M.D Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 46 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: “Many a true word spoken in jest” Thats what I thought when I read the match preview by Trevor Gear who states “ good to get back to normality” Yup , normal it is , R/R and a gust for both sides. . This week EB have the rub of the green with Scunny opting out of a decent gust for their number 1. Met Office show fair weather for EB so 3 points in the bag tonight. That will upset you then Bob, just as negative about Eastbourne as you was about Lakeside and British speedway in general.. I do enjoy reading your posts though, if I ever need to cheer myself up I just look at your cheery persona and think my life must be great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 10 hours ago, ScunnyDan said: R/R for Adam James Shanes in for Theo Pretty poor to go with R/R. Surely they could’ve found someone to guest as this looked a prime opportunity for away points to capitalise on Eastbourne’s weakened team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Rain in Brighton and moving towards the east.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh1218 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 To be fair not a lot of choice to replace Ellis , I think Scotty Nicholls isn’t allowed to guest due to been at Eastbourne last week I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solrac Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Think it'll still be close. Shanes rides Arlington well as a general rule. Ellis would have been the potential match winner I think as he knows the track inside out and is in great form. Newman is a big loss as has been consistent and Brennan is a big miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 I think Scunny will struggle around the tight turns of Eastbourne, I guess McDonald will have a close inspection of the safety fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Tough to get a guest as 4 northern teams riding Friday & Sunday so travel for riders would be at risk. Leicester v Poole means other potential guests unavailable. Nicholls raced there last Sunday. I was hoping for a weather call off but even the Gods are not kind so can see a good thumping 55-35 to 60-30. As eric I has said, riders might be seeing the fence or the ground a few times with Palin struggling on a few of the tighter turning tracks, even when guesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 15 point max for Eddie tonight, riding himself back into form.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimmy Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Was he well he had not much to ride against did he really 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 12 hours ago, M.D said: 15 point max for Eddie tonight, riding himself back into form.. So pleased for him, I did moan at him for earlier performances on here, so its good to see him back to near where he should be. Ideally if the form continues, think we sould have him at 5, and Kerr back to 3 which seemed a successful partnership with Brennen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Richard Weston said: Scunthorpe were in this at the half-way stage and riding very well. A full meeting is 15 heats not 7, 8 or 9 as no points are given at this stage. Did you have to doctor the track, mid meeting, as other posters have alluded to in previous meetings meaning your lads get ripped up starts or the away riders get the wet ones or even knowing roughly the set ups required to finish off a meeting. We struggled to find a decent guest at no1, as we have previously said on this thread, who this year is averaging about 7.5 but his bigger scores have come in away meetings. The use of r/r using the other 2 heat leaders & 2nd strings were NEVER going to make up for his loss. A win is a win but a hollow one as this was probably expected by 85%+ of posters that follow speedway on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: A full meeting is 15 heats not 7, 8 or 9 as no points are given at this stage. Did you have to doctor the track, mid meeting, as other posters have alluded to in previous meetings meaning your lads get ripped up starts or the away riders get the wet ones or even knowing roughly the set ups required to finish off a meeting. We struggled to find a decent guest at no1, as we have previously said on this thread, who this year is averaging about 7.5 but his bigger scores have come in away meetings. The use of r/r using the other 2 heat leaders & 2nd strings were NEVER going to make up for his loss. A win is a win but a hollow one as this was probably expected by 85%+ of posters that follow speedway on this forum. And Eastbourne didn't have 2 riders, the engine room of our team, so what's your point? Sour grapes and a poor loser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 54 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: A full meeting is 15 heats not 7, 8 or 9 as no points are given at this stage. Did you have to doctor the track, mid meeting, as other posters have alluded to in previous meetings meaning your lads get ripped up starts or the away riders get the wet ones or even knowing roughly the set ups required to finish off a meeting. We struggled to find a decent guest at no1, as we have previously said on this thread, who this year is averaging about 7.5 but his bigger scores have come in away meetings. The use of r/r using the other 2 heat leaders & 2nd strings were NEVER going to make up for his loss. A win is a win but a hollow one as this was probably expected by 85%+ of posters that follow speedway on this forum. No we didn't have to doctor the track we won convincingly without two of our good scoring regular riders and Eddie hit form and carried on where he'd left off from Kent last Tuesday. Sour grapes definitely springs to mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 hour ago, IronScorpion said: A full meeting is 15 heats not 7, 8 or 9 as no points are given at this stage. Did you have to doctor the track, mid meeting, as other posters have alluded to in previous meetings meaning your lads get ripped up starts or the away riders get the wet ones or even knowing roughly the set ups required to finish off a meeting. We struggled to find a decent guest at no1, as we have previously said on this thread, who this year is averaging about 7.5 but his bigger scores have come in away meetings. The use of r/r using the other 2 heat leaders & 2nd strings were NEVER going to make up for his loss. A win is a win but a hollow one as this was probably expected by 85%+ of posters that follow speedway on this forum. Scunthorpe were nowhere near as below strength as eastbourne last night, scunthorpe rode ok early on as eastbourne have been habitually slow starters this season, but they faded away after the break when lawson and kemp woke up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 21 hours ago, IronScorpion said: Tough to get a guest as 4 northern teams riding Friday & Sunday so travel for riders would be at risk. Leicester v Poole means other potential guests unavailable. Nicholls raced there last Sunday. I was hoping for a weather call off but even the Gods are not kind so can see a good thumping 55-35 to 60-30. As eric I has said, riders might be seeing the fence or the ground a few times with Palin struggling on a few of the tighter turning tracks, even when guesting. I posted this earlier on this thread so why is it sour grapes? I expected us to lose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 Expected the meeting to be a lot closer with the Scorpions at the top of the table and the Eagles without Brennan + Newman. The latter has been excellent of late although Keheler did well as a guest considering it was only his second visit to Arlington and when he was riding for Poole he struggled taking a couple of soil samples. Undoubtedly both Ellis + Brennan would of scored more than rider replacement but a decent win for the Eagles and hopefully a confidence building result for the likes of Kennett and Kerr. Although the Scorpions were pretty much a one man team in Jorgensen. The track looked good and a number of riders complimented it in interviews with Kevin Coombes ..... Adam Ellis R/R (TA R) (JS 1') (TJ 3) (SL 0) = 4+1 Tom Brennan R/R (ZK 0) (JE 0) (DK 1) (LK 3) = 4 Hopefully much of the same next week vs Plymouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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