DavyH

I enjoyed this meeting as a neutral. Newcastle were in it until Kerr's fall ended their resistance before a surprise 1-5 in ht 15. Some great racing in a great speedway set-up.

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So as a mean Scot paying £170 for 12 heats, is there any avenue to get a refund? Don't quote me ticket conditions as a 5 year old could prove they are unfair. Who was my contract for 23 heats of racing with? Part of my defence was that there is no way I had £170 worth of food and drink by heat 12... or heat 11.... or heat 10.........

From the Monarchs Chatzone -

Or our promoters run the Border agency? damn, let the cat out of the bag!

As much as I enjoy our rare victories over our nearest and dearest, I am pleased things are on the up in the wild west - Paulco can relax with a wee beer now..... The plans for ashfield look great, the biggest bonus will be if we can bring on young Scottish riders as the supply line pratically dried up with the demise of the Dale Devils due to planning restrictions. I'll settle for 8 x 50-40 this year

Pinny, according to Mr Bowie, there's a starman, waiting in the skies, may be a bit too old lyrics for you mate!!! http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news/article.asp?id=1881 a great summary of the final from mike

gonna fall asleep at the end of my rod due to lack of bites... is there a curfew in weegieland on pc posting tonight???

shhhhhhhhhhhhh too pished for an scb attack lol

93/94??? I was a boy then Rob!! okay, a 36/37 yr old boy.... luckily, i didn't go to speedway then but obviously the weegies had 600cc motors!

Far too pissed to be doing numbers Ed, just delighted we won after skooshing the league. good season for the bandits too, i need to make an effort and get down there next year to share a pie on bend 3

far too late for maths chap - we are the Champions!!

Sorry for the title, just so Paulco and GazC can find the thread!!

Not naming names but some people near reading had to leave the room at heat 15 lol

Got to praise John Campbell Alex Harkess and the Monarchs directors for this great team too - 4 league wins in 12 years ain't too shabby and only one dodgy burger in that time ( cue Tsunami)

It started in March Rob !!!

I assume we'll have to wait on our Glasgow friends finishing their Buckie and fried mars bars suppers before they add their congrats to the best team ever in PL history? Me fishing... as if......

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, justice is done ( as it was last year) the PL winners are the true champions, I am dead against play-offs but it must have been slightly exciting for heat 15 tonight Well Done Monarchs, a truly fantastic team - and well done to Somerset too, by far the best of the rest! Going to have a wee shandy now

kettle?? do you get beer in a kettle in Ippo???

Ippo making a decent fight of it, hopefully, cheer up the heat 14 departees.

Fair to middling season for the Monarchs I wasn't over enthused with our team this year but was so delighted to have another year watching Cookie that I accepted we had to go with a weak "rest of team" lol We had a great start with Justin and Stevie scoring for fun at reserve, we were able to still win easily while Aaron found his feet. Been a bit tougher since Derek and Aaron have been at reserve but to have a semi-final and 2/3 finals in October is superb. Sam Masters has really come on in the second half of the season while young Max Fricke has matured into an excellent heatleader. We could lose these 2/3 finals but already have won the Pairs and the League, just need to add the silverware now.

Here's a new idea - why don't we declare the team at the top of the league at the end of the season as Champions? Ludicrous that a team finishing 6th could hit a purple patch and be called champions. Before I get slated for being a Monarch who may not win the PL despite finishing at least 10 points clear, I said last year at this time that it was right that Somerset beat us in the play-off final. I would have loved Monarchs to win it but could never have considered us True champions as we were in 2003, 2008 and 2010. Run the league to end September then have a Young Trophy again.

The MetCheck forecast for Armadale was moderate rain until 12 noon then dry thereafter - I am 10 miles away in Livingston - the forecast was rain all day and they were right with that one. When the rain comes from the west, it often passes over Armadale then falls east of the Bathgate hllls. With Torun next weekend then France the week after till end November that is my Monarchs speedway over this season Plus we were due in hospitality tonight. Never mind, just have to rely on the chatzone updates as the business end of the season unfolds. My F5 button will be worn out! Why not blame the Met Office - they got it badly wrong for the second time in the last 4/5 weeks.

And there's me thinking you were terrified of meeting the toothless tigers