george.m Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Anymore posts from those who actually attended the meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted July 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 What happened with Masters and Wethers in Heat 15 then Not a great deal. Masters and wethers were side by side going into the 3rd bend with Sam on the inside. Wethers who went into the corner with far to much speed anyway tried to round Masters a move that wasn't really on, moved out and blocked him and wethers went down. Was just a bit of hard riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jamie Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 dreadful meeting. I'm not entirely sure what was worse - the constant buckaroo of the first 6 races or the fact the track slickened off so dramatically thereafter that the paying punter was almost treated to 9 further processions. I say almost, of course, because at least heat 14 provided us with a pass. from pretty much the only rider capable of exciting the home crowd nowadays. step forward Max Clegg. that second place was just reward for his efforts on another frustrating night at sunny Armadale. quite why folk see fit to criticise him is beyond me. it appears it's ok for fellow youngsters Riss I and II and wee Daniel to have off nights or poor races with nothing said (quite rightly so) but Max is fair game. it doesn't make sense. people shouldn't forget he's still just a 19 year old laddie (I'm not gonna use the 'British' tag cos I don't care about all that drivel). were all the moaning punters the finished article in their respective jobs at 19? I know fine well I wasn't! I've long said the youngsters should be left alone to progress and find their way in the sport. progress itself is very rarely a consistent gradient. there will pretty much always be ups and downs. shining examples are the Worralls. both looked ok in their first season. Richie kicked on then stalled somewhat before improving recently. meanwhile, Steve went backwards for a few years before suddenly becoming a Monarchs' Legend. he's never looked back since! the fact is each and every youngster is different. but they should all be encouraged. no negativity whatsoever. it's completely unnecessary. as far as Max is concerned, he has progressed each and every season to date in his short career. from mascot at Sheffield, through being reserve then second string and on to heat leader at Cradley Heath. he also had an excellent first PL season with the Champions in 2015, defeating a number of 'top 5' riders along the way. it's almost inevitable that, at some point, some will think that progress isn't continuing any more (even if they're actually wrong). is there any chance those folk could have a massive reality check some time soon? any chance at all? going back to Friday, I was interested to see Josh Bailey standing on the centre green watching the tractors doing their stuff during the latter part of the meeting (no Norwich jokes please!). seeing him and young Daniel Bewley on track in the same races was a bit like watching twins. both very small chaps, not too dissimilar styles, both struggling manfully to hold on to their bikes. good luck to both lads. let's hope the blood bayers don't target you in the near future... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenway Bleachers Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Max does attract concern and criticism often unfairly. His gating is hit and miss giving him an insurmountable handicap in many races. He does seem to struggle dreadfully on big tracks like Berwick,Worky and the EOS, which is disappointing as he is senior reserve but like 14 on Friday he provides a match winning effort when hugging the white line at home Pijper_esque. Here's hoping that helps his confidence and that more senior riders help with the starting gate handicap he so often suffers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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