Edinburgh v Glasgow Championship Play-offs Semi Final 1st Leg Friday 12th September 7.30pm

[snapper]

On 9/23/2025 at 12:19 PM, Gavan said:

 

22 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

Yes the ref must have been quite relieved. Couple of interesting incidents. Why was ht1 rerun and not awarded? And then when it was rerun did VP try to come out on his first bike and get told that wasn’t allowed? 

Some issue with his tyre but as it was a three rider race Victor could have went off 15m and it would still have been a 3-3 heat 

[SharpenRake]

26 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Wow I can understand why Tigers were so upset at missing Villads against Poole on Tuesday!! Would have made all the difference I guess!🤣🤣👍☠️🏴‍☠️

[Robinh88]

1 hour ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Wow I can understand why Tigers were so upset at missing Villads against Poole on Tuesday!! Would have made all the difference I guess!🤣🤣👍☠️🏴‍☠️

Are you another delinquent from Poole?

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

What a meeting. What a night.

I’ve just watched the meeting back on BSN and it doesn’t even come close to being there. If Ashfield had a roof, it would have come off after each of the last three heats.

What a track. Inside, outside, first lap, last lap. Pure entertainment.

Harris on Sedgmen, Harris on Palovaara, Howarth on Sedgmen, Howarth on Palovaara, Flint on Palm Toft, I could go on and on, but the value for money is remarkable.

[Robinh88]

Touch of class from the Edinburgh riders after the meeting. Says a lot about the guys and the club they represent.

I presume it was good viewing for the neutral on BSN, which is what it is all about. Both teams gave it their all but I think despite making hard work of it the right team made the final. 

Glasgow could have put 1,3,4 or Howarth in 15, they were all outstanding. Dan Thompson electric all night and Leon Flint while not gating was fantastic to watch again after midweek.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

Agreed. I thought the Edinburgh riders and fans were a credit to their support tonight.

That heat six stoppage was the most amateur thing I’ve ever witnessed in sport.

Also, both Monarchs left the track and returned to the pits before the re-run of heat one. Isn’t that an exclusion? Then Palovaara 100% missed the two minutes.

Dreadful night for the referee. Accidentally pressing the red light is an absolute shambles.

Edited 9 hours ago by TheWellBehavedWorrall

[Fromafar]

Well done too Tigers deserved the win.MonarchsNo1& 4 let them down badly .Great sportsmanship from Monarchs at the end. That was a local derby!!!!

[Bagpuss]

7 hours ago, Robinh88 said:

Are you another delinquent from Poole?

The biggest one of the lot.

[JanAndersen]

8 hours ago, snapper said:

 

Some issue with his tyre but as it was a three rider race Victor could have went off 15m and it would still have been a 3-3 heat 

It felt in hindsight a waste of Sedgmen on r/r but highlight is 20/20

[JanAndersen]

I was hugely critical of Kye Thomson at the start of the season as I felt we weren’t getting enough from him. He’s been brilliant in the second half of the season - real aggression and speed in his racing. He’d be the first rider I’d have back next season. Great to see and made me eat my words. 

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

31 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

I was hugely critical of Kye Thomson at the start of the season as I felt we weren’t getting enough from him. He’s been brilliant in the second half of the season - real aggression and speed in his racing. He’d be the first rider I’d have back next season. Great to see and made me eat my words. 

He was outstanding. Zmarzlik wouldn’t have caught him in heat six.

I thought stopping to fist bump Harris as he celebrated after heat fifteen was complete class. Human instinct would be to disappear back to the pits.

[nagy1]

What night of action. Will cover the negatives first.
 

The bizarre decision on the re-run in heat 1. Any explanation over the tannoy would have been good. Just gave enough time for the rider to get sorted like it was some youth meeting. The human error of putting the red lights on, sure it could happen to anyone but that was amateur stuff. Both incidents benefitted the away team. Track still wasn’t at its best. Lots more dirt than Tuesday but probably little clay put in to bind it.

Now the positives. Glasgow winning in the last heat decider over two legs on our home patch was simply phenomenal. The atmosphere was electric. Always great when a big travelling crowd come through and make a lot of noise. The place was buzzing, the tension built and built till the amazing heat 15. Tigers top end was always going to be strong. BSN’s great coverage. A semi final being run in relatively warm and dry conditions, let’s hope the final isn’t decided in a swamp. 
 

Well done to all involved. 

[Bagpuss]

12 hours ago, IainB said:

Have Glasgow won the Championship?

Celebration Police 😁