Hooky Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Sheffield were a class above us last night and fully deserved their win but, yet again, I left the meeting thinking more about some strange decisions made by the referee! Graveson smashes into the air fence and carries on for over a lap with a hoarding trailing from his back wheel. The referee allows the race to continue and only put on the red light when the bike shed the hoarding on the track! To make an even bigger mockery of the incident the referee then invites all 4 riders back for the re-run! How the heck wasn't Graveson held responsible for the race being stopped? I totally agree with this, as a sheffield supporter myself me and my old man couldn't quite understand why Graversen hadn't been excluded for being the cause of the stoppage? Maybe it took the ref by surprise though because it's not something you see happen every week haha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 I also was very surprised that Jan was not excluded, although from the way he kept looking behind, I'm not actually that sure he knew what it was. Certainly something I've never seen before in nearly 40 years. Maybe he would have been better off retiring from the Heat, given that Tigers were on a 3-3, and Redcar got a 4-2 from the re-run. Having said all that, when he was excluded in Heat 12, many a time I've seen the referee allow all 4 back. Those two late wins by Josh Bates were absolutely immense and for me, that's what swung it for the Tigers. It was a brilliant result from my point of view as rider replacement yielded only 6 points,and basically there were only 3 Tigers on form! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northyorksbear Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 I have to say. This was one of the most unentertaining meetings, I have seen at Redcar. Virtually every race was over by bend 2. I take nothing away from Sheffield, their top 3 were great, but once the leader got out in the dirt line, it was race over, (unless you make an error of judgement like Garrity). I think the time has come, for the banking to be seriously reduced and hopefully create more racing lines. I agree most races were well spaced out. I put the blame totally with Sheffield for the lack of entertainment - both Howarth and Lawson kept gating and then riding too fast! Bates was also too fast, although he did have the decency to miss the gate occasionally! Wood and Graversen (apart from ht 2) were the opposite missed gate and then too slow! Seriously - deserved win by Sheffield top three were literally too quick for us. Howarth the most impressive rider at Redcar this season, by far! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 kyle enjoying his speedway at sheffield and most other tracks in the league at the moment.maybe a g.b call up not very far away(are you listening mr rossiter).seems to have found a new lease of life since his move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 kyle enjoying his speedway at sheffield and most other tracks in the league at the moment.maybe a g.b call up not very far away(are you listening mr rossiter).seems to have found a new lease of life since his move. I think that Kyle should held up as a shining example to riders how you improve as rider by moving and riding for teams with tracks that you are not particularly comfortable riding, and if you are going to double choose two tracks that are polar opposites, like Wolvehampton and Sheffield. Its amazing how when Sheffield have rode away this season the praise that has been thrown Kyle's way, the lad has come on bundle since he move to the two clubs, and as well as been a more than capable heatleader in the team is proving to be a very good captain of the team and is very articulate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norfolk Bear Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sheffield deserved their victory, my beef is a general speedway one Guests . & Double ups --- Stop them altogether, they are killing the sport, if riders want extra rides then go back to 13 heats , bring back second halves , maybe get some sponsorship, bring back the Gold & Silver helmet . One league with some measure of rider control , don't say there are not enough riders, plenty available.. What will the situation be when Sheffield win this League & in the play off will have to ride against their sister promotion at Leicester ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sheffield deserved their victory, my beef is a general speedway one Guests . & Double ups --- Stop them altogether, they are killing the sport, if riders want extra rides then go back to 13 heats , bring back second halves , maybe get some sponsorship, bring back the Gold & Silver helmet . One league with some measure of rider control , don't say there are not enough riders, plenty available.. What will the situation be when Sheffield win this League & in the play off will have to ride against their sister promotion at Leicester ? Not true. The riders you presumably are referring to are presumably the juniors in the National League teams, and who would significantly reduced the standard we currently enjoy. You can't please everyone of course, but the choice is Guests and DU's with current strength teams, or, raw riders getting stuffed and destroyed and all confidence lost, and seeing teams way below current stands. Averages would be farcical, given the same logic with the EL draft system, which was a success for a little while till the averages were wrecked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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