Mr Blobby 2,662 Posted July 18, 2013 Good comeback by the monarchs to get the draw again today! Cookie once again showing why he is the best rider in the league! Mr Vissing is now beginning to pull of vital 5-1's when needed in later heats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,368 Posted July 18, 2013 Good comeback by the monarchs to get the draw again today! Cookie once again showing why he is the best rider in the league! Mr Vissing is now beginning to pull of vital 5-1's when needed in later heats! Must have got his set-up sorted out.Wait a minute this is Premier League. What will he tell Kinvig tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico 210 Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I rest my case? Edited July 18, 2013 by Rico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 943 Posted July 18, 2013 Must have got his set-up sorted out.Wait a minute this is Premier League. What will he tell Kinvig tomorrow. You are obviously unaware he is doing well in the Elite also. To enlighten you, he is second in the Belle Vue averages, and also beat Holder at Poole, before he was injured Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boz 316 Posted July 18, 2013 I'd pay good money to watch Craig cook every week. He was outstanding tonight. I always had the impression he was a bit of a gater but also came from behind twice tonight and was super quick. Special mention for Wilko, who rode the race to his life to keep cook behind him for 3 laps in heat 15. Have to admit, cook and vissing aside didn't think Edinburgh were particularly good but they kept going till the end and think most people fancied an Edinburgh 5-1 in the last heat. Ulrich had an off night with mechanical gremlins, and maybe feeling a knock or two, but you need your number 1 to be getting more than 3 points at home.Skidmore again very solid and Wilko was great all night. Trump card at reserve. Didn't really fancy us to get much to it so will take the point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,368 Posted July 18, 2013 You are obviously unaware he is doing well in the Elite also. To enlighten you, he is second in the Belle Vue averages, and also beat Holder at Poole, before he was injured I am aware of how sh#te the standard of the Elite League is .Holder must have had his set-up wrong!!!! I do have sympathy for Cook and some of the young riders but in World terms they are nowhere good enough and I Personaly don't see any of them that are around the now making it. Excluding Ellis and Lambert who are still really young. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc1874 143 Posted July 18, 2013 I am aware of how sh#te the standard of the Elite League is .Holder must have had his set-up wrong!!!! I do have sympathy for Cook and some of the young riders but in World terms they are nowhere good enough and I Personaly don't see any of them that are around the now making it. Excluding Ellis and Lambert who are still really young. What's your point? There is a dearth of riders in the uk. Tai aside Britain has no world class performers. Chris Harris is good but in Grand Prix terms nowhere near it. Nobody is saying cook is going to be world champion, but his point was that guys picked ahead of him like barker and Bridger in form and performance terms were not better than him. These two struggled tonight and have had previous chances and not performed. Would cook have done better? I don't know did he deserve the chance? Most definitely based on form this season. He was in the top 4 in the British final, scoring well in the British leagues, that's all he can do... You talk about world class; is Ryan fisher, Jason Doyle or Cameron Woodward world class? That's the standard of opposition, and with all due respect to these guys cook can live with them on track... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arson fire 4,785 Posted July 18, 2013 These two struggled tonight and have had previous chances and not performed. that simply isn't true in Barkers case ,... What chances has he had and when had he not performed before tonight?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCOTLAND1314 121 Posted July 18, 2013 Courtesy of Edinburgh Monarchs speedway http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news/article.asp?id=1398 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,368 Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) What's your point? There is a dearth of riders in the uk. Tai aside Britain has no world class performers. Chris Harris is good but in Grand Prix terms nowhere near it. Nobody is saying cook is going to be world champion, but his point was that guys picked ahead of him like barker and Bridger in form and performance terms were not better than him. These two struggled tonight and have had previous chances and not performed. Would cook have done better? I don't know did he deserve the chance? Most definitely based on form this season. He was in the top 4 in the British final, scoring well in the British leagues, that's all he can do... You talk about world class; is Ryan fisher, Jason Doyle or Cameron Woodward world class? That's the standard of opposition, and with all due respect to these guys cook can live with them on track... Just an opinion,any rider apart from Tai has a chance of being replaced if they have a poor meeting as they are all the same standard.the poster said Cook beat Holder as an example ,I say Barker beat Cook at Armadale a couple of weeks ago so what does that prove. Edited July 18, 2013 by Fromafar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robinh88 571 Posted July 18, 2013 Bit of berwick jealousy here maybe fromafar, cookie is classy my mate went over to czecho to watch him, shame he never made it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrmiddlesbrough 76 Posted July 18, 2013 Points thrown away tonite, bad signing and riders not turning up and I really can't see us getting anything at scummy tomorrow now either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glasgowmicktiger 142 Posted July 19, 2013 Give cookie a break ffs imo he would have got more than barker in prague but we will never know. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc1874 143 Posted July 19, 2013 Just an opinion,any rider apart from Tai has a chance of being replaced if they have a poor meeting as they are all the same standard.the poster said Cook beat Holder as an example ,I say Barker beat Cook at Armadale a couple of weeks ago so what does that prove. You claim that he will never be world class, but you body swerve that question. Lots of countries only have a couple of top performers. Cook never claimed to be world class, but based on form this year he deserved more of a chance. He is currently in better form than Barker, you cannot dispute that. You just seem pretty bitter and I don't for the life of me know why.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,368 Posted July 19, 2013 You claim that he will never be world class, but you body swerve that question. Lots of countries only have a couple of top performers. Cook never claimed to be world class, but based on form this year he deserved more of a chance. He is currently in better form than Barker, you cannot dispute that. You just seem pretty bitter and I don't for the life of me know why.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
