Cue Ball

I’m still struggling with the whole concept that Sheffield is inherently dangerous as keeps getting repeatedly said. There have been a small handful of crashes (probably better described as falls than crashes) all season and Cook was the first one I have seen for a long time leave the track in an ambulance. Yes Emil got injured, but it’s a high speed motorsport and accidents happen. Just seem to be a small number of people on here that have heard about (probably not even seen) one crash and have become fixated with it! Along with banging on about needing track staff to move dirt from the fence as if they don’t and haven’t always existed. Just getting a bit boring now!

Hope Cook is ok. Not watched it back on tv yet, but why was the track to blame for the crash? No other incidents all night, track looked smooth and fast to me. Looked like an unfortunate racing incident that happen from time to time at any track.

Hats off to BV, the faster team on the night

Think Harris will get a couple more and Lindsey a couple less. It’s going to be a tight one whichever way you look at it!

Sounds like the kid asked for Jack’s signed team sheet and got given Jack’s signed team sheet. Not sure what the problem is 🤔🤓

Any ideas why Howarth has pulled out of the CLRC?

Brennan already booked for one of the 2 guest places

Would be interested to know what people who watch the meeting on BSN think - in heat 7 I was far from convinced that Edwards did beat him! I know it was a big win, but actually closer than I expected, with the team that Ipswich arrived with I thought it may be a true mauling. Chris Holder had a couple of uncharacteristic thirds, Howarth had a mare and Gilkes just wasn’t quite on it tonight, but it was by far and away the best meeting Picko had had around Sheffield for a while, so maybe equalled out for the others being slightly sub-par. It will be a major shock if we don’t pick up the trophy, but as others have said, a slightly hollow victory when the opposition have been so badly hit by injuries. Not over until the fat bloke sings though

Don’t want to jinx things… but Sheffield should have a very sizeable lead to take to Ipswich looking at those teams. Lidsey was not good the other night for BV and whilst Brennan did well guesting for us the other week, he’s no Emil. Presume that we have booked Harris to prevent him being used against us!! Shame as for the cup final (any final) you want to see the best of the best, but with Ipswich decimated at present that is definitely not the case.

Seems to be a lot of angry people on here. It’s only speedway, not life and death. Riders get injured - some over egg it, others perhaps ride when they shouldn’t, it’s always been the way of the world. Some people like watching fast racing which may compromise the ability to overtake, others like watching technical racing and waiting for an error to make the opportunity to pass, each to their own. Don’t think there is any dispute that racing at Owlerton is not as good as it used to be, think it is down to the engines rather than the track, but there is still some cracking racing. Some meetings are better than others - last night maybe wasn’t brilliant, but BV not making a fight of it until Bewley got his bike working after the battle was lost didn’t help. I for one don’t think meetings ever look as good or as exciting in TV as they do in real life and Sheffield probably suffers from that more than most because you can’t get a feel for the speed which (to me) is part of the sport.

Sheffield isn’t known to be a dangerous track with bad accidents thankfully rare

I admit nothing!! To be honest, I rarely go to away matches or find time to watch streamed meetings (and wasn’t at the meeting on Thursday) so can’t really comment on what happens elsewhere - unlike others who seem to take as gospel what their mate’s aunties friend’s son-in-law thought he may or may not have overheard some other random person saying in the terraces! I don’t think that there is any disagreement that bikes can’t handle dirt like they used to, I was more raising a point that people are implying that the Sheffield track is inherently dangerous on the basis of one accident.

People that are blaming the track preparation / track design - when was the last bad crash at Sheffield? This isn’t a weekly or monthly occurrence, can’t remember the last bad looking crash at Sheffield

Curiously I don’t think I have ever heard Owlerton being described as narrow before and don’t think I have ever thought of it that way in all the years I’ve been going there. Glad to hear Emil is ok.

Nice to see the Sheffield reserves having a great night

Scoreline doesn’t do the racing justice - heat 13 was absolutely brilliant and Pickering chasing NKI down to the line in the last was great too. Not sure about Brennan - seen him pull a few Nicki P style moves now and he did it again tonight in his final ride. Unnecessary when you’re playing with peoples lives IMHO

I meant it tongue in cheek. Gobsmacked/ very impressed that we pushed it to a last heat decider, did not see that coming

Told ya

Kerr in exchange for Holder and Woffy…. I can only see that we are going to get battered unfortunately

We were talking last night about some of the young uns riding in the championship, premiership and in Poland and whether they are stretching themselves a bit too thin - then saw that Bailey had left Poland at 2am to get to Sheffield, surely that is more likely to hinder than help his scoring

It was a good job Bewley turned up tonight otherwise the scoreline would have been embarrassing!

A much improved performance from Kyle tonight and we needed it to get us over the line. Admirable mention to Schlein - dropped a point in his 3rd ride seemingly trying to team ride and then 2 brilliant rides to finish off his night. C Holder is akin to having a third no.1 at home. As somebody near me said - he rides like a former world champ. Tai finished a few in a different postcode, and then a couple where he struggled to get anywhere. Looked like he went through the tapes in purpose - trouble with his bike? Great ride by Mulford to win a heat. Fricke - what’s that about?? One heat win against a reserve and Tai off 15m is awful

Was going to suggest Berge as an option… but see that he is on the injured list. Kyle is having a rough patch, but don’t think there are any options out there, so better the devil you know and trust that he will get his mojo back

Any word on how Josh P is doing? Or Jason? Or Dan?

2 point reduction for the Stars