dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Unfortunately missing this one due to clash with another attraction. At least by starting this I can still feel part of it. Sarj replaces Kyle in a swift decisive move which eases the pressure on the reserves. They will have a hard er time anyway with Danny Ayres in as guest for Berwick own injury victim Gappmaier. Can only see a comfortable Witches win which shoukd be enough to see us through overall. Prediction 54-36 ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Newman injury weakens Witches IMO ,will be pleasantly surprised if Bandits win on aggregate.Pity tie has to be played so early in season before Teams get into their stride but it is the same for both Teams. Edited March 28, 2017 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Is Ayres any good round Foxhall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezza Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I'm going for 55-35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Is Ayres any good round Foxhall?he has done very well on a couple of visits and was warmly appreciated by the crowd for his interaction too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 he has done very well on a couple of visits and was warmly appreciated by the crowd for his interaction too.From what I could see he got 3 from 7 for Glasgow and then 10 from 5 for Ippo guesting against P'Boro from last year, not a lot of choice to be fair so probably the best shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Danny Ayres guesting , oh the Scotsman will be pleased to see one of his fav riders !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 52-38 ish would set it up with a chance for both teams but Ippo should have the tie fairly comfortably imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 From the Witches Website The ‘Tru7.com’ Witches are back in action at Foxhall on Thursday as they take on the Berwick Bandits in the Knockout Cup (7.30pm). This meeting is sponsored by title sponsors ‘Tru7.com’. The Witches started the 2017 season in style on Saturday night as they put Sheffield to the sword to bag three Championship points in front of a big crowd. Attentions now turn to the Knockout Cup as Berwick visit Suffolk for the first leg tie as the home side look to build a lead to defend at Shielfield Park on Saturday. The Foxhall outfit have been dealt an early blow with the news that Kyle Newman will be ruled out for a period of time after fracturing his shoulder blade and tearing muscles in his shoulder after a fall at Poole last Friday. Chris Louis and Ritchie Hawkins have moved quickly to cover Newman’s absence by bringing back James Sarjeant on a short term deal until Newman is back fully fit. Sarjeant was a hit with the Foxhall crowd in 2016 and will ride at number two on Thursday. It’s an exciting year for the Bandits as they enter their 50th season and with new owners and management, optimism is high on the terraces. Managed by Gary Havelock, the Bandits swooped for Lewis Bridger to spearhead their 2017 team with Witches asset Kevin Doolan captaining the side again this season. Dany Gappmaier misses Thursday's clash with concussion and is replaced by Leicester's Danny Ayres at reserve. Team Manager Hawkins is hoping his side can build up some momentum and take a big lead to Berwick on Saturday. “It’s nice to be riding again a few days after a good result and we can build some momentum,” said Hawkins. “We have got a week off after the Knockout Cup clashes with Berwick and we can’t afford any slip ups, it’s a competition we want to win. We need to put in a really good performance and build a decent lead.” Hawkins says the feedback on the track changes at Foxhall has been positive amongst the riders. “The feedback was really positive which is good for Chris (Louis), we know the surface is a lot better now. Even I could see that the wideness of the track was helping, you could see it helping Nico (Covatti) straight away in his first ride. You will see more use of the wideness over the course of the year but all the work Chris has done on the banking has been a massive improvement.” The boss says his side will head to Berwick on Saturday looking to win whatever happens on Thursday and wants to see his team progress week by week. “We have got to put a solid performance like we did last week and I have no doubt that we are good enough to go through. We will go up to Berwick looking to win too but we will concentrate on building the biggest lead possible on Thursday. As riders it would be good to see each of them progress more this week too.” Hawkins had special words for Berwick but is hoping his team end their Knockout Cup hopes this week. “I wish Berwick all the best, it seems like a breath of fresh air for everyone up there with the changes and I have heard the crowds are good which is positive. We had a good crowd on Saturday and I really hope it is successful up at Berwick as they are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet but I hope we knock them out this week!” Words: Henry Chard Ipswich ‘Tru7.com’ Witches: 1. Danny King © 9.57 2. James Sarjeant 5.81 3. Nico Covatti 7.49 4. Cameron Heeps 5.07 5. Rory Schlein 7.17 6. Connor Mountain 2.00 7. Danyon Hume 2.00 Team Manager: Ritchie Hawkins ‘Olympus Marquees’ Berwick Bandits: 1. Lewis Bridger 8.53 2. Liam Carr 4.69 3. Dimitri Berge 6.91 4. Claus Vissing 6.80 5. Kevin Doolan © 6.99 6. Danny Ayres (g) 3.60 7. Ryan Blacklock 2.00 Team Manager: Gary Havelock Referee: P. Carrington Last five home results v Berwick: 14.07.16 W58-34 20.08.15 W60-30 21.05.15 W46-44 31.07.14 W60-34 01.08.13 W56-37 Witches Knockout Cup history: 2016 R1 Lost v Rye House 2015 R1 Lost v Berwick 2014 Runners Up v Edinburgh 2013 QF Lost v Workington 2012 Runners-Up to Newcastle Berwick in 2017: TTT Newcastle 55-35 Berwick TTT Berwick 45-45 Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 52-38 ish would set it up with a chance for both teams but Ippo should have the tie fairly comfortably imo I would be quite happy if Berwick can keep it to 12-14 pt. deficit. King and Rory will probably score points at Berwick but most of the lower order will possibly struggle. Berwick to sneak through on aggregate by a couple of points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Danny Ayres guesting , oh the Scotsman will be pleased to see one of his fav riders !! Think he may be a bit better this season now that he has moved away from the dark side!! Now have a stock of Wagon Wheels!! But - probably won't be able to make it on Thursday (no wheels & potential domestic duties!!). Apologies in advance. Shame about the Gappmeister - thought he was not too bad in patches at Fox Holes last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Before the season started I thought we would smash this. What I see now is, a big home win on Thursday, about 24 points, then on Saturday we will have a major collapse, and the bandits bring it back to a winnable position, but oh no, up step Danny and Rory for an Ipswich 5.1😉😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Before the season started I thought we would smash this. What I see now is, a big home win on Thursday, about 24 points, then on Saturday we will have a major collapse, and the bandits bring it back to a winnable position, but oh no, up step Danny and Rory for an Ipswich 5.1😉😉Bridger and Vissing was capable of beating Lambert and Stevie Worrall last week so watch out😉although in reality any thing above 18 points and it's all over although apart from Danny and Rory I don't think anyone will trouble us majorly. On the other hand Dimitri and Liam havn't looked good so far and neither has Kev really, Ryan Blacklock never gives up and is brilliant to watch by the way and so have fun watching him terrorising your reserves with his elbows on the first bend and his all action style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Blacklock seems to have had some encouraging performances so far - always good to see a new Brit doing well even when not in your own team. Shoild be a good battle between the reserve pairs. Im hoping/expecting the Witches greater top end strength to be the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Blacklock seems to have had some encouraging performances so far - always good to see a new Brit doing well even when not in your own team. Shoild be a good battle between the reserve pairs. Im hoping/expecting the Witches greater top end strength to be the difference. Vissing and Berge don't seem to like Foxhall so that shouldn't be a problem, just a case of hoping that Bridger can keep with Covatti and Schlein and keep the tie respectable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Vissing has had his moments at Foxhall and the track adjustments could suit his style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Looking forward to seeing what Ryan had to offer. There is a good crop of young brits starting out in our league at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Berwick will need to keep any defeat to no more than 8-10pts IMO if they stand any chance of pulling things back come Saturday, good choice of guest with Ayres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Berwick will need to keep any defeat to no more than 8-10pts IMO if they stand any chance of pulling things back come Saturday, good choice of guest with Ayres.Not too sure as King aside, the others haven't got a good record at Berwick. Heeps is really poor there and Covatti isn't great either surprisingly as you'd think that was his type of track. Hume also struggled on his visit there last year and failed to score so we'll need a good healthy lead to take with us I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) That's why I said 24 and we would collapse. As bad as Berge will be at Foxhall, some of our riders will be at Berwick Edited March 28, 2017 by baldyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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