StevePark Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 No one else appears to want to start a thread so here goes. R/R for Ludvig and Josh Embleton is named as our number 8 tonight. Brief preview and line-ups here: http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=100721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondGlory Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 First home loss of the season definitely seems possible here. Grajczonek, Bates, Howarth will definitely give us trouble, and Branford looks like he'll clean up at reserve. Will be watching this through my fingers. Come on you diamonds, let's take another 3 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJC71 Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Much will depend on Bjerre. If he rides like he did when guesting for Peterborough here when he was woeful, the Diamonds might still sneak a win. Rider replacement is not good for us though and exposes our shortcomings at reserve. The Diamonds top 4 are going to need to score at least 40 between them so they all need to be on top form. Sheffield should be targeting an away win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted June 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Much will depend on Bjerre. If he rides like he did when guesting for Peterborough here when he was woeful, the Diamonds might still sneak a win. Rider replacement is not good for us though and exposes our shortcomings at reserve. The Diamonds top 4 are going to need to score at least 40 between them so they all need to be on top form. Sheffield should be targeting an away win. So, let's hope Ben and Connor can score 6 between them, otherwise we are goosed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondGlory Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 So, let's hope Ben and Connor can score 6 between them, otherwise we are goosed! Ben scored 5 last week. Meaning Connor only needs 1. (Hopefully he gets more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted June 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Ben scored 5 last week. Meaning Connor only needs 1. (Hopefully he gets more than that. I've got to be honest and say we must be looking at Connor beating Ryan MacDonald in heats 2 and 4. I saw Josh Embleton up at Glasgow in an NJL match not that far behind MacDonald, so Connor should really be beating him on his home track (no extra pressure on Connor there then!!). ** OOPS! Forgot George has switched Connor back to 6 and Ben to 7!! Edited June 4, 2017 by Steve Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri1966 Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Why no Ludwig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted June 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Why no Ludwig? GP qualifier in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonga Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Can't see anything but a home win, can't understand the Newcastle bleating🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondGlory Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Can't see anything but a home win, can't understand the Newcastle bleating Most of us (including myself) thought Scunthorpe would be a walk in the park, and we beat them by 2. Sheffield are a strong side. I've got to be honest and say we must be looking at Connor beating Ryan MacDonald in heats 2 and 4. I saw Josh Embleton up at Glasgow in an NJL match not that far behind MacDonald, so Connor should really be beating him on his home track (no extra pressure on Connor there then!!). ** OOPS! Forgot George has switched Connor back to 6 and Ben to 7!! Connor definitely has the talent to beat MacDonald. The confidence and the ability to stay on going into the first bend? Maybe not. Best of luck yo the lad. I'll be cheering him on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 51-39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Diamond Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Definitely a worry tonight it was with Ludvig never mind r/r. Steve,Lewis and Ashley must be better than last week and get 7-9 from r/r and Conner must score something . This is assuming with Robert and Ben having similar performances we cant afford them not to massive pressure on Ben. For Sheffield Grajczonek,Howarth and Branford will have ride well be as good as Kerr, Palm Toft and Aarnio last week, but they are capable of doing it and score double figures each. However the rest of the team is much stronger than Scunthorpe depending on what Bates and Bjerre show up. One positive is Macdonald riding as Blackburn has shown he can score 2/3 round the track, so could make a difference as i can see last heat decider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondGlory Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 51-39 I hope thats in favour of the diamonds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 I hope thats in favour of the diamonds..of course sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellioth4 Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Is the rider replacement at 2 or 4 tonight, it stays 2 on Sheffield preview but 4 on Newcastle preview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrace Grumbler Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Rr is at 2. At the risk of being boring about it I defy anyone to defend the standard of the no. 7s in this meeting. The level of incompetence on display would be farcical if it isn't so dangerous. (I accept that McDonald is a last minute stand in). I do hope Coles proves me wrong but I have my doubts that he will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrace Grumbler Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 In all fairness, it was a terrific meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andys Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Absolutely cracking meeting, well done to both teams for putting on a great show!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondGlory Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Passing galore. Some absolutely beautiful racing tonight, almost as good as Peterborough away, but not quite there. Very much enjoyed today. Both teams deserved points, and im just glad we took 3. Edited June 4, 2017 by DiamondGlory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted June 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Passing galore. Some absolutely beautiful racing tonight, almost as good as Peterborough away, but not quite there. Very much enjoyed today. Both teams deserved points, and im just glad we took 3. Certainly made up for Ipswich (a bit!). Once again I thought Ben did his job tonight. Hopefully Lewis will find his gating gloves again soon, as he appears to have lost them since the British Semi-Final. Three points is all we can ask for and we also stopped them getting a point, so job done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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