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Is that your final word?!We live in hope

And somewhere a village is missing it's idiot/radge/goon/simpleton.. Anyways on to the speedway & less of the bitter keyboard commado brigade (before you reply Jamlad- unlike some on here i would have no problem having a reasoned well honed debate in person about the pish you posted above ) This was a pretty good match & Monarchs were clearly up for it from the off after our uncharacteristic later heat capitulation against the Bears & our awful start against the Diamonds.Everyone in blue & gold chipped in in what was a fantastic team performance. On the other side side of the pits,riders i expected to do much better for the Comets.. e.g Kyle Howarth & Rene Bach were pretty awful tbh.Richard Lawson was slightly better than his usual Armadale performances,and to a lesser extent Rusty and Ash never gave up and fought hard for their points.Cookies Heat 15 pass of Lawson was class and reminded myself and a few of the blue & gold faithful of the skillfull,forceful passing manoeuvres of a certain Peter Carr at his best,and i cant praise him any higher than that!It's been a joy to watch Cookie progress the way he has in a relatively short space of time & he is reaping the rewards of all the hard punishing training he puts in to his speedway.Some riders would do well to show such dedication..keep it going Marra

Brilliant stuff by the boys in Blue & Gold tonight!!Watching the updates coming in was about as nerve-wracking as you can get..phew i'm away for a wee dram or two and try to calm down!A great victory against the odds after fridays defeat..just show's you never give up the fight!!Next round v Redcar i believe? Bring it on!!

Thank you for taking my wee joke in the spirit it was obviously made in Gaz.. For the record i hope the Tiggers get their act together..your promotion are working really hard,and from what i've seen on the Tigers v Monarchs dvd from a couple of weeks ago (i'll get it for your chrimbo mate ) the racing has improved,so credit where it's due.I'll look forward to an all Tiggers final then..

A bad night for the Monarchs on Friday,but i always had a nagging doubt about having to use the R/R facility for Theo and so it proved.A couple of riders having a sub par night (in this case Wee Jo Tabaka & Claus Vissing) caught up with us in the end,but i think that you're downplaying the capabilities of our team to be contenders Cyclone.I still think we'll be there or thereabouts at the business end of the season despite this blip.All credit to Redcar for hanging in there when Monarchs looked like comfortable winners.The 8-1 heat victory seemed to give them the belief they could pull off a victory.Heat 15 was tricky one to call though personally i would have went for Captain Deeks rather than Claus who really needs to up his game i feel.Someone pointed out his highest score at the Dale is 8+2 which is not whats expected from a good heat leader at this level.Big plus was young Max Fricke who seems to get better & better For Redcar.. It's the best i've seen Ulrich Ostergaard at Armadale for a good while & his forceful riding earned him the points he deserved.Carl Wilkinson after a sticky start rode well,and could prove to be a very handy reserve.As for the KO cup match with Newcastle..bring it on! As Ipswich's draw at Rough yesterday proved,it's a very open PL title chase and anyone can beat anyone else (well..apart from Glasgow ..a wee joke there my West Coast brethren ) So what i would say is dinnae write the Monarchs off yet Mr C or anyone else who thinks we can't do it..there's still a way to go y'know

Thanks for the heads up Thats a real shame for Thomas..let's hope he's back in the saddle soon A good rider who i personally would have in my team if he ever leaves Scunny.Well,as Scotland 1314 has alluded to the weather is fine at Armadale (two weeks in a row!! ) so let's make it a good one..enjoy your speedway folks

Slightly disappointed Thomas Jorgensen is awol as he's been very impressive in his previous Armadale visits..i'm guessing he's on Danish final duty?Bit of revenge for the Blue & Gold here after the comprehensive doing the Scorps handed out to us last season on a dreadful night of rain and mud.Monarchs should have enough in the tank to see off David Howe & Co this time i feel.Weather looks good again for tomorrow i'm told (for the 2nd week in a row!! ) so hopefully the racing is excellent and all riders return home safely. Bring it oan champs!

For once it even looks like it's going to be a lovely sunny night at the Dale! Think this could be a close match if the Plymouth team click,as with the exception of Ricky 'Bingo' Kling they have all ridden the Armadale track.For the Monarchs,i'm sure the riders will all appreciate a dry track for a change as unfortunately the going has been slippy most meetings so far.Hopefully for the the good of the club this is the start of some summerlike weather after last seasons catastrophic monsoon season.It'll be interesting also to see if Mitchell Davey produces more than the enigmatic Marcel Helfer.. To be perfectly honest Mitchell,though a really nice bloke wouldnt have been most supporters choice,but we'll back him to the hilt while he's wearing the blue & gold.Good luck Mitchell Hopefully a good nights racing in prospect with all riders going home injury free,and of course a Monarchs victory

If memory serves Darcy rode Armadale the first time like a throttle happy nutter!You can excuse him that because he was just a young kid..but i remember watching him and thinking he's gonna come a cropper..and he did!!.As for the track as recently as a few weeks ago the 'big EL boys' almost unanimously agreed that they really enjoyed their nights racing and had a lot of fun.Good skillfull riders who attack the track at the Dale get their reward.. simple as that!

I refer the right Honorable Gentleman back to the answer Ekimba gave some moments ago! I know you were only winding it on PC..where is the famous Glesgae West Coast humour/banter i've heard so much about? Obviously coming from the East we're not allowed to have one.. Here's to a good safe meeting,plenty good natured banter,a few swallys and an Embra victory of course!

You're hitting the Buckfast and Mad Dog Coladas a bit early aren't you PC?! I don't know where you're getting aw this 'self proclaimed champions elect' cobblers from tbh as i havn't seen any evidence of this from the blue & gold faithful. Still, you lot at the new super improved Possildome have to get your wooden spoons out of the drawer for a workout sometime eh? Personally i think we have a good team that are more than capable of figuring at the business end of things this season,but we shall see as there's a fair way to go yet.. Here's hoping for a nice dry evening,some great racing and a victory for Embra natch Bring it oan Tiggers

Really proud of the boys in blue & gold To get a point today after being so far behind,and losing Claus so early is really good going Hopefully Claus is ok and was withdrawn from the meeting as a precaution.I'm not usually one to call for changes,but Marcel Helfer has really struggled this season when i thought he would kick on after a few promising races last year.You can't second guess what a rider's thoughts are but sometimes after a good heat 2 he doesn't look interested tbh..!Something for the promotion to think about surely?On a positive note that was another great show by Wee Jo Tabaka,and Cookie must be one of the best riders in the Premier League presently..superb stuff!It must be said that i'd fancy him to accumulate more points than Bomber in Cardiff in a few weeks time if he was given the chance..Just a wee thought...

Well,now that we've sorted that little lot out ..thats pretty good going for young Lewi then!I've seen him racing at Kings Lynn before and thought he looked promising..Let's hope he keeps it up..

Well done to the lad..but just out of interest who did he beat?

First time on here in a while for one reason or another,but i must say that i'm really impressed with the Monarchs so far this season After the trials and tribulations of the close season (when we could easily have folded) there not only seems to be a really good team spirit between the riders,but the feelgood factor has spread to the supporters too which is great.After my initial concerns about the startline being moved back to it's original 1997/1998 position i'm now getting used to it.The standard of some of the racing despite the weather not being too kind to us so far has been top drawer..Heat 12 on friday being a classic between as Mike H puts it 'the wee men'.This can only bode well for when some sort of summer breaks out,and the best trackman in the bizz the Doc can work his magic without worrying about damage limitation (i can only hope for all Speedway tracks the weather is kinder to us after last years washout) All in all i really enjoyed fridays match,and to my slight surprise we gave a strong looking Lions team a right tonking..dont worry Leicester fans, on this form i don't think you'll be the first to suffer a doing! We just have to steer clear of injuries and i feel we should be up there challenging for all trophies available.Most importantly though,let's hope we're all in for a really good year of speedway..let's face it when our sports at it's best there's nowt tae beat it!

You surprise me Mr Fire! Personally I think our cousins along the M8 should maybe have done their homework about the criteria better?Rather than point the finger in Mr Harkess's direction,they should perhaps look closer to home..but hey why ruin a good bit of mudslinging eh? A wee suggestion for my West Coast chinas..Maybe Michael 'Dangermouse' Penfold and Jayden O Malley are worth a punt?Well they obviously met the criteria didnt they?

And so, as per usual the conspiracy theorys against the leader of the 'evil West Lothian Empire' begin... well would you Adam n Eve it Guvnor?!

Havent been on here for a bit..have i missed much? Bit emotionally drained after the 'will we wont we come to the tapes in 2013' saga tbh,but as we all know now we will..phew!Be afraid Weegie Tiggers.. be very afraid!! If the blue and gold resume next season riding like we did in August before Cookie and Wee Jo's injuries i'm sure we'll be in for a cracking season.All we need now is the big orange ball in the sky to put in more appearances and crowds to rise and we're sorted! In closing i'd just like to wish everyone in bsf land (even the trolls of christmas past present and future) a very merry christmas and a great New Year I would like to echo Ekimba's thoughts in sending the Richardson family,and indeed anyone coping with the loss of a loved one and other hardships at this time all the very best for the future.Have a good yin peeps.Slainte!!! #RICO

As lovely a city as Prague is,i fear the only entertainment to be had at the SWC final next year will be off track sadly It's a very nice stadium but a bloody awful track,and has produced some of the worst racing in the GPs that i've seen by far (along with every Italian GP held at Terranzano it must be said) Why these two tracks have been chosen to host big meetings that are supposed to 'promote' and show our great sport in the best possible light i really dont know..

I hate to pee on your campfire Mr Chewy but err Naw ye didnae! Somerset or Scunny will be the 2012 Premier league champions and win that metal league trophy thingy.. even if we have to wait till the fans are wearing Santa suits and drinking mulled wine for them to be crowned! Enjoy your cup victory big man you deserve it..slainte!

This line about being the real/true/moral champions etc gets a wee bit tiresome tbh..and is also a wee bit disrespectful to either the Rebels or the Scorpions but hey ho!Whoever wins it will fully deserve it in my eyes..those were the rules agreed upon from the off,and that everyone signed up for.Now that i've got that out the way i'd like to congratulate the Diamonds wholeheartedly on their cup win You did deserve something out of the season imo. I only wish that the Mighty Edinburgh Monarchs are around to take it off you next season..Hope you,Big Tsu,Mr Arson and everyone enjoy your celebrations..oh,and mines is a pint of Scotch btw Awaaaay the lads n lassies

I've just linked the same article on the Monarchs v Worky thread Ekimba..Sad and worrying times for the Blue and Gold..

http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/speedway Sorry to break up the Scunny /Workington/Somerset love-in for a second.. but it appears my beloved Edinburgh Monarchs are in the crap big time For all we know at the moment last weeks meeting against Ipswich may have been the last ever meeting at the Armadump.. #troubledtimes

No..it's a Worky fan Big Tsu!Gaz is a Weegie Tig but thats another matter lol! I'll leave it at that and redirect your comment at whoever mate.. I agree with you about them having no place on the forum,but i'm not the forum polis..