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12.4.2024 - Scunny vs Plymouth KOC


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Hope the injured riders are ok, but that doesn’t make up for the horrendous battering we took, I appreciate what the Plymouth promotion do I really am grateful but how many punters will shell out for a pointless meeting next week for let’s be honest a trophy which we are going out in the first round again.

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52 minutes ago, Mike0310 said:

Hope the injured riders are ok, but that doesn’t make up for the horrendous battering we took, I appreciate what the Plymouth promotion do I really am grateful but how many punters will shell out for a pointless meeting next week for let’s be honest a trophy which we are going out in the first round again.

Mike was there no guest available ?

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From what I read  somewhere else riders wanted extortionate amounts to guest and guarantees I don’t get that as it’s a short season make your money while you can but it’s done now the result ain’t going to change well done Scunthorpe 

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9 hours ago, Essex said:

Mike was there no guest available ?

You wonder just how hard the Plymouth tried though, Berwick lost Lewis Kerr to injury on Thursday night, yet by Friday afternoon they had Richard Lawson booked as a guest.

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I would just like to say as a Sheffield fan who went because we didn't have a home match on Thursday I was well entertaned. I know the score looks like Plymouth to a beating but that was not the case. There was some good racing, lots of passing. Ben looped at the gate and had to withdraw from the meeting which was a shame as this put Plymouth a a great disadvantage especialy when you loose two heat leaders. The rest of the team didn't throw in the towel the stuck to the task but they were never going to get much against a quality team like Scunthorpe. As for Scunthorpe they are quality from top to bottom. Kyle is a bit of a concen as it seems he's not found his gateing gloves yet but he always gives 110%. The rider who realy stood out for me was Nathan. This is one to watch and if he manages to avoid injury I can see him putting two points on his avaerge this year. Take heart Plymouth fans with a full team and an attitude like that you will be no pushover

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2 hours ago, screm said:

You wonder just how hard the Plymouth tried though, Berwick lost Lewis Kerr to injury on Thursday night, yet by Friday afternoon they had Richard Lawson booked as a guest.

The answer has been given.

Extortionate amounts asked for and guarantees.

That'll be 4 figure, or near 4 figure sums and a minimum guarantee that's more PL level than CL.

That's a problem that has been there for years, Heat Leaders used to money the Sport can't afford any more and massive credit to Plymouth for not taking the sort of risks that have seen other clubs fall by the wayside.

Hopefully Plymouth can start their season enxt week after a drier spell and at least start getting some Home Match receipts in to their coffers.

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29 minutes ago, Biffa said:

So what happened to Anders Rowe? Was named in the preview as a guest but didn’t ride. Sorry if I’ve missed an explanation somewhere

Damaged his foot on Thursday apparently! (At least that was the reason given!)

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3 hours ago, screm said:

You wonder just how hard the Plymouth tried though, Berwick lost Lewis Kerr to injury on Thursday night, yet by Friday afternoon they had Richard Lawson booked as a guest.

Don't forget there was 6 teams racing on Friday, but just 2 on Saturday, so Berwick had more riders to choose from (plus more points). 

Regardless I applaud Plymouth for not paying out what they can't afford & risking the future of the club if riders are asking for big fees to guest.

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13 hours ago, Mike0310 said:

Hope the injured riders are ok, but that doesn’t make up for the horrendous battering we took, I appreciate what the Plymouth promotion do I really am grateful but how many punters will shell out for a pointless meeting next week for let’s be honest a trophy which we are going out in the first round again.

Possibly the best time to race this fixture, as opening meetings tend to get decent crowds with the fans having been starved of action over the winter. Plus they'll be the curiosity of how the new track will ride?

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To be honest, with the team put out by Plymouth, it was a score I expected but the performance of Plymouths riders made it very hard work, non more so of the maximums of Tofty & Allen. First time we have had dust for a while probably due to the warm weather we have had up here these last few days drying the track out too much plus altering the track surface with a couple of grades(something not normally done).

Get well soon Nathan & other riders suffering knocks.

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6 hours ago, Skidder1 said:

Damaged his foot on Thursday apparently! (At least that was the reason given!)

Indeed he did, got it momentarily stuck under his footrest at the end of one of his races and looked in a bit of pain hobbling back into the pits. Although he did win heat 12 after that.

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