Oxford v worky

[Neila]

A late post after the meeting 

Do Oxford fans not partake in the forum  ??

Worky run the cheetahs close just missing out on the bonus point   would have taken this result before the meeting.  Some decent racing, gave the travelling comets fans something to cheer 😁 long weekend on the road for ridets and fans  time for rest until the tiggers come to town on Saturday 3pm start

[Hilly]

Oxford track get s more like Sheffield every week, fastest line as close to fence as you dare get

[Woke23]

Seen some very good and brave racing today. Hooky, once again, impressed. I think Hooky has to be our rider of the season so far. Hes doing it home and away for us.

Batch, Hooky, and very surprisingly, vuolas done good for us today. Vuolas took a while to get going but once he did he looked very quick. 

Tate and Jye disappointed. They looked promising after the first heat and tailed off after. 

Less about comets and more about Oxford now - how does Heeps keep getting positions in Oxford. He's awful.

[Fromafar]

McDiarmid must be the best newcomer of the season. Very good rider.

[tyler42]

1 hour ago, Woke23 said:

how does Heeps keep getting positions in Oxford. He's awful.

Lowest No 5 Averaged rider in the league. Oxfords 2nd heat leader with an average of 5.04. Yet Schroeck for the life of me usually gives him his 4 rides. Yesterday at Glasgow he scored 2 pts in his 1st ride. Then had 3 lasts yet he still got 4 rides!! Today was a prime example. He scored 5 from 4 rides yet Schroeck puts him in heat 15 ahead of Luke Killeen 11-1, Mitch McDiarmid 8 and Jorden Jenkins 7-1. Schroeck really is the biggest clown in the sport. How do people employ him?

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

9 hours ago, tyler42 said:

Lowest No 5 Averaged rider in the league. Oxfords 2nd heat leader with an average of 5.04. Yet Schroeck for the life of me usually gives him his 4 rides. Yesterday at Glasgow he scored 2 pts in his 1st ride. Then had 3 lasts yet he still got 4 rides!! Today was a prime example. He scored 5 from 4 rides yet Schroeck puts him in heat 15 ahead of Luke Killeen 11-1, Mitch McDiarmid 8 and Jorden Jenkins 7-1. Schroeck really is the biggest clown in the sport. How do people employ him?

To be fair he won heat 13? 

[topaz325]

Good effort by Workington, just missed out on the bonus point , we have a rest now before the big home test against Glasgow tigers.

Hope Vinnie is ok, possible broken hand ?

[Toady]

It gives me no pleasure to say this but even without all the injuries and the missing riders, Oxford should still have made the playoffs,but for very poor tactical decisions made by the management. Just as has happened in the past it won’t be long before fans start dropping off and the goodwill will all but evaporate.

[ruckerroo]

you cant ever achieve with heeps as a heat leader, hes just not good enough .

[Robinh88]

32 minutes ago, ruckerroo said:

you cant ever achieve with heeps as a heat leader, hes just not good enough .

I'd be surprised if he rides next year. 

[Tinker]

13 hours ago, Fromafar said:

McDiarmid must be the best newcomer of the season. Very good rider.

Agree entirely. Watched him on a few occasions on BSN and has a very tidy style. Not afraid to go up to the fence either. Hopefully, could go far.

[arnieg]

2 hours ago, ruckerroo said:

you cant ever achieve with heeps as a heat leader, hes just not good enough .

He's actually seventh [of seven] in 2025 averages for all official fixtures 

http://www.gbspeedway.com/2025/teamstats.php?mc1=f&mc2=ta&mc3=av&mc4=Oxford Cheetahs&team=Oxford Cheetahs&league=B&comp=All&avtype=av&reload=Y#mobile_stats

[YeOldPitGate]

3 hours ago, Robinh88 said:

I'd be surprised if he rides next year. 

I remember when he first came on the scene he looked like the next big thing, heeps of (excuse the pun) natural talent on a bike, from memory he had a couple of bad wrist injuries very early on in his career and was never anymore than bang average past that point when he returned to racing.

[szkocjasid]

14 hours ago, tyler42 said:

Lowest No 5 Averaged rider in the league. Oxfords 2nd heat leader with an average of 5.04. Yet Schroeck for the life of me usually gives him his 4 rides. Yesterday at Glasgow he scored 2 pts in his 1st ride. Then had 3 lasts yet he still got 4 rides!! Today was a prime example. He scored 5 from 4 rides yet Schroeck puts him in heat 15 ahead of Luke Killeen 11-1, Mitch McDiarmid 8 and Jorden Jenkins 7-1. Schroeck really is the biggest clown in the sport. How do people employ him?

I was thinking where did you get that average from, can't believe he's dropped over a point from his August average!

Although technically he's Oxford's 3rd heat leader.

As for Schroeck don't understand how Oxford think he's the best manager available for 3 teams!

[szkocjasid]

3 hours ago, Robinh88 said:

I'd be surprised if he rides next year. 

I thought that a year or two ago, he then picked up some form, seems to have lost it again though.

Although that now means he's on an attractive average for 2026, so will probably get a place with someone.

[Robinh88]

1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

I thought that a year or two ago, he then picked up some form, seems to have lost it again though.

Although that now means he's on an attractive average for 2026, so will probably get a place with someone.

Think he lost a load of weight when he was at Edinburgh and was going well for them then got injured. Shame really as mentioned he came over and showed up really well for Mildenhall.

[Toady]

3 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

I was thinking where did you get that average from, can't believe he's dropped over a point from his August average!

Although technically he's Oxford's 3rd heat leader.

As for Schroeck don't understand how Oxford think he's the best manager available for 3 teams!

Well he’s accompanied by the promoter at virtually all meetings home and away so they must believe in him.

[Fromafar]

We hear this every season about these riders that will be available next season on a”bargain average”.Not many come to fruition though the next season.IMO

[Hilly]

2 hours ago, Toady said:

Well he’s accompanied by the promoter at virtually all meetings home and away so they must believe in him.

It's not what you know, it's who you know, never been more true than in this case