greyhoundp Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I hope this is going to be a good meeting, really sad to see Adam Ellis is injured, i would have thought Lewis Kerr, would be an obvious replacement, rides Monmore Wood well, and bang in form. Dazza seems to be back to his best, and if Tom has got some speed into his bikes, thats a pretty good top 3, Not Brendons favourite Track, Danny is an ex Heathen, and Chris is difficult to pass if he gates, the big question is how many points can they muster from RR for Ben Hopwood. I am going to say if The Islanders can hold the Heathens to something like 50 points they are in with a shout, but can they ? Im thinking something like 35 points will be the best they will get. Good luck and stay safe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I agree it very disappointing that Adam Ellis is injured. Good luck to him for a speedy recovery and further progress in 2014. I agree that Kerr would be a good guest and his inclusion may keep the scores a little closer but I still fancy us for a comfortable lead. Ommer um!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete cc Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 All ageed then? the only question is by how many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Steve Worrall is guesting for Adam Ellis tonight and he is more than capable around Monmore Wood. I'm taking the Heathens to win by 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well the weather is set fair, The IOW are well on their way, Steve Worrall is a good choice, but Lewis Kerr would have got slightly more, if Nathan can stay on we will get 55+ points, good luck and stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Central Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well the weather is set fair, The IOW are well on their way, Steve Worrall is a good choice, but Lewis Kerr would have got slightly more, if Nathan can stay on we will get 55+ points, good luck and stay safe. Well the weather was better than fair, and Steve Worrall was a superb choice of guest, riding better than I have seen him ride for ages. Much more like the Steve Worrall that we know he can be. The Islanders put up a good fight holding their own until heat 10 but lacked real firepower towards the tail end of the meeting against a strong Dudley team. Wouldn't have made any difference to the outcome but I thought the referee made the wrong call at the start of heat 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunty Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well the weather was better than fair, and Steve Worrall was a superb choice of guest, riding better than I have seen him ride for ages. Much more like the Steve Worrall that we know he can be. The Islanders put up a good fight holding their own until heat 10 but lacked real firepower towards the tail end of the meeting against a strong Dudley team. Wouldn't have made any difference to the outcome but I thought the referee made the wrong call at the start of heat 4. That the Lewis Incident? Well it was gate one that touched the taps and lewis wasnt sitting still in gate 4 so with gate one rider looking the other way he didnt see Lewis getting a tad angry at his bike in gate 4! If it was the rider in gate 3 then i could understand why it would be the wrong call but lewis had no effect on the rider in gate one who touched the taps! Got lucky but he had to ride Starke's bike in the re run and struggled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Im not sure if this was a super performance from The Heathens or a very poor one from The IOW, personally i think it was a bit of both, if you take out the points scored by Steve Worrall, who scored just over half the total IOW scored, you can see how bad IOW were, the rest of the team took just 3 second places, thats right in 15 heats an IOW rider managed to beat an opponent on 3 occasions, and in two of those Heats, Nathan Greaves fell. The only weak link in the Heathens Team was young Nathan, who is struggling to even finish a race, a tremendous all round Team performance, though i suggest Starkie and Blackbird were slightly below there recent Top form, but the Bonus for me was, The return to form of Dan Greenwood, who scored a 5 ride paid maximum from reserve, easily his best performance of the season, well done guys. As a postscript, i forgot to add, it really was good to see Steve Worrall, back to something like his best form, when he is off, he has a tendancy to have the occasional fall, last night when he was in front he was never threatened, and looked really smooth, when he missed the gate he was constantly challenging, and was involved in the race of the night in Ht 13, where a couple of bike lengths covered the first 3 home. It was sad to see Tom Perry struggling at the back in a couple of his races, the effort seemed to be their but that bike, i would suggest is way down on power, for those who say he is lowering his average, thats absolute garbage, Play Offs dont come into averages, Darryl was again a big disappointment, though he did ride the Track a little better, than a few weeks ago, and Brendan again never really looked like putting in a challenge at Monmore, to summarise; were it not for Steve Worrall this could have been a record home win. Edited September 25, 2013 by greyhoundp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete cc Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 The mighty heathens go marching on into the play off final. Speaks volumes for not getting injurys of chopping and changing riders all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 The mighty heathens go marching on into the play off final. Speaks volumes for not getting injurys of chopping and changing riders all year. I wont be blowing any trumpets just yet, still a KO Cup final, and a League Grand Final to be won, with regards injuries, we have been perhaps more fortunate than others, but surely thats more down to luck, and therefore no need to change the Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniev123 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I wont be blowing any trumpets just yet, still a KO Cup final, and a League Grand Final to be won, with regards injuries, we have been perhaps more fortunate than others, but surely thats more down to luck, and therefore no need to change the Team. I agree with greyhoundp! We have four more matches left and could end up either winners or losers! Injuries happen in speedway, ask Wolves or Poole this year, but until the last lap has ended this Season we are in with a chance for the NL Title & the NL KO Cup or nothing at all! Keep up the good work all the Heathens riders and stay safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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