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

[Fromafar]

Good too see the Track prep with a racing line on the inside if riders wanted to use it it has been missing lately.Howarth used it too great effect.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

I’m sitting with egg on my face over Flint.

I was critical of him earlier this season, but what an end to the season he’s having.

His pass in heat five on Palovaara and Palm Toft - two in the one bend - was literally world class. Then, in heat fourteen, it was all or nothing and he delivered.

Even watching the meeting back on BSN, you could see him in the pits, motivating team mates like Perry. You could see how much it meant to him after the meeting too.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

4 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Good too see the Track prep with a racing line on the inside if riders wanted to use it it has been missing lately.Howarth used it too great effect.

No-one was safe from being passed last night; there was every opportunity to pass, whether it was inside or outside, first heat or last one.

More lines at Ashfield than a Colombian cartel wedding.

I hope we get Poole for the propose of revenge, but the thought of one leg of the final being at Wimborne Road kills me. A sporting sleeping tablet.

[IainB]

30 minutes ago, MB723 said:

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.

 

28 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

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.

 

26 minutes ago, nagy1 said:

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? 

I'm not saying don't celebrate, all wins should be celebrated, especially by the fans, club riders and management just shouldn't go OTT is all I'm saying. I just think that mentally it's the difference between being happy to make the final rather than winning it. And being a fully paid up member of the anyone but Poole club I'd hate to see Glasgow do a Leicester from last year.

Edited 2 hours ago by IainB

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

2 minutes ago, IainB said:

 

 

I'm not saying don't celebrate, all wins should be celebrated, especially by the fans, club riders and management just shouldn't go OTT is all I'm saying. I just think that mentally it's the difference between being happy to make the final rather than winning it. And being a fully paid up member of the anyone but Poole club I'd hate to see Glasgow do a Leicester from last year.

Don’t forget, we’ve spent about £400M and won two trophies in eleven years, so we start vibrating when we heard the word ”final”.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

Really enjoyed getting to see one heat from the referees box. That was a great experience.

Even got to press a big red button in the middle of the race.

🤠

[Gr8scot]

Congratulations Glasgow, that was a great meeting with two teams giving it their all.

I just hope Leon & Dan don’t have to get split up next year due to averages, they are speedway at its very best and when you throw a Bomber and a Kyle into the mix around Ashfield no-one else has a chance

Sadly on a sour note, I apologise unreservedly to the Glasgow fans who suffered verbal abuse during the meeting and physical abuse at the end from a couple of drunken louts. Football louts receive bans…….. there is NO place in speedway for this behaviour

Edited 1 hour ago by Gr8scot

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

1 minute ago, Gr8scot said:

Sadly on a sour note, I apologise unreservedly to the Glasgow fans who suffered verbal abuse during the meeting and physical abuse at the end from a couple of drunken louts. Football louts receive bans…….. there is NO place in speedway for this behaviour

What happened?

On that note, shout out to the scumbag with neck tattoos who walked away from the food outlet on the back straight with two Tennent’s without paying.

The young boy and girl behind the till reminded him several times, but obviously, his upbringing dictated that he was above paying for his drinks.

[foreverblue]

2 minutes ago, Gr8scot said:

Congratulations Glasgow, that was a great meeting with two teams giving it their all.

I just hope Leon & Ben don’t have to get split up next year due to averages, they are speedway at its very best and when you throw a Bomber and a Kyle into the mix around Ashfield no-one else has a chance

Sadly on a sour note, I apologise unreservedly to the Glasgow fans who suffered verbal abuse during the meeting and physical abuse at the end from a couple of drunken louts. Football louts receive bans…….. there is NO place in speedway for this behaviour

I would have thought any verbal abuse should have been aimed at MPT, awful performance, if he was carrying an injury he should not have ridden, no guest could have done a worse job.

[Robinh88]

24 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

I’m sitting with egg on my face over Flint.

I was critical of him earlier this season, but what an end to the season he’s having.

His pass in heat five on Palovaara and Palm Toft - two in the one bend - was literally world class. Then, in heat fourteen, it was all or nothing and he delivered.

Even watching the meeting back on BSN, you could see him in the pits, motivating team mates like Perry. You could see how much it meant to him after the meeting too.

I was the same regarding Leon, he has gone up a level or two, ultimately when it really matters. Positively he looks to be on a steal of an average for next year. 

[Robinh88]

24 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

I’m sitting with egg on my face over Flint.

I was critical of him earlier this season, but what an end to the season he’s having.

His pass in heat five on Palovaara and Palm Toft - two in the one bend - was literally world class. Then, in heat fourteen, it was all or nothing and he delivered.

Even watching the meeting back on BSN, you could see him in the pits, motivating team mates like Perry. You could see how much it meant to him after the meeting too.

I was the same regarding Leon, he has gone up a level or two, ultimately when it really matters. Positively he looks to be on a steal of an average for next year. 

[foreverblue]

Great meeting, great racing, with Nagel scoring zero Edinburgh should be in the final. I am sure most Glasgow fans will want Poole in the final, two reasons, One for revenge and two because probably Redcar will be harder to beat. Obviously I hope Poole make it and I dont care how much flack and abuse we receive about our track.

[edmon]

31 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Good too see the Track prep with a racing line on the inside if riders wanted to use it it has been missing lately.Howarth used it too great effect.

The Edinburgh Riders and Management failed to see the preparation between heats 14 and 15 extended break with the outside being tyre packed and the inside being graded. Glasgow riders knew where to go.

[Noelinho]

12 hours ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

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.

It wasn’t an unsatisfactory start, so they did nothing wrong.

[Noelinho]

1 hour ago, Fromafar said:

Good too see the Track prep with a racing line on the inside if riders wanted to use it it has been missing lately.Howarth used it too great effect.

The inside was definitely better than it has been, second half of the meeting at least. It’s still not what it was though. Some races were just a race to the dirt and as long as you were on the fence, you were pretty safe. I hope they move back towards how it used to be prepared, because there wasn’t anything wrong with it.

[mac101]

2 hours ago, Joseq7 said:

Where's yer Blobby? 🤡

His WiFi must be down but Lucky he is not in jail this morning 

[SilentLurker]

2 hours 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

Give yourself peace mate. In a sport that is as selfish and individual rider focussed as speedway it was great to see a team celebration like that. Lets be honest here, the team element in this country for speedway for the most part are as kid on as it gets with multiple riders coming and going mid season, different names every other season and countless guests etc…

Last night you could see just how much it meant to riders like Flint, Hodder and Perry etc. Of course the likes of Bomber have been there and done it for the last 20 years but even he was enjoying the moment. This is not football and if anything that sort of reaction last night would only bond the team further to make them all try even harder for the final if that is somehow possible.

Great night, great racing and a great result. 
 

 

 

[Bagpuss]

2 hours 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

I think we all need to remember why we watch sport, and thats to enjoy it, enjoy the really good moments as they don't come round very often. Beating your local rivals in the 30th heat of a semi final should absolutely be savoured.

The riders will know that they need to go again with that same intensity of the final. If that doesn't go to plan and they'd held back on the good feeling of the semi final then its celebrations wasted. I'd never criticise any team for celebrating any win in any sport, as long as opposition fans aren't being goaded. Enjoy the smooth as there's plenty of rough which isn't as much fun.

[LisaColette]

1 hour ago, foreverblue said:

Great meeting, great racing, with Nagel scoring zero Edinburgh should be in the final. I am sure most Glasgow fans will want Poole in the final, two reasons, One for revenge and two because probably Redcar will be harder to beat. Obviously I hope Poole make it and I dont care how much flack and abuse we receive about our track.

Redcar definitely be harder for them to beat. If we don't get through the SF then hope Redcar do it just for the entertaining factor of everyone moaning about 3rd place team winning the league 😂

Agree about the Poole track, people been moaning about it for last 20 years. We are on a list with Plymouth, Leicester, Sheffield, Oxford etc..

Also Glasgow didn't have that much passing in first half of the meeting last night. Just gate and stick it on the outside to stay in front. Chris Harris said it and so did Adam McKinna. But definitely more passing last 5/6 races. 

Edited 11 minutes ago by LisaColette