mike7164 96 Posted April 21, 2019 Well as everybody must be out enjoying this glorious weather before the speedway tonight there seems to be no one to start this off so here goes...... Can the diamonds make amends for Fridays fizzle out?? Line ups as were Friday are.... Newcastle Diamonds 1. Steve Worrall 2. Simon Lambert 3. Lasse Bjerre 4. Matthew Wethers 5. Thomas Jorgensen 6. Max Clegg 7. Danny Phillips Edinburgh Monarchs 1. Ricky Wells 2. Justin Sedgmen 3. Josh Pickering 4. Joel Andersson 5. Cameron Heeps 6. William Lawson 7. Luke Ruddick I think this will be close and could go either way if the diamonds don't pull their fingers out!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Blobby 2,662 Posted April 21, 2019 Should be looking to get a point from this as long as we perform well and no passengers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloom89 496 Posted April 21, 2019 Can we put Phillips at 6 and Clegg at 7? It would make more sense surely we are quite vulnerable at home in heat 8 with Lambert and Phillips currently. Also pairing Phillips with Jorgensen would be less risky more often than not Jorgensen can look after himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD 1,307 Posted April 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, bloom89 said: Can we put Phillips at 6 and Clegg at 7? It would make more sense surely we are quite vulnerable at home in heat 8 with Lambert and Phillips currently. Also pairing Phillips with Jorgensen would be less risky more often than not Jorgensen can look after himself. The Team Manager should be smart enough to recognise the vulnerability in ht8 and switch reserves. Im not liking the look of this one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,784 Posted April 21, 2019 Quite right. It’s common to swap reserves in heats seven and eight. Clegg (or any other stronger reserve in any other team) should be in heats 8, 12 and 14. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Blobby 2,662 Posted April 21, 2019 Disappointed to come away with nothing, need better from sedgy and Willie and should be fine if they two get going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamond@heart 399 Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) Good win by the Diamonds tonight with a hard fought battle against the Monarchs. Hats off to TJ and another very impressive performance from Clegg, gets better week on week. Gr8 to see Wethers amongst the points and Bjerre's haul would have been greater if not for a retirement and a team riding attempt which didn't quite work. Lambert still a worry but Phillips has to go, he's not good enough for this level, simple as. Edited April 21, 2019 by diamond@heart 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert 304 Posted April 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, diamond@heart said: Good win by the Diamonds tonight with a hard fought battle against the Monarchs. Hats off to TJ and another very impressive performance from Clegg, gets better week on week. Gr8 to see Wethers amongst the points and Bjerre's haul would have been greater if not for a retirement and a team riding attempt which didn't quite work. Lambert still a worry but Phillips has to go, he's not good enough for this level, simple as. So why did you not heed what Scunny were saying last year! A change is inevitable in my opinion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,426 Posted April 21, 2019 I thought newcastle got out of jail on this one an ef robbed edinburgh a t/s for wells,tj falling that race could have been rerun,then no interval just a 20 min tracror race so tj could get his second bike sorted , then another 10 min delay after fe fell in ht 13.poor meeting apart from a couple of hts and a very poor ref . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endeavour 681 Posted April 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Disappointed to come away with nothing, need better from sedgy and Willie and should be fine if they two get going. William once again looks down on power, did he invest in new engines for this season???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloom89 496 Posted April 22, 2019 Nothing against Danny Phillips and I know it’s very early in the season but how much longer can/do you persevere with him? He’s not even scoring at home. You could sign someone like Jordan Jenkins admittedly he’s probably not ready for championship racing and may not score much or at all but at least he’s young and has potential to improve. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Blobby 2,662 Posted April 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Endeavour said: William once again looks down on power, did he invest in new engines for this season???? Not that I know of, bought new parts but engines no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endeavour 681 Posted April 22, 2019 Said when team was announced that we needed Justin to be Sedgy of old and William to be riding decent equipment. Luke has done so well and if William could step up to the mark we could have a decent reserve pairing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted April 22, 2019 1 hour ago, bloom89 said: Nothing against Danny Phillips and I know it’s very early in the season but how much longer can/do you persevere with him? He’s not even scoring at home. You could sign someone like Jordan Jenkins admittedly he’s probably not ready for championship racing and may not score much or at all but at least he’s young and has potential to improve. or maybe even just keep signing 2 pointers on a temporary basis, until we find a decent one, but one things for sure,,, the conversation about it 'round the dinner table' won't be easy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloom89 496 Posted April 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: or maybe even just keep signing 2 pointers on a temporary basis, until we find a decent one, but one things for sure,,, the conversation about it 'round the dinner table' won't be easy. What happened to Ben Hopwood? Would he fit can’t remember what his last average was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites