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Edinburgh Vs Workington & Ipswich 8th September, 2017


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Teams as per Monarchs Official website-

 

Teams for the SGB Championship matches at Armadale on Friday 8th September (start time 7:00pm, gates open 6:15pm), are:

PARSONS PEEBLES MONARCHS: Sam Masters (Capt), Mark Riss, Ricky Wells, Josh Pickering, Erik Riss, Max Clegg, Mitchell Davey.

WORKINGTON THOMAS ARMSTRONG COMETS: Craig Cook (Capt), Mason Campton, Ty Proctor, Matt Williamson, Thomas Jorgensen, James Sarjeant, Ryan MacDonald (Guest)

IPSWICH TRU7.COM WITCHES: Danny King, Justin Sedgmen R/R, Thomas Jorgensen (Guest), Kyle Newman, Rory Schlein, Nathan Greaves, Connor Mountain

Worth having a peek at the effort made to try to ensure the meetings are run by completely covering the track :-

http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news-centre/article/2017-09-06/weve-got-it-covered

Accompanying a piccy of the work done, here is the narrative:-

"We have a determination to defeat Workington and Ipswich on Friday night to move a step closer to the play-offs but we also have a determination to beat the weather to ensure that Friday's meeting goes ahead and to assist as in that desire we have covered the track to defeat the worst of the rain forecast for Thursday.

It's has proved to be a big job. Ronnie Anderson and his team commenced the job late on Wednesday morning and Promoters John Campbell and Alex Harkess and their gang completed the task on Wednesday evening. Josh Pickering even called into the stadium to lend a hand.

The track was fully prepared for the meeting on Saturday so it is ready to go as soon as the covers are lifted. The forecast is much better for Friday but it will still take a big squad to remove the covers on Friday afternoon.

Said Alex Harkess, "Friday's showers are to die out as the afternoon progresses but it is likely that we'll have to move quickly to get the covers off and undertake the final track preparations. We will welcome anybody who can come out and give us a hand. They'll be our guests at the meeting later in the day as a reward. We don't know yet when we will uncover the track until we see the forecast on Friday but we'll update our website, facebook and twitter on Friday morning with a likely time and will confirm later in the day the exact time through the same media outlets. If you can lend a hand we'd be grateful."

Well done to all concerned :t:

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Congratulations to Monarchs promotion for getting onto the covers bandwagon.

 

Other tracks take note!

is that why its £30.....😜
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£15 per match, pretty good value tbh.

 

 

 

why is it not viable at other tracks ??

Down to the landlords , Cost related , Volunteers to put down and take up , access , not all tracks can get these in, Berwick are one off the lucky ones that have the volunteers and the access for it to work, there will be some tracks that this is not an option.

 

Whilst most would agree with the theory in principal, in reality at certain tracks it would not work.

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But only £26 if bought in advance.

 

£16 a match at the fox holes.

 

And more entertainment than most places - the return of the Messiah in the first one for instance.

Charging more than prem club double headers I don't see as good value, but that's obviously just me. Luckily thousands will turn up to watch something so great value.

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One was against ipswich...better track better racing.

i cant BELIEVE i have just read that !

 

 

just wondering if ippo fans can stand outside and wait for the workington meeting to finnish and then only pay to watch their own side race , and vise versa

 

 

not too sure of that vice versa spelling (vise)

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But only £26 if bought in advance.

 

£16 a match at the fox holes.

And more entertainment than most places - the return of the Messiah in the first one for instance.

Sheffield have a double header on Sunday.

 

£20 to buy on line.

 

£20 on the day.

 

£30 does seem a bit pricey, and I would imagine that any travel fans from Workington and Ipswich will have been put of by the price.

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Two massive matches for us that could make or break our season. Neither match going to be easy with the likes of cookie, Jorgensen and sergeant st reserve for the comets.

The second match even harder with the likes of king, Schlein and Jorgensen in as a guest that'll make them even stronger.

 

Must take all 6 points tomorrow, would happily take two 46-44 wins right now.

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