Shadders Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Second Rocket debut for temporary signing Robert Mear at an unfamiliar day and time... I'm not a fan of afternoon racing, especially at Rye House. You don't get to see the track at it's best in my opinion... Plymouth don't look to pose much of a threat, but could spring a surprise if they catch us off guard, but with Jason Bunyan back we should have enough to see the Devils off... Looking forward to a great BH weekend of speedway with the Peterborough/Coventry double header on Monday, my first visit to Brandon. Long range weather forecast looks promising with heavy rain on Friday, but nothing after that. Plenty of time for the track to settle down... Can't wait! Edited May 22, 2013 by Shadders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Is Mear a temp signing? He has today been 'rested' by Lakeside being replaced by Adam Ellis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Is Mear a temp signing? He has today been 'rested' by Lakeside being replaced by Adam Ellis. Yes, According to the Rye website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Wells in for Proctor http://www.ryehouserockets.co/news.php?extend.584 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Kling not there. Will operate R/R for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffeboy Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Another battering coming up for the Devils I fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragbag67 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Is there a link for the updates for this meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blindman Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Another battering coming up for the Devils I fear. Wrong CB :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Another battering coming up for the Devils I fear. Life can throw up the odd surprise or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffeboy Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Wrong CB :-) Just seen the result on updates,incredible,if I had a hat I take it off to them, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 not many "opinionated" views on this performance from the devils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 (edited) Track terrible. Dry and dusty, set up nicely for the gating Devils, not for a team of mostly racers which the Rockets are these days. Wells was a great guest, but the meeting was won at reserve, 4-16. Shockers from Lambert & Lykke, Also, two riders returning from injury and another who hasn't ridden competitively at Rye for 4 years to my knowledge. Meetings like this is why I dislike afternoons at Rye when it's not wet. Special mention to Jake Anderson who surprised me with how competitive he was. Thankfully the result was irrelevant. A chance to put things right in the next home meeting, ironically against Plymouth again when it will matter, hopefully on a decent surface. One to forget for us today, but with a lesson having been learned. Edited May 26, 2013 by Shadders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selby Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Disappointing display by the Rockets today. May have been a 'dead rubber' but the players still have to earn a living. 11 zeros in 15 heats in a home fixture is not really good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC! Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Track terrible. Dry and dusty.... Meetings like this is why I dislike afternoons at Rye Totally agree. Absolute botch up today, and a stark reminder of just how bad Len is at staging afternoon meetings (not that I should need reminding after all these years!!!). The meeting only had 2 small incidents, a loop at the start and 2 riders colliding on 4th bend, neither of which affected the fence yet the meeting took just on 2 hours to complete. There were a number of stoppages for riders having to take 2 rides in a row, which is unavoidable, but, if anyone had an ounce of organizational skill, track watering could have been done to coincide with this rather than at points where there should have been no need for delays. The additional delay for the water to 'permeate' being a low point as it was obvious was that it would just dry out meaning the whole delay was a waste of time. Add to this some other random irritations, announcer - 'it's the return of super mear-io', the first aider not arriving again (once understandable, twice.....), 2 Rockets who appeared clearly unfit, Mellgren nowhere near his form of last year, and this was a day to forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionstigersnotbearsohmy Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Having been at Leicester last night I thought, for an afternoon meeting, there was some pretty decent racing today. Hope the boys coming back from injuries are given time to find their feet again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 despite the delays, i thought it was a fair meeting today. well done to plymouth for putting up a decent performance on a lovely sunny afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Well deserved Plymouth win. I could nt understand how their results had been so bad. Awful track. The devils made most of the gates and it appeared almost impossible to pass unless someone took their life in their hands or someone made a mistake.Insipid display by the Rockets. No excuse that it was a dead rubber.Olly Allen and Tyson escape any criticism. Tried their hearts out. Mear a good effort. Clearly trying. Mellgren looked slow and disinterested as did kasper. Not good enough when fans pay good money to watch you.JB clearly just finding his way back. Great last ride. Someone needs to protect Simon and take him out of the firing line. Clearly nowhere near ready to return. Could nt even turn properly at the corners. Brave effort but his corner should throw the towel in for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionking Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 How were Plymouth allowed to use the R/R facility for Ricky Kling ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Apparently because he is withholding his service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Someone needs to protect Simon and take him out of the firing line. Clearly nowhere near ready to return. Could nt even turn properly at the corners. Brave effort but his corner should throw the towel in for a while You could see he was struggling to put any weight on his right foot when entering the bends. I presume it's the right ankle he broke, or perhaps just his stiff riding style. Clearly not 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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