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Im sure we could have a word. Did well for us in 2011 after a shaky start that included a short spell at reserve.

A somewhat competent reserve would be good. Kept wondering how we managed last year but it was Ayres and Garcia who are much better than we have now. Looking at the new averages Pijper is on an attractive 4.23 whilst Perry is 3.90. Know which id rather have next year. With away form as we have seen recently AS average is only heading in one direction.

Not good when a key heatleader coughs up two 5-1's and runs a last in the money heat. For once we have outscored the opposition reserves, and still lost.

Twelve points from reserve against Worky's two. Someone needs to have a serious word in Perry's ear. We should be twitching.

No mid meeting collapse from Ippo, genuine title contenders. Greaves coming good at the right time.

Never a truer word said and its been the same for the last 3-4 years. However some of the same clubs who moan about having too many fixtures in August and September are the same ones who point blank refuse re-staging dates in that April to June period.

Richie Worrall will go to No1 from our next meeting. No doubt Lawson will go to 3 as I dont see the two of them being paired up in ht13.

Your not. Each rider has their own issues. Summers is suffering from an absolute lack of match sharpness. Lawson seems to be jaded at times, possibly from too many matches. Bewley can take several heats to warm up and is a bit too timid at times. I wouldnt have given him ht15 last night, it needed the experience of Worrall or Summers. Lunna is injury prone but exciting all the same. Jack Smith is largely a passenger and too inexperienced to have any impact. It is what it is though. We can't make changes and have to get the best from what we have. A bigger issue will be when all the play offs come at the same time with Bewley and Smith involved in three leagues and Lawson possibly as well with Somerset.

Theo guaranteeing himself a reserve spot for the 0131 in 2018. It'll be him and Sedgmen going out in ht8 every week at El Dale next year.

Fair point, our weakness at reserve was to accommodate three 8 pointers at the top. Perhaps i have been too hard on Perry as in reality he is a 3 point reserve that has maintained his average. Our top three each arent capable of being an out and out No1 but have collective responsibility to bring in the points. Whilst Lawson seems to bear the brunt of fans frustration, Summers is far more inconsistent IMO. Last year we had the luxury of the current top 3 plus Bach as well as stronger reserves. At this stage nothing is lost, we will make the play offs and have to hope we up our game.

The soundbites are winding up our rivals, time to reign them all in. They could be written by an SNP spin doctor such is the difference between rhetoric and reality right now.

JS almost has protected status, he rarely gets pulled from his programmed heats. Whilst i understand that can boost his esteem, he is a season too early in our league IMO. I also think riding at BV can give him false confidence as its not exactly technically demanding holding the throttle open. TP isnt cutting the mustard either. A few decent meetings in May doesnt mask what has been an average season. Mitch Davey on Saturday worked out pretty quickly what we've seen all season in that he cant/wont ride the inside line and is pretty one dimensional.

Perhaps the policy should be that where an ambulance is required, rather than wait for an NHS one, it is the trackside ambulance which makes the journey. The Royal Infirmary is only 2 miles away, would remove much of the waiting for fans and not prolong the discomfort of the injured rider.

He has to get his average down otherwise he'll be the Joe Jacobs of 2018.

Two paramedics would have been irrelevant as he was strapped to a spinal board in the back of the only ambulance. A second ambulance AND paramedic, yes, that would have allowed the meeting to continue. This is the only part Glasgow are in control of. Accidents at speedway and a lack of 999 ambulances are not. However as pointed out tonight the two other delayed meetings this season have been when JS crashed out. A wider issue IMO is that too many riders in the No7 race jacket are riding in a league they arent remotely ready for and incidents like this are a consequence of that. A more experienced rider would have dealt with this or worst case made a controlled get off without injury. Howe er I agree a poor experience for newbies even if some of the later heats were good.

Amongst other things!

Long delay killed the pre match atmosphere. Glasgow still not firing as well as they could. Bewley takes several heats to warm up and Perry was beaten by Davey who worked out pretty quickly he cant do the inside. On the plus side Lunna was on it. For EDI Pickering was superb for a reserve and Riss was good when he gated. Clegg still astounds me with a 4.71 average, disappointing that a Perry EF gifted him a point he was never going to earn. Next time we meet im pretty certain he and Pickering will have swapped places. Not sure Edinburgh knew there was a meeting on tonight, was oh so quiet on the fourth bend enclosure other than a wee squeak after ht12. Onward.

He needs the practice after a recent poor run.

Bit of a novelty having speedway in Glasgow at a weekend. Too many variables to make a prediction other than Wells to have at least one tapes offence and Clegg to get his three rides away early. Lindgren was awful on his last visit with NCL and cant see him being as bad again. Pickering looks far better than earlier in the season though Clegg on the road balances him out. Riss E is another who you dont know what he will bring. Tonights meeting with PB will also determine what mood the 0131 riders arrive with. Hopefully Perry is fully fit after being out last week. Home win.

Riding against his mates, its not going to end well for PB.

He should be so lucky, he gets sea sick beyond Dover.

Speedway in its current form will have to collapse for the vested interests of the current crop of promoters to realise that finally the game is up. Only then will a sports entrepreneur look at taking on speedway and making a go of it, a bit like ice hockey did in 2010. A new owner/entrepreneur would have to be just that, where clubs apply to be in its league and are governed by its management rules not just now where its an administration where every man and his dog has their fingers in the pie and can exert influence. Having one point of management makes it much easier to attract a league sponsor. We also need to lose the term 'promoter', a grossly outdated term that largely means nothing other than team owner.

Makes a huge difference to have a free scoring reserve. We need to get more from this department. Its all very well Jack Smith scoring points at Belle Vue on what is an easy track to ride but watching him on Thursday night trail in at least quarter of a lap behind the rest on a more technical track and you know he has a long way to go. If Perry has an off night or injured the last places start to rack up leaving the 1-5 to somehow make up the points.

They'll rarely have an easier night. Other than Bacon getting second in ht2 the Glasgow reserves never got another point from their combined 7 rides.

Drove 8 hours to watch this pish. Expected a bit of fight, only Richie and to a lesser extent Lunna showed it. Cant do anything with 3 ineffective riders. Bewley had speed but never gated all night until waking up in ht14 when all over. King and Heeps were good, there was no Sedgmen bounce back though Mountain looked ok. Or was it our reserves who made it that way.