TigerAl Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 The first championship action of the season. This could be a close one. Not one of Sheffield favourite tracks, in fact one of the Tigers bogey tracks if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Having, Howarth, King and Proctor, a think you have a good start, a lot will depend on how your other 4 take to Brough. Newcastle have not been impressive at home yet, but its probly still like an away track for most. Hope Newcastle can start to click, but I wouldn't be suprised if it was a Sheffield win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond@heart Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 We need to sort our gating out and the track appears to have been different for both home matches so having a similar track would be a benefit. Hopefully Clegg continues where he left off last week and Phillips needs to pull his finger out and start to justify his team place, rather than as most people (myself included) think, he only got if because of his dad (harsh but fair). It will be interesting to see crowd levels on Sunday, after two dismal displays by the Diamonds, will the crowd mainly be made up of season ticket holders, as will those who pay at the gate on the day decide to give it a miss due to the first few matches results and the fact it is f*****g baltic at the minute and line of duty is back on. Hoping for a Diamonds win to give us something to build on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 52 minutes ago, diamond@heart said: We need to sort our gating out and the track appears to have been different for both home matches so having a similar track would be a benefit. Hopefully Clegg continues where he left off last week and Phillips needs to pull his finger out and start to justify his team place, rather than as most people (myself included) think, he only got if because of his dad (harsh but fair). It will be interesting to see crowd levels on Sunday, after two dismal displays by the Diamonds, will the crowd mainly be made up of season ticket holders, as will those who pay at the gate on the day decide to give it a miss due to the first few matches results and the fact it is f*****g baltic at the minute and line of duty is back on. Hoping for a Diamonds win to give us something to build on. Record it and wrap up warm. Job done Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Drew Kemp and Kasper Andersen now have proper averages. Drew moves into the main body of the team and Zaine Kennedy moves to reserve. Edited April 12, 2019 by spin king 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Think we could have done with drew at reserve for this one.Hope our top five are on form from the off we need to get points on the board if we are going to live upto the favourites tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 We found out last year that Steve likes it a bit slicker than what we are used to & we changed it accordingly to suit most of our riders. You are seeing what we saw with Phillips. We got slagged off last year but we told you so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 28 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: We found out last year that Steve likes it a bit slicker than what we are used to & we changed it accordingly to suit most of our riders. You are seeing what we saw with Phillips. We got slagged off last year but we told you so. Short lived memory you have. You slagged off , by the way try to bend the rules to bring in a replacement for Phillips, problem was Phillips did not play ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, spin king said: Short lived memory you have. You slagged off , by the way try to bend the rules to bring in a replacement for Phillips, problem was Phillips did not play ball. It was too late to get a replacement in according to the cutoff. Danny stuck it out in what must have been a toxic atmosphere. Trying to do your best, knowing everyone is thinking you are being selfish for not quiting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 hours ago, IronScorpion said: We found out last year that Steve likes it a bit slicker than what we are used to & we changed it accordingly to suit most of our riders. You are seeing what we saw with Phillips. We got slagged off last year but we told you so. Well if the winter series track is anything to go by SLICK is an understatement,, it's a wonder the tyres never rip open after 1 ride as the blue/ grey / tarmac groove soon appears,, but at least it's track time for up & coming riders I suppose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Sheffield website preview here: http://www.sheffield-speedway.com/news.php?extend.2689 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 8:04 AM, TigerAl said: The first championship action of the season. This could be a close one. Not one of Sheffield favourite tracks, in fact one of the Tigers bogey tracks if anything. Yeah as it's not a D shape so it'll probably hopefully catch out your 2nd strings & reserves as the top 3 will do ok providing howarth doesn't go throttle mad as per... I'm hoping if Danny can trap & settle down & big Rambo settles I see a 50 40 win to Steve & the lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leander Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 I see Max finished 3rd behind Barker and Bates in tonights Pride of the Potteries ( a.k.a. Ben Barker benefit) with 13 points from 5 rides. Danny a creditable 6th with 9. Admittedly a mainly NL field, but even so should be a confidence boost for both of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauger65 Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Which Sheffield will turn up ? Sometimes the Tigers are beaten before start (likewise with us down there) rather than just giving it go But with King, Howarth and Proctor … it could be a long night ahead Our 3 heat leaders have been collectively beaten in all 4 matches so far and they need to start providing a platform and leading the team Heart says diamonds 48-42 …. head says 42-48 tigers ………………… key man ….. kyle Howarth …. has been superb around here in the past and get 13+ … but poor last year and may only 9/10 and that could be the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonds7 Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 il go for a home defeat unfortunately unless theres more grip on track and we can get out the gates better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 42 minutes ago, diamonds7 said: il go for a home defeat unfortunately unless theres more grip on track and we can get out the gates better Diamonds to win... Track looks well ripped up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, mauger65 said: Which Sheffield will turn up ? Sometimes the Tigers are beaten before start (likewise with us down there) rather than just giving it go But with King, Howarth and Proctor … it could be a long night ahead Our 3 heat leaders have been collectively beaten in all 4 matches so far and they need to start providing a platform and leading the team Heart says diamonds 48-42 …. head says 42-48 tigers ………………… key man ….. kyle Howarth …. has been superb around here in the past and get 13+ … but poor last year and may only 9/10 and that could be the difference Missed the shield meeting and got injured in his only ride in the league..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 hours ago, pienpeesman said: Diamonds to win... Track looks well ripped up Honestly After Heat 11 I thought it was curtains (sorry Newcastle) as Sheffield were starting to step it up and I had them down to take the match then 3 x 5-1 in the next three heats after the break and the worries were lifted and the fears allayed.... Diamonds had a bit of help when Nicholl forgot to turn his fuel on in Heat 9 and in Heat 10 in what looked like a massive jump by Lambert went unpunished by the Grand Monarch but sometimes you get the rub... But luck had nothing to do with Heats 12, 13 and 14 when the Diamonds stood up to a man and blew away the threat; great drama and fantastic to watch as a diamonds fan... Note to self; don't panic at heat 11 when there are still 4 heats to run, even if the opposition are looking decidedly good... Regards THJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond@heart Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Take a bow Max Clegg, awesome tonight!! Great to see Diamonds back to winning ways 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbarian Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 A much better meeting than last week with most especially our heat leaders doing well. Phillips still struggling badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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