Peterborough v Ippo 27/3

[IainB]

7 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Why? If the track dimensions change, that can only hurt the home team! Granted they've not got much home track advantage this early in the season. 

Even if Ipswich were unhappy, what's the alternative, race on a track that's more dangerous due to a spongy inside line or cancelling it with thousands in the stands?

It would of added a bit of spice to a local derby... gets the crowd going!

[klstarsfan]

People may say dont look too much into last nights result, but reserves apart Ipswich do have a good team. As said many times other teams are gonna need to have a fair lead before heat 13. Reminds me of 2000/2001 at Kings Lynn.

[Arch Stanton]

21 minutes ago, Gavan said:

No not at all …. I just wouldn’t have expected him to have done much against Doyle and Emil in 13 and 15 …. Just an opinion 

I can see where you’re coming from, I’d have fancied Emil and Doyle as well but Pedersen is obviously capable so we’ll never really know. We won by 6 in the end so even with Pedersen it would have been tight either way so a good opening away performance from the Witches. 

1 minute ago, klstarsfan said:

Some good racing last night, Emil a class above the rest. 
Basso looking good but prone to making the odd mistake.

good return from Hans which sort of went under the radar for me. 

Yes a good couple of wins for Hans is a positive for Peterborough. Bit disappointing from Iversen though. Six rides and didn’t take one Chequered flag although did team with Andersen for a 5-1. They’re going to need more from him. Basso is a good rider and is strong at home, but you can’t rely on him scoring 13+ at home most meetings. Don’t think he’s that level at least not yet. 

[Pinny]

51 minutes ago, Gavan said:

No not at all …. I just wouldn’t have expected him to have done much against Doyle and Emil in 13 and 15 …. Just an opinion 

Its a fair enough shout , however I was just stating on my post that both Emil and Doyle had already been beaten by Basso on the night and Pedersen popping out the gate and beating them was possible. 
 

have to look at the team moral taking effect when losing their number 1 in the first race... same as when a team has a top player red carded in footy... heads go down instantly. 
 

Id be slightly worried about Iversens form too - i rate him as one of my favourite riders of all time due to his Newport connections but think he may have had one knock too many. 

[Bagpuss]

2 minutes ago, Pinny said:

Its a fair enough shout , however I was just stating on my post that both Emil and Doyle had already been beaten by Basso on the night and Pedersen popping out the gate and beating them was possible. 
 

have to look at the team moral taking effect when losing their number 1 in the first race... same as when a team has a top player red carded in footy... heads go down instantly. 
 

Id be slightly worried about Iversens form too - i rate him as one of my favourite riders of all time due to his Newport connections but think he may have had one knock too many. 

That is a good point.

Essentially P'boro have lost a close meeting in the last heat without their number one against a strong side, I wouldn't be too downhearted or disappointed.

 

[Col]

37 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

Bit disappointing from Iversen though. Six rides and didn’t take one Chequered flag although did team with Andersen for a 5-1.

Iversen did very well to avoid Andersen a couple of times in that heat, Iversen was covering the chasing rider (King? I think) keeping the Witch behind him and the slower Andersen in front of him.  Andersen cut across him a couple times.

[IainB]

What could have very nearly turned into a farce last night was fortunately saved by the Speedway with some cracking action served up especially by the big returning "stars", each one of them being in the thick of the action and even young Joe Thompson making a pass to grab a crucial third.

It's good that I can start my 46th season watching the sport and still see something new with whitelinegate, Speedway truly is the sport that keeps on giving . British Speedway were so proud of it they post a video of a rider clearly with both wheels over the line and not excluded for it!

What's the deal with Edwin Overland? Has he retired or not been asked back? Is he still doing Lynn? He's been a fixture at the Showground for as long as I can remember. Didn't seem the same without him.

Finally, it looks like many people didn't get the memo about the change of team colours with all the signage around the place still being in Red & Black... and Mr & Mrs Panther need a trip to the pet pamper parlour for a purple rinse 

[Aries]

2 hours ago, Noodles said:

It took Emil two laps to get past Jenkins in his first ride and he went on to have a decent night. 

It did, but would have been far sooner without the nudge from Iversen that sent Emil in to no man’s land and cost him so much ground which he very quickly made back up again. He was far and away the fastest rider there. Gated poorly in his one defeat and was stone last before making his way through traffic and still almost caught Basso at the end. Thought Emil’s gating was pretty sluggish most of the night with one or two exceptions. 

Edited March 28, 2023 by Aries

[cowboy cookie returns?]

11 hours ago, Bald Bloke said:

I bet you would be blowing smoke up his a*** if he was a Panther this season

At one point Bassoracingfan was convinced that Emil was going to Peterborough, then it was Laguna 

[Bagpuss]

50 minutes ago, iainb said:

What could have very nearly turned into a farce last night was fortunately saved by the Speedway with some cracking action served up especially by the big returning "stars", each one of them being in the thick of the action and even young Joe Thompson making a pass to grab a crucial third.

It's good that I can start my 46th season watching the sport and still see something new with whitelinegate, Speedway truly is the sport that keeps on giving . British Speedway were so proud of it they post a video of a rider clearly with both wheels over the line and not excluded for it!

What's the deal with Edwin Overland? Has he retired or not been asked back? Is he still doing Lynn? He's been a fixture at the Showground for as long as I can remember. Didn't seem the same without him.

Finally, it looks like many people didn't get the memo about the change of team colours with all the signage around the place still being in Red & Black... and Mr & Mrs Panther need a trip to the pet pamper parlour for a purple rinse 

Apparently he's packed in the announcing at Lynn & Peterborough due to his health which is a real shame, I started going to Lynn in the late seventies as a toddler and can only ever remember his voice as he regular announcer. Don't know if he's going to continue doing Peterborough United.

EDIT seems he packed in the football at the end of last season.

Edited March 28, 2023 by Bagpuss

[Aries]

Oh and despite what one or two predicted on here over the winter, I didn’t hear one boo or negative reaction to Sayfutdinov. In fact, the bloke was warmly applauded at the end by the majority or Peterborough supporters who despite being disappointed by defeat, acknowledged class when they saw it which was good to see. 

Edited March 28, 2023 by Aries

[geoff100]

I hope peterboro arnt going to do a " kennett" with "nikki" and use r/r rest of season !

[Purplepanthernotred]

May only be the first meeting but tonight’s performance from worrall sums up what I think he’ll achieve this season at Peterborough. Not a good enough rider to take up 6.15 of the team limit. I sat there last night saying too those who I went with if he gates he’s fine but if not forget it, I’m trying too scratch my brains too if I’ve ever actually been too a meeting and seen him pass anyone??? I’d expect his average to be little over 5 come the end of the season. Hope buster shoulders the blame for it as he was the one that wanted him in 

[Arch Stanton]

12 minutes ago, Purplepanthernotred said:

May only be the first meeting but tonight’s performance from worrall sums up what I think he’ll achieve this season at Peterborough. Not a good enough rider to take up 6.15 of the team limit. I sat there last night saying too those who I went with if he gates he’s fine but if not forget it, I’m trying too scratch my brains too if I’ve ever actually been too a meeting and seen him pass anyone??? I’d expect his average to be little over 5 come the end of the season. Hope buster shoulders the blame for it as he was the one that wanted him in 

That’s been his average for the last few years, that’s why I thought he looked a poor signing purely because his average over 6 looks a little expensive. He’s not a bad rider by any means, and he may well hold that 6 point average if he’s kept on. He’ll have a few tracks where he’ll gate and do ok on. 

Edited March 28, 2023 by Arch Stanton

[Haza]

29 minutes ago, geoff100 said:

I hope peterboro arnt going to do a " kennett" with "nikki" and use r/r rest of season !

That crossed my mind as well and didn’t similar happen with Vaculvik at Leicester a few season ago crashed in his first race and was never seen again - time will tell I guess . 

[TTT]

3 minutes ago, Purplepanthernotred said:

May only be the first meeting but tonight’s performance from worrall sums up what I think he’ll achieve this season at Peterborough. Not a good enough rider to take up 6.15 of the team limit. I sat there last night saying too those who I went with if he gates he’s fine but if not forget it, I’m trying too scratch my brains too if I’ve ever actually been too a meeting and seen him pass anyone??? I’d expect his average to be little over 5 come the end of the season. Hope buster shoulders the blame for it as he was the one that wanted him in 

Couple of more stinkers and then he'll be gone Early/Mid May imo.

Buster will only be able to dodge a couple of more bullets until Rob Lyon and Michael Tomalin start getting vocal because neither of them wanted Worrall to begin with.

Purely here due to Buster throwing his weight around in a classic case of jobs for the boys so Worrall has to perform for Buster to save face in the long run.

2 hours ago, Najjer said:

What’s the odds on Pedersen doing the same?

Not yet he won't but one more crash in Britain that rules him out of another meeting and then I think he'll start having some serious thoughts about continuing tbh.

Been under the knife one too many times to a point where his body cant take any kind of hit/bump anymore which is perfectly understandable, Doesn't need the money either so his health will always be the driving force behind any decision that Nicki makes.

Obviously he's determined to make it work at Peterborough otherwise he wouldn't have signed in the first place but if it comes to a point where his body eventually tells him no then he won't fight on imo.

[BluPanther]

A top two of Pedersen and NKI was never going to be the answer, their careers are only going one way...

[Purplepanthernotred]

37 minutes ago, TTT said:

Couple of more stinkers and then he'll be gone Early/Mid May imo.

Buster will only be able to dodge a couple of more bullets until Rob Lyon and Michael Tomalin start getting vocal because neither of them wanted Worrall to begin with.

Purely here due to Buster throwing his weight around in a classic case of jobs for the boys so Worrall has to perform for Buster to save face in the long run.

Not yet he won't but one more crash in Britain that rules him out of another meeting and then I think he'll start having some serious thoughts about continuing tbh.

Been under the knife one too many times to a point where his body cant take any kind of hit/bump anymore which is perfectly understandable, Doesn't need the money either so his health will always be the driving force behind any decision that Nicki makes.

Obviously he's determined to make it work at Peterborough otherwise he wouldn't have signed in the first place but if it comes to a point where his body eventually tells him no then he won't fight on imo.

Hope you are right mate else we are in the sh*t 

[FishersGate]

I wouldn't panic if I was a panthers fan. I will admit I didn't see them getting near the play offs just cause of the high chance of injuries. The team on paper is quite good to be honest. I like the reserve pairing. Basso is on the up. Plus experience at the top. Richie worrall is a good speedway rider. You sign him for being a solid rider. That's it. His ideal spot is at reserve or number 4. I think you will get some good meetings still with him. Stick with Richie just purely because he will get some big points away from home. 

[bigcatdiary]

3 hours ago, klstarsfan said:

I was on the first/second bend, the track was not soft and no hole! It was super grippy. Dont think Nicki was expecting quite as much grip, sat back on the bike to fire out of the corner, lifted then got out of control and into the fence.

Nicki was complaining before the match started that it was too grippy which is why they changed the white line, their was definitely a rut on the exit of bend two which most of the Panthers team collected at some point during the match, and all of them lost points and ground because of it.

The track clearly wasn’t at its best and with the loss of Pedersen and the other woes, Ipswich took advantage, it’s not the end of the world and it’s still early doors, the meeting itself wasn’t too bad all things considered, the crowd was pretty exceptional though with spectators from various clubs and not just Peterborough and Ipswich.

No panic just yet.

 

Edited March 28, 2023 by bigcatdiary