stevebrum

My point, this season.

First time for everything.

KK to score 5, Poole to win.

It's really that simple. Staying faithful to riders doesn't win you anything.

Awesome news if true.

How many times over the recent years have Wolves fans had to hear from the big track snobs saying that our track isn't a proper racing track when it clearly is? So I've every right to defend our great track. I've even shown unbias by saying Monmore hasn't been at its finest for the past couple of seasons. By the same token this is a Wolves v Rye House thread which involved some great racing. Likewise don't begrudge us for delighting in it also. As said many times. No track in the UK can compare to the NSS. I'm still delighted to watch my racing at Monmore for the excitement it brings. I certainly don't need it comparing to what's on offer at the NSS. I'm sure fans of Somerset, Peterborough, Scunthorpe likewise feel the same.

The point remains. . We shouldn't be racing on a date when a key team member is missing particularly to a competition we can't have a facility for. Stars should be coming to plunder points.

I disagree that last Tuesdays meeting was poor as I enjoyed the racing. This season generally the racing has been better as Monmore hasn't had the same stunning racing for a couple of seasons. From what I have witnessed at many tracks I'm generally more than happy with the quality of racing at Monmore in general and don't need anybody telling me if I enjoyed a meeting or not. Anyway a cracking meeting at a track renowned for good racing. I'm happy with that.

Until it becomes tedious and tiresome. Go ahead enjoy. You don't have to take over all threads saying every other track is crap tho. A bit of humility costs nobody anything.

He is still riding like a number one at home (last night was a poor night by his high standards at Monmore so far)

We shouldn't need to be making excuses. It's ridiculous going into a meeting with our best home performer with no facility. Call it off CVS.

Sadly it's looking that way. Some of them are getting worse than the gloating Poole tints.

I'd heard that is the case too. May as well postpone then using the Poole excuse 'because it affects their business'. Let the lodgers have the day to themselves.

Exactly.

Racing has been decent all season so far. It's only Aces fans moaning about the racing probably because they lost.

Why isn't Adam Skornicki in as well seeing he is on a British licence too?

A pass anywhere is a pass. Some are too pedantic to say it only counts on the outside. It doesn't.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE 2 CHANGES MAKE!! Well that was all a little too easy. On paper had all the hallmarks of an absolute classic. Track was good again and grippy with some fast times early on although a wet and patchy part on the first bend caught a few out early on, particularly Rory who skated across it and couldn't turn. The racing was a mixed bunch with some thrilling battles coupled with strung out heats with the Rockets mostly outclassed. Were the Rockets a bit poor or the Wolves that much better? I'd go with the latter. All of the usual Monmore suspects had their moments but in truth got out ridden by a better Wolves team. Some of the close racing was top notch with heat 15 being a 4 way battle throughout whilst heat 13 was sublime mostly due to the outstanding skill of fast Freddie. Surprised the crowd wasn't bigger but the freezing Arctic wind and weather probably cost a few attendees. Hopefully the B fixture will be the classic it promises. In other news ....assuming the comments in tonight programme are referring to the Riss for Clegg change "The club are close to a further team switch, but things are not advanced enough for any announcement in that regard prior to the print deadline for this programme". Clegg was still listed in the Wolves team. The only confusion with that wasn't the 2 rider switch confirmed at the same time? So maybe another change ??? The changes are clear for anyone to see - Wolves are a force. WOLVES FREDDIE - pure class. An absolute pleasure watching a rider at the top of his game. His partnership with Howarth is a huge strength. His team riding second to none and even when behind a huge threat for victory. 5/5 KYLE - 3 excellent victories with Freddie including a bring the house down ride in heat 10. Heat 8 got out ridden by Robson. 3.5/5 RORY - an 8 point debut is more than satisfactory. Can ride Monmore well as proved tonight. 3.5/5 JACOB - not quite the usual home force and wimped out on a couple of occasions. 2.5/5 SAM - three classy wins including having to work for those 3's. Top scorer and well earned it. 4/5 MARK - I was hoping for more points than Clegg but couldn't have dreamed of such a battler. Beat Kennett (although I would have tonight) and then outfoxed Wells in the 14th. What a debut. 3.3/5 MOTM Nathan - more than did his job in heats 2 and 4, a good race win in the 2nd too. 2.5/5 RYE Kennett - pathetic just doesn't cut it. Never looked like scoring. Never thought I'd see a worse number one at Monmore than KK so step forward Ed. 0/5 Robbo - always a pleasure to watch Robbo at the Green. Besides heat 1 quality and 110% 4/5 Harris - looked painfully slow until his last 2 heats where he looked much quicker. 2/5 Wells - a game of 2 halves for Ricky. Superb in the first 2 even tho he got out battled by Masters and then largely disappeared despite being on the pace. 3/5 Nicholls - heat 4 apart Scott was mostly owned by wolves riders. 2.5/5 Clegg - nothing changes. Beat no one. 0.5/5 Perks - got owned by Greaves initially then had the flyer of all flyers in heat 8 but rode a great race to deny Howarth.2/5 Updates may be wrong as wrong colours given for Rye riders. Robson won heat 15 with Harris 3rd.

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It's got 'a cracker of a meeting' all over it. I'm finding it hard to call it but will however with 48-42.

A well earned point in the end for Poole. Convincing win for the Rockets tho.

It's like comparing Robert Lambert and Josh Bailey. Don't get the comparison personally. As for Max, i don't necessarily disagree with you.

Hadn't noticed Max's score but that's good news for the lad.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that the BSPA apply the rules as they see fit too! Of course you are correct, that's exactly what should be happening and I fully expect that to be the case.

The key bit you underlined isn't in the rulebook so it's now down to common sense. Edinburgh SHOULD have priority but not according to the rules.