SteelShoe

Both Tate and Anti are strong at home, to put them together at 3 and 4 would upset the balance of the current top 5 in my opinion. Where we could really do with some improvement is at reserve because if Claus or any of the other top 5 has a bad day then we could well be in trouble.The 7 points from excellent guest Jake Mulford helped disguise that very scenario on Saturday.

that is a fair comment.

I respectfully suggest we get off his back and get behind him. I don't know whether you have noticed but there are not that many riders out there who we could replace him with.

Bit harsh me thinks, with an average just over 7 he can hardly have been woeful too many times, he has however dipped recently from his early season form. I don't believe Claus has another team, this means his race sharpness has probably suffered a little due to the recent gap in fixtures. In addition it is not in his financial interests to only score 2 points. I've witnessed him put in some battling away performances and while he has maybe struggled to get to grips with Northside I'm sure it frustrates him also.

Tate will not be riding. I believe Celina is fit.

if it were 61-29 again the second leg wouldn't be much of a draw. 1st leg at Northside me thinks.

Is Anders calling out for a Championship ride ? . I believe he agreed to sign for Worky but then gave back word. Maybe he also expected Poland to come calling ???

Poole are hardly struggling and will have one strong reserve all season barring injury anyway. They could/should have given Max more time for sure but speedway is a huge confidence sport and if Max has been struggling with confidence then it is maybe in his best interests short term to rebuild that outside of the pressure of Championship racing. I have been watching Vinnie Foord's progress over the last month or so and he has definitely progressed . Be interesting to see how he does at Championship level.

This is so true, that was a hard watch indeed. Very poor advert for Premiership Speedway.

I think it's fair to say that the Bears have been very inconsistent this season to date, Jonas Knudsen has been a prime example but you can also say the same to some degree about Jason Edwards and Connor. Do I think this will continue probably not and once they get Danny King back and sort what they suggest are track prep inconsistencies then I think they will be even more solid.

Gilkes not a bad signing in my humble opinion.

The article states that both Darcy and Tate thought Worky were the best of the clubs they talked to.

Another great meeting today, well done to the Cheetahs who were competitive throughout and helped produce some top notch racing. 8 points down after heat 12 the Cheetahs responded by pulling 6 of those points back in the next two heats to take it to squeaky bum time and a last heat decider. Well done to Captain Cook for winning heat 15 and securing the two points. Hard to believe that the track looked on the dry side after all the rain we had on Wednesday and Thursday. Hope the Cheetahs fans who made the journey enjoyed the racing and safe journey home.

Tate's words as quoted from the Speedway Star article iainb ' Recently, I got a Premiership offer for this year. I really wanted to do it but Darcy said , ' just calm down a bit'. We'll look at that next year. Sound advice in my book.

Or drop off at Worky to support Connor Bailey lol .

I'm looking forward to some great on track tussles with the racers that will be on show.

I think Antti and Claus are pretty good as a pairing. Tate has ridden with Claus during a previous meeting, Claus almost wiped him out down the home straight. This has the makings of a difficult meeting, Antti is top class at home while Connor seems to be struggling for form at the moment. Sam and Celina will definitely need the bit between their teeth and make the Cheetahs fight for every point. Ashton Boughen flew round Northside many times last season and in Scotty and Sam Masters they have one of the strongest heat leader pairings in the league so we will need a solid team effort from the Comets.

Very personable, modest, level headed young man as well a talent on a Speedway bike. His family must be very proud of him along with Darcy Ward and all his sponsors. For 18 years old he has been deeply impressive. Good on ya young Tate.

Sam Masters guesting for Josh Friday

Antti not easy to replace, his scores at Northside excluding the Scunny meeting when he suffered concussion after a fall in his second ride have been 11,10, 6 and 11.

Last seasons No1 for me.

She had a new clutch in yesterday in an effort to improve her gating. She was noticeably quicker from the gate in heat 2 , not as noticeable in her other 3 rides from memory.

Yeah Cookie has been going along nicely apart from a poor night at Poole. Our reserves have generally had a hard time against most opposition raced against to date and your two reserves appear to be the same at the moment. We are hoping for consistent improvement in the gating of Sam and Celina because this is very important when racing against guys of similar ability. Comets had to play catch up with regards to team building due to the late decision to go Championship but we are more than happy with how Tate and Antti have adapted to British Speedway. Both seem very level headed, have very good bike skills and appear intelligent riders , in fact it's fair to say we are more than happy with them . Batch has also been impressive his bike skills on numerous occasions in winning races have been top notch. I can understand your desire for fresh faces on the back of last season.

No doubt we didn't see the real Monarch's with Josh Pickering and Lasse Fredriksen missing. Rider replacement and guest didn't score what the two missing riders would have while Josh is an out and out racer who would have lifted the entertainment level further, shame he wasn't riding. Paco Castagna improved and finished with 2 of the Monarchs 3 heat victories and was decent value for his 11 points , Sedgy chipped in with 9 but no one else really caught the eye. Key Thomson started with a nice win but surprisingly made little impression after that when he looked like he was going to have a good afternoon. Young Sam Hagon looked a different rider in the No 2 position than the one who scored double figures against us as reserve for Poole on Wednesday. Rider of the meeting for the Comets was young Tate Zischke, protected by some good defensive riding from Cookie who looked a little down on his normal pace the Grandchester Flyer was imperious and it was great to see him go over to Andrew and Steve following his win in heat 15 and take their congratulations along with the skipper. All the Comets chipped in with points today and that can only help with confidence especially for Sam and Celina. a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon at Costa del Northside. Message to all the Comets riders more donuts, wheelies, burnouts and coming round following heat wins please, the crowd appreciate it and like Batch said in a previous interview with Roy albeit in the context of tracks ' It's about entertainment' Thank you to the Monarchs fans who made the journey it was good to see you guys. After watching Comets ship 61 points at Poole Wednesday I know how you guys will have been feeling. Up The Comets.

Good question ?