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 11 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 😁

[GoGoDaz]

A fantastic night of racing. Ebbed and flowed and did look like Edinburgh had enough of a lead late on. But full credit to every Tigers rider, each point mattered and was fantastic to see Max having a score he deserves for the effort he puts in. Bomber is absolute box office, and Leon, Dan, Kyle and Freddy fought for every point. Tremendous effort.

Really hope Villads is able to get fit and is back for the final. He clearly wasn't fit before his first heat crash and it's a credit to him that he tried to race on. He'll go far in this sport as he's so quick and seems fearless. Top notch signing.

Huge thanks to the riders, management and fans of both sides. Made it an enthralling match with a Hollywood ending for the Tigers. Track staff deserve a round of applause because it was a fair and fast track for all.

Really hope we can give more superb performances and win the playoffs as the racing has been awesome this season.

[IainB]

16 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

Celebration Police 😁

I don't like to see it, not in a qualifier, yes be happy, high five each other, whatever, but all this over the top stuff for winning a semi, not for me. Leicester did it last season and I didn't like it, especially when they were sunk without a trace in the final, they did it again, to a lesser extent last Monday, I just think it sends out the wrong signals, a signal of job done, when the job is far from over! You don't see serial winners Poole doing that kind of thing, in fact you don't really see it much in any other sports. Like when sprinters win qualifiers and they try to look like they're not even out of breath after the race, they're not jumping up and down like they've won the Olympics. It's almost as bad as people celebrating "winning" a silver or bronze medal

[Joseq7]

Where's yer Blobby? 🤡

[MB723]

35 minutes ago, IainB said:

I don't like to see it, not in a qualifier, yes be happy, high five each other, whatever, but all this over the top stuff for winning a semi, not for me. Leicester did it last season and I didn't like it, especially when they were sunk without a trace in the final, they did it again, to a lesser extent last Monday, I just think it sends out the wrong signals, a signal of job done, when the job is far from over! You don't see serial winners Poole doing that kind of thing, in fact you don't really see it much in any other sports. Like when sprinters win qualifiers and they try to look like they're not even out of breath after the race, they're not jumping up and down like they've won the Olympics. It's almost as bad as people celebrating "winning" a silver or bronze medal

While maybe slightly over excited we scraped though to the final where we only lead the tie after heat 15 against our closest rivals after what was basically 3 do or die heats. The tension in the packed stadium was extremly high and it just released.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

41 minutes ago, IainB said:

I don't like to see it, not in a qualifier, yes be happy, high five each other, whatever, but all this over the top stuff for winning a semi, not for me. Leicester did it last season and I didn't like it, especially when they were sunk without a trace in the final, they did it again, to a lesser extent last Monday, I just think it sends out the wrong signals, a signal of job done, when the job is far from over! You don't see serial winners Poole doing that kind of thing, in fact you don't really see it much in any other sports. Like when sprinters win qualifiers and they try to look like they're not even out of breath after the race, they're not jumping up and down like they've won the Olympics. It's almost as bad as people celebrating "winning" a silver or bronze medal

Ian, you’re a poster whose opinion I often agree with and find insightful, but I’m afraid we disagree on this.

We’re at a time when a large portion of modern riders win a race and head straight back to the pits instead of acknowledging. We should embrace celebration.

From a Glasgow perspective, we spend big and carry the weight of that expectation; mostly from ourselves. We were battered at Armadale in the first leg and three days ago, we flopped against a depleted Poole side. Mid-meeting last night, that was Edinburgh’s to lose. What followed was remarkable; literally riding the boards speedway from Harris, tag teaming Palovaara with Howarth before Flint, Perry and Palm Toft bobbed and weaved, miraculously without a fall. Then, a 5-1 in the final to win it by the smallest of margins against our arch rivals.

We make no apologies for going overboard. Leon Flint’s response to winning heat fourteen and subsequent celebrations after the last heat represented how we all felt.

[nagy1]

37 minutes ago, IainB said:

I don't like to see it, not in a qualifier, yes be happy, high five each other, whatever, but all this over the top stuff for winning a semi, not for me. Leicester did it last season and I didn't like it, especially when they were sunk without a trace in the final, they did it again, to a lesser extent last Monday, I just think it sends out the wrong signals, a signal of job done, when the job is far from over! You don't see serial winners Poole doing that kind of thing, in fact you don't really see it much in any other sports. Like when sprinters win qualifiers and they try to look like they're not even out of breath after the race, they're not jumping up and down like they've won the Olympics. It's almost as bad as people celebrating "winning" a silver or bronze medal

It was a local derby, scenes like this should be encouraged. If Edinburgh had won they would have reacted in the same way, and rightfully so. 
Another point to take into consideration is that it was probably 50% celebration and 50% relief for a lot of people. We were woeful in the first leg, a date we should never of agreed to. If Edinburgh had a half decent team they could have put 60 on the board that night. This coupled with the bizarre decisions made it a night of high emotion. What we seen at the end was that pouring out. 
 

I’ll put money on that not one single Glasgow fan cares whether some people don’t like to see people celebrating a last heat decider to qualify for a final. When you don’t celebrate beating your nearest and dearest what is the point of sport? 

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

Shout out to Edinburgh fans too. They roared when Thomson and Grahn crossed the line in heat eight. They made noises all night; not only from their usual fourth bend spot, but on the back straight too.

I was at Ibrox on Thursday night for the Genk match and the atmosphere at Ashfield last night was much better.