liam Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Strange meeting really as I can’t remember being that not interested before, even when the witches got a 5-1 as the tie was over before a wheel was turned really. Iam sorry to say this because I like him but Alfie looks out of his depth he’s not even in the race he is just on his own half a lap behind every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 The meeting felt like it dragged with Ipswich seemingly intent on giving their riders two on the trot whenever possible, it ruins the pacing of the meeting when you have a track grading break then a race then another big gap because of a rider having two on the trot, common sense would be to utilise those gaps to do track grading then but that’s a minor thing and the meeting was still completed within 100 minutes. Witches kept it closer than I thought and the main reason was they completely outscored our reserves, Zach doesn’t look as quick as he did at the start of the season and is still prone to having offs, and as Liam said, Alfie is terribly off the pace. still job done and it will give us another home match later in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted May 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Ipswich put up a spirited performance against a Hammers side that did not look as invincible at home as previously thought,, score 49 -41... Some good races ,,with Connor Mountain being the star of the show,,undoubtably a better rider round Lakeside than he is at Ipswich,,wish we could swop him for Alfie Bowtell who continues to look out of his depth at this level..Crowd not swelled by many Ipswich fans, but was decent enough ,though, spread round the track which makes it look less,,...Zach looked a little under par after his recent injury but he will soon bounce back....Hammers top five were solid ,but did not dominate as usual..Still an enjoyable meeting in lovely weather for a change..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I thought it was a decent meeting last night, against a battling Ipswich team. The crowd wasn't brilliant, but every track I go to is in the same boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Neither Heeps nor Hume had seen the track before their first visit and we all know it’s one of the more difficult tracks to master and it showed as they scored 1 point between them. Second visit last night and they score 6+1 and 4+3 so that’s encouraging. Hopefully when we return will a full side we can push even closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Neither Heeps nor Hume had seen the track before their first visit and we all know it’s one of the more difficult tracks to master and it showed as they scored 1 point between them. Second visit last night and they score 6+1 and 4+3 so that’s encouraging. Hopefully when we return will a full side we can push even closer. Ithink Ipswich are a better side than many of their own fans give them credit for. Every team in this league has its weak links and Ippo has been up against some strong sides in Lakeside and Peterboro so far this year. If the Witches can hit form, which they haven't done as a team so far they can still have decent run in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 They was all saying they was going to be top two at start of the season wasn’t they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I thought it was a very strange flat atmosphere last night. Probably that was because of the result from the first leg. I also thought the size of the crowd was a little disapointing. There were some decent races, particularly those involving Schlein, and Connor Mountain impressed again. For the Hammers, the top 4 continues to look awesome, and although Zach and Alfie were not at their best it should be remembered they both took early tumbles on top of injuries they were already carrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Yes Bryce, despite them trying to blast music as loud as they can making it hard to talk to the person next to you, it has lacked atmosphere, racing wise pretty decent in the main. Crowd definitely down on previous match and I have to say crowds in general are much lower than what they we have had in the past, getting out of the stadium at the end has been a breeze this season, Only time I have ever known that at Arena was when we were on Sky TV on a Monday night. Ipswich have not had a good start but are only one rider away from being a good team, replace the German with a decent second string/third heat leader and they will be better, Conner Mountain has been very good around Arena, I am sure he will be on the list of potential guests should we need one for any of our lower order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Crowd wise, I believe circumstance has not been doing the Hammers any favours. Chilly evenings, meetings at the start of a Bank Holiday weekend and a second leg with an unassailable lead etc. are hardly conducive to folks turning out for speedway. Attendances do need to step up or I fear for the future of the club - we have a good team that should be up amongst the challengers for silverware this season - what more do folks want. Finally, agree the music was way too loud last night . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 6 hours ago, liam said: They was all saying they was going to be top two at start of the season wasn’t they? Not sure it was us witches fans tbh. I think we were all happy with the team choices, sadly they are struggling to gel, a massive plus from last year was the "team" feeling, not there yet this year. Not forgetting the dreaded injuries. If I'm perfectly honest in my opinion, having Nico back was a mistake, we should have kept Kyle. People are being hard on Michael but to me he's been one of the plus'. We also have 2 x weak reserves, albeit Connor is awesome at lakeside, not so at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Having both nico and Danyon back was a huge risk, Danyon less so due to only having a 2 point average. I would also have kept Kyle, I also think we should have kept Nathan, just look how much he improved , and his attitude was the best you could ask for. I also wouldn't have had Heeps back, not cos I don't like him, but just cos I don't think he was going to improve any more, and he still is one of the worst starters I've ever seen, not good for a heat leader of his standard. Our team though is a lot better than its showed so far, but I also believe it could have been even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 7 hours ago, liam said: They was all saying they was going to be top two at start of the season wasn’t they? To be fair, just about EVERYONE did didn’t they? Have a look back at the Speedway Star predictions and the pre season thread on here. The overwhelming majority had Ipswich top 2. I still wouldn’t rule it out. Get our walking wounded back quickly and hopefully the team settles down. It’s certainly good enough and not a time for knee jerk reactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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