lucifer sam Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 SCORPIONS QUICK TO RE-ARRANGE SHEFFIELD CLASH FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions have arranged for last night’s (Friday) rained off clash with local rivals Sheffield Tigers to be restaged at the Eddie Wright Raceway next Wednesday (July 9th, 7.30pm). With an ominous looking weather forecast, yesterday’s meeting was called off at around 11am. It proved the right call, as Scunthorpe was hit by heavy rain in early evening. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “The forecast was spot on. We simply wouldn’t have got the meeting on. “Thank you to the Sheffield promotion for their co-operation in agreeing to the new date. With no home meeting next Friday due to the Premier League Pairs, we’d have been left with a three week gap between home meetings, had we not managed to re-stage this meeting within that gap. “The weather is due to improve before next Wednesday. It should be a real cracker between two sides looking for local supremacy.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIS002 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hopefully I can get to Scunny on Wednesday for my first visit, work permitting. Good luck Tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Good luck tonight Scorpions! All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 For once the teachers being on strike has done me a favour, I can takes daughter to speedway in a school night! Hopefully the reversal of fortunes will continue with the Tigers getting an away win 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Good three points for Scorpions who move up to second place in PL table. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Head-to-head in league matches since the beginning of 2012 is now: Scunthorpe 7 Sheffield 0 All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 How does Vardy continue to be allowed to referee meetings? The woman is shocking. Good racing as always, just a shame most of the Sheffield riders failed to turn up. Great ride in 14 by jorgy to keep Lanham on the inside so as to allow Auty to blast round them both. Proper team riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hel'n'Back Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 I couldn't see the last 3-4 heats cause of the dust, could have been watering the track whilst waiting for the sun to go down! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIS002 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Agree that She should not be allowed to referee. Three pathetic decisions that spoilt a decent meeting. I don't understand Nielsen being at number three? Thought Compton was poor, Lanham deserved more, Bates poor, Proctor Poor, Taylor Poole good and Stead his usual dependable self. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hel'n'Back Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Absolutely shambolic from this ref... and it isn't the first time! She puts the fairer species to shame..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Replacement Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Funny how Birks got heat 15 on 8 points when Thomas had more? Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hel'n'Back Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 No, just so that Sheffield could save some face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 How has Proctor still got two jobs here? Woeful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerish Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 End of the road for Lanham and Compton or Laurel and Hardy as we call them. At least they split them up tonight, not that there was any discernible improvement on the track. Just not good enough......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunny1 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Strength in depth wins out again on an entertaining meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Funny how Birks got heat 15 on 8 points when Thomas had more? Am I missing something? Probably nothing more to it than the fact TJ had already had 5 rides prior to Heat 15, whereas Ash had just 4 rides. All three points already in the bag, so might as well share the rides about a bit, especially as with 8 paid 10 from 4, Ash had been no slouch either. No doubt had the third point been beyond mathematical doubt, then Matt Williamson would have been left in Heat 14 as well, but Sheffield could have still snatched the point with two 5-1s, so Thomas in Heat 14 was insurance that we definitely ended up with that extra point. All the best Rob Edited July 10, 2014 by lucifer sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIS002 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 I would agree with Compton but not Lanham. Scunny1, the Ref made it entertaining for you ;-) second time she's excluded Nielsen for the same move on Jorgensen and in the same place too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 I would agree with Compton but not Lanham. Scunny1, the Ref made it entertaining for you ;-) second time she's excluded Nielsen for the same move on Jorgensen and in the same place too. To be fair to the ref i think she got them right,Nielsen, steamed under Thomas and for sure knocked him off,not a dirty move at all i must add,but i think she had it right Same with the Compton move on Douglas,a few Scunny fans we baying at her saying Compton should be excluded but again,nothing wrong with it,she got that right to Got to say that Sheffield had a proper go,and were better than the score suggests,the racing was close throughout,just shows if you put 4 riders on a fair,well prepared smooth track speedway can be very entertaining,certain clubs could learn alot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 To be fair to the ref i think she got them right,Nielsen, steamed under Thomas and for sure knocked him off,not a dirty move at all i must add,but i think she had it right Same with the Compton move on Douglas,a few Scunny fans we baying at her saying Compton should be excluded but again,nothing wrong with it,she got that right to Got to say that Sheffield had a proper go,and were better than the score suggests,the racing was close throughout,just shows if you put 4 riders on a fair,well prepared smooth track speedway can be very entertaining,certain clubs could learn alot!! That's how I saw the Nielsen incident too. Nielsen dived in at an awkward angle, whether there was contact or not?... his own momentum took him straight across the track to the point he almost fenced himself!...not unduly dirty riding, he was having a right go, just went in at the wrong angle and with too much drive. I say she made correct decision there. Despite the 40 minute sun break (not knocking that, cos it was warranted), it was a thoroughly entertaining meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 That's how I saw the Nielsen incident too. Nielsen dived in at an awkward angle, whether there was contact or not?... his own momentum took him straight across the track to the point he almost fenced himself!...not unduly dirty riding, he was having a right go, just went in at the wrong angle and with too much drive. I say she made correct decision there. Despite the 40 minute sun break (not knocking that, cos it was warranted), it was a thoroughly entertaining meeting. I agree too with the dec on Neilsen, had a good view for that one. The Compton move on Ryan looked like being a nasty accident, but I was too far away to comment . I defo think that Thomas should have been in heat 15 he deserved that race! How long since was it the done thing to share points out? Thought that was what racing was all about to a rider..... more points more money! grrrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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