Glasgow vs Redcar 18/7/25

[Binman]

10 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

Interesting that Glasgow’s no.8 tonight is in Redcars ( Middlesbrough ) NDL side.

Who also rides for Glasgow in NJL

[Fortythirtyeight]

1 hour ago, Binman said:

Who also rides for Glasgow in NJL

and Redcar Cubs, when it suits. The NJL is getting as bad as the senior leagues for guests.

Edited Saturday at 07:27 AM by Fortythirtyeight

[Gazc]

8 hours ago, tyretrax said:

Smaller crowd? Not from my viewpoint.

Very healthy crowd I thought, even saw you queuing at the bar which isn’t unusual the unusual part was you buying a drink.

😃.

[Al Stewart]

22 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

What do Redcar fans think of Etheridge guesting? I think r/r would be the better option: King, Edwards, Mulford & Pijper or Scott.

Two riders stronger, 2 riders weaker (although Mulford isn't a lot weaker).

Zischke would presumably have been available to guest in place of Riss (as that absence would have been known earlier) so it looks like the Bears made a rash choice.

[TigerIan]

8 hours ago, Al Stewart said:

Zischke would presumably have been available to guest in place of Riss (as that absence would have been known earlier) so it looks like the Bears made a rash choice.

Gavin Parr already commented that Glasgow booked Tate as soon as the GB team match was announced. So before Riss became ill.

[Fromafar]

13 hours ago, TigerIan said:

Gavin Parr already commented that Glasgow booked Tate as soon as the GB team match was announced. So before Riss became ill.

Yet Cami in this weeks SS didn’t know he would be missing.Welcoming him back after injury.🤔

[Beirao]

4 hours ago, Fromafar said:

Yet Cami in this weeks SS didn’t know he would be missing.Welcoming him back after injury.🤔

Probably ghost written well in advance and too lazy to update it. Glasgow management  seem reticent to tell of riders missing, usually leaving it until the day of the meeting.

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

Flint missed the Glasgow meeting to be a reserve in a European Pairs meeting on the Saturday, where he didn’t even get a ride. 

If I was a Glasgow fan I wouldn’t be happy with that at all.

[szkocjasid]

26 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said:

Flint missed the Glasgow meeting to be a reserve in a European Pairs meeting on the Saturday, where he didn’t even get a ride. 

If I was a Glasgow fan I wouldn’t be happy with that at all.

If the plan all along was for Flint to be a non-riding reserve, should they just have taken someone else who didn't have a British league match that weekend? Drew Kemp for example?

No offence to Flint, but he's not going to be the difference between GB winning & losing. Plus how much "experience" can he gain just by taking part in practice (if they had one).

Of course if the plan was to share out the rides, but Flint was clearly slowest in practice, more understandable.

[Beirao]

22 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

If the plan all along was for Flint to be a non-riding reserve, should they just have taken someone else who didn't have a British league match that weekend? Drew Kemp for example?

No offence to Flint, but he's not going to be the difference between GB winning & losing. Plus how much "experience" can he gain just by taking part in practice (if they had one).

Of course if the plan was to share out the rides, but Flint was clearly slowest in practice, more understandable.

As you say Flint was never going to be the difference between winning and losing and there is little to choose between him and Drew Kemp so the obvious answer was to take Kemp on this occasion. 

What team does Flint ride for in the Polish league?

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

Just now, Beirao said:

As you say Flint was never going to be the difference between winning and losing and there is little to choose between him and Drew Kemp so the obvious answer was to take Kemp on this occasion. 

What team does Flint ride for in the Polish league?

Landshut

[Fromafar]

41 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

If the plan all along was for Flint to be a non-riding reserve, should they just have taken someone else who didn't have a British league match that weekend? Drew Kemp for example?

No offence to Flint, but he's not going to be the difference between GB winning & losing. Plus how much "experience" can he gain just by taking part in practice (if they had one).

Of course if the plan was to share out the rides, but Flint was clearly slowest in practice, more understandable.

Drew Kemp had a match but it was postponed.

[szkocjasid]

6 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Drew Kemp had a match but it was postponed.

That was just an example. If Flint is one of the top 3 Brits then obviously use him, it's not like I'm suggesting GB not put their best team out. Not that this was their best 3 anyway.

 

[Colsimmo58]

Cami Brown having a BRAINFREEZE again, saying the Tigers reserves rode well, What match were you watching Cami

Redcar reserves out scored us 12 - 4 !!!!   

Our reserves are the worst in the league ,we never outscore our opposite numbers .     

[lewy]

22 minutes ago, Colsimmo58 said:

Cami Brown having a BRAINFREEZE again, saying the Tigers reserves rode well, What match were you watching Cami

Redcar reserves out scored us 12 - 4 !!!!   

Our reserves are the worst in the league ,we never outscore our opposite numbers .     

Yes you do,outscored Plymouths reserves easily a few weeks back easily,hence Plymouth making changes 

 

[SharpenRake]

43 minutes ago, Colsimmo58 said:

Cami Brown having a BRAINFREEZE again, saying the Tigers reserves rode well, What match were you watching Cami

Redcar reserves out scored us 12 - 4 !!!!   

Our reserves are the worst in the league ,we never outscore our opposite numbers .     

They did ride well. We scored a 4-2 in heat 2, Max got knocked off and they were never tailed off. Riding well doesn't always equate to scoring lots of points. On the other hand sometimes you can look at a score sheet and see a rider scored paid 4 from 3 rides and then when you look.more closely you find they didn't beat an opposition rider. Finally it is easy to criticise so what would your team have been?

[Noelinho]

56 minutes ago, Colsimmo58 said:

Cami Brown having a BRAINFREEZE again, saying the Tigers reserves rode well, What match were you watching Cami

Redcar reserves out scored us 12 - 4 !!!!   

Our reserves are the worst in the league ,we never outscore our opposite numbers .     

I thought Max did well. Freddy did struggle for pace.

[mac101]

Our reserves scored  4 points between them so we  got their ave 

[Beirao]

1 hour ago, SharpenRake said:

They did ride well. We scored a 4-2 in heat 2, Max got knocked off and they were never tailed off. Riding well doesn't always equate to scoring lots of points. On the other hand sometimes you can look at a score sheet and see a rider scored paid 4 from 3 rides and then when you look.more closely you find they didn't beat an opposition rider. Finally it is easy to criticise so what would your team have been?

While Max scored more than his assessed average, it doesn't mean our team structure is right. Nagel and Hume instead of Howarth and Perry would give a better balance. Might even have allowed Joe Thompson, our first choice, in as well instead of Boughen.

[Bellers101]

5 hours ago, SharpenRake said:

They did ride well. We scored a 4-2 in heat 2, Max got knocked off and they were never tailed off. Riding well doesn't always equate to scoring lots of points. On the other hand sometimes you can look at a score sheet and see a rider scored paid 4 from 3 rides and then when you look.more closely you find they didn't beat an opposition rider. Finally it is easy to criticise so what would your team have been?

Max fell off not knocked off.