Islander15 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Cooks average 10.41 he got 11+1 (10+1 from his 4 programmed rides) am I missing something? You can't rely on Cook to pull you out the doo dah by getting a max week in week out. So Cook averaged 8.80 tonight and the extra 2 points from him, to ride to his average by hitting 10.40 tonight, would've given Peterborough the win. Edited July 12, 2016 by Islander15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Scored better for the Monarchs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Doesn't make the result on Sunday look so bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Certainly it's a different Scunny now from a couple of weeks ago. Damned shame for all of us who haven't raced them yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony501 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Bought two newbies along tonight but not sure after a disappointing performance and result like that they will be keen to come again. Can't remember MPT ever riding like that for the Panthers. Scunny deserved it, gated better and wanted it more. Would have thought Scunny were the team at the top of the league and Panthers at the bottom. All in all a shocking home defeat to team at the bottom of the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Well done Scunthorpe. A pleasant journey home for you for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squibby Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Was that the same Busk-Jakobsen that rode so well for Kings Lynn as a guest in the EL on Monday night ??? Maybe his bikes were down on power tonight as a result ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) I meant riding across the centre green..nipping around the start gate is different....its common sense Common sense was turning right out of the pits and not testing whether anyone else has any. So Cook averaged 8.80 tonight and the extra 2 points from him, to ride to his average by hitting 10.40 tonight, would've given Peterborough the win. Apart from his usual gate 4 heat 1 struggle he did what was asked of him and busted a gut in heat 15 to try to join Ostrich. I thought that he'd done it but the slick track gave drive in strange places. Cook looked to be there but was then going nowhere. There are better candidates (well candidate) for the blame game. Edited July 12, 2016 by Crump99 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud panther Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Fair play to Scunthorpe, they deserved the win. My only complaint is the state of the track, & the lack of shale to produce good racing. We need to sort this asap, or the crowds will suffer as a result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Fair play to Scunthorpe, they deserved the win. My only complaint is the state of the track, & the lack of shale to produce good racing. We need to sort this asap, or the crowds will suffer as a result. Well done Scunthorpe and especially M.P.T. you deserved your win against a poor Panthers display . You can't take anything away from Scunthorpe who were worthy winners . Now a message to Ged can we please have a bit more shale on the track for Friday riders were busting a gut trying to go around the outside and getting nowhere and if the trackman won't put extra shale on it then it's time to get someone else to do it who will . WE all want to see good racing at the end of the day . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Was that the same Busk-Jakobsen that rode so well for Kings Lynn as a guest in the EL on Monday night ??? Maybe his bikes were down on power tonight as a result ? Check his fuel tank for sponges, or perhaps he's lowering his average for a return to Rye House? There's a few Berwick fans looking forward to Fridays meeting. Edited July 13, 2016 by Shads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Was that the same Busk-Jakobsen that rode so well for Kings Lynn as a guest in the EL on Monday night ??? Maybe his bikes were down on power tonight as a result ? he wasn't a guest he's a squad member has been all season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dodds Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Didnt tai do it at cardiff and nothing happened... Different rules?? perhaps artificial grass doesn't count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 I see operation 7th place has been put into action....... wink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimmy Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Breathing down your neck now lewy !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktheawesome Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 PETERBOROUGH suffered a miserable return to Premier League action when being beaten by struggling Scunthorpe tonight (July 12). The ‘T Balfe Construction’ Panthers missed the chance to go back to the top of the table when going down 46-44 to a Scorpions side, who climbed off the bottom thanks to their success at the East of England Showground. Peterborough’s top performers, captain Ulrich Ostergaard and number one Craig Cook, came agonisingly close to claiming the 5-1 required in the final race to salvage a draw. Ostergaard took victory, but Cook couldn’t get the necessary drive during a race-long charge around the boards to get the better of Scunthorpe skipper Josh Auty, who held on for second spot with Panthers having to settle for a 4-2. Peterborough team boss Jason Attwood admitted: “We always knew it was going to be a difficult night and we were struggling from the word go. “We were behind almost all night and although we got level at one point, we could never quite get control of the meeting. “Speedway is one of those sport’s that is full of what ifs and maybes, but I’m not going to start pointing the finger at any individuals. “We win as a team and we lose as a team, and now the challenge is to put it right.” Cook and Ostergaard both contributed 11 points to the Peterborough cause while Emil Grondal climbed back into the main body of the side with paid eight. Short-term signing Ashley Morris made an encouraging debut at reserve with paid seven while his partner, Tom Stokes, also added a couple of points from his three outings. But the middle-order pairing of Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen and Tom Perry both had tough nights as they managed just eight points between them from eight rides. The key man on show was Scunthorpe reserve Michael Palm Toft, who returned to haunt his old club. The former Peterborough rider roared to four wins in a 15+1 haul as the visitors led for the vast majority of the meeting. Attwood added: “We knew Michael would be a danger and we knew he would probably end up getting seven rides – both of those things proved to be true. “We’ve been spoilt ourselves with having riders at reserve who are capable of hitting double-figures, and it certainly made a big difference for Scunthorpe.” Peterborough have a quick chance to redeem themselves when hosting title-chasing Berwick on Friday (7.30pm). Sheffield star Simon Stead has been called up as a guest for number one Craig Cook, who is on Elite League duty. Attwood thanked Tigers promoter Damian Bates for granting permission to speak to Stead, who started his career by emerging from the Peterborough junior system of the late 1990s. Club bosses are still considering their options at reserve to cover for Holub. SCORES PETERBOROUGH ‘T BALFE CONSTRUCTION’ PANTHERS: Craig Cook 11+1, Ulrich Ostergaard 11, Emil Grondal 7+1, Ashley Morris 5+2, Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5, Tom Perry 3, Tom Stokes 2+1. SCUNTHORPE: Michael Palm Toft 15+1, Josh Auty 10+1, Carl Wilkinson 9, Ryan Douglas 8, Lewis Kerr 2+1, Josh Bailey 2, Rider replacement for Alex Davies. HEATS 1 - re-run Wilkinson (61.3), Cook, Grondal, Douglas (fell/exc). 3-3, 3-3. 2 - Palm Toft (62.0), Morris, Bailey, Stokes. 2-4, 5-7. 3 - Wilkinson (62.1), Kerr, Perry, Busk Jakobsen. 1-5, 6-12. 4 - Ostergaard (62.0), Auty, Stokes, Bailey. 4-2, 10-14. 5 - re-run Douglas (62.6), Busk Jakobsen, Wilkinson, Perry. 2-4, 12-18. 6 - re-run x2 Cook (60.5), Auty, Grondal, Palm Toft. 4-2, 16-20. 7 - Ostergaard (62.3), Morris, Bailey, Kerr (ret). 5-1, 21-21. 8 - Palm Toft (62.2), Grondal, Wilkinson, Morris. 2-4, 23-25. 9 - Auty (62.6), Palm Toft, Busk Jakobsen, Perry. 1-5, 24-30. 10 - Grondal (62.7), Cook, Palm Toft, Kerr. 5-1, 29-31. 11 - Douglas (63.0), Ostergaard, Wilkinson, Morris. 2-4, 31-35. 12 - re-run Palm Toft (63.5), Busk Jakobsen, Stokes, Kerr (15m). 3-3, 34-38. 13 - Cook (62.7), Douglas, Auty, Ostergaard. 3-3, 37-41. 14 - Palm Toft (63.6), Perry, Morris, Kerr. 3-3, 40-44. 15 - Ostergaard (62.6), Auty, Cook, Douglas. 4-2, 44-46. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Blue Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 When Ostergaard and Cook are riding flat out to the fence and getting no drive at all it shows how little material there was on the track! After 40 years of watching speedway at the showground I don't think I have ever seen it as slick as that. If it isn't changed I dread to think what it will be like for the 4's!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 And we will be awaiting getting rid of a young Brit messages no doubt from other supporters and how you can't have a foreign reserve blah blah blah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 When Ostergaard and Cook are riding flat out to the fence and getting no drive at all it shows how little material there was on the track! After 40 years of watching speedway at the showground I don't think I have ever seen it as slick as that. If it isn't changed I dread to think what it will be like for the 4's!!! I am inclined to agree, the track now is awful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) When Ostergaard and Cook are riding flat out to the fence and getting no drive at all it shows how little material there was on the track! After 40 years of watching speedway at the showground I don't think I have ever seen it as slick as that. If it isn't changed I dread to think what it will be like for the 4's!!! Plenty of track prep getting the dust back in place and watered, along with copious invisible tedious interviews - enjoy Edited July 13, 2016 by Crump99 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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