Lord Lucan

Here's one for ya, how about, it was too hot in Glasgow, too much sun and I wasn't wearing a hat, does that not sound more logical understanding normal Glasgow conditions? . Poor old Joe, slumped a long way from the heady days of "who ate all the pies"!!

Well my predictions for speedway results are as bad as my lottery No's, Lawson/Wells apart Sheff not at the races? Don't think losing Hall would be that much of an excuse either as he didn't appear to be doing too well anyway, Roynon really struggling at the moment and I honestly think the guy has had one crash too many, Haines not the rider he was either and Albin not getting the points he was predicted to get early doors and I wish that Koppe had turned in a two point performance for Somerset the other night against us, would have been in the semi's now!! . Not a good time for Sheff at the moment? As for Newcastle, well you guy's are gonna be hard to beat at home this year absolutely solid throughout hardly a weak link, am hoping for an "off night" for you when we next come a calling coz we are a bit rank at Brough thesedays so we need all the help we can get!!

If Lawson has his gating boots on and Hall/Wells up their game round Brough then Sheff could get a reasonable score pending some support from the ranks, failing that it could be a long hot night!! Go for a Newcastle win by 14. . By the way The Abbott, my enter button doesn't work either, it is a fault being looked into, got a PM from Lioness y,day that it will be flagged up for attention, you are not alone!!

Excellent performance from the guys tonight just what the doctor ordered, convincing win and points all-round, job well done!! . Leicester definitely missed Bjerre tonight, very little support to the top men from Graverson/Branford, Edberg rode far better than his 6pts would suggest and it was nice to see Doolan finally put a score together up here, he was competitive for the first time in a long while? Shame about Karlsson having to pull out late on as, despite the dodgy shoulder, was having a pretty good meeting, Nemo looked good but faded badly towards the end? For the Comets, big show from RL, tho would like him to be a bit more gracious in defeat, (Edberg rode well that race, ht13) doesn't cost owt!! Rene looked more comfortable this week as did Kyle and Rusty, big wraps for Chris and Ashley as well, far more promising performances from them, keep it up guys, and Tero will make some big points as soon as he gets his starts timed better!! Shame we cant get any matches in to keep the momentum going these breaks don't do us any good, another 2wks before our next PL match, lovely weather forecast, nowt doin, can only be a Comets fixture list?

That's a bit unfair there SCB, from what I've read our crashes were pretty good, that takes talent AND skill, especially when our lads get up and walk away!!

Thank's for that mate, much appreciated!!

Would be nice to get back to winning ways tonight after the disappointment of the last couple of matches!! Shame Bjerre isn't riding tonight as he normally does very well here attacks the track bigstyle, Nemo should do OK as should Doolan both have vast experience of this track, not sure about the rest, Karlsson can go well at times here others not so? Should still be a decent meeting and I'm looking forward to it hopefully the guys wont be too down hearted after last night and will do us a good job?

Absolute sickener this, not far wrong with the prediction but 1pt overall, would rather have been mullered!!! . Still, never mind at least we did what I'd hoped and took the fight to Somerset and made them work a bit, that makes it a little more bearable, and looking on the bright side, it freed up a couple of potential Saturday's for the rain offs!!! Just out of curiosity tho, what would have happened if the scores had been tied, run off or replay? Please excuse the continuous nature of this post, since I was upgraded to IE10, I cannot get paragraph's into this forum for some insane reason, also getting spellchecker, never known that happen before either?? . There was a thread about this somewhere on the forum which has now disappeared, any news on a fix mods?

As long as the Comets turn up and make a match of this I'll be happy, Lawson/Bach went very well here in the pairs so should be able to get among the points again, Rusty not too bad either so if the rest of the boys can chip in a few it may not be as bad as it's being predicted!! . Not expecting the win but at least to keep it tight, I'll go 50-40 and hope for better!!

Quite right TJ, no point making a bad night worse!!

Credit where it's due Gavan, you were the better side and deserved the win!! That's the thing Baldyman you met TaylorJ "before" the meeting!!

Touche, but 29pts would have made better viewing!!

Unfortunately for you Stoney the changes are not being called for on the strength of one home loss or one away win, Heeps and Ellis were very good last night but if your reserves cannot compete at home with better riders where does that leave us when we meet the others? Got to look at the big picture a bit more often my friend!!

Cant believe I'm going to say this but, Charlie Wright is banging some "big" points in at the moment, half a season in the PL, worth a shot don't think he's riding for anyone else this year but I could be wrong? As for sticking by under performing riders, how many major trophies have Comets won in the past by doing exactly that, not many and it wont get any better if we carry on doing it, sometimes you just have to make that tough decision in order to turn things round. It is right that Ashley is young and inexperienced but the fact is he "should" be improving by now in his second full season in the PL and adapting to the system? Don't know whether it's mechanical or mental problems he's suffering with but surely there is someone who can help him out, if us in the stands can see he's not as competitive as he can be then so must those around him? I would love to see the guy come back to some sort of form because we need him to, if you don't have the flexibility to cover the "bad day at the office" days then you really are in trouble, swapping like for like achieves nothing as yesterday showed so in effect that means "both" reserves need to up their game if we are to challenge for the trophies, they are plenty capable of doing it just needs to start happening sometime soon!!

Yes, arrogance is a very "dangerous" trait on a forum, can see the bite marks in his buttocks from here!! Eeeeowww....

Although I expected Ipswich to be far better this time than last, this was "not" the vision I had in mind!! Did say that the reserves would hold the key to this match and my word was I right, Ippo's pairing way too strong for the Comets, absolutely smoked them, very very poor performance from both of our's, although Mills did look a bit quicker and gated better than previous but Morris, well, just going backwards big time, not even remotely dangerous!! I'm sorry if that sounds bad but if the guy cant see his performances are not up to scratch and still shows little sign of turning things around then I'm afraid it should be exit stage left, cant afford to carry him much longer as we approach the business end of the season, every point counts and he, for my money, isnt scoring enough of them, turn it around Ashley, times running out!! As for the rest of the team, Rich/Rene decidedly under par from them tonight, just the odd brief glimpse of what we're used to, Rusty started well but faded a bit, Tero looking better and shouldn't be too long before the bigger scores are back but again star of the show Micky, ( I want to ride for the Comets next year ) Dyer, a great effort from him only spoiled by a crap choice of gates in ht15, (2&4) getting him squeezed out into the fence round 1&2 and unable to get in a blow thereafter? Ipswich superbly led by Ben ( please get an air fence quickly ) Barker, blisteringly quick all night and well supported this time throughout the team in which every rider got a win bar Compton, who still did well tho for an NL rider going at No2, much the more solid team and gated extremely well performing as I had envisaged they should have done in the KO Cup tie but I am well sure that Ipswich would rather have these three points in the league than cup ties? Overall, Ipswich the far better side tonight, thoroughly deserved the win and congratulations to them, as for the Comets, a bad day at the office and one I hope not repeated too many more times, we have scraped through a few matches over the years up here, got away with murder at times perhaps but, it catches up with you eventually and this one got away still, never mind, onwards and upwards, it wont always be bad!!

Well what an excellent win, didnt think we would get one point from Redcar on current form never mind four!! Just shows the difference it can make when everyone chips in with some points especially away from home? Need to keep going and improve our performances on other top clubs track's, who knows what could happen then!! Well done Comets, great effort!!

If our reserves/middle order show up we could nick a point from this, if not, Redcar by 10!!

Should definitely be a closer match than the KO Cup tie, Dyer in for Howarth could give us a bit more middle order clout and possibly some race wins as Kyle cant buy one round DP at the moment, and Aarnio will probably need a few meeting's to get his eye in!! If Barker starts here the way he finished last time he could cause us problems and give momentum to the rest of the team, those riders have performed far better here than the previous so cant take anything for granted? Biggest area in deciding the outcome of this match for me is at reserve, neither set are pulling up any trees and it could very well come down to whomever can pick up those second's and thirds in the important races!! Certainly expect Ipswich to show up this time and make a match of it but still confident of a three pointer, try 51-39!!

This is disappointing, just had a look down the TV listing's for tonight, God, I hate rain off's!!!!

Put some pile of rain down over here through the night, could be a bit doubtful this match, just have to wait and see what the day brings later on as it's quite early at the moment I write this!! Will be looking for a far better performance from the Comets, if it's on, than we got last night, expecting a win but not by that much, 6/8pts!!

Another dreadful performance from the Comets at Armadale, wonder just how long it's going to be before we realise that Edinburgh, away, isnt just a fixture to get rid of before moving on to the next match and will, at some point, actually make an effort there? Looking at the return's it was a fairly moderate effort with Rusty being the standout performer, we cant expect to be taken seriously as title contenders, or contenders for anything for that matter, when teams, like Edinburgh, are nearly always going to be there or there about's, and if we are going to just turn up knowing we are not going to perform even before we get there, how will we ever win anything? Reading some of the prior posts on this it was asked, were E,boro just good or the Comets just bad, well, the result speaks for itself, more a case of the latter I would say, you can only beat what's in front of you hence the good all round return's for the Monarch's and, disappointing as it may be for us, I do think some promoter's give us more credit than we at times deserve as being credible opposition, a bit of research on past performances would stop that especially at Armadale!! We really must start to get rid of this negative attitude that we have there because sooner rather than later, Edinburgh will become the monkey we cant shake off when the pots are up for grabs, must do better!!!!

Considering the enormous amount of head scratching that went into organising this meeting in the first place seems a bit of a shame that some, lets say, "over generous" watering then a bit of bad luck weather wise has conspired to go and ruin it all? Cant see Somerset being thrown out of the comp for this so, when will the re-run be taking place? Would seem logical to do a dbl header with the league match in July rather than just, try again soon, with said league match not being that far off, possibility perhaps!!! Think Somerset's management just need to stand up and apologise though for tonight, it cant be seen as fair to the paying spectator when information is not divulged as to ongoing events, an occassional update should have been the order of the day, and, especially when it was not looking likely that the meeting would continue? Never been a fan of this, on the day "one off" dumping method of track watering, if physically possible why not do several small waterings instead and build up gradually, after all, manufacturer's dont advise you to put one big thick coat of paint on your wall to do a nice job do they!! Now, in the words of Samuel Pepys, "and so to bed" Goodnight everyone!!

Was announced on track that he was missing due to illness, though what that illness was wasnt specified?

From my position Rene wasnt moving at all just made perfect fast starts, anything else would have been pulled up, as Doyley found out!! Just Aussies sticking together, I wouldn't worry about it?