Scorpison Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 What I was trying to point out is, that we always have at least one dummy at reserve, this has been the case since 2012 the last time when we had scoring reserves of MPToft and Garry Irvine, since then we have had the likes of Armstrong from Australia, Josh Bailey, Matt Williamson (112 races before a reserve race win), and now Phillips who is now averaging about 1.3. Remember that with us having so many injuries, these reserves are often required to ride either RR races or stand in after a rider is injured, no matter what some of you are saying, teams cannot carry reserves that as a pair, are scoring 1 point between them in 8 races, and at Peterborough and Berwick this weekend 2 points from 17 races, these two points coming from our third and fourth places in the reserves race, this is pathetic in anyones langauge. Supporters get fed up with this situation, and although I had not missed a home meeting for 8 years, two weeks ago for the first time, I actually did not bother to go, and last week against Edingburgh, there could not have been any more that 300 turned out, on a nice sunny day, having supported Scunthorpe Speedway since Quibell Park, Ashby Ville and now the EWR, I am just pointing this out because like a few more, I want Speedway to continue at Scunthorpe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Connor Mountain could he be fitted in ? or is he to high he has just been released by Ipswich a brutal decision and is to be replaced by Garcia hardly a world beater also Wallinger gets six meetings madness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 21 hours ago, IronScorpion said: He started the season on 5.43 & improved to 5.80. Sadly, his injury at the SoN, mechanical issues & losing his mechanic means he is doing everything himself. He has even moved in at the EWR to save on traveling to home meetings. He still represents himself & the club in the after-meeting clubhouse talks but you can tell he is a bit down. Most riders will tell you that the sport is a confidence issue. You don't score points in the clubhouse , they serve pints. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Win or lose, he is there representing himself & the club. The clubhouse might serve pints but I have not seen 1 rider with a pint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 33 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: Win or lose, he is there representing himself & the club. The clubhouse might serve pints but I have not seen 1 rider with a pint. Fair play to him for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh1218 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Gino is a top bloke his confidence is in bits , now is the time to back and support him as I’ve seen what he did earlier in the season. We will alway be carrying a two point rider but that is how the team was set up , I gave Gino a handshake at Peterborough in the pits and donated some money to him , he needs a kiss and cuddle not to be hounded I’m confident once our side is back up to strength with our own riders Ginos scores will improve . Fact speedway riders get paid by how many points they score and don’t go on track to score zero points . We’re still in with a chance of two trophies so yes everyone is entitled to there opinion but support whoever puts the Scorpions race jacket on please 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Rob is being loyal, again, to our riders & well done to him. Other teams changing left, right & centre & interesting to see if they come off but we have faith in our riders when injury free. A couple of riders that could of been on our radar this week could have been Clegg & Mountain. Our season is not over, top 4 in the league might be slipping out of our grasp but we still have the Pairs, Shield & KO Cup to push on for. The next 2 months could be one of the best periods in Scorpion history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Johnson Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=8842 new date for worky away, sunday 5th aug Edited July 18, 2018 by Paul Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 44 minutes ago, Paul Johnson said: http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=8842 new date for worky away, sunday 5th aug And how is that better than a Friday? Peterborough have a double header that day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 We can not be in 2 places at once. We are at Edinburgh on the Friday 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 38 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: We can not be in 2 places at once. We are at Edinburgh on the Friday 3rd Didnt say THAT Friday - I said A Friday The reason Fridays have been shelved for Worky is supposedly as too many teams are riding yet a Sunday is agreed when Peterborough have a double header and presumably Newcastle also have a meeting Nothing to do with Scunny being back at full strength by then......?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Johnson Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 I think your looking at Sept for a free friday for both teams, going by both websites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh1218 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 47 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Didnt say THAT Friday - I said A Friday The reason Fridays have been shelved for Worky is supposedly as too many teams are riding yet a Sunday is agreed when Peterborough have a double header and presumably Newcastle also have a meeting Nothing to do with Scunny being back at full strength by then......?? No I think you will find at the time of the original date Workington had 3 heat leaders missing due to various reasons and the Scunthorpe promotion agreed to a postponement so fans wouldn't see a false run meeting ,not many promoters would do this as they are win at all costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Tosh1218 said: No I think you will find at the time of the original date Workington had 3 heat leaders missing due to various reasons and the Scunthorpe promotion agreed to a postponement so fans wouldn't see a false run meeting ,not many promoters would do this as they are win at all costs Again this does not relate to the original postponement but the withdrawal of any Friday availability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 14 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Didnt say THAT Friday - I said A Friday The reason Fridays have been shelved for Worky is supposedly as too many teams are riding yet a Sunday is agreed when Peterborough have a double header and presumably Newcastle also have a meeting Nothing to do with Scunny being back at full strength by then......?? Friday 27/7 Scunthorpe v Sheffield Friday 3/8 Edinburgh v Scunthorpe Friday 10/8 Workington v Newcastle Friday 17/8 Scunthorpe v Berwick & Workington v Lakeside Friday 24/8 Scunthorpe v Ipswich Friday 31/8 Edinburgh v Workington Scunthorpe being back at full strength????? That is what most fans want to see. Their own riders & 7 v 7. But then again, injuries can happen at any time & now Josh has joined Steve & Jason in doubling up so more risk. Who knows what the future may hold. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 17 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Didnt say THAT Friday - I said A Friday The reason Fridays have been shelved for Worky is supposedly as too many teams are riding yet a Sunday is agreed when Peterborough have a double header and presumably Newcastle also have a meeting Nothing to do with Scunny being back at full strength by then......?? Whilst the other Friday meetings should not have been taken off the calendar, they dont affect this meeting. It was scheduled for back in May and there aren’t enough Fridays that exist that neither Scunny or Workington had a meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylcream boy Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 23 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Again this does not relate to the original postponement but the withdrawal of any Friday availability Serous question because I do not have the will to read through pages of this thread, why are you so upset about this rearrangement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, brylcream boy said: Serous question because I do not have the will to read through pages of this thread, why are you so upset about this rearrangement. Its not this specific rearrangement as such - fully acknowledge this one cant be a Friday It is the Friday situation in general I feel strongly about The one point I have made about this new date is the hypocrisy of saying Fridays cant be used as too many teams are riding yet this date clashes with a Peterborough double header and Newcastle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 I think Scunny need to let Gino go and try another rider. M.kus had a terrible start to the year but with his experience I reckon he would do a job for Scunny at reserve. Maybe A.Lyger if he came in on a 5.2 average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, eric i said: I think Scunny need to let Gino go and try another rider. M.kus had a terrible start to the year but with his experience I reckon he would do a job for Scunny at reserve. Maybe A.Lyger if he came in on a 5.2 average. Think you might upset Newcastle if you signed Kus. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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