Gazc Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 If I was a Tiger fan I would look on it as a hollow victory, just the four heat winners and one of those was as you say heat 2. Hopefully the dice will roll our way in the return. Not hollow at all a win is a win hardly Glasgows fault they can only worry about there job at hand. But you have to sympathise with the position Somerset were in wish all injured riders from both teams a speedy recovery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagy1 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 If I was a Tiger fan I would look on it as a hollow victory, just the four heat winners and one of those was as you say heat 2. Hopefully the dice will roll our way in the return. Hollow victory? Why? No one knows what could of happened if the remaining heats had been run. Injuries are unfortunately part of the sport. No number 8 when running RR isn't a particularly wise move. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 The dice rolled your way when you had Bewley at reserve against us in the League fixture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 If I was a Tiger fan I would look on it as a hollow victory, just the four heat winners and one of those was as you say heat 2. Hopefully the dice will roll our way in the return. No it is what it is . Somerset had a bit of bad luck , granted , but that's speedway . Sometimes things go your way , sometimes they don't . The tie is far from over , anything can yet happen . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_art Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 FGS. PL stop injuring our riders! Does anyone have any news on Tom Bacon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomersetBlue Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 The dice rolled your way when you had Bewley at reserve against us in the League fixture How did the dice roll our way, he was eligible and rode well, same as he did for you at Rye House. That is hardly the opposition going down to 4 riders. Anyway still proud of our top 4 keeping it tight and hope the injured riders are ok but looks like BWD will miss the season with a broken collarbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingersfin Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Unfortunate that the start was delayed due to admission issues, Somerset could have then completed 13 and 15 where they looked stronger and maybe they would feel less aggrieved this morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUDGIE Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Hollow victory? Why? No one knows what could of happened if the remaining heats had been run. Injuries are unfortunately part of the sport. No number 8 when running RR isn't a particularly wise move Does anyone else get completely hacked off by the continued misuse of the word 'of' instead of have? illustrated perfectly above! Could HAVE, Should HAVE, Might HAVE Feeling in grumpy old git mode today! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Does anyone else get completely hacked off by the continued misuse of the word 'of' instead of have? illustrated perfectly above! Could HAVE, Should HAVE, Might HAVE Feeling in grumpy old git mode today! No we have better things to do with our time than worry about trivial things like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godmother Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Does anyone else get completely hacked off by the continued misuse of the word 'of' instead of have? illustrated perfectly above! Could HAVE, Should HAVE, Might HAVE Feeling in grumpy old git mode today! Yes, I do. I also get annoyed by the use of "So" at the beginning of just about every sentence. I am in a grumpy mood too. No idea why, just woke up like it. My daughter says I am unsociable anyway! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Does anyone else get completely hacked off by the continued misuse of the word 'of' instead of have? illustrated perfectly above! Could HAVE, Should HAVE, Might HAVE Feeling in grumpy old git mode today! I'm not the best with grammar so don't worry when people get things wrong BUT since your being pedantic you should always start a sentence with a capital and end sentences with a full stop! How did the dice roll our way, he was eligible and rode well, same as he did for you at Rye House. That is hardly the opposition going down to 4 riders. Anyway still proud of our top 4 keeping it tight and hope the injured riders are ok but looks like BWD will miss the season with a broken collarbone. You really don't get it - he scored 13 points, 11 more than when he rode for his own team and 13 more that Zach would have scored; so you got the roll of the dice. Yes you should be proud of your top 4 and yes hope all riders don't miss any or too many meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Got to feel for the rebels getting all these injuries at the business end of the season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Got to feel for the rebels getting all these injuries at the business end of the season. Just came on to say exactly the same thing. You do all the hard work for the last 6 months and have it undone in just a few races Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Got to feel for the rebels getting all these injuries at the business end of the season. All teams can point to injuries at times during this or any other season part and parcel of speedway as everyone knows teams just get on with it as Somerset will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 If I was a Tiger fan I would look on it as a hollow victory, just the four heat winners and one of those was as you say heat 2. Hopefully the dice will roll our way in the return. But still a victory. It's not our fault that you have a curfew, on the other hand I think that it's unfair if the home team are in front by a couple of points and the meeting is stopped when there's a possibility of the away team picking up match points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble53 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) But still a victory. It's not our fault that you have a curfew, on the other hand I think that it's unfair if the home team are in front by a couple of points and the meeting is stopped when there's a possibility of the away team picking up match points. Think you'll find the point of CB's post is not about the curfew, rather the fact that in 7 of the 12 heat's, including the rather harsh exclusion for Tom Bacon in the Heat 8 crash, the Rebels were only able to track one rider. Hollow victory?........Yes/Maybe/No, make your choice. It's all about from which direction your viewpoint comes. Edited September 24, 2016 by womble53 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo1 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Harsh exclusion of Tom Bacon, classic, he lifted and accidentally put two Glasgow riders into the fence. Feel sorry for BWD, though if the ref had done his job in the first running of heat 1 he would have been excluded as I felt there wasn't much contact, injuries are part of the sport as we all know but Somerset don't have any right to win the league cup or KOC just because they've had a great 6 months, as for the league, well there is an argument for that as they finished top at the cut off date. Hope all the riders theft took tumbles are feeling a bit better today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble53 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Harsh exclusion of Tom Bacon, classic, he lifted and accidentally put two Glasgow riders into the fence. The incident started before he lifted, at the time of the lift, his and Garcia's bikes were already entangled. As it happed right in front of me I had a pretty good view of what led up to the lift & crash. As I said it's all about your viewpoint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) are Somersets wheels falling off ???,,, albeit, not at a good time,,, Edited September 24, 2016 by ruffdiamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffeboy Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Think you'll find the point of CB's post is not about the curfew, rather the fact that in 7 of the 12 heat's, including the rather harsh exclusion for Tom bacon in the Heat 8 crash, the Rebels were only able to track one rider. Hollow victory?........Yes/Maybe/No, make your choice. It's all about from which direction your viewpoint comes. Pretty much , I played football at semi pro level for a while, a victory against a team that had a player sent off was never the same. Beating Anyone who had two players gone for me was a hollow victory, just saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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