Mentalmik 5 Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Gud performance from the bears congrats. Woefull from the diamond's except Morris and doolan who give it a go. Gonna be a long season me thinks Edited April 19, 2018 by Mentalmik Misspelled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mauger65 202 Posted April 20, 2018 well I said anything under 40 would be alarming... this was worse than I feared ....... oh boy do the diamonds have problems well done redcar... but don't get too excited ... you wont have an easier home meeting (until we return)....... one wonders how the Newcastle Propaganda machine will respond next I laughed when I saw the newspaper article about Sheffield and in a meeting where we were hammered 59 31, the biggest part was about our 5 1 win in heat 2 justifying our strong reserves and the make up of our team ...... ignore the fact 3 riders got maximums against us Then (and I enjoy Ranting Roy!!) but the bare faced cheek to criticise us 'internet' 'experts' in his article cos he knows better and he likes the look of the team, and then when lindgren wins the 1st race on sunday, he proudly boasts who says lindgren cant be a number 1 - well Roy ..... 12 points in 13 races in 3 meetings would say so No doubt the reports tomorrow will report how superb the diamonds were in the 1st 4 heats and 12 12 was a reflection of this great team. Then the last line will end ... and redcar won a close 58 32............. Still what do I know ....... I'm just an internet 'expert' ...... It gives me no joy to written this.... boy do I wish we had a team like Sheffield (or even Redcar!!) ..... but the criticism of this team .... from what I have seen ...... has been fair and measured .... yes they are all triers ...... but its a team of 7 second strings ....... and I know the promoters hands were tied ..... but at the end of the day we are simply not competitive ....... Scunthorpe would have beaten us if they had picked a better guest (and Roy that's a fact not opinion .. there is a reason why lewis kerr is 6.8) .... redcar will start as favourites on sunday and heaven help us when Sheffield roll into town...... 3 meetings gone and we have won 11 heats ..... that's fact .... not an opinion ps I also feel sorry for lindgren .... he's riding like a man carrying the world on his shoulders ... a he's on a hiding to nothing at number 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highside 118 Posted April 20, 2018 Looking forward to reading the excuses , bike problems ,not racefit .unlucky ,the ref etc . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted April 20, 2018 4 hours ago, highside said: Looking forward to reading the excuses , bike problems ,not racefit .unlucky ,the ref etc . There shouldn't be any, two crap teams who are destined to contest the wooden spoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauger_Magic 17 Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) It is so sad ....but I fear the Diamonds are going to have a horrible season. I forecast a 53-37 result for Redcar and was not far wrong. Edited April 20, 2018 by Mauger_Magic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,107 Posted April 20, 2018 Full meeting highlights can be found here:- https://mmj.tees.ac.uk/~mmj9/2018/04/20/highlights-reaction-redcar-bears-dominant-58-32-win-over-newcastle/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,783 Posted April 20, 2018 15 hours ago, mauger65 said: well I said anything under 40 would be alarming... this was worse than I feared ....... oh boy do the diamonds have problems well done redcar... but don't get too excited ... you wont have an easier home meeting (until we return)....... one wonders how the Newcastle Propaganda machine will respond next I laughed when I saw the newspaper article about Sheffield and in a meeting where we were hammered 59 31, the biggest part was about our 5 1 win in heat 2 justifying our strong reserves and the make up of our team ...... ignore the fact 3 riders got maximums against us Then (and I enjoy Ranting Roy!!) but the bare faced cheek to criticise us 'internet' 'experts' in his article cos he knows better and he likes the look of the team, and then when lindgren wins the 1st race on sunday, he proudly boasts who says lindgren cant be a number 1 - well Roy ..... 12 points in 13 races in 3 meetings would say so No doubt the reports tomorrow will report how superb the diamonds were in the 1st 4 heats and 12 12 was a reflection of this great team. Then the last line will end ... and redcar won a close 58 32............. Still what do I know ....... I'm just an internet 'expert' ...... It gives me no joy to written this.... boy do I wish we had a team like Sheffield (or even Redcar!!) ..... but the criticism of this team .... from what I have seen ...... has been fair and measured .... yes they are all triers ...... but its a team of 7 second strings ....... and I know the promoters hands were tied ..... but at the end of the day we are simply not competitive ....... Scunthorpe would have beaten us if they had picked a better guest (and Roy that's a fact not opinion .. there is a reason why lewis kerr is 6.8) .... redcar will start as favourites on sunday and heaven help us when Sheffield roll into town...... 3 meetings gone and we have won 11 heats ..... that's fact .... not an opinion ps I also feel sorry for lindgren .... he's riding like a man carrying the world on his shoulders ... a he's on a hiding to nothing at number 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mauger65 202 Posted April 21, 2018 And your point is Steve? I have total sympathy for the promoters cos they had little time to build a side . total sympathy for the riders who are trying but it is a weak team ... the vast majority are tipping us for bottom .... and after 3 meetings there is little to suggest otherwise anyway lets hope for a big crowd on sunday... to say farewell to a legend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,783 Posted April 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, mauger65 said: And your point is Steve? I have total sympathy for the promoters cos they had little time to build a side . total sympathy for the riders who are trying but it is a weak team ... the vast majority are tipping us for bottom .... and after 3 meetings there is little to suggest otherwise anyway lets hope for a big crowd on sunday... to say farewell to a legend My point is in response to the question you posed on line three of your previous post. This was the response made by George on the night. Nothing other than that. Still very early days. And I say that with the thought being the current 1-7 might not (and probably not) be the 1-7 at the end of the season. It will be poignant on Sunday, you are quite right, let's hope for a big crowd to say "thank you and goodbye" to a genuine legend of the sport and to the Diamonds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mauger65 202 Posted April 21, 2018 I look forward to the written comments in the programme yes George was very honest but saying we didn't gate well ... its only the most important part of speedway also .. trouble is with people predicting changes ... the riders know they are already under pressure and makes them more tense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,783 Posted April 21, 2018 25 minutes ago, mauger65 said: I look forward to the written comments in the programme yes George was very honest but saying we didn't gate well ... its only the most important part of speedway also .. trouble is with people predicting changes ... the riders know they are already under pressure and makes them more tense Depends on the rider, but I would hope it would make riders more determined to prove their worth in the team, making them less likely to be "dropped." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted April 21, 2018 On 20/04/2018 at 6:48 AM, highside said: Looking forward to reading the excuses , bike problems ,not racefit .unlucky ,the ref etc . Disappointed then eh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites