle order Brum look very vulnerable.

Lee is noticeably struggling to control the bike for whatever reason and it shows. In the early heats at Ashfield you really need to hug the white line however coming off the corners he can't hold it. Twice last night he got done inside and out on bends one to two and is often very untidy or out of shape off turn four. Perhaps Lee is over trying but its doing him no favours. He was much more effective at Berwick where the big track corners are less intensive. The light will be shining on him as he's got experience but so also does Marcin who was woeful last night and Sedgmen who put in an average Sedgmen performance. Our rider of the season last year came back to remind us what we are missing.

No dust but the track was so deep to the extent only Harris and Vissing for the home team could ride it early on. Did the riders really ask for it this way or did we do this by design to put off Redcar and it backfired? Novak was uninterested after ht1, Pijper came down heavily in ht2 and struggled until it slickened off in later heats, as did most of the team whilst getting a gating lesson from Redcar. From the outside looking in it doesnt look like we gave ourselves the greatest opportunity to win the meeting. The tie was already gone.

Why no Thomson in ht15?

This tie could be lost, simply not enough heat wins. Basso aside poorest we've been this season.

He's a 3 pointer that is somehow on a 5.

He's made a career of doing that. Has an incredible knack of always being on an employable average at the end of each season.

Brilliant cup tie that had a bit of everything and went right to the final heat. Pijper winning points from the back, very impressive. If Eurosport showed speedway like this it'd interest me again instead of endless FTG heats and Doyle et al finishing half a lap ahead of the rest. Knowledgable commentators also help enhance the product as they did last night.

Assuming he would have wanted to return. I'm sure he had a verbal spat with Harkess when Edinburgh got rid of him a few seasons ago.

Berwick can hardly be surprised. Will take time for Schlien to get back to No1.