lionheart 86 Posted August 26, 2015 TBH I think that BVs chances were blown in the farce at Leicester on 20th June. On that night Zagar insulted everyone's intelligence (But especially BVs management) by tootling around for a total of 1 point. What made it worse, the former track record holder, and Beaumont Park specialist Craig Cook managed to amass a total of 3 points. A certain 4 league points thrown away by two riders. How Zagar survived this I do not know. I lost all respect for Zagar, and most of my respect for Gordon, and Morton, despite Mortons great history with BV. I would not give Zagar house room at BV in 2016, and Cook would be in doubt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPD444 112 Posted August 26, 2015 I think with any team in any sport you could find "if only" situations which had they turned out differently would have meant promotion/relegation or winning/losing. Thats why we love sport. As far as Belle Vue is concerned it has felt terrific to have something to look forward too at the end of the season rather than being at the bottom. This Aces team is a good team and they are all tryers, well almost ( sometimes ). Really enjoyed this season other than the injuries to riders and looking forward to the new stadium. God bless, Darcy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waiheke1 4,295 Posted August 26, 2015 TBH I think that BVs chances were blown in the farce at Leicester on 20th June. On that night Zagar insulted everyone's intelligence (But especially BVs management) by tootling around for a total of 1 point. What made it worse, the former track record holder, and Beaumont Park specialist Craig Cook managed to amass a total of 3 points. A certain 4 league points thrown away by two riders. How Zagar survived this I do not know. I lost all respect for Zagar, and most of my respect for Gordon, and Morton, despite Mortons great history with BV. I would not give Zagar house room at BV in 2016, and Cook would be in doubt. Didn't philtheace state on here that zagar gave back his match fee for that fixture because of how he had ridden? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPEEDY69 1,277 Posted August 27, 2015 Didn't philtheace state on here that zagar gave back his match fee for that fixture because of how he had ridden? He may have done and at least it showed he recognised his failure but coupled with Cooks 3 pts still meant no points for the Aces of course Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,685 Posted August 27, 2015 So if the weather or something unexpected doesn't scupper the chances of King's Lynn and Swindon then Belle Vue won't make the play-offs. Which begs the question: Will Sunday's match be the last ever match at Kirky Lane? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted August 27, 2015 So if the weather or something unexpected doesn't scupper the chances of King's Lynn and Swindon then Belle Vue won't make the play-offs. Which begs the question: Will Sunday's match be the last ever match at Kirky Lane? Could be and most likely will be although a Swindon win at King's Lynn could rekindle our play off chances. At the moment no mention of a farewell to Kirky Lane meeting and difficult to see what type of meeting would draw a sufficient number of fans. Many will just be pleased to see the back of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,864 Posted August 27, 2015 Didn't philtheace state on here that zagar gave back his match fee for that fixture because of how he had ridden? Yes he did and yes the money was accepted back by promotion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lionheart 86 Posted August 31, 2015 Yes he did and yes the money was accepted back by promotion I wonder how much he repaid the promotion, and the rest of the team for having ruined the chances of a couple of lucrative play off matches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) I wonder how much he repaid the promotion, and the rest of the team for having ruined the chances of a couple of lucrative play off matches Of course you could equally say that if it wasn't for some of his outstanding performances we wouldn't even be in with a chance of the play offs. It is more realistic to assess his performance when you have actually been there and seen the effort he puts in. Just a minor example but anyone who saw him run onto the track to try to get Cook going when he was excluded for exceeding the 2 minutes in the Swindon match could see clearly his commitment to the Aces. Edited August 31, 2015 by Aces51 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSmiler 420 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Coventry aren't even certain now, with another fixture postponed. If by the highly unlikelihood all their fixtures end up off before the cut off, there is a very slim chance they would miss out. I know it won't happen but just makes you think what if. Belle Vue claim 4 tonight to go above on 53 Swindon claim 2 more league points to go above on 53 Kings Lynn win their remaining fixtures to go above on 58. Coventry would be left on 52. Like I said, HIGHLY unlikely but this is now a 4 team race for the final 3 spots. Edited August 31, 2015 by Adam Vickers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Coventry aren't even certain now, with another fixture postponed. If by the highly unlikelihood all their fixtures end up off before the cut off, there is a very slim chance they would miss out. I know it won't happen but just makes you think what if. Belle Vue claim 4 tonight to go above on 53 Swindon claim 2 more league points to go above on 53 Kings Lynn win their remaining fixtures to go above on 58. Coventry would be left on 52. Like I said, HIGHLY unlikely but this is now a 4 team race for the final 3 fixtures. Very unlikely that we won't pick up 1point from our remaining 4 meetings.If we couldn't then there would be no point us being in the play offs. Even if we were to miss out on points Wed or Thur against Swindon, I can see us getting points at home to Lakeside and Leicester Edited August 31, 2015 by mdmc82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSmiler 420 Posted August 31, 2015 Very unlikely that we won't pick up 1point from our remaining 4 meetings. If we couldn't then there would be no point us being in the play offs. Like I said highly unlikely. But, with the weather so bad if they all remain off before the cut off there is a slim chance we could miss out. Just pointing it out, but yeah... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted August 31, 2015 Said quite a few posts back that Cov should have been added to this thread. Just look at the way Swindons luck has gone, get Darcy in which made us a lot stronger, now sadly injured so anything could happen between now and the cut off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,658 Posted August 31, 2015 ...and Batch still not fully fit if Saturdays GP was anything to go by!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) ...and Batch still not fully fit if Saturdays GP was anything to go by!!Think he just had a off night and didn't like the track. When did he get injured? Edited August 31, 2015 by mdmc82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
