lewy Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 All the ingredients for another great meeting i think the reserves from both teams will play a massive part in the final result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 10 hours ago, lewy said: All the ingredients for another great meeting i think the reserves from both teams will play a massive part in the final result But will you be there to see the action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, Petecc said: But will you be there to see the action? I will, will you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummies_Ste Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 PLYMOUTH: Bjarne Pedersen, Dillon Ruml, Zach Cook, Zane Keleher, Jason Crump, Alfie Bowtell, Jason Edwards. BIRMINGHAM: Erik Riss, Valentin Grobauer, James Shanes, Ashley Morris, Chris Harris, Paco Castagna, Jack Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 My first visit to Plymouth. Me and my eldest are looking forward this. Up the Brummies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, lewy said: I will, will you Yes . You offered to buy me beer if I ever got to plymouth. However that's not likely to happen this year. May be I can buy you one on Wednesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 53 minutes ago, Petecc said: Yes . You offered to buy me beer if I ever got to plymouth. However that's not likely to happen this year. May be I can buy you one on Wednesday. Would have been a pleasure, unfortunately I won't be at the return match,fingers crossed we can do it next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 7 hours ago, Deano said: My first visit to Plymouth. Me and my eldest are looking forward this. Up the Brummies. You will love it, lovely little setting 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 ht 14 everyone was screaming put Castagna in place of Morris, what the hell was the manager thinking Grrr. Morris is the worst in the team for falls and mechanical issues, needs sorting! Thomas second to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Sounds like Pedersen had a poor one tonight. Curious as he has been unbeatable the last few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejam Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Historian said: ht 14 everyone was screaming put Castagna in place of Morris, what the hell was the manager thinking Grrr. Morris is the worst in the team for falls and mechanical issues, needs sorting! Thomas second to him. Apparently he's brilliant at cutting Laurence Rogers garden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Arthur54 said: You will love it, lovely little setting We did thank you. Lots of atmosphere made for an entertaining match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Sounded a really entertaining meeting with Plymouth showing great character to come from so far back to win it at the death. I'm sure the return leg at Perry Barr now has an extra edge because Birmingham will be seething at throwing the win away. Should be an excellent contest tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Another decent crowd and another perfect summers evening to watch it in. The sun blazed down throughout before disappearing behind the copse beyond the flyover. The track appeared to prove a little difficult for the riders early on, but some remedial work seemed to sort it. The latter half of the meeting it looked really smooth and there was more passing. Plymouth certainly have provided excitement and value for money to their fans this season with yet another last heat decider. This time, coming from behind when the Brummies looked certain winners mid meeting. Riss, looking fast and stylish and the battling Castagna looked particularly dangerous and with Chris Harris enjoying his return to the south west, the Brummies looked like running away with it Led by the outstanding Crump, this week, the “engine room” provided back up. Pedersen not quite having his gating gloves on this week. It really is a pleasure watching the 3 times world champion once again. Hopefully he will continue next season. I noted his son was assisting him in the pits...an absolute spit of his father with that familiar shock of ginger hair. The crowd seemed bigger than usual, undoubtedly swelled by the presence of Harris. He still remains one of the most exciting riders I have ever seen. He simply never gives up and is one of only a few riders these days that can execute the “dive bomb” inside pass. He did this brilliantly passing Bowtell, and in heat 15, Pedersen. For a second or two it looked possible that he would catch Crump, but his chase ended when Crumpie realised he had Harris on his tail, and he sped away. Harris repeatedly acknowledged his young family who were sat in the NHS stand, and he always speaks well on his Centre green interviews. Additionally, he is still a superb team man, and is first out of the pits, sprinting across to team mates that have come to grief. Plymouth have a fine set up and deserve the healthy crowds with the financial risks they have taken this season. The slow but sure development of Cook, Bowtell and Ruml have produced a competitive side and the recruitment of the shrewd and experienced Garry May has certainly helped. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, EnglishRoundabout said: Another decent crowd and another perfect summers evening to watch it in. The sun blazed down throughout before disappearing behind the copse beyond the flyover. The track appeared to prove a little difficult for the riders early on, but some remedial work seemed to sort it. The latter half of the meeting it looked really smooth and there was more passing. Plymouth certainly have provided excitement and value for money to their fans this season with yet another last heat decider. This time, coming from behind when the Brummies looked certain winners mid meeting. Riss, looking fast and stylish and the battling Castagna looked particularly dangerous and with Chris Harris enjoying his return to the south west, the Brummies looked like running away with it Led by the outstanding Crump, this week, the “engine room” provided back up. Pedersen not quite having his gating gloves on this week. It really is a pleasure watching the 3 times world champion once again. Hopefully he will continue next season. I noted his son was assisting him in the pits...an absolute spit of his father with that familiar shock of ginger hair. The crowd seemed bigger than usual, undoubtedly swelled by the presence of Harris. He still remains one of the most exciting riders I have ever seen. He simply never gives up and is one of only a few riders these days that can execute the “dive bomb” inside pass. He did this brilliantly passing Bowtell, and in heat 15, Pedersen. For a second or two it looked possible that he would catch Crump, but his chase ended when Crumpie realised he had Harris on his tail, and he sped away. Harris repeatedly acknowledged his young family who were sat in the NHS stand, and he always speaks well on his Centre green interviews. Additionally, he is still a superb team man, and is first out of the pits, sprinting across to team mates that have come to grief. Plymouth have a fine set up and deserve the healthy crowds with the financial risks they have taken this season. The slow but sure development of Cook, Bowtell and Ruml have produced a competitive side and the recruitment of the shrewd and experienced Garry May has certainly helped. Plymouth have surprised me ER they have been terrific value the three guys you mentioned have grown as the season has gone on.Crump is Crump a joy to watch odviously the glory days have gone but next year if he returns ( hope so) he will be stronger.Harris well he is a promoters dream so exciting to watch brilliant with the crowd gives everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummies23 Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 12 hours ago, Historian said: ht 14 everyone was screaming put Castagna in place of Morris, what the hell was the manager thinking Grrr. Morris is the worst in the team for falls and mechanical issues, needs sorting! Thomas second to him. Morris yes. But can’t blame Thomas. His young and scored well for Kent against Newcastle the other night. Rather have Thomas then Shane’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Is it only me that thinks the standard of the Referee's @ Plymouth this season have been very poor? I have been involved with speedway for 55 years & yes I have ridden a bike. Maybe the better quality referees don't want to travel this far south. With the Plymouth track being so small there should be a perfectly good view of all the track from the box. Maybe they need a few training days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Is it only me that thinks the standard of the Referee's @ Plymouth this season have been very poor? I have been involved with speedway for 55 years & yes I have ridden a bike. Maybe the better quality referees don't want to travel this far south. With the Plymouth track being so small there should be a perfectly good view of all the track from the box. Maybe they need a few training days. The referee making terrible decisions against Redcar was Jim McGregor so I don't think it comes down to "quality", they all can just be a bit rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 36 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Is it only me that thinks the standard of the Referee's @ Plymouth this season have been very poor? I have been involved with speedway for 55 years & yes I have ridden a bike. Maybe the better quality referees don't want to travel this far south. With the Plymouth track being so small there should be a perfectly good view of all the track from the box. Maybe they need a few training days. I was surprised Shanes was disqualified in the second incident with Morris, to me Morris fell in front of Shanes.. Shanes couldn't miss Morris's stricken machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedybee Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Deano said: I was surprised Shanes was disqualified in the second incident with Morris, to me Morris fell in front of Shanes.. Shanes couldn't miss Morris's stricken machine. We were very surprised that Keleher was chucked out for the last bend incident in Heat 3. Being on the apex of bends 3 /4 we were directly in line with a front-on view. No doubt in our opinion that Shanes barged his way through, taking ZK's line and caused Zane to fall. Otherwise, a thoroughly entertaining meeting with no shortage of passing. So good to see a sizeable crowd on a sunny evening (around 1000 I'd guess, given the promoters comments recently about having a hard-core of 700-800.. there were many more than usual). Excellent summer of racing at the Boniface Colosseum. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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