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We have to qualify first and that is no certainty. worky gave up before the second corner, Ty the biggest culprit. Well done to Klindt for having a go. Looking forward to the cup semi........eventually. Now we need away points

Depends on which Rene Bach turns up. no dan (get fit soon ) definitely weakens the comics Embra by 10-15 and no points dropped. Saturday looks better weather wise. Bach back in body of team so possible away point me hopes. Just don`t allow any of the cumbrian medics to go daft with the morphine again.

Monarchs by around 20 me thinks and a full max for Richie. Lets hope the track has lots of dirt again and the sky taps stay off

How was the attendance?? The annual fight with the M6 &5 was lost this year.Absolutely no chance getting there leaving the central belt at 9 am. I suspect others were in same boat and just headed to Cardiff. Well done the Sheffield Tiggers.

No flies on you Jenga.........well spotted. Its over 20 years since I did any gynaecology, but I was a dab hand in labour suite with retained placenta, nice small mitts me. Well done Comics, after the 1/5 in heat 5 they had a sense a win was on and thoroughly deserved it. Wee Dan looks a man on the up and very stylish. Go on and win it.......Lakeside the biggest hurdle perhaps.

Well Wee Dan , Proctor and Bach on a going day have Armadale form and Mason Tampon should score from reserve. Come on Marra`s the draw is there for you.......with a bit of help.

Rain due to go off by noon latest then receeding chance of rain with cloud all day. Lets avoid another late call off ....please. Think we should sign Noah and his crew at this stage...I`m getting webbed feet. Makes you wonder why water is not our No1 export.......

I`d be happy with a win on the night. All Weegie heatleaders ride our place well, only Viss looks like bambi on ice at the dale We might have an advantage at reserve but if Skippy behaves he can win heats. Likely to take Max and Billy a few weeks to get the hang of our wonderful oval, so that puts lots of pressure on Ricky and the germans. Looks like the weather will play ball. Bring it on.

Minutes silence for the Chatzone / Chatroom. Wonderful service run by ML and Dekker and a sad loss. Definitely enjoyed the banter there during a magnificent run, and all the texting from Monarchs fans up and down the country. Have a graceful retirement Caroline, and a few beaujolais

But Dek if you re- apply your blue and gold specs you will remember many double figure hauls at home and away. Multiple 5-1s with Cookie . 7 wins out of 8 in Grand finals (against Somerset and Weegies) at the dale, and a stellar performance winning the 4s at the STMP. I`m sure there were more. No doubt away from the blue and gold vest he was inferior, but I think the harsh handling at BV might have accelerated that, mibees aye mibees naw, but his ego was well nurtured by the Monarchs management team and we certainly saw the best of him. In Sport , going back rarely succeeds I grant you but this was one option I would have been happy with. Anyway moving on , it will be interesting to see how this team develops during the year. Like 2012 we may struggle in heats 13 and 15, but I hope Erik will quickly sort that out. The bottom of the team is built to improve averages and on big away tracks Josh and Matt will score much better than last years fellows who really struggled, so that will compensate. This team will end stronger than it starts me-thinks

Improving averages is the idea, which makes me wonder why Sedgy at 6.2 and Theo at 4.3 were not obvious improvers especially with their skill at the dale. Remember Sedgy reached an average of 8 with us at the end and would be a more than capable 3rd HL if we could coax him back to form.

Agreed...2014 was an annus mirabilis. Alex and John have a good track record in team building. They rarely get it wrong...2011 maybe the only time in recent seasons when waiting for WL left us handicapped at reserve all season. This team is certainly built with lots of promise. Bring it on.

As a monarch 2014 was by far the best .....the invincibles won lots of bling and made the season memorable, especially the Pairs. I first watched speedway at Coatbridge in `73, Dave Gifford, Pogo Collins and Trapper Wilson to name a few, but 76 was my favourite a certain Mitch Shirra lit up the shale that year, and a few later the Monarchs rose from the Ashes back at Powderhall.........happy days

No surprise there . Max needs more exposure to big tracks to progress, still he should do fine at Lakeside if he traps well. Thanks for all your efforts in blue and gold, but a change of scene is needed.

Agreed, need a good stat. Think Roo might be out in heat 1, cos that`s our weakest pairing.....

We have had a slick track most of the year......lets hope the heavens open and we get some mud, that will give us some real home advantage.

Enjoyed visit to STMP as always, great track. Long tail again caught us out, Bears strength in depth won thru, Ricky a class apart. Max low on confidence and after briefly showing in heat 2, reverted to type, sad to watch and probably needs a rest and to think where he goes next. maybe we need to get Theo to get a Uk passport........Carrie can sort that, after all with a surname of Pijper, he must have Scottish ancestry. Either that or Jock Sedgmen for next year....???? 4th place still up for grabs, whoever loses least at home between these two will claim it , but be cannon fodder for Sheffield in the play off semi.

Good start to the days sport for the Low-bees. Maybe minor miracles can happen at the Stade de la weegie....

Weegies could hit 60 here, MLB a better attraction.

Well done Sheffield, sharper from Hatthe traps and Bomber sublime team riding in heat 11. Howarth unrecognisable from the 2011 wobbler. Bad injury for sam and his season probably over, worse luck. Guests from here on in likely. we might make top 4 but will be lambs to the slaughter in current form. Ippo, glasgow could win at the dale and the Panties next week will fancy their luck too. Not sure why max had 4 rides tonight, very slow every race, Josh in heat 8 12 and14 seemed sensible with Mitch in heat 9 for max,still best team won. Harris and R/R made Sheff stronger but they were more determined especially at the end. 9-27 from heat 10 says it all. We collapsed big time.

Agree with above....masters ad Erik in 15 off gates 2 and 4. gate 1 was slick and furthest to the dirt, with choice in 15 we erred picking 1 and 3. Cookie looked obvious winner, he rarely misses start twice , but giving Tommy gun 4 again was silly. Hats off to TJ and, Williamson. who rode well, and to Mitch davey his heat 14 was fantastic. As for max Clegg, more on the pace tonight but rides too tight and easily passed. His struggles on the bigger tracks continues.

big away wins with lots of 5-1`s dont you just love it ??

Welcome to the game Blobby . How was the suit ????

Criticism welcome......but arrogant bile not so. Texter has an eccentric sense of humour, but helps out when others not available so his updates come with an individual flavour, and you`ll note he is a bad loser. He is even worse on the golf course......believe me. If you dont like it.....stay out. Simples. Paulco does a good job on the proboards, though we might disagree about what constitutes a cracking race...but he has my respect for posting/texting whilst watching and drinking at Ashfield. Not many can multi task like that. I might detest what you say but I defend your right to say it...please extend that courtesy elsewhere

hope you are right, though he might take a few heats to get up to speed, that has been his M.O so far Think Clegg will be in heat 14, JDC quite creative as manager. Davey will be in 2, 4 and one other (possibly 10, for Clegg. Max in 3, 7 and 14. , both get 3 rides only, with Mark hoovering up the rest. This assumes usual form, and no injuries, so a complete guess. Unless our heatleaders keep us in the game it will be academic......