Sheffield Tigers Speedway [Archive]

mh01

25-02-2009, 08:56

what are your predictions for the forthcoming season? i reckon its make or break time for cooper & parsons theyve had more than enough time to settle in & theyre not producing on a consistent basis. i can understand why machin has kept them for another season with their averages & loyalty but theyve really gotta step up a gear this season or the fans will turn on them like they did with ben wilson. theres no room for complacency now. the leagues getting stronger year on year so over to you tigers! good luck for the season!

Who's Winnin

10-03-2009, 11:36

great to see another speedway fan on here.

I think we are in for a very good season and have the potential to win back some silverware.

1. Ricky Ashworth - his dream in becoming captain has now being realised and when he has had the role before his performances were first class so this season i reckon Ricky will step up and lead by example.

2. Joel Parsons - Joel i know is determined to make his mark this season and push for a heatleader spot, he just needs to be more consistent and he will achieve his goal.

3. Richard Hall - one of my favourites and was gutted he got dropped other year but he is back and will push Ricky hard all year for that number one spot.

4. Paul Cooper - same as Joel and will be aiming for a heatleader spot, Cooper is a fans favourite but still needs to put in a great season and get the average he is capable of !

5. Richie Hawkins - returning from injury and returning back to Sheffield, Hawkins is more than capable of landing a heatleader spot and he will be determined to make up for lost time.

6. Josh Auty - took a bit of a step back last season with Redcar, but returns to Sheffield and this will no doubt reignite his career !

7. Chris Mills - This is a massive signing and the one that i think has given us a chance of winning back the Premier League, Mills is more than capable of pushing for a spot in the main body of team like Auty !

Overall our strength in depth is vital and will give us a serious chance this season but it will be tough as there are at least 6 teams i think who are capable of winning the league.

First meeting is this sunday at 6pm, it is the 80th anniversary of Sheffield Speedway and also the meeting is in memory of Darren and Sharon Boocock who died in a road accident last year.

trans

10-03-2009, 21:38

Wish I could be so optimistic all I will say on paper yes they should win the league.
Ashworth- not performed to his potential yet and I can't see him changing.
Parsons- too hit and miss
Auty- got to get rid of his attitude
Paul Cooper - Nice guy got to do more in being professional with his machinery turns up with it scruffy.
Chris Mills - unknown other than he once had an atitude with the Sheffield fans on the first bend (has he got a red mist)
Richard Hall- Is he on the down hill slope after the elite
Ritchie Hawkins- Would like to see him do well.
Or do poor

czechroman

12-03-2009, 20:46

Will be better at reserve no doubt, however i think it looks poorest sheffield team since mid 90s. It all went wrong when the 'big last signing' hynek stichaeur couldnt commit to all the matches blowing it out the window, so they had to sign a bit of a desperate signing in ritchie hawkins. Probably finish mid table again if im honest, too many way too inconsistant, injury prone riders in 1 team.

Who's Winnin

13-03-2009, 17:48

not a desperate signing at all, much better than that hynek would have been without doubt !

patkinson

13-03-2009, 19:05

Come on you Tigers!

czechroman

14-03-2009, 18:42

not a desperate signing at all, much better than that hynek would have been without doubt !

Hmm not sure on that never seen him ride in uk. Dont think the starting 7 will be the 7 that finish imo. Entertainment wise they should be good, results wise, very inconsitant. Looking at the teams in pl the best all round imo is edinburgh again. Solid and riders for all tracks. Rajokowski at reserve is good for them.

mh01

14-03-2009, 20:27

i quite fancy workington aswel as edinburgh best wishes to roynan 4 a speedy recovery by the way

czechroman

14-03-2009, 23:41

i quite fancy workington aswel as edinburgh best wishes to roynan 4 a speedy recovery by the way

Yeah terrible whats happened to him. Good top 3 for worky however the opposite to sheffield, poor bottom end will cost them. Still say edinburgh look the best with a good balance, jonansson if he comits more to uk will probably be top dog in this years pl.

mh01

14-03-2009, 23:52

Yeah terrible whats happened to him. Good top 3 for worky however the opposite to sheffield, poor bottom end will cost them. Still say edinburgh look the best with a good balance, jonansson if he comits more to uk will probably be top dog in this years pl.i said in the op the leagues gettin stronger year on year, with sheffields resources we should really be there or there abouts every year we really should step upto the plate every year & make a name for ourselves, all this depends on injuries of course . im still with machin when it comes to staying in the premier league cos unless sky change from there monday night live slot then sheffield wont get the benefit that other elite teams would which is a shame cos sheffield is in the top 5 in the country when it comes to providing a great spectacle,product & promotion of the sport etc

czechroman

15-03-2009, 01:18

i said in the op the leagues gettin stronger year on year, with sheffields resources we should really be there or there abouts every year we really should step upto the plate every year & make a name for ourselves, all this depends on injuries of course . im still with machin when it comes to staying in the premier league cos unless sky change from there monday night live slot then sheffield wont get the benefit that other elite teams would which is a shame cos sheffield is in the top 5 in the country when it comes to providing a great spectacle,product & promotion of the sport etc

Stadium is one of the best tbh, if the top league was in better state they should be there imo. Sheffield have never been the same since sean wilson left, they dont have that clout about them they had when he was there, a good captain and leader. Bring back roman matousek i say, the riders today dont even scrape the surface him and shawn moran was at owlerton:thumbsup::cool:

mh01

15-03-2009, 01:21

Stadium is one of the best tbh, if the top league was in better state they should be there imo. Sheffield have never been the same since sean wilson left, they dont have that clout about them they had when he was there, a good captain and leader. Bring back roman matousek i say, the riders today dont even scrape the surface him and shawn moran was at owlerton:thumbsup::cool:yeah good riders in there time, the only 3 we have that may come near them for entertainment are ashworth,hall & cooper when they are on form & in the mood they are excellent to watch

mh01

15-03-2009, 01:27

we definatly need ashworth to give the spirit of sean wilson, rickys been wanting the captaincy 4 a while so now he needs to up his tempo in the pits & show some of wilsons outstanding enthusiasm, we shouldnt be too bad if ricky goes down that route he just seems a little too quiet 4 the job which is a shame cos hes great in the pits when it comes to helping riders with there set ups etc he needs that extra get up & go oomph about him

mh01

15-03-2009, 01:56

theyre expecting a bumper crowd for tonights meeting sunday 15th at 6pm so get there early!

Who's Winnin

15-03-2009, 08:54

mh01

15-03-2009, 08:58

Ricky Ashworth will be a great captain, if he converts his on track energy into the pits i dont think we will have too much problem, totally agree regarding the Elite League, id love to see the top boys in action but its just not viable at the moment but hopefully one day it is and one day we will see the tigers lift the Elite League crown.yeah that would be great lifting the elite crown, im not pulling ricky down cos i know him personally, he just needs to show the enthusiasm & get up & go attitude towards his team mates like the prawn did he stood for no nonsense & gave it to them very strong, it worked well for the tigers. so come on ricky were all behind you!

mp82

16-03-2009, 16:46

czechroman

16-03-2009, 18:04

mh01

16-03-2009, 18:13

To be honest I think Sheffield would have been better taking the jump in to the elite they would probably attract a even better following and some quality riders.

BUT as for this season I rate sheffield's chances but I think they will struggle away from Owlertonthat means a lot of racing on a monday night because of sky tv & according to machin the attendances would drop so unless sky did coverage of our home matches on a thursday night or sunday we would suffer immensely & im led to believe the stadium owners wont let us do monday nights cos they have dog racing during the day which wouldnt give us the time to properly prepare the track. a track under prepared at owlerton makes 4 bad racing none of us want that do we? the elite league & speedway in general would all love to see the tigers in the elite but until sky come up with a deal or package that is suitable to all those taking part, then we should carry on as we are. ie good crowds good management good track & facilities & hopefully a silverware winning team this season. theres no-one more than neil machin works harder to get speedway up at the forefront of sport in terms of getting the coverage it deserves & promoting the tigers in every way possible. the mans a great ambassador for speedway & in particular everything he does when it comes to the tigers & sheffield long may niel & the tigers continue.

mh01

17-03-2009, 03:15

czechroman

20-03-2009, 22:11

next home meeting sunday 22nd march at home to scunthorpe 6pm start. oaps £10 under 16s £5 under 12s free £13 adults family tickets are available at the gate. be there folks its cheaper than going to football & you get longer & more entertainment for your money! come on tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will go to it. They took a surprising thumping at a track they tend to ride well. Still early but i really think they will struggle , particualrly away this year. They really could do with another heateader imo, its just too light weight in the middle order to scare other teams.

mh01

22-03-2009, 00:10

Will go to it. They took a surprising thumping at a track they tend to ride well. Still early but i really think they will struggle , particualrly away this year. They really could do with another heateader imo, its just too light weight in the middle order to scare other teams.i went last night to watch them at scunny, they were atrocious to say the least barring hally. i'll post the scorers in a mo

mh01

22-03-2009, 00:25

scunthorpe 60 tigers 32 scunny scorers howe 8 lambert 6+1 wilkinson 10 bergstrom 8+3 karlsson 13+1 hart 11+1 bekker 4+2 tigers scorers ashworth 3 parsons 7 cooper 2 hawkins 2 hall 12 mills 3+1 auty 3+1. given that this was the 1st meeting of the season as a team & it was away im not gonna slate them too much cos its early days. there is massive room for improvement as the season gets underway. i cant see us making up the deficit in sundays return leg but we shall see how the team can pull together & see if they have any early team spirit

SpeedwayDan

22-03-2009, 20:31

I think we'll struggle away from home, once again we've got alot of big fast track specialists, who will bang the scores in at Owlerton, but will struggle elsewhere.

A succesful speedway team relies on two good heat leaders to keep scoring the points they're expected to (keep their average) and for the other riders to score a few more and to increase their average.

Auty if he can discover a little bit more form and confidence could increase his scoring this season, but i can't see any of the others doing so.

Are any of you attending next weeks Benevolent meeting ? should be a good one.

czechroman

22-03-2009, 21:45

Well hawkins was good tonight, match winner imo. Parsons looked slow, cooper was pretty poor. Hall was steady, auty good outside blast however awfull gater and could struggle away with starts like that. Mills was average at best,nothing special. Overall decent start for sheff to win, very good start for hawkins, but rest itll be pretty much how i expect, up and down. Edinburgh away will be fun in a fortnight:help:

mh01

22-03-2009, 23:16

mh01

22-03-2009, 23:48

sheffield 50- asworth 14-hawkins 10- auty 9- hall 8-parsons 5+1 -mills 3+1 cooper 1+1 scunthorpe hart 9, bergstrom 9, howe 8, wilkinson 7, karllson 4, lambert 2 ,bekker 1 overall score scunny 100 tiger 82, still 2or4 riders riding well below expectation even on there favoured track

czechroman

24-03-2009, 12:58

Hmm, rumour now sheffields signing a new teenage polish rider , esme klopp:huh: (dont ask me). Apparently was at owlerton sunday and was impressed. Saw (if it was deffo him) riding after the match, had black and yellow kevlars on. I cant see it myself but there you go.:huh::suspect:

Another twist, the guy going under the name 'esme klopp' looks very like german kevin wolbert. Maybe a recomendation from rob kessler or ex tiger mirko wolter?

mh01

27-03-2009, 22:21

czechroman

27-03-2009, 22:28

dont forget this coming sundays event is the speedway riders benevolent fund meeting with some excellent riders on display & a blast of the past riders challenge. it makes for a excellent meeting. times and riders confirmed will be posted shortly

Only 1 winner, jason crump!. By far the best rider there. Always done well there ever since he forst came in 1993:cool:

mh01

27-03-2009, 23:55

Only 1 winner, jason crump!. By far the best rider there. Always done well there ever since he forst came in 1993:cool:a big possibility but the tacks more suited to leigh adams & scotty nicholls & a few others prefer our big track

czechroman

28-03-2009, 23:47

a big possibility but the tacks more suited to leigh adams & scotty nicholls & a few others prefer our big track

True but crumpy takes some stopping at sheff, dont see hall or ashowrth stopping him tbh:cool::hihi:

mh01

29-03-2009, 00:10

True but crumpy takes some stopping at sheff, dont see hall or ashowrth stopping him tbh:cool::hihi:i fancy adams or crump probly adams he rides big tracks evry week where as crumpy doesnt so i think thats where adams advantage is

czechroman

29-03-2009, 00:31

i fancy adams or crump probly adams he rides big tracks evry week where as crumpy doesnt so i think thats where adams advantage is

Both are great riders, however im going to stick my neck out and say crumpy still. I remember even in 1996 when it was 1 league he would have had a 21 max there but for an ef, so it shows how dominant he has been at sheffield after all these years. Adams is good at sheff, however i dont think he was as good when he came with arena essex, the same era time. Also remember greg bartlett beating him there.:cool:

mh01

29-03-2009, 00:40

Both are great riders, however im going to stick my neck out and say crumpy still. I remember even in 1996 when it was 1 league he would have had a 21 max there but for an ef, so it shows how dominant he has been at sheffield after all these years. Adams is good at sheff, however i dont think he was as good when he came with arena essex, the same era time. Also remember greg bartlett beating him there.:cool:scotty nicholls is no lightweight on a big track & a dark horse if he@s on form could be steady he rides sheffield very well its wether he's up 4 the challenge

SpeedwayDan

29-03-2009, 01:22

Crump will win it, no doubt about it.

mh01

29-03-2009, 02:40

im definatly with the aussies adams and crumpy nicholls third

czechroman

29-03-2009, 09:56

scotty nicholls is no lightweight on a big track & a dark horse if he@s on form could be steady he rides sheffield very well its wether he's up 4 the challenge

stead isnt there hes in poland, its davey watt now

mh01

30-03-2009, 13:20

im definatly with the aussies adams and crumpy nicholls thirdthere you go i said adams would win, crumpy second shame about my third prediction but a well earned third for woffy

SpeedwayDan

30-03-2009, 15:42

Well done on predicting the correct winner and second placed riders mh01, Leigh deserved the win.

Tai really does look better everytime i see him race:cool:

mh01

01-04-2009, 00:23

Well done on predicting the correct winner and second placed riders mh01, Leigh deserved the win.

Tai really does look better everytime i see him race:cool:i remember the day he was born. i were mechanicing for the carr brothers when his dad told us his mrs was expecting, who'd have thought he'd have won british under 18 & 21 finals, conference & premier riders championships at 17yrs old eh?

mh01

03-04-2009, 10:10

good result last night but not a big enough lead to take back upto edinburgh tonight i dont think

Sweatshopboy

03-04-2009, 14:15

good result last night but not a big enough lead to take back upto edinburgh tonight i dont think
mh have you got score and scorers please, thanks.

czechroman

03-04-2009, 22:46

Did ok tonight at edinburgh, although most came from auty (16).
Although parsons 0 cooper 1 and hawkins 3 was the weak links.
Resrerves got 21 tonight yet still lost. Think when cooper goes to reserve it will make them weaker has he looks quite poor so far this year.
Im not at all convinced with this team, although the racing was excellent last night. Can see the first home defeat next week when the bears come full of sheffield specialists. Id say 43-47.:loopy:

mh01

04-04-2009, 03:34

mh have you got score and scorers please, thanks.tigers 50 - hall 11+1 ashworth 10 auty 9+1 parsons 7 hawkins 5+1 mills 5+1 cooper 1+1 edinburgh 39 jonasson 12+1 fisher 8 rajkowski 7 tully 6 wethers 3 summers 2+1 stoddart 1 FRIDAY SCORES edinburgh 53 wethers 12+1 fisher 11+1 tully 8+2 rajkowski 8 jonasson 7+1 summers 6+1 stoddart 1+1 TIGERS 39 auty 16 ashworth 8 hall 6 mills 5+1 hawkins 3 cooper 1+1 parsons 0

mh01

04-04-2009, 03:48

czechroman

04-04-2009, 17:06

although we were close over the 2 legs i must say we raced rather well against last seasons league winners buy i cant help going back to my early season post where i said cooper & parsons had got to get off to a flyer & make a real impact for the team, the fans And more so for themselves. they both really have to get there fingers out of there backsides & stop being complacent. ok parsons had a half decent night thursday scoring 7, but he's been here long enough to know thats not good enough it was poor in my eyes for such an experienced rider round owlerton. Cooper was way off the pace yet again on thursday and failed miserably scoring 3+2 its simply not good enough for 2 experienced riders to be letting the team down. as for the away leg friday night what a shambles the pair of them were the scores are in my previous post atrocious to say the least.if we are to fight for any trophys this year they had better watch there backs cooper & parsons as iv heard the management already have a rider lined up just waiting to get his chance

Thing is cooper scored 3+2 yet most were gifts when they fell off or an ef!. I cant work parsons out, i thought hed have been better tbh but so far hes looked average at the very best. Newcastle sunday where i dont expect much, although cooper did well last year so we will see there. I can still see the 1st home defeat next week with redcar in town, havelock, kessler, stoney, wilson and ty proctor all could be dangerous at owlerton, add in benji compton and it looks a very hard match for a very inconsistent sheffield side currently.

czechroman

05-04-2009, 21:46

Great win tonight for sheffield, 39-50! mills 14. However cooper 0 r r n/s, is poor. Some one says hugh skidmoore looks good could he be in the frame to replace cooper if this rider whos waiting or even andrew moore. :confused:

mh01

05-04-2009, 23:40

5th april NEWCATLE 39 branney 9 boxall 9 king 8+1 larsen 7 sneddon 5+1 leverington 1+1 wortman 0 SHEFFIELD TIGERS ashworth 14+1 mills 14+1 auty 6+1 parsons 6+1 hawkins 5 cooper 0 a fine away win & as czechroman said cooper scored 0 yet again i think time is fast running out for cooper even at such a early stage of the season

mh01

06-04-2009, 04:04

czechroman

06-04-2009, 09:27

didnt some1 say a polish lads been practicing after meetings?

:Dwell im not sure if thats true or not, some said it esme klopp, however i think that is a wind up. However in the programme it did say happy birthday to esme klopp:hihi:.
Coopers been lucky tonight with sheffield winning, covering up another bad night. However the first time they lose and hes done bad people will point the finger.
When/if he goes to reserve if hes not sorted his bikes etc, it will be a blow for the team as i cannot see him getting 14 and 16 away.

mh01

08-04-2009, 06:17

just been reading redcars write ups ready for thursday night, the top 5 arent doing too bad but thereserves are struggling somewhat so if we ride the same riders in the same order as last 2 weeks then i think we might just scrape throughwith a 10-15 point advantage to take up there on friday

czechroman

08-04-2009, 08:17

Hmm im not convinced still even after sunday. Coopers obviously having a mare at the moment, parsons still isnt 'on it', however id say sheffs reserves should well outscore the bears. However there top 5 looks full of owlerton specialists, 2 ex number 1s stoney and robbie. I expect it to be very close say no more than 48-42, however i wouldnt be shocked if the bears won this 43-47:suspect:

mh01

08-04-2009, 13:33

i think they will be up 4 it cooper & parsons will have been told to get there act together asap or else, although redcar have specialists round our track i think there just slightly off the pace & too "only know 1 race line" round owlerton ie havvy & wilson so we should be on a winner against them 2 aswel as reserves & im not convinced of kessler scoring more than 7

czechroman

08-04-2009, 15:22

Well either way, hopefully it will be another cracker racing wise, and the weathers good.
Also want to see this hugh skidmore trial, supposed to be good and a possible sheff target?

SpeedwayDan

08-04-2009, 17:29

Skidmore ? What an apt name for a speedway rider:hihi:

mh01

08-04-2009, 18:48

sounds like a april fool wind up to me- you skid more

czechroman

08-04-2009, 21:31

He is 18 years old, australian, NSW champion. He is a real rider, well more real than our esme:huh:
What a name though for speedway:hihi:

czechroman

09-04-2009, 21:07

mh01

09-04-2009, 21:18

:hihi:ooopppss, sheff was outclassed totally!, biggest home defeat since 1996?.
Coops and more so parsons awfull no other words!:loopy:i'll eat me words m8! i got the 10-15 point prediction right just to the wrong team! if machin dunt sack 1 or 2 particularly coops & parsons then after what the supporters were saying tonight there gonna lose a hell of a lot of fans. iv spoke to several riders tonight who wernt racing & 2 of them said "good riders will not ride for machin" so whats that telling you? that was the worst meeting ive ever seen in 33yr of speedway, gutless , spineless , characterless, atrocious utter garbage. 2 race wins all night is diabolical!

czechroman

09-04-2009, 21:37

i'll eat me words m8! i got the 10-15 point prediction right just to the wrong team! if machin dunt sack 1 or 2 particularly coops & parsons then after what the supporters were saying tonight there gonna lose a hell of a lot of fans. iv spoke to several riders tonight who wernt racing & 2 of them said "good riders will not ride for machin" so whats that telling you? that was the worst meeting ive ever seen in 33yr of speedway, gutless , spineless , characterless, atrocious utter garbage. 2 race wins all night is diabolical!

Did say i thought it would be home defeat, but not as easy as that for bears. Thing is, as i said it is an inconsistant team. Great one minute, awfull the next. One thing i will say, great win at diamonds, however cooper still got 0, and parsons 6 beating once sneddon, other time wortmann!. Now similar tonight, except the reserves didnt bail them out like at newcastle!. Now when coops is at reserves:help:
Also remeber the early 90s, losing quite a lot

mh01

09-04-2009, 21:55

Did say i thought it would be home defeat, but not as easy as that for bears. Thing is, as i said it is an inconsistant team. Great one minute, awfull the next. One thing i will say, great win at diamonds, however cooper still got 0, and parsons 6 beating once sneddon, other time wortmann!. Now similar tonight, except the reserves didnt bail them out like at newcastle!. Now when coops is at reserves:help:
Also remeber the early 90s, losing quite a loti said when i started this thread coops & parsons should be in the last chance saloon, if machin doesnt "kick them out" or give them a ultimatum of "spend some decent money on equipment now -youve got 6wks to rescue your season" then were on a certain loser im giving hawkins & mills the benefit of boubt for the moment. it annoys me how many riders turn upto our meetings & wont ride for us or machin wont pay them decent money to ride for us. i know times are hard but machins got to be more flexible with his rider budget, if other smaller teams less well supported than us can afford them, then so can we. just look at the amount of assets weve got who are riding elsewhere it puzzles me & the majority of fans as to why. but as 2 riders said tonight, "good riders wont ride for us while machins in charge"! i dont mind defeat but to lose in that fashion is completely unacceptable

czechroman

09-04-2009, 22:00

mh01

09-04-2009, 22:16

Well ive not seen a sheffield team at home look so bad. Ok not many teams will come packed with owlerton specialists. However it was almost too easy for redcar tonight. Ironically remember 1 sunday afternoon in 1994 when middlesborugh aka redcar, won 37-56 without a sheffield rider registering a heat winner!, nearly as bad as that:huh:i remember it i was mechanicing! iv always got on with machin & been 1 of his biggest supporters but theres no excuse for tonight & it wants sorting now not next week when we know were gonna hammer newcastle & evry1 picks up points as to leave it while after newcastle would only paper over the cracks. we need a character in the team some1 in the stoney,havvy, sean wilson, mode where there not afraid to upset there team-mates. if they need a kick ,give it them. a quiet word give it them etc we havnt got any1 big or strong enough to do it. & as for boocock wheres he? he's anonymous. any other team manager has a walk round the fans now & again & is always at some stage on the centre green when his riders are in action , not boocock! its a shambles at the moment & i cant see it getting any better in the future unless drastic changes are made immediately

czechroman

09-04-2009, 22:30

i remember it i was mechanicing! iv always got on with machin & been 1 of his biggest supporters but theres no excuse for tonight & it wants sorting now not next week when we know were gonna hammer newcastle & evry1 picks up points as to leave it while after newcastle would only paper over the cracks. we need a character in the team some1 in the stoney,havvy, sean wilson, mode where there not afraid to upset there team-mates. if they need a kick ,give it them. a quiet word give it them etc we havnt got any1 big or strong enough to do it. & as for boocock wheres he? he's anonymous. any other team manager has a walk round the fans now & again & is always at some stage on the centre green when his riders are in action , not boocock! its a shambles at the moment & i cant see it getting any better in the future unless drastic changes are made immediately

Ive said it many time before, sheffield have not been the same since sean wilson went. They dont have that real captain and leader who scares the opposition. Even my cult here rodeo roman matousek or shawn moran:cool:

mh01

09-04-2009, 22:34

kevin doolan was going to sign for us for this season but we lost him for the sake of a few quid, im not a big fan of him but it would have made us slightly stronger

czechroman

09-04-2009, 22:37

mh01

09-04-2009, 22:40

Hed have been ok. Thing is with the team as it is you have to take, 1 minute theyll look great, the next look absolute pants, none more so in the space of 5 days!. Its an interesting side ill give machin that, you never know what there gonna do:hihi:i can see his thinking behind putting a side like this together but i just cant see it working like most supporters.

czechroman

09-04-2009, 22:43

i can see his thinking behind putting a side like this together but i just cant see it working like most supporters.

Yeh, i know they re good at sheffield redcar, if theyd have won like i said 43-47, then its pretty close, but a mid 50 home defeat with 2 gold rides needed , is pretty poor.

mh01

09-04-2009, 22:50

problem weve got now though if we are to make early changes who do we bring in? weve let a lot of our assets sign for other teams & other teams are gloating that weve let such decent riders than the 1s weve got, go to other teams. we could always bring in the foxhill flyer at least he's a tryer young burkinshaw. burks' problem is he hasnt the money or the sponsors to back him up, i think if he had he would be a lot better

czechroman

09-04-2009, 22:55

mh01

09-04-2009, 22:58

Someone said that kevin woelbert the germans good. Machin used to find good uns years ago abroad, like stancl wolter etc, (found some crap too , hillare, steman fog etc!):hihi:, so if he could find 1 that would commit that would be possibly , althugh machin i doubt would pay:rolleyes:i get the feeling he'll make little or no changes until the 1st averages are set & when they are set he'll probably just juggle them around

mh01

10-04-2009, 03:17

iv been through some speedway star to look at our assetts who are on loan at other clubs, kyle legault,adam allott emiliano sanchez,robbie kessler,ben wilson,ben compton,andre compton,lee complin- not sure who ross brady belongs to now i think it still sheffield then theres steve johnston,simon stead,rory schlein,lee richardson- im not sure if any of these are still our assetts. those not racing include andrew moore, paul thorp is on our books since hull shut i think oh & sean wilsons still fit & young enough to make a comeback the list goes on yet for some reason weve again got a mediocre spineless team to say the least

czechroman

10-04-2009, 08:44

mh01

10-04-2009, 20:57

Brady-glasgow, johno ipswich i think, stead-belle vue, schlein- coventry, richardson-dont know never raced for sheffield. Sean wilson, yeh right not much chance of him coming back the way he left sheffield:D.
Sanchez would have been a better signing than cooper imo.i think brady is still our asset, johno is at somerset this season, i think he's still our asset, stead is at swindon this season again i think he's still our asset as for schlein & richardson im not sure who actually owns them. wilson would consider coming back if machin wasnt there or was to loosen the purse strings when it comes to wages

czechroman

10-04-2009, 22:00

i think brady is still our asset, johno is at somerset this season, i think he's still our asset, stead is at swindon this season again i think he's still our asset as for schlein & richardson im not sure who actually owns them. wilson would consider coming back if machin wasnt there or was to loosen the purse strings when it comes to wages

Bradys not sheffs im sure. Johno was sold to tony mole/long eaton, stead was peterborugh but tony mole bought him. Schlein richardson in pl:hihi:. Wilson, great in his day and captain, but been out too long and older too. Anyhow apprently a certain ex captain was 'slagging' some of the sheffield team in the panaram last night.
Anyhow, slightly better tonight, cooper 0 again and middle order nowt to shout about. When auty goes in the team god help them!. after the win at newcastle the last 2 days have undone that and gave other teams a boost!:rolleyes:

mh01

10-04-2009, 23:31

well weve lost at redcar 53-40 auty 11+3 ashwourh 11 hall 6+1 hawkins 5 parsons 4+2 mills 3 cooper 0 yet again

czechroman

11-04-2009, 09:37

well weve lost at redcar 53-40 auty 11+3 ashwourh 11 hall 6+1 hawkins 5 parsons 4+2 mills 3 cooper 0 yet again

Again reserves 14 paid 17 kept them in it. If you look though most have scored 'their average', hall 6 hawkins 5 etc, ashworth ok, but still not dominant as a number 1 imo. Its hard to see who can come in but they dont want to sign another 4 or 5 pointer they need someone who can do a good heatleaders job, but who?

mh01

11-04-2009, 14:18

Again reserves 14 paid 17 kept them in it. If you look though most have scored 'their average', hall 6 hawkins 5 etc, ashworth ok, but still not dominant as a number 1 imo. Its hard to see who can come in but they dont want to sign another 4 or 5 pointer they need someone who can do a good heatleaders job, but who?the only english riders i know of who have been mentioned are thorpe & andrew moore but i cant see thorpy making any impact & moore would have to be tempted out of retirement even though he's in his 20s he would be better than some weve got

czechroman

11-04-2009, 15:19

the only english riders i know of who have been mentioned are thorpe & andrew moore but i cant see thorpy making any impact & moore would have to be tempted out of retirement even though he's in his 20s he would be better than some weve got

Like people say on other forum. How come teams like lynn always seem to find young talent, i.e ward, edinburgh summers jonasson, berwick aarnio. Where as sheffield appear to be dated in some of there ways. We at sheffield used to laugh at stoke, saying the sign crappy journeymen, well sadly it seems where falling into that trap now. Also another issue, proffesionalism. When sean the prawn was there everything was so much more profesional as a team, now it seems to have dissapered. Where and when did sheffield become a team that in my and a few others minds become poor. As 1 fan put on sheffield forum 'its like going back to the mid 90s'!:huh:

mh01

11-04-2009, 15:22

Like people say on other forum. How come teams like lynn always seem to find young talent, i.e ward, edinburgh summers jonasson, berwick aarnio. Where as sheffield appear to be dated in some of there ways. We at sheffield used to laugh at stoke, saying the sign crappy journeymen, well sadly it seems where falling into that trap now. Also another issue, proffesionalism. When sean the prawn was there everything was so much more profesional as a team, now it seems to have dissapered. Where and when did sheffield become a team that in my and a few others minds become poor. As 1 fan put on sheffield forum 'its like going back to the mid 90s'!:huh:im gonna mention this forum to machin & invite him to answer some of these questions. im hoping that as it does appear were doing a stoke that its a 1 season gamble & not a permanent fix as they say cos sheffield tigers have been a force 4 the last 10yrs

czechroman

11-04-2009, 15:35

im gonna mention this forum to machin & invite him to answer some of these questions. im hoping that as it does appear were doing a stoke that its a 1 season gamble & not a permanent fix as they say cos sheffield tigers have been a force 4 the last 10yrs

Thought he didnt like the internet:hihi:. But there doesnt seem to be any progression with the club. Ok they lost the training facilities and that was a blow, but theres no real youngsters to note coming though at sheffield, maybe at other tracks. But thats not really ideal as there more likely to ride for the team where they train up, hence having to sign lots of 'journeymen':rolleyes:

mh01

11-04-2009, 15:40

Thought he didnt like the internet:hihi:. But there doesnt seem to be any progression with the club. Ok they lost the training facilities and that was a blow, but theres no real youngsters to note coming though at sheffield, maybe at other tracks. But thats not really ideal as there more likely to ride for the team where they train up, hence having to sign lots of 'journeymen':rolleyes:i suppose the latter of your post was answered by 2 riders in the stands on thursday "good riders wont ride for machin"

czechroman

11-04-2009, 17:23

i suppose the latter of your post was answered by 2 riders in the stands on thursday "good riders wont ride for machin"

He once signed a world class rider and he cost a fortune, sudden sam ermoolennkooooo:cool::D He doesnt tend to sign swedes as well as there expensive. He made enquiries about signing for linus sundstrom in the winter but opted for rye.:|

mh01

12-04-2009, 06:27

i think the best we can do for now is try and tempt andrew moore back, depending on the averages

czechroman

12-04-2009, 09:33

i think the best we can do for now is try and tempt andrew moore back, depending on the averages

Hed be better than cooper, but like the rest very up and down.
Maybe sheffield should get this guy back, hed bring the fear factor back at owlerton:hihi::cool:

http://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British%20Teams%20and%20Rid ers%2FSheffield%2FMATOUSEK%2C_Roman.jpg&start=20

mh01

12-04-2009, 09:36

Hed be better than cooper, but like the rest very up and down.
Maybe sheffield should get this guy back, hed bring the fear factor back at owlerton:hihi::cool:

http://www.retro-speedway.com/extras/autogallery/autogallery.php?show=1.British%20Teams%20and%20Rid ers%2FSheffield%2FMATOUSEK%2C_Roman.jpg&start=20as the averages stand i dont think we have a low enough points tally to bring moore in

czechroman

12-04-2009, 09:45

as the averages stand i dont think we have a low enough points tally to bring moore in

Yeah but they didnt use about a point and half to start with, hence there last rider was hawkins on 5.44, but was going to be stichaeur 7.00. Coopers well on the way to a 3, its lower but they dont asses them lower than that.

mh01

12-04-2009, 09:49

Yeah but they didnt use about a point and half to start with, hence there last rider was hawkins on 5.44, but was going to be stichaeur 7.00. Coopers well on the way to a 3, its lower but they dont asses them lower than that.i think moore was just above a 7 point average so we'll have too see when the green sheets come out. i dont think theyll change owt before the end of may at the earliest

czechroman

12-04-2009, 09:52

i think moore was just above a 7 point average so we'll have too see when the green sheets come out. i dont think theyll change owt before the end of may at the earliest

End of may, by that time they could be out of premier trophy and edinburghs back first week in may for koc. And if coopers at reserve dubt he will get 16 like auty at edinburgh:rolleyes::|

mh01

12-04-2009, 09:57

End of may, by that time they could be out of premier trophy and edinburghs back first week in may for koc. And if coopers at reserve dubt he will get 16 like auty at edinburgh:rolleyes::|so were still in the same boat as to who is available to ride for us & shake the team up, i just hope cooper doesnt get a decent score on thursday & the management think oh he's back on form the fans will be ok with it, cos to us it wont be ok

czechroman

12-04-2009, 10:01

so were still in the same boat as to who is available to ride for us & shake the team up, i just hope cooper doesnt get a decent score on thursday & the management think oh he's back on form the fans will be ok with it, cos to us it wont be ok

Well lets be honest, newcastle are riding pants at the minute, but yeh itll be 'coops is back' , then week after v workington he will be back to been poor. Machin 10 years ago used to axe them quite quickly if they didnt perform. It used to be the stand in joke that sheffield had a different team photo every other week:hihi:

mh01

12-04-2009, 10:06

Well lets be honest, newcastle are riding pants at the minute, but yeh itll be 'coops is back' , then week after v workington he will be back to been poor. Machin 10 years ago used to axe them quite quickly if they didnt perform. It used to be the stand in joke that sheffield had a different team photo every other week:hihi:by eck how we wish for a different team now eh? i think we'll struggle against workington

czechroman

12-04-2009, 10:16

by eck how we wish for a different team now eh? i think we'll struggle against workington

Actually i reckon theyll beat worky as their lower end is crap. I wonder if machins lost ambition now, theyve won league twice, koc and premier trophy.
There going full circle, was crap when he took them over in 1992, then the 2000's the winning era, and now back on the downward spiral, and i just wonder if thats because the club needs a total freshen up?:huh:

mh01

12-04-2009, 20:54

Actually i reckon theyll beat worky as their lower end is crap. I wonder if machins lost ambition now, theyve won league twice, koc and premier trophy.
There going full circle, was crap when he took them over in 1992, then the 2000's the winning era, and now back on the downward spiral, and i just wonder if thats because the club needs a total freshen up?:huh:i think he's tried freshening it up for this season but its back firing, we really do need a good heat leader with plenty of character about him, ashworth just isnt the 1 to lead us, he's just too quiet & im a bit kerfuffled with boocock & some of his decisions, i think he's cost us a few times

czechroman

12-04-2009, 21:53

i think he's tried freshening it up for this season but its back firing, we really do need a good heat leader with plenty of character about him, ashworth just isnt the 1 to lead us, he's just too quiet & im a bit kerfuffled with boocock & some of his decisions, i think he's cost us a few times

The idea i actually agree with this strength in depth procedure. However the trouble is, theyve signed too many inconsistant, not good gaters in 1 team. You sign 2 or 3, not as many as they have!. Another thing is, all except auty have 'found their level', not really going to improve and thats the key to success.
The team are currently averaging 36.69, thats even with auty putting a good amount on his average so you can see how much theyve gone down. Ill be surprised if the full team lasts all season as if they dont change it could be a big struggle when auty goes in team and cooper at reserve:|

mh01

14-04-2009, 02:01

The idea i actually agree with this strength in depth procedure. However the trouble is, theyve signed too many inconsistant, not good gaters in 1 team. You sign 2 or 3, not as many as they have!. Another thing is, all except auty have 'found their level', not really going to improve and thats the key to success.
The team are currently averaging 36.69, thats even with auty putting a good amount on his average so you can see how much theyve gone down. Ill be surprised if the full team lasts all season as if they dont change it could be a big struggle when auty goes in team and cooper at reserve:|putting cooper at reserve last season was the boost he needed & he ended up doing really well the latter half of the season so until he gets his bikes right &/or heavily invests in new equipment then he's gonna be out pretty soon

czechroman

14-04-2009, 12:40

mh01

14-04-2009, 14:59

Machin backing cooper to get it right has he is on some eddie bull bikes so we will see. Worst thing is its a struggling newcastle team so he will probs score a few and then think the corners turned!:rolleyes:thats what i said in a previous post it would only paper over the cracks if he were to score big thats why im hoping he fails big time. theres a large amount of supporters who think he puts grass tracking before speedway & to us thats not acceptable , he even turns upto our meetings with dirty bikes & leathers from his previous grass track meetings so i want him to fail & get a serious talking to or bring someone else in until he gets his act together

czechroman

14-04-2009, 16:22

thats what i said in a previous post it would only paper over the cracks if he were to score big thats why im hoping he fails big time. theres a large amount of supporters who think he puts grass tracking before speedway & to us thats not acceptable , he even turns upto our meetings with dirty bikes & leathers from his previous grass track meetings so i want him to fail & get a serious talking to or bring someone else in until he gets his act together

While ever fans keep going it dont matter to them. Making money, not paying much points out suits them fine:hihi:

mh01

14-04-2009, 17:57

While ever fans keep going it dont matter to them. Making money, not paying much points out suits them fine:hihi:machin doesnt take criticism too lightly if you look over the past 2 or 3 seasons he has made changes even if they were only reserves

czechroman

14-04-2009, 19:23

machin doesnt take criticism too lightly if you look over the past 2 or 3 seasons he has made changes even if they were only reserves

But he never does anything major for me. If he axed cooper who would he bring in, birko or dicken etc. He wouldnt bring a darcy ward in, not that im saying theres riders like that all the time. Theres supposed to be a danish/norwegian touring team thursday, if im not mistaken a certain lars gunnestad riding so lets hope they ride well and put themselves in the shop window:)

mh01

14-04-2009, 19:39

But he never does anything major for me. If he axed cooper who would he bring in, birko or dicken etc. He wouldnt bring a darcy ward in, not that im saying theres riders like that all the time. Theres supposed to be a danish/norwegian touring team thursday, if im not mistaken a certain lars gunnestad riding so lets hope they ride well and put themselves in the shop window:)i watched the reserves last thursday, there was a youngun called tom hills or summat his times were better than hugh skidmores & a few of our riders! as for lars gunnestad he still owes me a few quid

czechroman

14-04-2009, 20:25

i watched the reserves last thursday, there was a youngun called tom hills or summat his times were better than hugh skidmores & a few of our riders! as for lars gunnestad he still owes me a few quid

Ill have a look out for him. I saw gunestads name in 1 of them matches so hope hes their. Could be better than the main event.:rolleyes:

mh01

14-04-2009, 20:35

Ill have a look out for him. I saw gunestads name in 1 of them matches so hope hes their. Could be better than the main event.:rolleyes:if its the same 1 that rode for us he was a pretty good rider but the another lars gunnestad on the go aswel now

czechroman

14-04-2009, 20:37

if its the same 1 that rode for us he was a pretty good rider but the another lars gunnestad on the go aswel now

2 lars gunestads:o. I know about how good he was for sheffield, didnt return though as cliff carr couldnt afford him if i remeber reading

mh01

14-04-2009, 20:52

2 lars gunestads:o. I know about how good he was for sheffield, didnt return though as cliff carr couldnt afford him if i remeber readingno, we sold him to poole for £20,000 i did a fair bit of mechanicing for him while he were at sheffield & carr wasnt paying a lot of the riders or creditors on time if at all thats why machin took over. when lars went to poole, poole loaned us tony langdon for the rest of the season he was great in our league but struggled a bit in the top league

czechroman

14-04-2009, 21:07

no, we sold him to poole for £20,000 i did a fair bit of mechanicing for him while he were at sheffield & carr wasnt paying a lot of the riders or creditors on time if at all thats why machin took over. when lars went to poole, poole loaned us tony langdon for the rest of the season he was great in our league but struggled a bit in the top league

Oh right, well anyway will see how they go thursday, im hoping they do well so machin would sign 1, yeh right:rolleyes:

mh01

14-04-2009, 21:09

Oh right, well anyway will see how they go thursday, im hoping they do well so machin would sign 1, yeh right:rolleyes:i know it may sound nasty but i want cooper to fall flat & score nowt on thursday unless he's spent a fortune this week on machinery solely for speedway only

czechroman

14-04-2009, 21:17

i know it may sound nasty but i want cooper to fall flat & score nowt on thursday unless he's spent a fortune this week on machinery solely for speedway only

Well unless the diamonds by some miraculous reason come good i can see him geting a few. However the week after v workington could be tough after thinking it through. Richard lawson is a moto x rider and they usually go well at owlerton, ala danny bird and greg bartlett to name 2. If he backs the heatleaders up that could maybe just be another bana skin, how would machin get out of 2 home defeats then in no time!:|:help:

mh01

14-04-2009, 21:54

Well unless the diamonds by some miraculous reason come good i can see him geting a few. However the week after v workington could be tough after thinking it through. Richard lawson is a moto x rider and they usually go well at owlerton, ala danny bird and greg bartlett to name 2. If he backs the heatleaders up that could maybe just be another bana skin, how would machin get out of 2 home defeats then in no time!:|:help:time will tell eh?

mh01

15-04-2009, 03:00

id like to see us getting more involved with schools again where we distribute free tickets for children & a reduced rate for each parent, weve really gotta start attracting more youngsters into the sport cos were seeing lees & less evry week IMO thats not good enough weve gotta sell the speedway product. i think theres a few fans who would give up there time to help achieve this

czechroman

15-04-2009, 11:33

Says in star the clocks ticking for cooper. Machin says they dont want to lose him but time is running out, him and others are under the microscope.
See what happens from here:|

mh01

15-04-2009, 23:26

thats what we like to hear cos last time he came on leaps and bounds lets not judge until after we race the comets

mh01

17-04-2009, 02:20

a weeks rain off reprieve for cooper, lets see him get slaughtered against workington now:hihi:

czechroman

17-04-2009, 09:42

a weeks rain off reprieve for cooper, lets see him get slaughtered against workington now:hihi:

They could be tough. If wrights still out compton will have 6 rides. They lost at redcar tonight 48-42 but take a point away, id expect a similar score at sheffield tbh. Lawson got paid 10, be hopes he doesnt adapt too well next week otherwise they could be in trouble again:|

mh01

19-04-2009, 02:07

what about hawkins winning the meldrum testimonial at berwick? he beat some decent riders.

czechroman

19-04-2009, 12:06

what about hawkins winning the meldrum testimonial at berwick? he beat some decent riders.

Yeh decent result. See lawson got 18+1 for comets though, they won 51-38 v redcar which surprised me tbh as i thought theyd have won. Looking forward to see how he does at sheffield thursday.

mh01

19-04-2009, 23:59

Yeh decent result. See lawson got 18+1 for comets though, they won 51-38 v redcar which surprised me tbh as i thought theyd have won. Looking forward to see how he does at sheffield thursday.i dont think he's done that well on our track has he?:huh:

czechroman

20-04-2009, 16:04

i dont think he's done that well on our track has he?:huh:

Not willie, richard steve lawsons son. Think sheffield may shade it thursday 48-42, ok the top 3 is good, although not riding brilliant, however still can see a tough close match again

mh01

20-04-2009, 16:08

lets hope the weather holds out eh

mh01

22-04-2009, 03:08

looks like newcastle & newport are the early whipping teams

czechroman

22-04-2009, 09:06

looks like newcastle & newport are the early whipping teams

Newport are surprising me i thought theyd be better. Mind their manager has said they will make changes, will sheffields?. Anyway tommorow i reckon a close result but a sheffield win just 48-42, poor bottom end to let themdown.

mh01

22-04-2009, 23:42

Newport are surprising me i thought theyd be better. Mind their manager has said they will make changes, will sheffields?. Anyway tommorow i reckon a close result but a sheffield win just 48-42, poor bottom end to let themdown.dont forget theyre missing craig watson as he had a bad crash just before the season started & he was/is newports best rider

Nimrod

23-04-2009, 00:12

mh01

23-04-2009, 00:18

Havent been to Speedway for a couple of years now but I remember going to see the best team win. I watched a bit on SKY some years ago and was appalled at the state and size of some of the tracks, tiny little tin pot outfits.
Small tracks= boring speedway.
Sheffield deserves better as they provide proper fast racing on a decent track where overtaking is possible anywhere.

Does Les Collins still guest ride for EVERYBODY ?eyup nimrod, if you read previous posts you will see why sheffield dont have elite league racing. les collins hasnt rode this season to my knowledge however he did ride in his brother neils testimonial at stoke at the end of last season and iv heard he will be doing the odd 1 or 2 benefit meetings this season including riding with his son in a meeting later this year

Nimrod

23-04-2009, 00:26

mh01

23-04-2009, 00:33

I intend to have an evening watching speedway this year when the nights are a bit warmer. I dont cope with cold weather very well, but I intend to pay a visit, might even look up my old aquaintance Phil Hattersley.well the weather forecast for tomorrow is good & quite warm. were at home to workington who have our last years team captaian and supposed top rider in andre compton. it should make for a very good, close run meeting

mh01

23-04-2009, 21:36

decent all round performance tonight, workington were very top heavy if it hadnt been for priest scoring a few from reserve it would have been a lot better, 3 times comptons rode here this season & 3 times he's been crap, it serves him right for "supposedly retiring" when all he wanted was more money riding for some1 else

czechroman

24-04-2009, 09:12

mh01

25-04-2009, 05:47

Did say that they looked top heavy and that would prevail. Compton was poor tbh and looks a pale shadow of the rider 2 seasons ago. Some decent racing at times, however with so many fallers you kind of get fed up after so long but it happens. Cooper looked quicker, hall was superb, shame he cant quite do it away. We didnt get to see how lawson may have been so that still is a question mark if he had have rode how he would have done. However i still think parsons rode poor, got a few lucky points tonight and doesnt look to be improving, hawkins probably the same, looked very unsteady to me. Autys crash was bad but he may be lucky to escape serious injury at least. So overall from sheffield perspective they did ok, however when the new averages come out id still be looking at stregthening the team as theres still a lot of question marks.hell of a lot of question marks! i read in the speedway star about cooper and so called work on his engins, this now seems to have been addressed according to the article & his performance. that now leaves the question of parsons! you would think after the amount of time he's had at owlerton he would be consistent to say the least but he's so unpredictable, decent 1 race, slow the next & so on just what are him & his mechanics playing at? ashworth doesnt seem to be as fast as last season either & he's not riding like he's enjoying it, strange!

czechroman

25-04-2009, 09:10

hell of a lot of question marks! i read in the speedway star about cooper and so called work on his engins, this now seems to have been addressed according to the article & his performance. that now leaves the question of parsons! you would think after the amount of time he's had at owlerton he would be consistent to say the least but he's so unpredictable, decent 1 race, slow the next & so on just what are him & his mechanics playing at? ashworth doesnt seem to be as fast as last season either & he's not riding like he's enjoying it, strange!

Dont know tbh. Just going away from sheffield a moment. Kings lynn won 36-55 at scunny tonight, with darcy ward getting another paid 20!:o. This is a guy who came on an assessed 5 and is currently riding to 10.17. Not been funny or anything but why cant machin find these type nowadays, he used too!
Also id have had sanchez back as hes doing a grand job for them too, ok not a glamourous rider, but gets good steady points, current average 7.41, start ave about 5.50. Kings lynn always seem to get good aussies in there team, and revitilise riders careers, yet weve gone stale, whats hapened!?:confused::help:

Well see a favourite of mine emil sajfutdinov won the gp tonight. Id have liked him at owlerton, 19 year old russian, really is sensational. Imagine seeing that guy at owlerton every week, if you think tai woofindens good (which he is) this guy makes him look average!

mh01

26-04-2009, 02:34

Dont know tbh. Just going away from sheffield a moment. Kings lynn won 36-55 at scunny tonight, with darcy ward getting another paid 20!:o. This is a guy who came on an assessed 5 and is currently riding to 10.17. Not been funny or anything but why cant machin find these type nowadays, he used too!
Also id have had sanchez back as hes doing a grand job for them too, ok not a glamourous rider, but gets good steady points, current average 7.41, start ave about 5.50. Kings lynn always seem to get good aussies in there team, and revitilise riders careers, yet weve gone stale, whats hapened!?:confused::help:

Well see a favourite of mine emil sajfutdinov won the gp tonight. Id have liked him at owlerton, 19 year old russian, really is sensational. Imagine seeing that guy at owlerton every week, if you think tai woofindens good (which he is) this guy makes him look average!i heard we had a chance of signing darcy ward but machin wouldnt pay yet again i dont know if thats true mind. Personally id have had sanchez back this season in place of parsons & adam allott at reserve. I can understand why he plumped for the few we did sign for this season (not includin our riders from last season) cos mills was doing well last season and hawkins cos his average was good and uptil he got injured he looked very good and like they said , if he trys like he was before then his average is gonna shoot up. Lets see what happens with the new averages cos if anyone gets sacked then we could bring allott back while he also rides for kings lynn reserves at a lowish average maybe 5 or 6. machin spends about a month evry year in the close season in australia, im always hearing he's seen this that and the other good young rider but nowt ever comes of it, he's got hundreds of contacts out there.

czechroman

26-04-2009, 10:17

i heard we had a chance of signing darcy ward but machin wouldnt pay yet again i dont know if thats true mind. Personally id have had sanchez back this season in place of parsons & adam allott at reserve. I can understand why he plumped for the few we did sign for this season (not includin our riders from last season) cos mills was doing well last season and hawkins cos his average was good and uptil he got injured he looked very good and like they said , if he trys like he was before then his average is gonna shoot up. Lets see what happens with the new averages cos if anyone gets sacked then we could bring allott back while he also rides for kings lynn reserves at a lowish average maybe 5 or 6. machin spends about a month evry year in the close season in australia, im always hearing he's seen this that and the other good young rider but nowt ever comes of it, he's got hundreds of contacts out there.

Well ward would have been a prized assett to have, and yeah sanchez should have been back.
Im not sure on allott, hes had a lot of bad injuries and used to struggle away from lynn, we will see though.

mh01

28-04-2009, 22:38

Well ward would have been a prized assett to have, and yeah sanchez should have been back.
Im not sure on allott, hes had a lot of bad injuries and used to struggle away from lynn, we will see though.allott rode the other night mildenhall away i think & got yet another maximum

mh01

30-04-2009, 01:16

good to hear auty should be fit to ride against glasgow tonight, i can see him getting a pretty high score if his injuries dont affect him after last weeks crash

mh01

30-04-2009, 01:18

oh and auty will be in the main body of the team according to the preliminary averages, im not sure what date they come out though

mh01

30-04-2009, 01:19

czechroman, are you going to scunny on tuesday? thats a reight bargain, coach & admission for a fiver innit!

mh01

30-04-2009, 02:11

sheffield tigers V scunthorpe scorpions live on sky 7.30 pm tuesday 5th may

czechroman

30-04-2009, 20:54

czechroman, are you going to scunny on tuesday? thats a reight bargain, coach & admission for a fiver innit!

Dunno tbh, it is a very good deal mind. OOOppps what happened tonight another home defeat:o

mh01

30-04-2009, 21:27

Dunno tbh, it is a very good deal mind. OOOppps what happened tonight another home defeat:owe started off pretty well then it all went baps up. they were great to say they only had 4 riders they deserved to win. get rid of parsons a.s.a.p!

czechroman

01-05-2009, 04:51

we started off pretty well then it all went baps up. they were great to say they only had 4 riders they deserved to win. get rid of parsons a.s.a.p!

Well hes still crap tbh. The results so far arent surprising ,me, i did say they would be good one minute and abysmal the next, mitch davey looks so much better, and what about grieves , rode ashworth out to fence and 15 then team rode!. Another piece of history as glasgow win for the 1st time since 1994 season at owlerton, but for sheffield i think its fair to say they need changes to stregthen:rolleyes:

mh01

01-05-2009, 15:34

i think its the first time weve lost 2 home meetings in a season since 97, weve gotta get summat sorted with new riders before the league meetings start thats for sure!

czechroman

01-05-2009, 19:49

i think its the first time weve lost 2 home meetings in a season since 97, weve gotta get summat sorted with new riders before the league meetings start thats for sure!

Wrong , last season they lost 2 and a home draw to bears;)

mh01

02-05-2009, 17:23

Wrong , last season they lost 2 and a home draw to bears;)so we did, have you seen any of adam allotts scores for kings lynn reserves? he's bangin the double figures & maximums in & he wants extra rides in the premier league, id drop parsons & give allott a run after all we still own him if i remember rightly, thats if he wants to ride for us, i havnt seen anyone else wanting to

czechroman

03-05-2009, 00:12

so we did, have you seen any of adam allotts scores for kings lynn reserves? he's bangin the double figures & maximums in & he wants extra rides in the premier league, id drop parsons & give allott a run after all we still own him if i remember rightly, thats if he wants to ride for us, i havnt seen anyone else wanting to

As i say if i remember he was poor away from lynn. Machin needs to get out there and find someone commited to riding here who can do a job. Youve got to say sheffield look a bit of a spent force now, and a bit dated. Think its fair to say theres more home defeats possible this year. Tbh i said it from the start, it looks more like an early 90s sheffield team. A bit of a rag bag team, ok one minute, ****e the next. We used to laugh at stoke, well sheffields the same now, a shambles and joke:rolleyes:

mh01

03-05-2009, 17:23

but just who is there out there that could commit? & will machin pay out (we wish) the only riders over here that arent committed to a team are the cast offs no-one wants cos there crap

czechroman

03-05-2009, 20:02

but just who is there out there that could commit? & will machin pay out (we wish) the only riders over here that arent committed to a team are the cast offs no-one wants cos there crap

Dunno, thats upto machin to look like he used to. Anyway another away defeat after a good start, looks like the end of the trophy, and monarchs in koc this week, bet they cant wait as they surely will be favourites against this current setup:help:

mh01

03-05-2009, 20:05

i just hope we can get a rider or 2 in before we start the league campaign, were a laughing stock at the moment!

czechroman

03-05-2009, 21:18

i just hope we can get a rider or 2 in before we start the league campaign, were a laughing stock at the moment!

I think sheffields been on the decline for a few years tbh. Its like people who try to kid you they would be good. They have signed a team of seasoned riders who really wont improve. there was really only auty who was on a false average, the rest wont hence why a mid table finish at best this season.

mh01

03-05-2009, 22:47

i think as they are they'll struggle to finish mid table

mh01

04-05-2009, 00:16

i think its time he took a gamble on a foreign rider or 2 from denmark,germany as they are the 1 least likely to have clashing commitments between there existing commitments & riding for us as they race different days to us although there maybe 1 or 2 away fixture clashes we could bring in a guest if its a 1 to 5 rider

czechroman

04-05-2009, 15:38

mh01

04-05-2009, 23:30

well if he does stick to the same riders he obviously doesnt think much of his fans, there were more than a few absentees on the terraces thursday

erykko

05-05-2009, 10:37

Hi! I'm from Poland, concretely from Lublin. I will visit your town in July. So I have one question: when Sheffield Tigers (of course speedway team) are going to play match in July. I saw that this team will play at 2nd July, but I don't know what time is this match starting.

Richard Hall plays also for our team-Motor Lublin.

czechroman

05-05-2009, 16:04

erykko

05-05-2009, 16:39

It will start at 7.45pm, p.s you havent got any good riders to bring with you have you.?;):hihi:
:hihi:
Our team-KMŻ Motor Lublin:
# Seniors:
* Jacek Rempała
* Tomasz Rempała
* Luboš Tomíček
* David Howe
* Kirył Filinow
* Richard Hall
* Andreas Messing
* Hynek Stichauer
* Lee Complin
* William Lawson
* Karol Baran
* Paweł Baran
# Juniors:
* Rafał Klimek
* Maciej Michaluk
* Jonas Messing
* Simon Lambert
* Teemu Lahti
As you can se we have few good players from the UK.

mh01

05-05-2009, 22:37

went to scunny tonight, auty & hawkins were proper value for money, hall wernt bad the rest atrocious! we lost yet again 55 - 38

czechroman

06-05-2009, 09:12

went to scunny tonight, auty & hawkins were proper value for money, hall wernt bad the rest atrocious! we lost yet again 55 - 38

Looks like a long season for sheffield this year, next up edinburgh in cup oh joy:|:hihi:

czechroman

06-05-2009, 09:13

:hihi:
Our team-KMŻ Motor Lublin:
# Seniors:
* Jacek Rempała
* Tomasz Rempała
* Luboš Tomíček
* David Howe
* Kirył Filinow
* Richard Hall
* Andreas Messing
* Hynek Stichauer
* Lee Complin
* William Lawson
* Karol Baran
* Paweł Baran
# Juniors:
* Rafał Klimek
* Maciej Michaluk
* Jonas Messing
* Simon Lambert
* Teemu Lahti
As you can se we have few good players from the UK.

Hynek was lined up to sign untill his polish weekend commitments took priority.:|

erykko

06-05-2009, 11:19

Thanks. Can you give me information about tickets. Can I buy ticket before the match?

czechroman

06-05-2009, 11:21

Thanks. Can you give me information about tickets. Can I buy ticket before the match?

Just turn up and pay at the gate:)

erykko

06-05-2009, 13:21

Thanks. I will support your team, especially I will support Richard Hall.

mh01

06-05-2009, 23:36

eyup erykko welcome to the forum mate:thumbsup:

czechroman

08-05-2009, 20:39

Another abysmal performance at armadale except auty. 59-31 in koc and that included been gifted points when jonansson was on a 5-1 and 4-2!, Ashwort scored R, X , R ,N/S 0!. Poor team and going out of cup, looks like the more expericend fans will be right so far, poor!:rolleyes:

mh01

09-05-2009, 16:11

like weve said, there needs to be changes but there are no decent riders available that we know of:rolleyes:

czechroman

09-05-2009, 22:34

yet again the tigers fell away badly at workington tonight 56-37 and means thats the end of the pt. There going out f competitions left right and centre!:rolleyes:

mh01

10-05-2009, 18:10

i think theres gonna be a few empty spaces at the next few meetings!

czechroman

10-05-2009, 20:10

i think theres gonna be a few empty spaces at the next few meetings!

Im not ging to newcastle at home, waste of time now. Too rub salt in wounds kings lynn sign 19 year old swede linus ekolf in place of injured henry. Why cant machin find one to make it interesting!:mad:

mh01

10-05-2009, 20:18

its too much expense for him to go searching and sign anyone, i dont think im gonna bother goin this week

czechroman

10-05-2009, 20:25

its too much expense for him to go searching and sign anyone, i dont think im gonna bother goin this week

I am because berwick might think they can win there and tbh they need to to boost their chances. Im away for the monarchs match although 28 to pull back well it may be tough slightly:rolleyes::help:

mh01

10-05-2009, 21:09

they gotta convince me theyre up for racing to go to watch them evry week now after what iv seen so far they dont deserve owt

czechroman

11-05-2009, 09:04

they gotta convince me theyre up for racing to go to watch them evry week now after what iv seen so far they dont deserve owt

To be fair they give 110% all the time, its just they are not good enough end of, which is what most fans said from the start.

mh01

11-05-2009, 23:53

czechroman

12-05-2009, 09:10

i dont think parsons has been giving 100% i think he's become complacent like ben wilson did & took it for granted that he'll be riding evry week, the 1 difference between the 2 of them is ben spent money on his bikes whereas parson is still on last seasons engines that were poor then & are poor now

Tbh i cant see riders not trying as they wont get paid so id say they need to try. However the bottom line is no matter how much they try, if they dont have the track craft effort wont score the points. Its a major concern for sheffield speedway, at one time they had a lot of good british riders, training track, conf league etc. Now theres none of that, no riders to note coming though, or any at owlerton, and unless machin does try and turn the club around i just see them like stoke, every year signing journey men riders who arent much cop.
I see even the stoke management have said their new averages kick in this week and then changes will be made. Me thinks phillips out, him to owlerton with danny warwick?:hihi:
Seriously i think its a shock to modern day supporters, theyve never been used to been poor, and losing at home, i was brought up in the early 90s when it was the norm, i feel machins took them full circle. Back to the days of louis carr and simon green!

mh01

12-05-2009, 10:14

looks like were gonna have to dig the end of last seasons speedway star out & see if theres any riders out there that havnt got a team for this season & maybe able to come in & do a job for us

czechroman

12-05-2009, 11:54

looks like were gonna have to dig the end of last seasons speedway star out & see if theres any riders out there that havnt got a team for this season & maybe able to come in & do a job for us

Paul thorp, lee dicken, simone ternezani are assets:D:help:

mh01

12-05-2009, 20:52

Paul thorp, lee dicken, simone ternezani are assets:D:help:god help us:gag:

czechroman

12-05-2009, 21:14

god help us:gag:

Never worry, machin says in the press that hes backing the team, although says theyve got a few weeks to improve to the league. Shame there out of pt, almost the koc, probs not qualify for 4s and pairs.:rolleyes:
He says they dont sack them, where as drury at brum say hes going to sack them. If he was at sheffield parsons and cooper would be axed, and mills not far behind:hihi:

mh01

13-05-2009, 00:38

Never worry, machin says in the press that hes backing the team, although says theyve got a few weeks to improve to the league. Shame there out of pt, almost the koc, probs not qualify for 4s and pairs.:rolleyes:
He says they dont sack them, where as drury at brum say hes going to sack them. If he was at sheffield parsons and cooper would be axed, and mills not far behind:hihi:still cant see how theyre gonna improve:rolleyes:

czechroman

15-05-2009, 20:26

Kings Lynn = 44

1. Tomas Topinka 2', 2', 3, 1 = 8+2
2. Linus Eklof 3, 3, 3, 2', 0 = 11+1
3. Emiliano Sanchez 2, 0, 0, 3 = 5
4. Darcy Ward 1', 1, 3, 3, 1 = 9+1
5. Chris Schramm 1, 2, 1', 0 = 4+1
6. Kozza Smith 1', 1', 2, 0 = 4+2
7. Jan Graversen 2, 0, 1, 0 = 3

Eklof debut in uk that assed 7, makes lynn faves for league imo. Ward and eklof 2 good young riders in one season, fair play to chapman took a chance and he looks ok, shame sheffield dont ditch the never going to improver parsons and cooper:mad:

mh01

15-05-2009, 22:42

czechroman

15-05-2009, 23:12

we could & should ditch them but no1 has come up with any decent solutions as to who to bring in:(

Well ive sent hoggart mesaage, not abusive just stating i think sheffield are getting like stoke now, signing poor journeymen and non improvers. Also said why doesnt neil try and find riders, i.e like chapman, and when he used to find stancl kessler etc. See what he sends me back!:rolleyes:

czechroman

16-05-2009, 22:52

Well sheff was winning 32-34 at berwick tonight, but abandoned due to hawkins getting injured, maybe broken arm, so machin get abroad like chapman and find foreigner like you did in 90s !

mh01

17-05-2009, 07:02

funny how heat 12 couldnt be run innit it takes 60 seconds or so for the heat to be run then the result would have stood:rolleyes:

czechroman

17-05-2009, 09:25

funny how heat 12 couldnt be run innit it takes 60 seconds or so for the heat to be run then the result would have stood:rolleyes:

yeah coz when they go back franc will be back:rolleyes:

mh01

18-05-2009, 21:59

czechroman

19-05-2009, 11:03

turns out hawkins will be out for upto 2months with a broken wrist, shame cos i think he's looking a decent rider, at least he seems to be giving it his all unlike some of our so called more experienced riders

Yeah couldbe a large chunk of season. Hoggy told me thyeve got to wait till aves changes, they may be looking abroad, although the problem is finding one to commit and base in uk, eklof is he said.

mh01

20-05-2009, 08:15

czechroman

20-05-2009, 09:35

[QUOTE=czechroman;5029657]Yeah couldbe a large chunk of season. Hoggy told me thyeve got to wait till aves changes, they may be looking abroad, although the problem is finding one to commit and base in uk, eklof is he said.[/QUOTEnew averages kick in end of may dont they?

I believe so yes. If im right when new aves kicks in, auty is 2nd heatleader, meaning hall, mills, parsons and cooper takes r/r for hawkins, that dont look good:(, lets hope theres a new rider in soon. Is mirko wolter still riding?, still a sheff assett and would fit, although its a while since he was there!

mh01

20-05-2009, 09:45

[QUOTE=mh01;5032853]

I believe so yes. If im right when new aves kicks in, auty is 2nd heatleader, meaning hall, mills, parsons and cooper takes r/r for hawkins, that dont look good:(, lets hope theres a new rider in soon. Is mirko wolter still riding?, still a sheff assett and would fit, although its a while since he was there!i havnt seen him mentioned in any teams in the speedway star. looks like hall at 3 parsons at 2 or 4 leavin mills & cooper 6&7

czechroman

20-05-2009, 09:51

[QUOTE=czechroman;5033007]i havnt seen him mentioned in any teams in the speedway star. looks like hall at 3 parsons at 2 or 4 leavin mills & cooper 6&7

Im sure ive read parsons and cooper will be reserves, meaning mills 2nd string, without really setting reserve berth alight. Shows how bad them 2 have been!

mh01

20-05-2009, 10:12

[QUOTE=mh01;5033035]

Im sure ive read parsons and cooper will be reserves, meaning mills 2nd string, without really setting reserve berth alight. Shows how bad them 2 have been!parsons average is higher than mills so i think its as i said at reserve

czechroman

20-05-2009, 10:49

[QUOTE=czechroman;5033046]parsons average is higher than mills so i think its as i said at reserve

Oh right , we will see, lets hope neil has got somewhere finding a new rider. See glasgow have signed 22 year old swede robin tornqvist, be interesting to see how he goes.

mh01

20-05-2009, 10:52

[QUOTE=mh01;5033108]

Oh right , we will see, lets hope neil has got somewhere finding a new rider. See glasgow have signed 22 year old swede robin tornqvist, be interesting to see how he goes.im sick of hearin evry1 else findin riders:rolleyes: it amazes me how evry1 else can find them but we cant or have to rely on has beens or gonna get nowhere wannabes:loopy:

czechroman

20-05-2009, 10:57

[QUOTE=czechroman;5033235]im sick of hearin evry1 else findin riders:rolleyes: it amazes me how evry1 else can find them but we cant or have to rely on has beens or gonna get nowhere wannabes:loopy:

Hoggy says its more to do with finding riders who can commit on thursdays and weekends thats the problem.

mh01

20-05-2009, 11:02

[QUOTE=mh01;5033256]

Hoggy says its more to do with finding riders who can commit on thursdays and weekends thats the problem.well how can a lot of other clubs find riders that can commit yet we cant:huh: i'll tell thee now lad its all down to how much its gonna cost!:rolleyes:

czechroman

20-05-2009, 11:18

[QUOTE=czechroman;5033269]well how can a lot of other clubs find riders that can commit yet we cant:huh: i'll tell thee now lad its all down to how much its gonna cost!:rolleyes:

Could be that too, well the bottom line is they need a new rider otherwise there will be quite a few home defeats this year.

mh01

20-05-2009, 11:42

[QUOTE=mh01;5033292]

Could be that too, well the bottom line is they need a new rider otherwise there will be quite a few home defeats this year.who would you get rid of & leave rider replacement open for hawkins? parsons or mills?

czechroman

20-05-2009, 11:49

[QUOTE=czechroman;5033378]who would you get rid of & leave rider replacement open for hawkins? parsons or mills?

Tbh i cant see neither getting axed. A signing for hawkins is a must, however with no real talent coming through i think theyll leave coops and parsons/mills reserves.

mh01

20-05-2009, 11:54

[QUOTE=mh01;5033522]

Tbh i cant see neither getting axed. A signing for hawkins is a must, however with no real talent coming through i think theyll leave coops and parsons/mills reserves.i hope they leave an option open for hawkins to return if any still arnt pullin there weight cos he was starting to look promisin

czechroman

20-05-2009, 17:20

[QUOTE=czechroman;5033555]i hope they leave an option open for hawkins to return if any still arnt pullin there weight cos he was starting to look promisin

Hope if they get a new rider he performs well leaving machin with a big decision:hihi:

bladezman

20-05-2009, 19:34

Your name has just reminded me of one of the most mercurial and memorable riders ever to grace Owlerton!
Anyone know whatever happened to Mr Roman Matousek?
Aside from prison...

czechroman

20-05-2009, 19:58

Your name has just reminded me of one of the most mercurial and memorable riders ever to grace Owlerton!
Anyone know whatever happened to Mr Roman Matousek?
Aside from prison...

Its as tribute to him:hihi: I heard he worked on a farm, and has been a copper believe it or not in czech!

mh01

22-05-2009, 12:15

last nights result is only papering over the cracks i mean berwick always struggle here anyway

czechroman

24-05-2009, 21:57

Good point tonight at brum, however very lucky. Sheffield still look a poor team bar auty and will finish mid table at best with this team:rolleyes:

czechroman

28-05-2009, 23:15

They won tonight but went of koc. So out of pt and koc at 1st round which i said would happen, not doing bad so far!:rolleyes:

mh01

29-05-2009, 16:04

what were up with ashworth last night? inconsistent? i suppose he can be forgiven being as its he who usually carries the team

czechroman

30-05-2009, 21:21

what were up with ashworth last night? inconsistent? i suppose he can be forgiven being as its he who usually carries the team

Dont know i wasnt there tbh. Sheffield did wellish at rye tonight going down 52-38 in a quite respectable score. Parsons and ashworth tops, auty had a quiet night, and hall got 1. Apparently today on radio sheffield machin is looking at 2 germans and 2 aussies alledgedly.

czechroman

02-06-2009, 12:04

Sheffield sign 18 year old aussie hugh skidmore. May be ok longterm, although its hard to judge so far having only raced against wobblers in 2nd half. To note sheffields team ave now comes to 38.84, way short of the 42.5 limit. Id personally if poss replace cooper with another 5/6 pointer (a german maybe machins looked at?) and then mills goes back to reserve

654321POST

27-07-2009, 22:58

654321POST

27-07-2009, 23:00

Have you see the recent headcam footage from Chris Mills? There is a weblink to the site from the tigers website.

mh01

27-07-2009, 23:08

Hugh Skidmore has really proved himself for the Tigers over the past few months and got some good results. Just looked through some of these old posts and mh01 predicted Workington would be at the top of the premier league back in March - welldone! I'm not sure but I think that was even before Andre Compton went there. I think Sheffield are 5th at present.eyup lad iv not seen the mills footage yet i'll have a look later, workington got thumped at newcastle on sunday 60 summat 20 summat but there still going strong i cant see anyone other than them & kings lynn finishing in the top 2 places, i know birmingham are doing well at the moment but thats only cos theyve got sweetman racking up massive scores at reserve which will change when the new averages come out as he will be in the main body of the team then his scores will dip quite a lot. as for sheffield i see no reason why we cant challenge for a play off spot on current form, theyre going about there business quietly & picking up a few points away from home