Paulco Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 A welcome return to Sunday afternoon action this weekend . A nice civilised lie in followed by a big cooked breakfast , read of the Sunday papers setting me up for a trip to Ashfield via the Horseshoe Bar ( which isn't anywhere near as packed as the Friday or Saturday teatime madness ). And with Spring gradually getting its act together , hopefully we get a pleasant , warm afternoon to enjoy the racing instead of the Arctic conditions we've struggled through during our two completed home fixtures to date . And as it's our nearest and dearest visiting , a hard fought competitive fixture is a given . Hopefully both sides are still at full strength after Friday night , and a repeat of the 10 point victory margin gained in the Scottish Cup fixture should be well within our capabilities . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) Well !!!..........what's happened? No input from any of the usual commentators...........and even worse than that, no Edinburgh thread for tonight's meeting. A bit worrying to say the least. Have people lost interest? Edited April 20, 2018 by ragdoll64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, ragdoll64 said: Well !!!..........what's happened? No input from any of the usual commentators...........and even worse than that, no Edinburgh thread for tonight's meeting. A bit worrying to say the least. Have people lost interest? Several weeks of rain offs, poor weather and another set of Glasgow Edinburgh meetings not in the league. Yip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, ragdoll64 said: Well !!!..........what's happened? No input from any of the usual commentators...........and even worse than that, no Edinburgh thread for tonight's meeting. A bit worrying to say the least. Have people lost interest? How whats happening what meeting tonight ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, MD said: Several weeks of rain offs, poor weather and another set of Glasgow Edinburgh meetings not in the league. Yip! Have to agree, looks as if promoters aren't taking this competition seriously otherwise we'd have dates for the Worky rain-offs. Whats the point in having spare dates in the fixture list if they are not used. can see the final being run in October! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 hours ago, SharpenRake said: Have to agree, looks as if promoters aren't taking this competition seriously otherwise we'd have dates for the Worky rain-offs. Whats the point in having spare dates in the fixture list if they are not used. can see the final being run in October! And its Edinburgh home and away again at the end of May in the Knock Out Cup. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 16 hours ago, SharpenRake said: Have to agree, looks as if promoters aren't taking this competition seriously otherwise we'd have dates for the Worky rain-offs. Whats the point in having spare dates in the fixture list if they are not used. can see the final being run in October! Poland is the problem even in Championship when rearranging fixtures,even this weekend it appears Worrell and Wells are in Poland today and back tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) Edinburgh are trying to fill their next free date 18th May but nobody seems to want to fill it. About time the rules were sorted out, forcing teams involved in a rain off to fill the next available date. Edited April 21, 2018 by edmon date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 The away team should be given a couple of dates where they don't have a fixture or forfeit the match,that would soon sort things out if the riders are going to lose meetings.The riders don't care about the make up of their Team as long as they are earning money!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 6 hours ago, edmon said: Edinburgh are trying to fill their next free date 18th May but nobody seems to want to fill it. About time the rules were sorted out, forcing teams involved in a rain off to fill the next available date. Oh the irony 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Gutted i had to miss last night's Armadale annihilation , but hopefully the domination of the Monarchs can continue tomorrow . The weather is lovely and a beautiful Sunday afternoon drinking beer in the Charlie Monk stand beckons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 The weather forecast isnt looking too hot for this one. We need to be on it right from the start and expect EDI to be gunning for an away win. Williamson rides Ashfield very well and Ruml has already had a run out there. Pickering has had his moments previously though Jye Andersson may find the going difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, MD said: The weather forecast isnt looking too hot for this one. We need to be on it right from the start and expect EDI to be gunning for an away win. Williamson rides Ashfield very well and Ruml has already had a run out there. Pickering has had his moments previously though Jye Andersson may find the going difficult. Though possibly not reaching the tropical highs of today's temperatures , it will still be pleasant enough to enjoy watching the Tigers' cement their superiority over our neighbours and put us in pole position in the group . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Hope the track staff have kept an eye on the weather forecast as it keeps changing. with the warm sunny weather yesterday the track will need watering and with a heavy shower forecast c lunchtime that should do the trick. met office saying it should be dry from 2-c5pm . So hopefully we'll be treated to a good aftenoons racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 37 minutes ago, SharpenRake said: Hope the track staff have kept an eye on the weather forecast as it keeps changing. with the warm sunny weather yesterday the track will need watering and with a heavy shower forecast c lunchtime that should do the trick. met office saying it should be dry from 2-c5pm . So hopefully we'll be treated to a good aftenoons racing Been raining in Paisley for a couple of hours now , but i'm not worried as its a nice bit of natural watering , as long as it stops soon . A few of us meeting in the Horseshoe at half 12 to raise a glass or two in memory of Falkirkbandit ( wee Marty ) . Rest in peace wee man , we had some great times on speedway trips 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Raise a glass for me Paulco. Only met him a few times in Horseshoe with you .He was a sound bloke. Footie for me first then rush to ashfield so hopefully catch later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 No Andersson today riding in Poland, so that makes us stronger, with max, mark and the reserves taking his rides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Mr Blobby said: No Andersson today riding in Poland, so that makes us stronger, with max, mark and the reserves taking his rides That's shocking , not like its a rearranged fixture , he should be at Ashfield . I remember Peter Waite sacking a rider for doing the same thing a few years back , and he was actually Polish . Makes it a better meeting cause r/r will score about half a dozen points more than Andersson would have , but its still a nonsense . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Paulco said: That's shocking , not like its a rearranged fixture , he should be at Ashfield . I remember Peter Waite sacking a rider for doing the same thing a few years back , and he was actually Polish . Makes it a better meeting cause r/r will score about half a dozen points more than Andersson would have , but its still a nonsense . In the same vein we should be working towards going back to EDI asap for the Scottish Cup rain off whether its r/r for Harris or not. Pointless to drag it out. Similarly Worky home and away, this has been a problematic fixture over recent seasons. Get them agreed and out the way before the proper league business begins. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj69 Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Agree it's not acceptable he's missing this. No matter if it was pre arranged or not the maximum facility allowed should be NL guest. Can understand riding in your own country but this is Poland today I believe. Stronger monarchs team without him but reckon still a Glasgow win. We have won in the past when not expected so you never know. Good to have Glasgow on a Sunday afternoon just seems right. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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