Monarchs v Tigers, BSN Series, 10/04/26

[MD]

Ht7 the wind blows the tapes into Flint's front wheel despite him not moving, Flint excluded! Was it Willie Dishington tonight?

[MD]

Ht7 the wind blows the tapes into Flint's front wheel despite him not moving, Flint excluded! Was it Willie Dishington tonight?

[JanAndersen]

A draw felt like a fair result overall I think. The tac sub changed the momentum certainly - I understand why the rule is there but the speedway purest in me dislikes it. 
 

That Glasgow side once they’re all up and running will take some stopping. If Flint stays as fast a he looked tonight that could be the difference. For Edinburgh, bit of a mixed bag and I’d love to see Sedgmen’s stats for ht15 over the past few seasons - I never think he’s going to pass anyone. I’d have Kye or even Paco in there ahead of him in heats like that tonight. Cluff won’t get long based on that showing. Jordy looked tentative early but found some speed as did Grahn. Thompson should be a solid no.1 and score well in most meetings. 

[Weeyin]

12 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

A draw felt like a fair result overall I think. The tac sub changed the momentum certainly - I understand why the rule is there but the speedway purest in me dislikes it. 
 

That Glasgow side once they’re all up and running will take some stopping. If Flint stays as fast a he looked tonight that could be the difference. For Edinburgh, bit of a mixed bag and I’d love to see Sedgmen’s stats for ht15 over the past few seasons - I never think he’s going to pass anyone. I’d have Kye or even Paco in there ahead of him in heats like that tonight. Cluff won’t get long based on that showing. Jordy looked tentative early but found some speed as did Grahn. Thompson should be a solid no.1 and score well in most meetings. 

Was a fair result, Cluff looked like a novice as did Mario, Dan will be a good number 1 and his exploits in heat 15 nearly gave the Monarchs the win, he never gives up. 

[tyler42]

2 minutes ago, Weeyin said:

Was a fair result, Cluff looked like a novice as did Mario, Dan will be a good number 1 and his exploits in heat 15 nearly gave the Monarchs the win, he never gives up. 

Considering Cluff has ridden in Poland for a season, then Plymouth last year. Tonight, he certainly looked like he had never ridden a bike before. As for Glasgow. I would hazard a guess and say Hausl won't be around too long. Unless, of course, he shows a liking to Glasgows track.

[SharpenRake]

19 minutes ago, tyler42 said:

Considering Cluff has ridden in Poland for a season, then Plymouth last year. Tonight, he certainly looked like he had never ridden a bike before. As for Glasgow. I would hazard a guess and say Hausl won't be around too long. Unless, of course, he shows a liking to Glasgows track.

To be fair, Mario has only ridden speedway tracks before. Thankfully Ashfield is a speedway track.

 

[szkocjasid]

Glasgow had the better team manager today & that helped them to a draw.

I said before heat 11, I didn't trust Cluff to beat Hausl, I'd have Loftus in 11, Cluff in 12, Loftus in 14, thinking Loftus was more likely to beat Pedersen than Flint?

Then when Tigers used a tac sub, in 12 meant it would've been even more advantageous swapping the reserves round.

Brilliant ride by Dan T in heat 15, to a draw, Monarchs fans may feel relieved to get a draw rather than bemoan throwing away an 8 points lead?

Felt it showed there was no need for a "stupid heat", the heat 15 decider was exciting on its own & "stupid heat" could've been a from the gate anticlimax.

Edited 14 hours ago by szkocjasid

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

Really enjoyed that.

I think a draw was a fair result. We looked dead and buried at one point, but two Harris inspired advantages in heats 12 and 13 pulled us back into it.

Tonight was a free pass for Hausl and Juhl Pedersen, given it was their first encounter with Armadale (a tricky track to navigate), so it was great to see them both contribute important points in heats 11 and 14.

Flint being disqualified for the wind blowing the tapes against him was definitely revenge for us “accidentally” stopping that heat with Kye Thomson half a lap ahead of Harris at Ashfield.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

56 minutes ago, tyler42 said:

Considering Cluff has ridden in Poland for a season, then Plymouth last year. Tonight, he certainly looked like he had never ridden a bike before. As for Glasgow. I would hazard a guess and say Hausl won't be around too long. Unless, of course, he shows a liking to Glasgows track.

😂

Might take a mental note of your name, so as to remember not to take a single thing you ever say seriously.

An outrageously woeful perspective. Truly awful.

[Mr Blobby]

Kind of went how most Glasgow matches have went in recent times built up a lead then throws it away. 
 

Cluff as predicted awful, Grahn better as the meeting went on, Paco should’ve been dominating that heat 14 instead was pottering about behind his team mate. The rest doe their jobs. 
 

Thought Harris was lucky to not go in Heat 1, didn’t really turn into bend 1 and ran into the side of Dan T, bit of a cop out from the ref that one. 
 

Anyway good to see our season finally kick off and hopefully most improve from here. 

[Gazc]

Didn’t really know what to expect last night but it was an encouraging start for the new lads. Kevin once he got to grips with the wide open spaces that Armadale provides looked better as the night went on.

Mario on the other hand struggled big time the fear on his face when he saw the track was only ever matched by Leon Madsen.

Anyway we have booked him with a psychologist pre next visit to tell him the track is really Wroclaw.

Should work.

Leons exclusion was one of the most ridiculous decisions I have witnessed by any referee. But encouraging signs for both teams.

Edited 6 hours ago by Gazc

[King Jamie]

This post is sponsored by the p in Dan Thompson's surname.

Before I proceed, I have a query for the historical geniuses on here... is Glasgow the first team to track a declared 1-7 which includes 5 riders with surnames beginning with the letter H?

Anyway, first meeting of the year at sunny Armadale and a proper chilly evening. Probably cold enough to make penguins pleased. With the punters positively perishing, a plethora of passes would've been appreciated. Sadly, we were left feeling particularly peeved for the most part. Papa Harris possibly enjoyed the most success, making it look p1ss easy in heats 12 and 13.

The latter race brought the Thom(p)son non-twins together for the first time this season. A win here and the victor could be King for a Day. Ultimately, 4 laps later, Monarchs fans were probably requesting a Doctor! Doctor!

The Tiggers comeback led to a last heat decider. In this one, DanT showed patience prior to a final bend predatory pounce which brought a posse of applause from the terraces as well as from a purring Mr Karlsson on the centre green.

In the end, it was perhaps fitting that parity prevailed.

Other points of note:
Pathetically poor team management, not swapping the home reserves in heats 11 and 12. Imagine making Cami Brown look like the tactical genius on the night.

Not-so-super Grahn gated like a demon but was on the wrong end of too many restarts, leading to a relatively paltry points return.
Castagna, heat 9 apart, was an off-the-pace pootler.
At the bottom end, Cluff was pitiful while young Loftus will have made his parents proud.

KJP showed promise. Particular thanks for attempting to clear the track in heat 10. A tremendous effort, spoiled only by a trigger happy referee.

Roll on the 24th. Hopefully it'll be slightly warmer...

PS saw a cyclist earlier. I said, "pavements are for pedestrians pal"
He looked perplexed. Pr1ck.