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Sarjeant last night shows what a difference it can make to the team to have a free scoring reserve, particularly when someone in the 1-5 isnt performing. Thats something we havent been used to this season having spent too many of our points on three 8.5 riders at the top end. Food for thought for 2018.

Doing a Sedgmen could really help us big time.

Not sure if you are bitter about Worky's demise and aiming jibes at Glasgow is your way of dealing with it. Either way, we are not responsible for the former and are undeserving of some of the comments that have come our way from the North West recently. The vast majority at GLA hope your situation changes for the better next season.

Decisions will already have been made regardless of how the play offs go. Lunna is secure for next year but thats it. Bewley will do what BV tell him and Smith is still a year too raw. Summers and Perry are gone, be in no doubt. Indeed, 10 points for Sedgmen on the road is more than generous. No way will Sedg reappear this season.

Best team by a country mile won it. Or is that best gaters. With the track ultra slick to cope with the forecasted rain, the riders were sweeping out to the fence from ht4. Schlien was untouchable in his first few rides, making it all the more bizarre to waste a Bewley r/r ride on Summers in ht6 when the programmed Worrall was destined to come second behind Schlien. Looking down the card, it was always going to be Schlien and Greaves in ht8 where Summers should have got the Bewley r/r. Only Lawson gets pass marks. Its frustrating to see Summers exposed by a 4 point reserve but that is where he is right now. Listening tonight it seems we have 3 guests and r/r for Saturday against Redcar which could be another defeat of the home variety.

For the third season in a row. There is also no mechanism to force clubs to agree to return after a rain off. Seems they can just say no to eternity. Next season i think we should have every weekend date filled from the start of the season and any rain offs should be accommodated on our alternative race day mid week.

We have run out of options regarding rain off dates. I think the cut off is the 19th. A double header this weekend would be asking a bit much with meetings both Sat & Sun already.

With the rain coming down just now and 24 hours of the same forecast, I doubt we'll see any racing tomorrow.

His starting average was false as all those zeros in the first half of 2016 helped keep him below 4 once he started rattling up double figures home & away. 5.94 is a true reflection of what he is now and what he was just before injury last season. There have been rare flashes of last years form and the odd good meeting on the road, such as Redcar but that is about it. Seems to have developed a routine of having a poor first ride and not wakening up until his third or fourth ride when we are under pressure. His BV form on the other hand is much more consistent.

Hip flexor according to the programme. He's no use to us half fit or not being able to complete all his races so we will have to see. R/r for Bewley means Summers is the rider above and the guest for Lunna also gets a ride which is preferable IMO. DB hasnt done too much for us this season despite his showings for BV.

Entertaining meeting. Kerr, Douglas and Allen showed you dont always have to scrape the boards to find the fastest way round. Allen's ht11 win was superb, sweeping wide into the turns and cutting back to scuff the chalk line on the way out. An intelligent ride prompting Summers tantrum. Liam Carr did ok at reserve, perhaps we should book him every meeting to give him and us continuity. So now its four meetings in five days starting on Wednesday with Ipswich. Choice of guest for both teams could be crucial.

Thats the thing about messaging, it doesnt convey tone. I dont recall a post which asserts we should be unbeatable. There are those frustrated that we should be giving it a much better go than we are now, especially at the experienced end of the team. Glasgow fans IMO are quite objective and will criticise the team when its due. Those attributes of the regular posters on here over the years havent changed, we've known enough of the bad years, or is it decades to appreciate the good ones. We will enjoy the moment just now as just like team owners, nothing last forever.

We were there in 2015 and he was not too bad though hasnt progressed beyond reasonable reserve/poor second string in his career. Simon Lambert the only experienced rider I can see who would fit or Liam Carr who may be worth a punt.

If it goes ahead its Pickering for Lunna and r/r for Bewley. No word on Perry's replacement, choice isnt great though.

With our trademark collapse only a matter of heats away, a point on the road is most welcome.

Had the transfer window been open as normal i.e. to the end of August, we might have changed all top 3.

And we wouldnt have won if it was a play off having run out of steam in mid to late summer.

Im sure he can but while most of this team wont wear the race jacket next year, we cant change anything and have to work with what weve got. This home defeat was coming, the alarm bells have sounded for a good while now. Its up to the manager to bring out the best in them whatever means possible though i dont want to hear any more about set ups, engine tuners etc, that was Augusts' excuses.

Your right, you cant buy a speedway title but you can capture the imagination of the paying punter that resulted in a massive crowd tonight. What were the numbers like down Derwent?

Thats not to say he wont ride tomorrow. His record at Ashfield isnt really that great though he is having arguably his best season in the UK. Rider replacement would benefit Sheffield on this occasion if he were to be injured IMO.

A spectacular collapse in the last 3 heats having done ok up to ht12. Saturday should be interesting.

The best 8 grand we ever made is now paying us dividends.

Not a lot of choice for guests on 5.91 though Campton doesnt instil confidence. Our brief might have changed to damage limitation.

Nine weeks is a long time in speedway, just ask Chris Holder. Our brief will be to pick up a league point though that looks an aspiration.

And initially put the wrong exclusion light on in the ht8 debacle. He must have seriously fallen asleep in the wheelhouse. Ht8 has been mentioned in the Tigers meeting report, surely officialdom will take notice. At the very least we could have left Vatch a voicemail and let him do the digging for himself.