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Im sure Grieves also issued a bit of punishment on Zetterstrom!

Lawson pulled off the track immediately after the race, apologies if i misled people. He has clearly acknowledged Cook with a stupendous ride. Im sure it was disappointment on Richards part than anything else. Back to PL duty next Sunday with the visit of Somerset, i hope Morris isnt as rusty as he was today. No Kauko makes it a tough one for us!

Super crowd in attendance yet again, a few blue and gold but nothing to sustain the we need each other crap that still gets spouted. Great final, Cook last to first over four laps snatching it from Lawson on the line, but a deserved winner none the less. Unsportsmanlike of Lawson to pull off the track rather than acknowledge Cook as the winner. 22 heats completed in 2hrs 50mins despite Dishington being the ref!

More like the home captain beat him in a race he expected to win and he let his immaturity come to the fore yet again.

How much of that is down to having the track super slick every week, making it easy for everyone to ride. Then when you head on your travels anything more than a couple of grains of shale sends the Worky riders into meltdown as its not what they are used to.

Yeah thats it, 10k is the collective pot rather than prize money for the top 3. The timing has turned out to be ok for GLA, gives Morris a run out and Kauko another week to heal without a competitive fixture.

A big name GP rider would win an event like this untroubled which would put off other riders coming, though some new names from abroad would have been good. As it is its several tigers, a few Monarchs and a few others from around the PL which doesnt inspire. Its a learning point for the new owners, they have learned a lot so far and changed things to be better, im sure they will this time.

Another classic Monarchs write down TheScotsman, just in case! The other side is that the German dud has recovered the 2 points on his starting average, Sedgmen is riding like a heat leader at No2 and Riss is capable of pulling in important points at almost any track. With selective writing like that you must be ripe for an invitation to do match reports for the Monarchs website! Nothing less than an 0131 victory will do to make Somerset's northern tour that bit more interesting.

A good win for Glasgow, perhaps one we would not have got if Bjerre and Robson had been riding. Again a guest has not even adequately covered for Morris, though Worrall S seems to be going well otherwise. Perhaps not the meeting for Dmitri to make his home debut!

Relatively comfortable meeting for Glasgow tonight though could have been the opposite had Risager been in the points. Kauko looks like he'll be fine once he gets set up right though Hynek doesn't fill me with confidence, he's not very quick and looked all at sea in most of his races, time will tell. Jack Holder looks thoroughly decent and got back up from Fisher and Simota. I sometimes wonder if once referees quality they are just left to it. Tonight one of the poorest refs by a considerable distance let the race continue in ht1 when Sarjeant had come down on first bend bunching and was lying on the inner third of the track, let the rest of the pack ride round him on the next lap and as they were coming round again decided to then put the red light on and exclude Sarjeant who had by this time gotten to his feet! Absolutely mental. Ht3 Holder is moving at the start, ref calls it back and gives Holder an official warning. No problem. Ht9 Simota does likewise and he lets the race continue, ht14 Kurtz barely bothers to wait for the green light and narrowly misses the rising tapes with his helmet, ref lets the race continue. Consistency - zero. No wonder fans get frustrated. Amazing, with James Sarjeant and James Wright in the same meeting!

De-values the event with teams not allowed to put out their strongest four. Injuries happen but each club should be allowed to name whoever they want from their 1-7 that is going to be strongest at the particular track that is holding the event. This should be done as close to the event date as possible to minimise the number of changes. In Glasgow's case its not like Nieminen has been signed just for the fours and is getting ditched on Monday, he is a direct replacement for David Howe who would have ridden barring injury. No doubt this is once again 'in the interests of British Speedway'!

Is this the same rider that RG publicly criticised over the tannoy at one meeting towards the end of 2014, saying he hadn't been good enough and wouldn't be back next season?

We'll find out in 2 weeks when Redcar come to Le Stade D'Ashfield!

Its just you. Just because I comment doesn't mean its always a complaint. No complaint about Kauko just comment that hope he's still good enough to do a job. Summers is signing of the season, yes I was a vocal critic however he has upped his game to new heights that few including me would have foreseen. Happy to be proved wrong. Sarjeant I regularly COMMENT on as he generates so many reruns from anticipating the start he punishes himself as well as adding unnecessary time onto meetings. I don't think he benefits from the unstinting defence of Gary Havelock in this and riding as a fast track rider in the EL gives him a false sense of confidence. Yes he has put over 3 points on his starting average but will take half that off again staying in the 1-5. No cold water from me about anything the new owners have done but I will add comment/analysis to this discussion forum on what I see fit whether that meets your approval or otherwise.

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Hope Kauko is still up to it, he hasn't ridden over here for a few years and I'm not sure how competitive the leagues he does ride in actually are. He must be late thirties now. He last rode for us in 2006, put the best part of 2 points on his average and contributed to arguably our best season of the noughties, when we also tracked Danny Bird as well as Shane Parker. Hopefully he can have the same influence this time, we have looked a bit fragile with Sarjeant in the middle order and our reserves being wildly inconsistent. Looks like Sarjeant will stay in the 1-5 for this season. Someone has clearly had a word as he's not jumped the start the last 2 meetings I've seen him, that's a whopping 8 races his left fingers must have been twitching and he's had to earn his points legitimately.

The PL could potentially go to 6 man teams but still include 2 reserves. That would take meetings down to 14 heats. As it is there aren't enough riders to fill 7 man teams in the PL due to the lack of quality Brits and over zealous restrictions on non EU riders. I would also lower the work permit threshold to 5.5 points. A lot has been mentioned of the success of Eastbourne going NL however they are the only one I can think of. IOW & Stoke both went down never to return, I think IOW may have even closed completely. Best wishes to Berwick and its owners. There seems to be a determined effort by a few to close them which is sad. #smalltownmentalitywithnothingelsetodo

Fair do's, another superb crowd turning out despite a poor forecast. Roll on next Monday.

No suggestion of cheating from me at all, merely pointing out that PB played it to their advantage and all within the rules. I'm certain Glasgow would have come on stronger in the latter heats having got rid of Roynons third ride and Palovaara coming on some having chased down Ostergaard in ht8 and getting him on the last lap. Wethers was pretty decent as the track was prepared slick to cope with the weather though I don't think he would have done much thereafter. Not much your cheque book can do about the weather!

PB using the rules to their advantage to finish at ht10, clearly not confident of taking it down to the wiren though unlikely it would have got there. Ref pushed heats on quick though should have excluded Kus in ht7, he was on the back straight when the 2 minutes expired.

We only had 5 home matches during May and June due to rain offs and no one wanting to come on a date in May. As a weekend club we also suffer disproportionately with shared events and the Cardiff GP. Time for a change of race day to a week night during the Summer months to avoid it all.

With all the rain that's fallen over the last few days its likely that another serious shower will put the meeting beyond doubt. There isn't enough heat in the air to dry up what's fallen though there is a bit of a wind which helps. If we do manage to get this on the track will be a bit of a lottery and any predictions go out the window. A couple of weeks ago I wouldn't have been bothered if this had been rained off as it would give us a chance to see Lambert R, a great up and coming rider however we are once again looking like running out of dates. We lose next Sunday to the PL Fours though we are now racing Plymouth on the Monday night, have already lost the Cardiff GP weekend and lose Sunday 6 September to the PLRC. We still have to schedule in the LC Final and potentially a KO Cup Semi however the first available Sunday is the 23rd September. October weather is generally poor as we found out last year trying to run the home matches several times against Berwick and Workington that we never did do! Time for some smart thinking!

Ownership in so many hands can be difficult as everyone often thinks they have a say in everything. When things don't go their way they aren't scared to voice it and factions break out leading to major problems behind the scenes. Add in Berwick fans ability for in-fighting as demonstrated on this forum for the last 2 years and you've got a recipe for disaster. Hope Berwick do run next year, they are going through a poor run including last season but this happens to many clubs. Going through the shyt seasons make you appreciate the good ones more.

Hopefully its in the interests of British Speedway

Absolutely not, but neither should we forget either and make it easy for Havelock. If Berge wants to ride elsewhere there is nothing we can really do about it. The same team manager will be in place next season and if he didn't like it this year its not going to better the next. Perhaps selling Berge may be the best long term option for Glasgow.