Mr Blobby

The tigers will have Scunthorpe's Josh Auty guesting for the injured Simon Stead plus Oliver Greenwood guesting at reserve for Damien Koppe as well, while the Monarchs will be at full strength and looking to kick on from Sundays victory at Glasgow. Teams for Thursday: Sheffield Josh Auty (G) Joe Haines R/R Ricky Wells Andre Compton Dakota North (G) Oliver Greenwood (G) Facundo Albin Edinburgh Craig Cook Max Fricke Theo Pijper Joe Tabaka Claus Vissing Mitchell Davey Derek Sneddon

He might not even ride those 6 meetings as he might decide to change his mind again!

good performance by the 'smug lot' today to take a convincing victory. Less said about the tiggers the better as they are rotten. But taxi for Mr Mcgregor as he was horrid. Heat 5 was a shambles fair enough Cook jumped at it first time but he didn't the second time he just made a great start but not according to the ref as he seems to think that he jmped it again so excludes him. then he excludes Max for delaying the start for some strange reason as max was first out of the pits when the fresh 2 minutes came on and was at the tapes and ready but hey ho we got the 5 -1 out the heat anyway as Cookie picked both tiggers off from 15 meters in no time.

After a great scottish open last week we see the return of some league racing. this week the tigers are here not our poor friends from the west those other ones from over the border. Mr Andrew Tully will be guesting for Simon Stead at number 1 and Robert Branford will guest at reserve for Damien Koppe which will make Sheffield stronger opponents than they would have looked nford Teams for Friday: Edinbrugh Monarchs Craig Cook Max Fricke Theo Pijper Joe Tabaka Claus Vissing Derek Sneddon Mitchell Davey Sheffeild Tigers. Andrew Tully Joe Haines Ricky Wells Andre Compton Adam Roynon Robert Branford Facundo Albin

Will take a point from that one. chucked the win away after being up then having a poor run of heats in the middle of the meeting but at least we never came away with nothing. Good to see Tabaka back to form as well after being poor for the last few weeks.

Agreed! No my rider but even then any rider who is badly injured should get everyones support no matter what team you spport

Get well soon Ricky, hope it is not as bad as it sounds. But hope that it's not true about scunny fans shouting that it serves him right for knocking howes chain off. the less said about these people the better. the sport would be better of without these disgusting people. I hope they are sitting in there homes right now feeling horrible about what they have said.

Firstly well done to the tigers on reaching 40 away from home as it's an improvement! Now onto this post how can a side be strong that 1.) is bottom of the league and 2.) have not won a match for over 2 months!?!?!? Can you please explain that one? Or was it supposed to be a joke which to me doesn't look like one

A bit like Barker then as he keeps getting himself involved in these situations.

The scotsman isn't the best paper for actual fact! As the reporter makes up most of his articles so don't read to much into what Mr Campbell has ''apparently'' said.

At the Edinburgh meeting Cook was interviewed by Scott Wilson during the meeting about Thursday's incident. Cook himself said that what he did was wrong and was not like him to react in the way that he did and he regrets it big time. He also said that Barker made a comment when going by him in the pits which he then reacted to by giving him a wee slap round the back of the head then it all kicked off from that point. He also said that the Ref was right to chuck him out of the meeting because of the way he acted in the changing rooms. Was told by someone tonight who usually get all the inside information on things and is very reliable when it comes to information on things like new signings etc that Cook was chucked out for the way he acted in the changing rooms and him and Barker were then both given £350 fines each for the altercation in the pits. The person also said that this incident between Cook and Barker had nothing to do with what happened in heat 1 but with what was said on twitter between the two and because of what happened at the 4's with the crash involving Cook, Tungate and Bellego as Barker was running his mouth about Cook when he was standing outside of his van after the meeting so that people around could hear him. From what this person has told me they were just as bad as each other IMO, if Cook didn't get chucked out of the meeting for the way he acted in the changing rooms we probably wouldn't still be talking about this as it would have been put down as handbags between the two an we would have all moved on.

Please tell me these excuses i have made for him are??? As I said in my last post Cookie deserves whatever punishment he gets because his behaviour was unacceptable tonight and probably did cost us a place in the final! But someone needs to have a word with that wee rodent because he is the common theme of these kind of events!

Once again barker is made to look innocent unbelievable! There is one common theme in these kind of incidents and that is Barker. I'm not saying that what Cookie done is acceptable because it's not and deserves to be punished for punching Barker but I don't believe for one minute that Ben Barker didn't have a roll to play in the incident.

It was a joke that's why there is a wink face at the end of my comment!

or even better slash his tyres!

Cook has been a silly boy reacting to that rodent! he should no better it's not the first time and won't be the last that mr barker gets involved in this kind of stuff. One of these times Barker is going to get himself into bother and really get hurt but i'm sure he will get a nice reception when he comes to armadale.

This week sees the Bandits making an appearance at the Dale hoping to come away with something as the monarchs have been poor at home of late. Adam Ellis guests for Barrett not sure why though maybe someone can confirm the reason for this. With Ellis guesting it makes the Bandits much stronger as he has banged in 18 points in his 2 previous appearance compared to Barrett who scored 3 earlier in the season. Teams for Friday: Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook Derek Sneddon Theo Pijper Max Fricke Claus Vissing Mitchell Davey Joe Tabaka Berwick Bandits Ricky Ashworth David Bellego Robin Aspegren Matthew Wethers Kozza Smith Adam Ellis (guest) Paul Starke

Hampel v Jepsen Jepsen for the world cup Money has got to be on Hampel for this one. Or is MJJ going to show his class that you know who keeps going on about.

Donkey

Ref must of hit the town before the meeting! :drink:

thank god i was working last night and didn't have to witness what sounded like a poor meeting and a poor performance by the boys in blue & gold. By the sounds of it we were out gated in basically every race again by the diamonds which was crucial the last time as well. Well done to the Diamonds though on their victory (that took a lot of guts to type that) but hopefully we can repay the favour next week.

Good comeback by the monarchs to get the draw again today! Cookie once again showing why he is the best rider in the league! Mr Vissing is now beginning to pull of vital 5-1's when needed in later heats!

Ca't believe people think what Cook said is true!!!!!!! The reporter (David Kinvig) is <unacceptable language removed> when he rights his reports about Edinburgh matches about 25% of the article is actual fact the rest of it he just makes up. So i wouldn't read to much into what cookie has apparently said as most of it probably isn't true like the rest of the pish that he wrights up. Cookie has also said on twitter himself that he didn't even say half the rubbish that has been written. But it is good to see that he hasn't been knocked by this setback and he now wants it even more.

thanks for the clarifying that Bandits4eva

points lost rather than gained IMO. 3 tapes EX for cookie tonight not like him. Anyone at the meeting no what happened at the tapes in heat 15???? I take it Mellgren and Vissing both touched them at the same time??