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Shortchanged, we've been fooking robbed! #semiprofessionalsport

Its an hour to tapes up, we dont even know who is riding for the opposition whose season is over and its currently pi55ing down! Not exactly an event to inspire the good people new and old who have turned out this season.

Id be interested to see Wells away average, home form is a given for a genuine No1. He has done well after an awful 2014 but i just dont see him maintaining it.

Wolberts average for 2015 is over 9.00 just that his proper average still takes into account some of his 2014 rides. No one will be as so stupid to take him on that average knowing what passed in 2014, not even Edinburgh i suspect unless one of the other top 4 move on.

Perhaps not the best example Ive used but Worky are crying out for a decent No1. Wells isnt the answer just like Hansen wasnt this year.

Thereafter the rest of the team should be moved on, perhaps with the exception of Wethers. To bring back the fans the team needs to be refreshed and not the same old tired line up of Bach, Howarth etc. Josh Grajczonek never did ride in Poland, perhaps he could be tempted back and be the genuine No1 Worky are crying out for.

Courtesy of http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news/article.asp?id=2194 There will be no meeting at Armadale on Friday and the next meeting will be against Berwick in our final Premier league match of the season on Friday 18th September. Said co-promoter Alex Harkess, "We have reached the time of the year when our next match, to a large extent, is dependent on the result of fixtures elsewhere. We did approach Glasgow to race the League Cup Final on Friday but they were unable to take up that offer. To be fair it wouldn't have been perfect for us as we want to publicise that match as much as possible to maximise the crowd." "Berwick were prepared to come this Friday or next Friday and, for various reasons it was better to bring them on the 18th. One good reason was that Erik Riss was keen to be in Germany on Friday for the practice session of the next Long Track Grand Prix. With Joonas Kylmakorpi withdrawing from that competition Erik needs to pick up ten points to go top of the standings although their are a number of riders now in close competition." Talks are ongoing with Glasgow about the dates for the League Cup Final and we will announce these as soon as possible.

Classic 0131 mentality.

Brilliant! Aussie GP 7 weeks on Saturday, are Sedge & Smiler rowing home! Indeed no fixture congestion, run the Scottish Open.

He's now at No1 as Morris has been even worse. Hopefully Kauko can make the difference to us.

Holding out until Nieminen has a competitive run out which will be Rye House home the following Sunday. By then who we get in the play offs should be clearer. If it doesnt suit Glasgow why would they agree to it. Sarjeant at Armadale is neither here nor there. Fill the blank fixture with the Scottish Open.

James the Persecuted only has himself to blame. He is chancer turned victim. If his confidence is low its because he genuinely has to compete with the other riders for his points rather than being half a turn ahead when he has dropped the clutch early. What is frustrating is the inconsistency of referees, a rare few still let it go, some wait to see if the rider has punished himself then put the red lights on as the riders head out of turn 2. The wise pull it back straight away. Glasgow have had the benefit of Sarjeant, starting on a 3 and now being 5.25, which I think is his level. The No2 slot is a difficult one though I dont see him improving on it next year. Palovaara is the better long term prospect.

The solution is not to have it on a Sunday. Monday past was a bank holiday in England, why not have it then and not schedule any EL matches to run against it. These events have had their day, id imagine they rely on the fans of the staging club to make the numbers. Perhaps it will have a relaunch next year if it is staged at the new National Speedway Stadium in Manchester but i cant see it.

His mum grounded him?

From where I was standing on the fourth bend there was no doubt Sarjeant jumped. For everyone who thinks he is being victimised there is someone who thinks he is at it. Im in the latter and other than at Kings Lynn last week, I dont recall seeing any injustices. With the process of maturity he will learn he cant get away with jumping the starts forever though with being influenced by Gary Havelock that may take longer than expected. The more he is defended the longer it will go on. With the new averages out next week it looks like Sarjeant is staying in the 1-5 by a narrow 0.02. Lawson moves to No1 with Morris likely going to 5 which hopefully means we will see the best of him before the season is out. Sarj has just jumped the start in ht1 at NCL! Aaaaarrrgghhhhh!

Play off matches wont count towards his average. Around 5 points i would like to give him another go at GLA!

Ankle injury, didnt travel over from Sweden. Short term hopefully!

That was the best Glasgow could have hoped for in the circumstances. Carr wasnt at the races and Victor was a big loss. Advantage NCL!

We need some consistent refereeing, Morris to front up as a No1 in all his rides and the track to be regraded and/or watered more often than it was last Sunday. Last week was torture, other than Starke, the Rebels performed as you would have expected but we played into their hands by not regrading when the track slickened off. The 1.30pm start is a welcome if one off change.

Lets hope that events of this week will have reigned in his temper.

A strong and consistent ref. Ht 2 Starke warned for jumping the start, does it again in ht14 and gets all 4 back. I harp on every week about the lack of consistency from referees, the standard of the current crop is poor, each one does their own thing, its never the same from one week to the next. The Grand Monarch im starting to realise is one of the better ones, he's very much no nonsense and thats what it needs. Sarjeants mid week exclusion off 15m at Kings Lynn highlights how bad it can be, and he had video replays!

Hope we make it through both legs with Summers fit, Worrall acted like an immature fud today. Nick's lack of scoring cost us today, frustrating when you see his EL scores from through the week. Im starting to feel we are distinctly second class as far as he is concerned, he has lacked speed at home most of the season and there doesnt seem to be the desire to change it. Somerset did today what Ipswich threatened to do and EDI did. We are not invincible and must look to get a point at Worky the following weekend.

That was the unsavoury side ive read about but never seen until today. In ht 4 he turned left on Summers half way down the back straight as he was passing him causing his own fall but proceeded to want to fight Summers. Ht14 was clearly a revenge opportunity as he lurched from gate 1 right across to 4 to get Summers, had he collected him instead of Starke he would have launched him into the car park. Ive no desire to see Worrall R anytime soon. Glasgow contributed to their own downfall, when the track slicked off Somerset banged in four 5-1s in 5 heats, after a track grade they stopped gating and Glasgow came back into it. Why there was no track grade for hts 14 & 15 is our own stupidity. Starke was warned for jumping the start in ht2, when he did it again in ht14 he should have been excluded. He was the match winner for Somerset as he revelled in the slick conditions but toiled when it was deeper. As it was the Rebels were a 5 man team and Glasgow's fragilities were exposed with Morris again a poor shadow of the No1 we desperately need.

He was a decent rider last year just not in the PL. Being track reserve at the recent Horsens GP will have improved his stock. On an average around 5 i would hope we could tempt him back to Ashfield for 2016, he wouldnt believe the changes!

Thornblom looks a far better rider with more to come. Barker's best years are behind him, is regularly injured and dropped a Wolbert like amount from his starting average. Know who i would rather have.