Lord Lucan

Not as tough a match as I thought then? To be fair tho, once Sheff turned up without Garrity then lost Bates after not even a couple of laps they were never going to be much of a threat to the Comets? Certainly tried hard and offered some good races but were always unable to offer much support to Danny King, that aside tho I like to think that that was down to a very good all round performance from the Comets? Looking quite sharp for a change out the starts and some determined and entertaining racing thrown in, my first match for weeks and it was good to see pts for Mattie at last, few more meetings like this wont go far wrong!! Yeah, happy with that, a nice comfortable 3pts to keep us within touching distance of the play offs, need to show this kind of form away from home tho if we are to stand any chance in them, anything is possible, if you try hard enough? Also, thumbs up to the track staff, thought that surface looked in pretty good nick tonight, held up well and contributed to some of those good races, very smooth and even and a few good race lines that didn't stop anyone having a go on them, good job fella's!!

Certainly hope so, it will be my first match since Ipswich back in June, beginning to forget what this sport looks like??

Tough night at the office just got a whole lot tougher?

Excellent, another 3pts "at home" for the Comets and just as tight as I thought, shame I missed it??

Could be a very tight one to call this, still some useful riders turning out for Peterborough despite missing a couple of regulars so they wont be a pushover, but, I'm hoping that as a team the Comets can bring enough to the party to see off the Panthers? Harrison/Wethers input could be the key here, and home advantage, hopeful of a narrow win of around 47-43, would like to have been there tonight to see one of the top teams but as usual it's that time again when work ruins the best laid plans so I'll just catch up on the updates site later on tonight and see how we've gone!! I have seen Robert Lambert on TV riding for Team GB and I have been surprised that he should want to race in the PL, very talented rider but judging by the comments on this thread, is one who's beginning to believe his own publicity, he can obtain good experience and grounding in the PL and perhaps, although not knowing him personally, should take this level just a tad more seriously than at present, it's not all beer and skittles?

Didn't make this match after all and from looking at the updates we pretty much got out of jail? Looked standard procedure for the Comets, four scoring, three, not so much, and a cheap tac ride to deny Newky a point they clearly looked to deserve, wont have bothered us tho, still would have had the three so it's as good as it gets and provides another of my "home wins only" for the season!! Hope Christian is OK after his smash, been blighted by injuries lately that guy and if anyone deserves a break it's him? (tho, not literally) Dont see us challenging for anything, we just haven't done what was expected with what we had, not competitive away and just mopping up the home wins to keep us there or thereabouts? Not the best team we've ever assembled but I do think we should have been doing far better than what we have, someone did mention the performances of the "long term" members of this team not doing very well and that would appear to be the case, no one really standing out week on week with the big scores, maybe the possible exception of Ricky Wells, easily the most consistent, but not enough back up when needed to put us in the mix? End of last season should have been the clear out stakes as the way this one has gone it could well become the "clearing off" stakes?

OK Leopold, now look what you've started!!

As I've already stated in the previous thread for this match, 50-40 to Comets!!

Your not Kylie Minogue are you? Poor result overall, judging by the updates site tho we were right in this for at least a point but again just fell away when we needed it most? Some pretty p*ss poor efforts again from riders I expected more from, we will never win away from home unless they all pull together at the same time, this is just not happening and it's sadly become the norm with Comets teams, four scorers most of the time, three not scoring most of the time? Going to be a very difficult 2nd half to the season for us at this rate, cant see a win away from home now so we'll just have to see how far up the table we can go with home wins only, coz that's all we're gonna get?

How long have you waited for that one?

Weather forecast "looks" OK for tomorrow so with that in mind, and Diamonds hit n miss form of late, I'm going for a home win of 50-40!! I'll even be able to attend in person this week due to last week's cancellation, my first match for about a month then it's another fortnight off til the next so, may as well take advantage while it's still here!!

After last week's attempt at predicting pts from a weakened Glasgow team I'm saying nothing about a match against a weakened Plymouth team? I'll wait for the result!!

Not this one Jenga, glad I didn't have any money on it, still doesn't hide the disappointment tho, 1pt at least should have been possible? Absolutely, was convinced after 2014 season that both Howarth and Bach would be seen in pastures new and a team around Josh G created but it never happened, whether the asset thing came into play and, as you suggest, the finances to bring other's to the table wasn't available, just created the same format again for this year? Dont think the visa argument would have improved matters too much with Campton at reserve from the off, Palm Toft moving elsewhere might not have helped either but fundamentally the main body of the team has never hit the straps as was hoped they would? Think we are in the Catch 22 situation now, need crowds to boost the finances but mediocre performances and no stand out figures on the track to support means you dont get that input yet that is the input that generates the cash to attract the best of what's out there to come to you? I do think it will be a struggle to get going again next season unless something radical happens, maybe try and get Craig Cook back, local lad could be a handy starting point and just go from there!! Something has to happen because we cant carry on like this, an uncompetitive team doesn't cut the mustard in these parts and empty grounds prove that, success leads to success and that's something we've had in short supply over too many years to be healthy for local sport in general, it has to change and I for one hope it does!!

Further disappointment on the road, poor performances again from far too many riders to even become remotely dangerous? This is why I can never understand why so many opposition supporters keep saying we have riders who go well at this and that track and should provide a good test when they promptly turn up and dont on far too many occasions? As for us, we know there is an issue with our riders away form and previous appearances count for nothing, we just "hope" that a result is possible from an "improved" performance but unfortunately that just never materializes for whatever reason on wherever track? Absolutely no rhyme or reason as to why any Comets team is not capable of challenging for the PL,s honours during any given season, always been widely regarded as having some of the best performers the PL has to offer yet, take it off the paper, put it on the track and....... nothing, they rarely gel in any cohesive fashion whatsoever? Perhaps that is the problem, too many ego's to massage not enough "genuine" team spirit, not enough willpower/determination to fight for more than your own corner, who knows but whatever happens between now and the end of this season it will go a long way towards determining whether the Comets fans are up for another year of the same old empty promises? As for the promotion, what do you do to keep going, you pick the team that you hope will serve you well and it always falls short, the abilities of the riders are mostly not in doubt but, they just cant seem to work together? If we do run next time round, complete clear out and start from scratch or, just cut the losses and say well, at least we tried, be a lot of hard thinking to do this season's end that's for sure and the way we're going that could very well be in September rather than October!!

With all of the problems currently befalling Glasgow I would be very disappointed if we couldn't get some form of result from this afternoon? Our away form does not hold up to serious scrutiny and all our blokes are going to have to up their game, it's alright "saying" our riders go well at Ashfield but "will they" this afternoon when it's required or will they capitulate under the Tigers "backs to the wall" rear guard action?? Going to stick my neck out and go for a slender 44-46 win for the Comets, there, I've said it!!

And a Thank You to you too Comet Dan, much appreciated, I dont do Facebook so this is as good a "like" as your gonna get!!

Thank's C49, appreciate your time!!

Well, this turned into a more comfortable 3pts win than I was expecting? Scunny definitely struggling this year and it's not looking good especially when you add in the hammering at Newky yesterday, all round a very bad weekend for them? Noticed Comets old friend R/R was out again, haven't followed this match at all just read the updates this afternoon, where was Wells racing? Didn't look to be missed tho some hefty scoring going on by the remainder, well, most of them anyway, good payday going into yet another spell of inaction, and you wonder why people dont go? Unless Comets can arrange a fixture for the 18th July, my next meeting wont be til the first Saturday in August, blank weekends and work seeing to that, hoping to see at least some speedway before the season finishes just in case it's our last!!

Wont be at DP tonight but with a full team this should be a "fairly" comfortable win, 3pts and be happy enough with 50-40!!

Join the club, neither does anyone else?

Appears to have been a bit of wishful thinking on my behalf that we could get something from this meeting? Looks to have been a very inept performance by all bar a couple, said before that the shuffling about just meant that the same points would just come from a different area and so it's proving, no one is "improving" too many single figure scores, low single figure scores from our main body to really trouble Sheffield tonight, by reading some of the comments here and on updates it would appear that a "just as bad as Somerset" result was only avoided by bad luck to Sheffield rather than our own efforts? Dont suppose we could blame the track could we?? Another bad night at the office for the Comets and to be fair, I really can't, and much as I'd like to, see this team competing anywhere away from DP, I can't see a result, could be that it will be just "home wins only" for us this year, team just never looks dangerous at all and it wont until at least four or five riders start putting some decent scores together at the same time, one's, two's and three's and you end up like tonight "every" night? Really must do better, we have to?

Reserves will be the key as will Rusty's fitness, get that right and we have a good chance of points here, need all our top men to score at the same time tho, we do that and we should be OK, normally do quite well here so no reason to think it will be a poor result this week? All being well, 47-43.

Definitely a tale of two halves this, Comets set off like a house on fire and were all set for the big win then, once Ippo got their act together, the wheels, while not necessarily coming off, certainly worked very loose and only one win in the last seven races very nearly cost us more than one point? Dont understand all this fuss about the riding order, everything just looked the same to me, points just came from a different area, Hansen looked outstanding at times tonight especially running down Tungate and Hawkins for vital points then, a couple of mediocre races to finish, Bach never looked comfortable to me despite the 9pts no spark, illness maybe still around, Howarth good in parts same with Mattie, Rusty definitely was just that, looked like he'd never been away first couple of races but effects took their toll late on as expected, Ricky looked sharp at times and deserved more than he got and I was quietly impressed with Matt Williamson, from an NL rider he looked very good winning his first race but well down when push came to shove, still tried tho and never gave up. good on yer!! King and the improving Covatti were best of the Witches, two very fast riders once their eye was in, gated very well and proved almost impossible to get by. Felt for Nico in Ht15, led all the way, did all the donkey work only for King to steal his thunder on the run to the line, what was that all about, Covatti deserved the race win for me, shame on you Danny!! Still, a win's a win and this pts format still gets us a 3pt success so it would never have been better, a few good races on show tonight and what looked like heading for a borefest turned into a pretty decent meeting at the finish, Comets will improve once Rusty is back on song so I dont think it's all bad, dont see us challenging for anything, cant see much return from the away form but we'll be difficult to beat round here that's for sure!!

Trying to give us the benefit of the doubt, only a point out with my prediction but still a disappointing outcome nonetheless, although,it could be that we rode very well and the scoreline doesn't do us justice, yes!!!!! OK, I'll take that as a no then, poor effort on the road from Hansen, must be looking forward to his spell at reserve more than I thought, good effort from Howarth/Wells to keep us somewhere near, Wethers starting to pick up some pts and it doesn't look like too bad an effort from Williamson, Greenwood a bit lightweight but, not to worry, they weren't expected to pull up any trees? Dont know what to expect later today with the return of Rusty and the reshuffle, but I've said it before, unless this away form takes one hell of an upturn we will win nothing with home successes alone, it certainly looks that way at the moment and it's not good enough? Suppose tonight could have been worse, at least Somerset didn't get sixty!!

Oh Dear, that is not the news I wanted to hear, not always the best of performers at the OTA but I'd rather Rene was there than not, this could be tragic? Can only hope that we can at least put up a fight with what we have available and keep the score reasonable, I'll chance 56-35, fingers crossed!!