thommo34 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 What a fantastic result for us Yorkshire Tigers; really didn't expect anything out of this meeting when Bjerre was ruled out. Whilst I'm loving the winning run we are on (must be a record for us) no silverware has been won as of yet. We all know the playoffs can produce surprises like we did last year to get to the final. I'm sure Glasgow will come again; very powerful side when all on it and Ipswich will be a very hard team to beat over 2 legs. Never count out Edinburgh neither. Should be an entertaining playoffs; hope above all that all teams involved have their No.s 1 to 7 available and may the best team win when it counts. I don't understand how a team cannot be crowned league champions when they finish top of the league. I fully understand that the play off system is a good one (how many times can you say that about speedway) but virtually every year the play off winners are determined by injuries and/or weather and/or guests, and its down to luck not being the best team over the year. Surely it makes more sense to have another title (League Shield?) to maintain the end of season interest. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) Notice Stewart left scratching his head after tonight. Think we all know the problem our big riders go missing when it matters most surely he can see that without the head scratching. To be fair while I Agree the big riders have went missing at times,I'm sure you expected abit more from Smith when he was signed( probably next Bewley) but he has been pretty poor and not a lot of improvement and Lunna spends most of his seasons injured which does not help.Your still in there though which is what matters. Edited September 3, 2017 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) Has anyone thought of giving it a try WITHOUT this obsessional grading and packing of the track after heat ten which almost always seems to benefit the opposition? Said that last night. Tractor drivers were champing at the bit to get out when the kids race was on, maybe we should do a normal grading and see where that takes us. Edited September 3, 2017 by tyretrax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 I don't understand how a team cannot be crowned league champions when they finish top of the league. I fully understand that the play off system is a good one (how many times can you say that about speedway) but virtually every year the play off winners are determined by injuries and/or weather and/or guests, and its down to luck not being the best team over the year. Surely it makes more sense to have another title (League Shield?) to maintain the end of season interest. Couldn't agree more this is how it should be but in most previous seasons the best teams in recent times Edinburgh , Somerset , and this year Sheffield have and should win the league. Ironically the last team to win it without a play off was Glasgow 2011. To be fair while I Agree the big riders have went missing at times,I'm sure you expected abit more from Smith when he was signed( probably next Bewley) but he has been pretty poor and not a lot of improvement and Lunna spends most of his seasons injured which does not help.Your still in there though which is what matters. Wasn't really sure what to expect from Jack but one thing is he will have benefitted greatly from this season at both levels, Dan I reckoned would increase to around 6 - 6.5 so is thereabouts these are young riders and thus you have inconsistent meetings, but watching them progress gives you the most enjoyment. Nike is box office and these type of riders come at a risk as there never say die attitude often means more risk, first name on the team sheet for me next season depending on structure. We are still in there on both fronts but there will need to be a big upturn on our heat leaders form to stand any chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Couldn't agree more this is how it should be but in most previous seasons the best teams in recent times Edinburgh , Somerset , and this year Sheffield have and should win the league. Ironically the last team to win it without a play off was Glasgow 2011. And we wouldnt have won if it was a play off having run out of steam in mid to late summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 And we wouldnt have won if it was a play off having run out of steam in mid to late summer. Newport made some shrewd changes and would probably have won it if there was a play off that season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 That actually had to be seen to be believed last night . Most of the talk beforehand was " this will be a walkover , Sheffield only have half a team " , well as it turned out that was all they needed to end our unbeaten home record . In previous weeks i.e. Workington and Redcar , we had raced into a big lead , then collapsed in a heap - that was away from home . At home we'd managed to muddle through . Last night half way through the meeting we'd established a 30-18 lead by heat 8 and all looked well . Racing had been crap up to that point , but we were winning comfortably so all was well . However , by that time the two wobblers had done their three rides and Grajczonek and Howarth were looking in the mood . Howarth and Graversen then took advantage on tacky ride time to register a 7-2 , then between the 4 Sheffield men they chipped away and entering heat 13 they were only 3 points behind . Cue the Sheffield big two to go into overdrive and Glasgow's spearhead to go missing and the most unlikeliest of away wins had come to fruition . Since Berwick things haven't been right in the Glasgow pits , and if that doesn't change and soon then the season will fizzle out in disappointment . The travelling band of Sheffield fans were wonderful throughout and were justifiably thrilled by what they had just witnessed , I shudder to think what would have happened had they been at full strength last night . The title looks to be heading to Yorkshire this season . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Sheffield look favourites or Ipswich. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS550 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Newport made some shrewd changes and would probably have won it if there was a play off that season. 2011 - Probably right. Glasgow won it (the league) by about 11 or 12 points. Which makes a mockery of the playoffs system. Agreed the league should be decided by the total number of league points. And we wouldnt have won if it was a play off having run out of steam in mid to late summer. Wasn't the famous rain-off and the eventual restaging in bright sunshine with the visiting support turning up with umbrellas very late on in the season and Glasgow ran out comfortable winners. From memory the league lead was increased the last month of the season so they gained momentum rather than lost it that year? Sheffield look favourites or Ipswich. Agreed. Those two were my pick at the start of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) Don't normally comment on individual matches, expected a smilar score but for Glasgow to win, but have to say Sheffield did very well indeed to win away with just 4 scoring riders. I remain big fan of the play offs despite the fact if they had been in operation in 2004, Hull Vikings wouldn't have won the league. We lost Ross Brady then the late Emil Kramer to injury and came very close to running out of steam. I also remain a Hull Vikings fan so it kinda pains me to say it but Sheffield will probably win the league, gotta be theirs to lose.... Edited September 4, 2017 by Martin Mauger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekker Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 shaedenfreude surprised it was worrell who went walkabout when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 shaedenfreude surprised it was worrell who went walkabout when needed. Who's he is this a new signing we have made without our knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Based on his performance last night , Josh Grajczonek must be a good bet for the riders championship here later this month . The way he stalked then reeled in and passed Richard Lawson during heat 11 last night reminded me of watching Shane Parker at the height of his powers round Ashfield . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooose Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Based on his performance last night , Josh Grajczonek must be a good bet for the riders championship here later this month . The way he stalked then reeled in and passed Richard Lawson during heat 11 last night reminded me of watching Shane Parker at the height of his powers round Ashfield . We've been saying the same thing about Josh G for the last couple of months. Very reminiscent of Shane Parker round Owlerton in that all his passes are clean and come about through track craft (and rapid bikes) rather than him just shoving people out of the way. Class rider. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Said that last night. Tractor drivers were champing at the bit to get out when the kids race was on, maybe we should do a normal grading and see where that takes us. nothing to do with glasgow but ive often wondered about this at other tracks ive been to the track men want there own track time so much they often prep it for away teams advantage Who's he is this a new signing we have made without our knowledge. another clever d### english teacher i take it why are somany on forums so quick to ridicule spelling mistakes and typo errors im not too proud to admit im not the best speller but really have you nothing better to do im sure your 100% at everything you do in life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Your right, you cant buy a speedway title but you can capture the imagination of the paying punter that resulted in a massive crowd tonight. What were the numbers like down Derwent? yes your crowd will be bigger than most because glasgow GIVE AWAY loads of free tickets EVERY week . as was to us on the last glasgow visit to der want par k . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 yes your crowd will be bigger than most because glasgow GIVE AWAY loads of free tickets EVERY week . as was to us on the last glasgow visit to der want par k . That has died down to a trickle , because you can only use the free ticket once . But the crowds have remained healthy as it's obvious many have returned . Especially families as the kids race on Saturday night looked to have well over a hundred kids taking part . We might be misfiring a bit on the track , but on the terraces numbers are very healthy indeed . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 another clever d### english teacher i take it why are somany on forums so quick to ridicule spelling mistakes and typo errors im not too proud to admit im not the best speller but really have you nothing better to do im sure your 100% at everything you do in life Christ I am the last one to knock anyone's spelling and it certainly wasn't meant that way, It is called sarcasm my doctor said to me a year or two back not to take things so seriously and relax a bit more you will live longer sound advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 That has died down to a trickle , because you can only use the free ticket once . But the crowds have remained healthy as it's obvious many have returned . Especially families as the kids race on Saturday night looked to have well over a hundred kids taking part . We might be misfiring a bit on the track , but on the terraces numbers are very healthy indeed . Yep I seem to remember quite a number of people saying moving to a Saturday night would be bad for families and all the kids that came on Sundays would be lost from the sport. As paulco says there was millions of them on Saturday night. Just a pity we've had a disjointed fixture list so far. Hopefully everyone will be back even though we lost 😠 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 millions of kids , who is counting those . the faccus with their millions of £$£$£$£$£$£$ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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