Storm V Cradley Heath. 4pm ~ 23rd August 2015.

[Gemini 4,894]

COVENTRY Storm take centre stage on Sunday with a big local derby against fierce rivals Cradley in the National League at Brandon (4pm).
The City Gearboxes Storm are currently fourth in the table and are looking for points to secure a place in the end-of-season Gold Cup competition.
The Heathens, meanwhile, are still in with a chance of completing a hat-trick of titles, although those hopes took a setback with a narrow defeat at King’s Lynn on Friday - meaning a win on Sunday is essential for them.

The Storm have switched riding order with the in-form Martin Knuckey taking the No.5 role, whilst Darryl Ritchings suffered a broken finger in a guest booking for Swindon on Thursday but does plan to ride.
Cradley, as always, track a powerhouse line-up including one of the league’s top performers in captain Max Clegg, and several other riders with the potential to become No.1s, including Matt Williamson and the spectacular Ellis Perks.

The Heathens suffered just one defeat home or away during the 2014 season - and that came at Brandon in a highly dramatic meeting on Easter Monday, which the Storm will seek to repeat.
Boss Laurence Rogers said: “Marty has hit a rich vein of form home and away so he’s moving to No.5, and hopefully switching Darryl will help his confidence and see him racking up the points again.
“We want to build on the wins over King’s Lynn and Stoke and keep up our challenge for a place in the Gold Cup. It should be a really good battle on Sunday with Cradley playing catch-up on Birmingham.”

The meeting, which also features a Midland Development League fixture, will include Coventry’s National League collection for the Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund.

COVENTRY (from): Mark Baseby, Conor Dwyer, Dan Greenwood, Jamie Halder, Martin Knuckey, Darryl Ritchings, Rob Shuttleworth.
CRADLEY (from): Max Clegg, Nathan Greaves R/R, Luke Harris, Arron Mogridge, Michael Neale, Ellis Perks, Matt Williamson.

[crazysue 613]

Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the Updates site? If so, could you please send me a private message including your mobile number.

 

Thanks

[gee jay 234]

COVENTRY Storm take centre stage on Sunday with a big local derby against fierce rivals Cradley in the National League at Brandon (4pm).

The City Gearboxes Storm are currently fourth in the table and are looking for points to secure a place in the end-of-season Gold Cup competition.

The Heathens, meanwhile, are still in with a chance of completing a hat-trick of titles, although those hopes took a setback with a narrow defeat at King’s Lynn on Friday - meaning a win on Sunday is essential for them.

The Storm have switched riding order with the in-form Martin Knuckey taking the No.5 role, whilst Darryl Ritchings suffered a broken finger in a guest booking for Swindon on Thursday but does plan to ride.

Cradley, as always, track a powerhouse line-up including one of the league’s top performers in captain Max Clegg, and several other riders with the potential to become No.1s, including Matt Williamson and the spectacular Ellis Perks.

The Heathens suffered just one defeat home or away during the 2014 season - and that came at Brandon in a highly dramatic meeting on Easter Monday, which the Storm will seek to repeat.

Boss Laurence Rogers said: “Marty has hit a rich vein of form home and away so he’s moving to No.5, and hopefully switching Darryl will help his confidence and see him racking up the points again.

“We want to build on the wins over King’s Lynn and Stoke and keep up our challenge for a place in the Gold Cup. It should be a really good battle on Sunday with Cradley playing catch-up on Birmingham.”

The meeting, which also features a Midland Development League fixture, will include Coventry’s National League collection for the Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund.

 

COVENTRY (from): Mark Baseby, Conor Dwyer, Dan Greenwood, Jamie Halder, Martin Knuckey, Darryl Ritchings, Rob Shuttleworth.

CRADLEY (from): Max Clegg, Nathan Greaves R/R, Luke Harris, Arron Mogridge, Michael Neale, Ellis Perks, Matt Williamson.

are you kidding, centre stage is arlington today. you're definately in the wings with this one. so long as i've got the right person ,hope the weather isn't to bad up there so you can walk that dog of yours without getting soaked aswell .

[Ommer Mon 381]

Anybody close enough to comment on the weather prospects?

[Heathen1984 139]

Anybody in Coventry with an update on weather cus raining here. Aint making journey if like this, shud be off already with forecast thou

Edited August 23, 2015 by Heathen1984

[CB252 1,376]

Pouring a couple of miles from track. Don't know what forecast our club were looking at but this is exactly as predicted.

[Heathen1984 139]

Cant believe its not been called of yet.

[Brandon 134]

It's been lashing it down for an hour, surely it's off?

[CB252 1,376]

Phoned the stadium and they say it's on but possibly delayed start.

 

Someone else has told me it will start at 5.

 

The club showing their tremendous PR skills once again with the website and social media updates. Absolutely pathetic and proving why no one goes and why the Storm are on the verge of folding.

 

Clueless.

[Fozzie4388 679]

Been delayed till 6pm. According to Coventry's Twitter

[NeilWatson 1,988]

Confirmed start time 6.00pm. Rain stopped and sun trying to shine.

 

MDL meeting postponed

[NeilWatson 1,988]

NL meeting POSTPONED 5.15pm

[CB252 1,376]

No rain for 3 hours and we're now told it's off.

 

An absolute PR disaster of a weekend for the club. They are an utter shambles.

 

The relief when this is all over will be immense.

[Gemini 4,894]

Typical bloody Speedway. Start delayed until 6pm and told the meeting will be on as long as there was no more rain. Well, there wasn't, in fact there were blue skies and the sun was shining so we are kept hanging around for two hours for nothing. I don't know why I bother.

 

 

 

......dee jay......hope the weather isn't to bad up there so you can walk that dog of yours without getting soaked as well .

Well, she had a good walk in the wood as I got there at 2.15pm and yes we did both get soaked, but once dried off everything was going to be worthwhile wasn't it because the meeting was still on, just delayed for two hours. Wonder what went wrong with that plan.

[bruno 1,790]

Me and my lot are wondering why we bother,at least they gave us our money back.I was told at about 5.15 that the ref had just done a track inspection and decided it was unfit for racing.surely this should have been done earlier.it must have been pretty obvious if racing was possible before 5.15