MB723 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Smith riding like he's been told there's a contract available, man of the match only out scored by Harris. Might be worth experimenting swapping Pearson and Starke at home, Pearson looking much more comfortable. Leon to me still not good enough, his 2 3rds were very nearly lasts and his 2 wins were heats he should be easily winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 5 minutes ago, MB723 said: Smith riding like he's been told there's a contract available, man of the match only out scored by Harris. Might be worth experimenting swapping Pearson and Starke at home, Pearson looking much more comfortable. Leon to me still not good enough, his 2 3rds were very nearly lasts and his 2 wins were heats he should be easily winning. Leon scored paid 10 from 4 rides which for your 3rd heat leader is more than acceptable. I agree he is still lacking speed but with our injury/suspension issues he is the least of our worries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cast1rn Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 Steve Worral looking good out the gates tonight and also think he had more passes tonight than he did in 3 seasons at Wimborne road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseq7 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 45 minutes ago, Gazc said: Leon scored paid 10 from 4 rides which for your 3rd heat leader is more than acceptable. I agree he is still lacking speed but with our injury/suspension issues he is the least of our worries. What caught my eye about Leon was that he wasn't very smooth. I sit at the 3rd bend and he seemed to be making a helluva lot of effort, whilst others, such as Jimmy P, appeared to be nice and smooth. Obviously I wasn't taping everyone and analysing them in detail, but it caught my eye. As the 3rd bend is my usual perch I must compliment the track staff on whatever they've done to the 3rd bend. The racing tonight was just fantastic. I didn't think Ashfield could get any better. Jeezo, that Ashton Boughen looks a prospect. He's a bit "watch him through yer fingers" but boy has the lad got some speed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 2 hours ago, Jaizer said: Wow didn't see that coming from smudge. Match winner and no mistake. Just a thought would gilkes and smith fit if worst case scenario needs to replace our reserves? Best wishes to ace hope not broken wrist as updates suggest. Strange decisions I thought from Oxford TM, hard to judge as wasn't there but not giving a 16 yo a ride for 6 heats when track would be very different seemed odd..as did replacing Killeen and not Atkins after the former had led bomber for 2.5 laps. Gilkes average is far higher than Glasgow's bottom 4, so no chance of him signing. I thought the same thing too about Boughen, by getting Killeen's minimum 3 rides "out of the way" Boughen had to go in 3 out of 4 races, probably tiring man & machine, so that wasn't clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 That was a great win, but it felt closer than a twelve points swing. I thought Masters and Nicholls looked untouchable at times. Masters had mechanical issues at Ashfield towards the end of last season too. Nightmare for him. That Flint and Starke pairing is doing exactly what is expected in terms of points, but I don’t know what it is; Flint doesn’t look comfortable around Ashfield and Starke appears to lack pace, rendering neither a threat to the rider ahead of them. Pijper versus Boughen in heat two was outstanding. 17 and 16 years-old respectively and they’re weaving in and out of one another. We’ll be watching them go toe-to-toe at a much higher level in the future, I’m sure. Best wishes to Pijper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB723 Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 2 hours ago, Gazc said: Leon scored paid 10 from 4 rides which for your 3rd heat leader is more than acceptable. I agree he is still lacking speed but with our injury/suspension issues he is the least of our worries. I only mentioned Flint because if Lee is banned we may be forced into very early team changes and him or Starke could be in danger of losing a spot (don't think it'd be fair on either), both need to be on their A game. Hope Lee is back and we can focus on getting all the riders comfortable instead of making any changes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 Turned into a terrific meeting after a slow start . We were helped by Masters' engine failure in heat 11 as he had looked untouchable until that point . But a 12 point lead , which looked unlikely after 7 heats , is in the fun zone . A decent lead to defend , but not unassailable. What can you say about Jack Smith that hasn't already been said ? Best I've ever seen him ride , and boy did we need it . Wishing young Ace a speedy recovery and the second leg should be a cracker . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 (edited) 7 hours ago, MB723 said: I only mentioned Flint because if Lee is banned we may be forced into very early team changes and him or Starke could be in danger of losing a spot (don't think it'd be fair on either), both need to be on their A game. Hope Lee is back and we can focus on getting all the riders comfortable instead of making any changes. Sign Smith if Complin gets banned, no need to drop anyone else (yet) Edited April 27 by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 12 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Seriously? Oxford are short of a HL atm. Really??? The same JJ that has struggled a lot so far that Oxford fans want him replaced by Riss. That JJ? Who wants him replaced ? As someone said you don’t go from a good rider to bad overnight and I am sure JJ will ride this out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 13 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Think you're gonna have to take that back! Turns out my pre-race analysis is about as accurate as my weather predictions - useless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 13 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Seriously? Oxford are short of a HL atm. Really??? The same JJ that has struggled a lot so far that Oxford fans want him replaced by Riss. That JJ? 48 minutes ago, Toady said: Who wants him replaced ? As someone said you don’t go from a good rider to bad overnight and I am sure JJ will ride this out. I've not seen any Oxford fans wanting him replaced because of his form. I merely pointed out with their averages going down, Riss would fit in place of Jenkins, so naturally Oxford fans would prefer Riss / a stronger team. Even if Jenkins was scoring his average, if a rider of Riss' calibre is available as a replacement & you want to win the league, easy decision to make imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted April 27 Author Report Share Posted April 27 Good result in the end. Thankfully tactical substitutes not allowed in the ko Cup or we could have been in real trouble! Also we need to remember that any home track advantage we had is gone thanks to the track changes. Like everyone else hope Ace is OK and can take his place in the 2nd leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 Glasgow big favourites to qualify now. Can't see them losing by more than 12 away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 On 4/26/2024 at 9:26 PM, lisa-colette said: Seriously? Oxford are short of a HL atm. Really??? The same JJ that has struggled a lot so far that Oxford fans want him replaced by Riss. That JJ? Remind me again which team won't the tie over two legs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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