Blackadder Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Sheffield Window Centre Tigers1. Kyle Howarth (c) 8.622. Todd Kurtz 5.323. Charles Wright 7.474. R/R Josh Bates 6.54 5. Lasse Bjerre 8.326. Jack Smith 2.517. James Shanes 3.74Manager: Simon SteadScunthorpe 1. Richard Lawson 8.65 (Guest Steve Worrall speedway injury 9.13)2. Stefan Nielsen 5.533. Josh Auty 6.904. Jake Allen 6.085. Jason Garrity 7.32 capt6. Danny Phillips 2.007. Gino Manzares 5.43Manager: Dave Peet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 I’m expecting both of these meetings to be a bit different to last year! Both meetings could be very close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graz gp Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 This should be a cracker. Lawson, Auty and Garrity go well round Owlerton. But if the Tiger's ride anything like they did against Newcastle they should win this. Howarth, Bjerre and Wright should be a match for the bear's top three. The two Tigers reserves could have a big bearing on the outcome of this meeting. The weather should be ok, so roll on Thursday. utt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hopefully the Scorpions will be tougher opposition than Newcastle!! Sheffield to win this meeting against us, BUT Scunny to take a championship shield point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, ScunnyDan said: Hopefully the Scorpions will be tougher opposition than Newcastle!! Sheffield to win this meeting against us, BUT Scunny to take a championship shield point I dont believe this side without Josh G is as strong a Sheffield team as last year a close home win here with the result depending on the reserves. Edited April 18, 2018 by Sidney the robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshiretyke Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Looking forward to this meeting. Scunthorpe have a very good team this year and at Owlerton they look very capable on paper. Bringing in Lawson makes the stronger; Stevie Worral not notoriously very good around Sheffield. Auty and Garrity will provide entertainment. I think this match could come down to which top 3 scores the most points. If Sheffield then I can see a 10-12 point win; Scunthorpe then it could be very close. Could be the right time for Scunthorpe to visit with only 1 team meeting run this year. Nice weather - at last!! Should be a cracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, yorkshiretyke said: Looking forward to this meeting. Scunthorpe have a very good team this year and at Owlerton they look very capable on paper. Bringing in Lawson makes the stronger; Stevie Worral not notoriously very good around Sheffield. Auty and Garrity will provide entertainment. I think this match could come down to which top 3 scores the most points. If Sheffield then I can see a 10-12 point win; Scunthorpe then it could be very close. Could be the right time for Scunthorpe to visit with only 1 team meeting run this year. Nice weather - at last!! Should be a cracker. Dont forget we've got to come back to you in the League too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyke Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Looking forward to both meetings and I believe will be close. Agree with most that the reserves hold the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Good meeting with some good racing tonight. Think the score line probably flatters us, aftet the first 10/11 heats I was thinking that a draw would be a good result, fortunately Scunny just ran out of a bit of steam - starting with Allen breaking down whilst comfortably in the lead. What is the rule about tacticals??? Sure after the Newcastle meeting somebody said they couldn’t be used in this competition- also didn’t think you could use them in heat 14 Edited April 19, 2018 by Cue Ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Cue Ball said: Good meeting with some good racing tonight. Think the score line probably flatters us, aftet the first 10/11 heats I was thinking that a draw would be a good result, fortunately Scunny just ran out of a bit of steam - starting with Allen breaking down whilst comfortably in the lead. What is the rule about tacticals??? Sure after the Newcastle meeting somebody said they couldn’t be used in this competition- also didn’t think you could use them in heat 14 T/S can be used only once at any point from heats 5 to 14 (apart from heat 8) when a team is 6 behind. They're allowed in the group stage but not in meetings over 2 legs (Semi-Finals and final plus the KOC) is how understand it Edited April 19, 2018 by Fozzie4388 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 On 18/04/2018 at 11:48 AM, yorkshiretyke said: Looking forward to this meeting. Scunthorpe have a very good team this year and at Owlerton they look very capable on paper. Bringing in Lawson makes the stronger; Stevie Worral not notoriously very good around Sheffield. Auty and Garrity will provide entertainment. I think this match could come down to which top 3 scores the most points. If Sheffield then I can see a 10-12 point win; Scunthorpe then it could be very close. Could be the right time for Scunthorpe to visit with only 1 team meeting run this year. Nice weather - at last!! Should be a cracker. spot on with your prediction.utt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Good performance from Jack Smith with an excellent ride in heat 14 to hold on to the 5- 1 Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Sheffield looked to be having a bad night early on. Both Kyle and Lasse finished fourth in their first rides (when was the last time that happened?) and neither Jack Smith nor James Shanes looked at their best. Someone must have been doing a rousing job in the pits because it all appeared to come right after the interval - especially Jack pulling out all the stops in heat 14 for a 5 - 1. Todd looks like the most improved rider of 2018, winning heat 1 when Kyle missed out and going on for a paid 13. Winning when the team is not at its best is the mark of a championship team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graz gp Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 That was a great meeting with some fantastic racing. Todd Kurtz kept us in the meeting early on with some great gating and riding. The Tigers did what they did a few times last season, not so good for the first half of the meeting . But then came on very strong in the second half of the match. Charles Wright looks really dialed in to the track and looks full of confidence. We need Josh Bates back and that will take the pressure off riders taking that extra ride, especially away from home. Scunny look to have a half decent side this season so they should be a lot more competitive this season. Be interesting how the Tigers go tonight at Scunny. I don't think Auty will have the same problems as he did last night. So it should be another good meeting. utt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoneroses Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, graz gp said: That was a great meeting with some fantastic racing. Todd Kurtz kept us in the meeting early on with some great gating and riding. The Tigers did what they did a few times last season, not so good for the first half of the meeting . But then came on very strong in the second half of the match. Charles Wright looks really dialed in to the track and looks full of confidence. We need Josh Bates back and that will take the pressure off riders taking that extra ride, especially away from home. Scunny look to have a half decent side this season so they should be a lot more competitive this season. Be interesting how the Tigers go tonight at Scunny. I don't think Auty will have the same problems as he did last night. So it should be another good meeting. utt. Charles looks like he's been at Owlerton for years, both Smudger jnr and James will more than hold there own at reserve. Todd is looking like a heat leader at the moment, Kyle and Lasse could turn out as the best top two in the league and when we get Josh back, this team could take some stopping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 With the unfortunate bike problem for Allen, it maybe hit us a bit & the tide turned. Having your top 3 riders when dialled in at Sheffield, helps. Howarth in 10, Bjerre in 11, Wright in 12, Howarth & Bjerre in 13, Wright in 14 for r/r means that these 3 are not going to give many points away at the tail end of a meeting. We had our problems, machinery wise & I don't think you had many but you deserved the win putting the bikes in the right places when the racing was tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 was a damn good meeting but can't see us getting very close to you tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Seem to think Todd started like this last season, but then tailed off as others were riding more regularly and he had a lack of meetings. Hopefully he can keep the momentum going this year - if he does, we will definitely be there or thereabouts come the end of the season with this team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graz gp Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I thought Lasse was a bit down on power last night. He did not seem his usual self, blasting around the outside. utt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunny1 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I must have been at a different meeting to everyone fawning how good the racing was. For me ,much was from the gate and over by bend 2. From heat 11, Scorpions self destructed and hugely disappointed so much so I was on the Parkway by the time heat 15 started . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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