dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

What a strange few days!! Newcastle at Ipswich Ipswich at Peterborough Peterborough at Newcastle Throw in the Scottish derby reversals as well. That wouldve been some accumulator to go for!

Excellent win for the Monarchs. As Arson said - the ability to show the backbone to hit back after a poor result is the sign of a good side. Tigers need to show the same next time out....

Isn't the fee dependant on ability?? Is Mr Havelock partial to a pie and a Bovril??

if it is about assessed riders beind awarded a true average from less than 4 home 4away if a team redclares then its not about someone putting a spanner in the works with an old ruling. It there and should be used. Presumably this means that Glasgow want a new 7 pointer and with Kozza under that the new declaration needs to stay under 42.5 which it would with Sarjeant on 3 but not if his revised figure is used.

no - I dont know his league experience and therefore what category he falls into for average assessment. Depending on the answer though you know the next comment!! wink ie on a 7 he and Roynon dont fit for Allen and Greenwood.

such eloquent debate! The point was clear and concise. When Lambert missed meetings with illness it was suggested it may even have been a management ploy to keep Allen at 1. Lots of hehe we've out witted the rules etc When a situation works against you its a disgrace and some are even calling for him to be sacked!! Nothing numbskull about it - just reasoned logic. Try it sometime.

Ive not heard of Grondal - whats his pedigree?? What average would he come in on??

Looks better than Cov v Poole - surely Holder should be raring to go?? wink

Now some of you may have noticed that there have been a few times when I have got my knickers in a twist on Boro threads about a few things! MPT , redeclarations and of course riders like Lambert potentially having their average updated despite not having ridden 4home 4away. How ironic that many of those posters that have sneered at my comments and chuckled about Lambert missing away meetings and so not getting a new average which has enabled Allen to stay at 1 and so retain the guest facilty are now up in arms! Of course this time youve lost out rather than gained so suddenly its not quite as funny!!

it was a genuine comment with no wooden spoon (this time!!) Not having knowledge of his set up I would not know how realistic his reason is. Agree it does appear flimsy but not totally inplausible. Hence I wouldnt criticise him too much this time.

I think Lambert should be given the benefit of any doubt on this one. He is 17 riding in both leagurs and has now been thrust onto the international scene. It takes an incredible amount of organisation to take that on and he doesnt have the experience of it yet. I dont know what team he has around him but perhaps the help he needed wasnt there??

No need for knee jerk reactions for changes IMO. Obviously agree with the concerns raised and have stated many myself. Playing devils advocate what real options are there? IF you replaced Rohan you would have to look at an untried 7 pointer. Not a better option IMO. If you replaced Ritchie you would need someone with an established average as he is now under 5. Who is there? Has Morris signed anywhere? Would Adam be an option? Again though you may well get similar inconsistant scores. Get Cam back,fingers crossed for no more injuries and see how it goes for July at least.

ive heard he was last seen on a pedalo in the north sea.......tonights storms may well have set him back - could be touch and go to be there for tapes up. wink

hence your reply to me - thank you for the vote of confidence!!

Karma!! hehe

Anyone able to post a picture of some tumbleweed? Think its gonna be needed given the lack of Monarchs posts!!

big smug grin!!! Brady let me down though

or more commitment to his team....... Good on our boys for getting back. Win or lose at least it will be the Witches that got the result and not some select team. Just need Brady and Kus to ride like Cook did last night for us and we might have a sniff!!

in case anyone is wondering!! Witches fans - only if youre a masichist Diamonds fans - 5* recommendation

Steve I can see your point about the interval. But in fairness even given all what went on tge kast race finished at just after 9.30. That was still only 1 hour 45 from advertised first race start time and 2 hours from parade. What it does show is take out the tapes issue, the multiple re runs, a popped airfence and the interval and 15 heats can and should be run in not much more than an hour!!

Not likely to make a difference either way.

Couldnt gate yet again. Yards behind in more than the odd heat. As often when behind we looked panicky and unsure of how to execute a pass. In general we looked like the away side so to speak. Looks like we will struggle to even make the play offs IMO.

First of all credit to the Diamonds - sharp out the starts and when needed calm and clever to pick off the odd pass. As for the Witches - Nico super again and head and shoulders our man of the match. Rohan actually fought hard and scored quite well but was beaten by all the visiting top 3 which for a home rider averaging about a point more than any of them isnt what you need. However this only stands out because none of the rest really even deserve to be mentioned. Missed Danny big time - with him we would likely have covered for the general woefulness. Cook one one ride aside didnt really look that interested. That one win was as good as his heat 1 effort was bad. Re Leigh on the t/r. Can see why went with it given at that point it didnt look like we would challenge any of their top 3. Leigh looked like getting there at first but a small slip mid first bend meant he dropped to second. The danger was we got a 4-2 and missed the chance to use it.

on my galaxy mini?? lol

then surely he should be in the initial declaration with a change if he fails to make it rather than the other way around.