Solidmango

Sounds like you’re a big fan

But apparently the only person kicked out the stadium was a member of the track staff. Nobody wants to elaborate on that point though!

You say not much doubt where the cause of the trouble was but the only person ejected from the stadium was a member of the Arlington track staff?

Whilst a lot are laying the blame at Cook’s door, can anyone explain why an Eastbourne track staff member was ejected from the stadium? And also exactly what Peter Facenna said?

“The track is fine”, but there’s been 5 falls so far including Kennett

Confirmed he’s out with 2 broken wrists! Many potential candidates for injury replacement other than Palovaara?

Yes I’m not sure of the source either and we’ve not had the usual announcement on social media with the line up for tonight. Either way it’ll be a cracker and a lot tougher if Paul isn’t riding.

Has it been confirmed anywhere that Paul isn’t riding?

Nah, it's all about Agent Sarj, dispatched on a mission to return as a 3pt reserve for the mighty Tigers next season!

Matt Marson

Nope - he has signed for.....Edinburgh!

Unfortunate for James but he has struggled for form lately. Can't imagine he'll be without a club for long...

Perhaps announced the next morning, the signing was completed well before last night.

We will be informed shortly I'd imagine. Still waiting on Edinburgh's final transfer as part of their reorganisation....

Average of 4.11 away from home this year - hardly very poor! The team change will be before our next home meeting given the change in averages taking effect tomorrow.

A shank - a destructive horror of a shot and it rhymes with....... you know the deal!

Yes not ideal, especially when they are already depleted. Fairly limited guest options for Bickley as well with a few Championship teams racing in addition to the U21 event. I suspect if may be Connor Coles or Jack Smith.

That’s optimism for you, you’ve not raced yet! At least give your boys a chance

Rider your looking across moves a little and as a result you move or in Jensen’s case go through the tapes. Jensen gets excluded and MPT gets a warning and wins the re run.

Nope - 4 times it happened.

Too much dirt on it from what I could see, although I openly admit I’m no track expert. The only faller prior to the work being done was Kyle in heat 2. I reckon the home team weren’t happy but when it was completed it was announced that both team captains were happy with the remedial work that had been completed.

Gutted. Remedial track work was required and whilst frustrating it had to be done. The promotion have done a terrific job getting the track to this point and I believe this was just a mishap that won’t be repeated. Disappointed not to go through and have a sour taste at the way in which Redcar went about things with r/r for Bacon when Anderson should’ve been riding. I also could be wrong but reckon they were deliberately moving at the tapes to put off the rider on the outside of them - 4 times it happened. Unfortunately Kyle had a rare off night and losing Jensen for the first leg has cost us. A couple of positives - Conor looks like he’s improving every lap and the bend 3 bump seems to have been sorted! Back to the league next week with a guest required for Kyle!

Ok. See you there - assuming you’ll be travelling to support your ‘team’?!

Direct from Peter Facenna on Facebook, no need to apologise Midget, blobby etc. I don’t usually respond to comments on social media, however on this occasion due to some of the comments that I have read above and that are being made elsewhere, I feel I must. The reason I am choosing to comment here and not release a further statement through official club channels, is that the events that unfolded in the early hours of Friday morning are not going to help us attract new fans to our sport and are likely to be of little interest to anyone who is not already a speedway fan. I had very much hoped that I wouldn’t have had to go into detail about the events that unfolded, mainly to spare Joe the indignity and give him a chance to seek out another opportunity, however as he has chosen to not tell the full story and instead go out of his way to criticize the club, Joe is no longer my concern. Below are the facts, which are not based on hearsay and have not been embellished. The reason why we choose to base ourselves at the Village Hotel in Glasgow during our pre-season training camp, is that our health and fitness expert, Ray Watts, and his business, Pegasus Training, are based there. Ray is a volunteer at the speedway as well as a personal friend. Our camp started off well on Thursday with a tough fitness test session in the gym, followed by a chat around what it meant to ride for the Tigers, what we are all about as a club, and what we expect from the boys on and off track, based on the fact that they are not only representing Glasgow Tigers, but are also representing Allied Vehicles Group, a substantial employer and well known business in Glasgow. After going out for a meal together and having some fun ten-pin bowling, I dropped the boys off at the hotel at about 21:00. Having come home and gone to bed, I was woken at 00:37 by a call from one of our riders, who proceeded to tell me that after he had returned to his room from the Bar, Joe had set the fire alarm off, that the entire hotel had been evacuated, and that the fire brigade were on site. Furthermore, because Joe had been arguing with hotel staff, including the manager, as well as arguing with the Chief Fire Officer (all whilst wearing his Glasgow Tigers/Allied Vehicles jacket), he had been barred from returning to the hotel. Joe had told the other riders that he had no money to go anywhere else, so I contacted Paul and asked if he could make sure that Joe had somewhere to stay and that whatever it cost, I would give him it back the next morning. Unfortunately, a lot of the nearby hotels were full, so James and Paul had to walk a mile and a half with Joe until they found a hotel that had a room available. The hotel was the Radisson Blu and the room cost £131, which Paul paid and which I paid Paul back on Friday morning. On the Thursday afternoon due to Ray’s relationship with the hotel, we were afforded a great welcome and were provided with a meeting room and a function room that we were able to set up a studio in, all without charge. When I arrived at the hotel early Friday morning, I met Ray and apologised profusely for the embarrassment that Joe’s actions must have caused him. Ray and I then sought out the Manager of the hotel so that I could apologise in person. During my conversation with the Manager, who was very understanding and praised the other riders for their behaviour during the incident, he informed me that Joe had shown no remorse for his actions and had created a scene with his staff and the fire fighters. He also told me that had this not been the case, Joe would have been allowed back into the hotel. I informed Joe on Friday morning that he had caused reputational damage to me, to Glasgow Tigers and Allied Vehicles, and to Ray, who had gone out of his way to ensure that we were well looked after by the hotel. I then informed Joe that on the back of this misdemeanour, he would no longer be riding for the Tigers. I suggested to Joe that he could try to change his train ticket so that he could get home, however he informed me that his dad was coming to collect him. It’s been reported that Joe was ‘left stranded’ in Glasgow on Friday, however had Joe informed me that he wasn’t able to change his train ticket and that his dad couldn’t come and collect him until much later, I would have arranged another train ticket for him, despite the hassle that he’d given me that morning. I also offered to get the items he had left in his room dropped off at his house next week. As for the comments stating that we simply dropped Joe for Kyle and that this was always planned, I can assure you that this is not the case. Kyle did get in touch when he lost his ride at Workington but was firmly told that we already had our team and that we didn’t have a space for him. If making this team change was always planned, we would have done this weeks ago, before going to the expense of bringing Joe up to the training camp, kitting him out in all our team wear, buying a set of hiking boots for him, and ordering Kevlars for him, which thankfully haven’t been produced yet. The bottom line is that if Joe hadn’t acted the way he did on Thursday night/Friday morning, he would still be a Tiger and would be joining us at the Supporters’ Group event tonight. Joe is a character and applied himself well during our initial gym sessions, however the club and its main sponsor cannot tolerate our reputation being damaged in the way it was, especially after a conversation only a few hours earlier about how professional we wish our club to be and about how our riders are representing Allied Vehicles as well as Glasgow Tigers. It’s a shame it has not worked out for Joe with us, but I wish him well for the future. Out with this incident, our training camp has been a great success, and I look forward to the Supporters’ Group event this evening, where fans will get to meet our 2019 team. This is the last statement I or the club will be making on the matter.

Joe was caught vaping in his hotel room whilst at the boot camp. How was he caught? Perhaps a smoke alarm that caused the full hotel to be evacuated and it then being identified that one of the Glasgow riders was the cause. Perhaps the incident didn’t stop there either...