Bagpuss Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 With all due respect to Ipswich though if the lad averages 8+ in the PL next year I don't think he'd stay with you guys anyway, he'll be getting megabucks offers left right and centre from the richer clubs. I believe that even if we had stepped up last season Darcy would have gone to Poole, to be with his mate Noddy of course but also because we wouldn't have been able to match the package that Poole could offer. I'd enjoy him next year, if he turns out anything like Darcy it'll be a year to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Is he a nailed on cert to be at Ippo next season ? At 15 can he sign a contract ? I am sure Chris Louis will have his ear, but there maybe a few cheques waved at him to give food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Sadly another Mildenhall thread going off topic! If as expected he is at Ipswich next season (fingers crossed doubling up and with us still) just enjoy him while you can like we are. The lad is destined for great things and what will be will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 With all due respect to Ipswich though if the lad averages 8+ in the PL next year I don't think he'd stay with you guys anyway, he'll be getting megabucks offers left right and centre from the richer clubs. I believe that even if we had stepped up last season Darcy would have gone to Poole, to be with his mate Noddy of course but also because we wouldn't have been able to match the package that Poole could offer. I'd enjoy him next year, if he turns out anything like Darcy it'll be a year to remember. I hope you're wrong. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendpostie Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Bloody hell did'nt expect that result !, obviously young Mr Heeps will deservedly grab the headlines but looks as if the skipper Hargreaves had a good night and the others grabbing important points, can only assume Danny H is still feeling a bit tender after his crash against Hackney. Â Lewis Blackbird went from res to No1 can see Cameron doing the same thing at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Â That's me drawing a line under this meeting. Â Tom and Rich were very good value for their points but frankly the rest were woeful. No excuses from me, though of course we could point to several things, after this mauling. Mildenhall were the better team, even if you change Heeps' score for something a bit more 'reasonable' , and deserved to take the win. The visitors seemed a good natured bunch so I'm sure they had an enjoyable trip home. Â I can't remember who mentioned it but for me there was nothing wrong with heats 9 and 11 when Morris and Roynon crashed. Both were tight turns with a rider left with very little room to make the corner properly. It was just unfortunate from a Heathens point of view that our boys were the ones to go down both times. I could make a case for all-four-back in both heats from the view I had (video evidence could prove me wrong I s'pose). Â Heeps could clearly make a fist of it at PL level already but although he was superb last night and deserved his points haul he did face us on one of those nights. My old man could go faster than Armo on his mobility scooter at the moment, Morris crashed out and Royno had a 'mare. On another night he would probably have been beaten a few times. I don't want to be seen to be taking anything away from the lad though. He was quick and aggressive but controlled. I see from the Updates thread that Louis set his bike up for him last night so that factor should not be overlooked. He's been around a while and knew the lines at Monmore so I'm sure his help and advice went a long to contributing to his overall performance. Â Back to the Heathens - We've got a hell of a month coming up and we'll need to improve as a team unit immeasurably if we're not to rapidly slide out of the play off picture. Our next two meetings are Scunfield and Stoke away which will be extremely difficult meetings. We follow those two with Belle Vue, Stoke and Buxton at home before the end of August. We then finish with a trip to IOW and Newport at home on the 6th Sept. There are too many 'easy' points amongst that lot. C'mon lads give it some ommer. Â I see from the Heathens website that Ash was released from hospital and although feeling a bit second hand he's not feeling too bad. He is fit enough to make the trip to Sweden, which is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalCastles Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  That's me drawing a line under this meeting. A very big line    Heeps could clearly make a fist of it at PL level already but although he was superb last night and deserved his points haul he did face us on one of those nights. My old man could go faster than Armo on his mobility scooter at the moment, Morris crashed out and Royno had a 'mare. On another night he would probably have been beaten a few times. I don't want to be seen to be taking anything away from the lad though. He was quick and aggressive but controlled. I see from the Updates thread that Louis set his bike up for him last night so that factor should not be overlooked. He's been around a while and knew the lines at Monmore so I'm sure his help and advice went a long to contributing to his overall performance.  Interesting stuff all that would have definitely contributed, i just hope he doesn't take a liking to the QM track Saturday.  Back to the Heathens - We've got a hell of a month coming up and we'll need to improve as a team unit immeasurably if we're not to rapidly slide out of the play off picture. Our next two meetings are Scunfield and Stoke away which will be extremely difficult meetings. We follow those two with Belle Vue, Stoke and Buxton at home before the end of August. We then finish with a trip to IOW and Newport at home on the 6th Sept. There are too many 'easy' points amongst that lot. C'mon lads give it some ommer.  We have already been , think KL are the visitors on the 6th. Edited August 3, 2011 by shirlmeister general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have to say that I was near some rude Dudley fans. There was no need for Blackbird to get the booing and to have commets shouted take him outevery time he was riding. Lewis did not mean to take Ashley down it should have been 1st bend bunching he is not a rider who takes people out. Was treated badly all evening. I didn't laugh when your riders fell so shouldn't have to hear it from your fans. I go to speedway for good racing and will applaud good racing on either side. These guys risk everything to entertain us, and i am not saying you can't have views or banter but some comments were in very bad taste. So pleased for the tigers they rode well and deserved the win. Heeps was dialled in and riding so well. The guys put in an excellent performance. Was sorry that Jon A had a bad night we do like Jon( used to be a tiger) Also Roynon had an unlucky night. Also must wish young Ashley well after the fall and pleased to hear he is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Lewis did not mean to take Ashley down it should have been 1st bend bunching he is not a rider who takes people out. Â I wouldn't disagree Tas, I'm sure Lewis did not mean to take Ashley down, and is not a rider who takes other riders out but............. Â from where we stood just before the first bend turn, Lewis did seem to straighten and go into Ashley Morris, nothing malicious just a racing incident you see most weeks at any track. Â The referee did however, in my opinion make the right decision, as he did a couple of races later when Adam Roynon was excluded for a not dissimiliar incident! Â Good to see you last night, and hope you are up and about soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourentee Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 From my viewpoint Blackbird may have just clipped the kerb, straightening him up and into the Dudley rider. Just one of those things. I think the booing may have had more to do with the contrast in speed displayed by Blackbird when getting up after falls, depending on where his partner was in the race at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 From my viewpoint Blackbird may have just clipped the kerb, straightening him up and into the Dudley rider. Just one of those things. I think the booing may have had more to do with the contrast in speed displayed by Blackbird when getting up after falls, depending on where his partner was in the race at the time. Something you see many many times. This is something that really seems to wind fans up when it happens against them. Except when the rider staying down after a fall is YOUR rider and his partner is not in a favourable position, then it's a case of STAY DOWN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 We have already been... Â Clearly I was subconsciously reminiscing happier times. Â I have to say that I was near some rude Dudley fans. There was no need for Blackbird to get the booing and to have commets shouted take him outevery time he was riding. Lewis did not mean to take Ashley down it should have been 1st bend bunching he is not a rider who takes people out. Was treated badly all evening. I didn't laugh when your riders fell so shouldn't have to hear it from your fans. I go to speedway for good racing and will applaud good racing on either side. These guys risk everything to entertain us, and i am not saying you can't have views or banter but some comments were in very bad taste. So pleased for the tigers they rode well and deserved the win. Heeps was dialled in and riding so well. The guys put in an excellent performance. Was sorry that Jon A had a bad night we do like Jon( used to be a tiger) Also Roynon had an unlucky night. Also must wish young Ashley well after the fall and pleased to hear he is ok. Â There's a big difference between 'take him out' and people wanting someone knocked off and hurt. There's nothing wrong with wanting a rider 'taken out'. Heeps did it to Perry twice in their race. It's just that Perry kept coming regardless. I've still not decided whether he's very brave or just stupid!! Â As stated Blackbird was booed for deliberately getting a race stopped and re-run. We, typically, lost out in the re-run so he got booed for the rest of the night too, especially as he soon popped up when he fell and saw his team mate leading later in the meeting. Â For about the millionth time on this forum fans cheer the good fortune of gaining an advantage when an opposition rider falls, not because they're secretly rubbing their hands with glee that a rider might get hurt. He was just trapped under the fence after a pretty 'simple' fall - he hadn't had a serious high speed crash. Believe me you could have heard a pin drop if that had happened (as in The Golden Hammer last week when Worrall went down at the end of the home straight for example). Heathens fans know all about seeing riders pick up serious injuries. Â You didn't bother to mention the applause when Blackbird got up or the applause when your riders won races or the applause at the end for your victory. Â All of that said, every club is just as likely as any other to have someone present on any given night who might say/shout something stupid. I accept and acknowledge that but your post came across a little more generalised than that. Â Congrats again on the win, it was very well deserved on the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Clearly I was subconsciously reminiscing happier times. Â Â Â There's a big difference between 'take him out' and people wanting someone knocked off and hurt. There's nothing wrong with wanting a rider 'taken out'. Heeps did it to Perry twice in their race. It's just that Perry kept coming regardless. I've still not decided whether he's very brave or just stupid!! Â As stated Blackbird was booed for deliberately getting a race stopped and re-run. We, typically, lost out in the re-run so he got booed for the rest of the night too, especially as he soon popped up when he fell and saw his team mate leading later in the meeting. Â For about the millionth time on this forum fans cheer the good fortune of gaining an advantage when an opposition rider falls, not because they're secretly rubbing their hands with glee that a rider might get hurt. He was just trapped under the fence after a pretty 'simple' fall - he hadn't had a serious high speed crash. Believe me you could have heard a pin drop if that had happened (as in The Golden Hammer last week when Worrall went down at the end of the home straight for example). Heathens fans know all about seeing riders pick up serious injuries. Â You didn't bother to mention the applause when Blackbird got up or the applause when your riders won races or the applause at the end for your victory. Â All of that said, every club is just as likely as any other to have someone present on any given night who might say/shout something stupid. I accept and acknowledge that but your post came across a little more generalised than that. Â Congrats again on the win, it was very well deserved on the night. Â Thank you for the congratulations i only posted about what i heard around me and there were no cheers nesr me for Lewis when he got up. I know all fans get passionate about their club and they should be I am passionate about the tigers. I enjoy good racing and will applaud riders from both teams for good racing. My family loves speedway and we visit many tracks due to my autistic son. Really feel for Jon A wanted him to have a good night because he was a tiger when i got involved with Mildenhall and is one of the many riders who my son likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Is he a nailed on cert to be at Ippo next season ? At 15 can he sign a contract ? I am sure Chris Louis will have his ear, but there maybe a few cheques waved at him to give food for thought. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motogp/14191615.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refereerick Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motogp/14191615.stm Big surprise he said that considering he was talking to Radio Suffolk!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 So you think he said it just because it's Suffolk radio? If he rides for anyone other than Ipswich next year it will be a major surprise to just about everyone. Â Not the people of Sheffield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalSin Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Not the people of Sheffield I deleted my post as it's far too early for this but it looks like it's started already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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