King's Lynn versus Edinburgh

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King's Lynn versus Edinburgh

King's Lynn..52 [90]

1..K Doolan..3,3,1,3,3 = 13
2..C Mills..2',0,0 = 2+1
3..T Topinka..3,3,3,3,3,2' = 17+1
4..S Lambert..2',0,0,0 = 2+1
5..R Harrison..R/R
6..J Oliver..1,1,3,0,2,2',1 = 10+1
7..K Smith..3,2,2',0,1 = 8+1
8..D Mallett = DNR

Edinburgh..38 [93]

1..W Lawson..1,1',1,1,0 = 4+1
2..T H Jonasson..R/R
3..R Fisher..0,2,0,W = 2
4..A Tully..1,2,0,3,2' = 8+1
5..M Wethers..0,3,1',2,0,1 = 7+1
6..J Brundle..2,2,1',2',0 = 7+2
7..A Summers..0,1,1,3,2,3 = 10

Ht 1..60.03..Doolan, Mills, Lawson, Wethers 5-1 (5-1)
Ht 2..61.12..Smith, Brundle, Oliver, Summers 4-2 (9-3)
Ht 3..60.22..Topinka, Lambert, Tully, Fisher 5-1 (14-4)
Ht 4..60.59..Wethers, Smith, Summers, Mills 2-4 (16-8)
Ht 5..59.41..Topinka, Tully, Lawson, Lambert [E/F] 3-3 (19-11)
Ht 6..59.28..Doolan, Brundle, Wethers, Mills 3-3 (22-14)
Ht 7..60.22..Topinka, Fisher, Oliver, Tully 4-2 (26-16)
Ht 8..A..Oliver, Smith, Summers, Fisher [F/Ex] 5-1 (31-17)
Ht 9..59.81..Topinka, Wethers, Brundle, Lambert 3-3 (34-20)
Ht 10..61.96..Tully, Brundle, Doolan, Oliver [Ret] 1-5 (35-25)
Ht 11..60.65..Summers, Oliver, Lawson, Smith [F/Rem] 2-4 (37-29)
Ht 12..60.41..Topinka, Summers, Smith, Brundle 4-2 (41-31)
Ht 13..--.--..Doolan, Oliver, Lawson, Wethers [F/Ret] 5-1 (46-32)
Ht 14..61.60..Summers, Tully, Oliver, Lambert [F/Ex] 1-5 (47-37)
Ht 15..60.38..Doolan, Topinka, Wethers, Lawson 5-1 (52-38)

Notes:

1..Ht 1 and Wethers takes the R/R for Edinburgh.
2..Ht 3 and we've a re-run with all 4 after an unsatisfactory start.
3..Ht 3 and we've a re-run without Edinburgh's Fisher who gets into mischief and is excluded.
4..Ht 4 and Mills takes the R/R for King's Lynn.
5..Ht 5 and Tully takes the R/R for Edinburgh.
6..Ht 7 and Topinka takes the R/R for King's Lynn.
7..Ht 8 and Oliver replaces Mills for King's Lynn.
8..Ht 8 and Fisher takes the R/R for Edinburgh.
9..Ht 8 and we've an awarded race after Edinburgh's Fisher takes a tumble and is excluded.
10..Ht 10 and Oliver replaces Mills for King's Lynn.
11..Ht 10 and Edinburgh's Fisher is withdrawn from the meeting.
12..Ht 10 and Brundle replaces Fisher for Edinburgh.
13..Ht 11 and Smith takes the R/R for King's Lynn.
14..Ht 11 and Summers takes the R/R for Edinburgh.
15..Ht 12 and Summers replaces Fisher for Edinburgh.
16..Ht 13 and Oliver takes the R/R for King's Lynn.
17..Ht 14 and we've a re-run without King's Lynn's Lambert who takes a tumble and is excluded.
18..Ht 15 and it's Topinka ( R )-Doolan ( B ) for King's Lynn and it's Lawson ( G )-Wethers ( Y ) for Edinburgh.

All details from:

www.monarchs-chatzone.co.uk

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Very interesting result, because with Wolverhampton's injury crisis, it's possible that Edinburgh could beat them over the two legs!!

Are Edinburgh looking to move up into the EL as stated before the season began, or would they prefer to remain in the lower echelons?

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Everything I've read from the Edinburgh management is that they are going for it, but that could just be "talk".
However, realistically, it's hard to see how Edinburgh could function in the Elite League. They don't appear to have too much leeway with regard to alternative race nights - they had to get special dispensation from the council to run the televised meeting this season. So, as a Friday night club, with two Friday night clubs in the Elite League already and circa eleven Fridays going to be taken up with Grands Prix, it's had to see it being viable.
But perhaps JDC has a plan?

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Oct 18, 2008 21:42:40 GMT @kevh said:

Very interesting result, because with Wolverhampton's injury crisis, it's possible that Edinburgh could beat them over the two legs!!

Are Edinburgh looking to move up into the EL as stated before the season began, or would they prefer to remain in the lower echelons?

If they do win the play-off , and it's still a huge IF . The £100,000 prize for going up would certainly tempt them .
First of all their race night would have to change - to maybe a Wednesday . Whether that is feasable i'm not sure .
Attracting EL heat-leaders to Scotland would be a very difficult task - although Rory Schlein would be a possibility .
But i just don't see EL racing being sustainable in Scotland over a period of time .

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I think when this promotion/relegation thing was proposed - the thinking was that it would generally be aimed at clubs like Birmingham , Sheffield or Kings Lynn .
Edinburgh getting this far was probably not supposed to be in the grand scheme of things .

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Oct 18, 2008 21:42:40 GMT @kevh said:

Very interesting result, because with Wolverhampton's injury crisis, it's possible that Edinburgh could beat them over the two legs!!

Are Edinburgh looking to move up into the EL as stated before the season began, or would they prefer to remain in the lower echelons?

No, no, no !

Edinburgh will get spanked over 2 legs. It's a sham.

Despite Wolves injury crisis I'm fairly certain they'll be allowed guests. The Wolves reserves would be heatleaders in the Monarchs team.

Its a big bad con but hey we'll get a good crowd at the Dale on Friday night for the sham. Main delight of the night is that the Chapmans will be missing out on that payday.

Rico

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I see no reason why guests should be allowed apart from normal rules, but even allowing for that a PL win over 2 legs is a long shot.

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Oct 19, 2008 7:51:45 GMT @acheffenbacher said:

I see no reason why guests should be allowed apart from normal rules, but even allowing for that a PL win over 2 legs is a long shot.

Agreed.
But I deemed it quite a "long shot" that Edinburgh would beat King's Lynn over the two legs and I think a good many Edinburgh fans shared that view. All I'm saying is that I'm not about to write off the chances of this Edinburgh team managing to win against Wolverhampton over two legs. They are a remarkable unit.

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If, and it's a big if, Wolves are prevented from using Woffinden and Haines, I quite fancy Edinburgh's chances over 2 legs. If they use one or both of them can't see Wolves being beaten......unless that is some kind of conspiracy is afoot to increase EL numbers

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Rumour on the "chatzone" has the Wolves ditching the injured Iversen from their line-up and bringing in PK to replace him. That would surely require BSPA dispensation, but that shouldn't be a problem for CVS to shamefully engineer.

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The hint is team was redeclared pretty much after the crashes at peterboro so would have been done legally in time

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Aparently James Grieves is in the Wolves team for the Armadale leg on Friday .

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Oct 19, 2008 15:27:34 GMT @paulco said:

Aparently James Grieves is in the Wolves team for the Armadale leg on Friday .

Sounds like a good reason for you to trundle along and cheer him on.

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Oct 19, 2008 15:50:59 GMT admin said:

Oct 19, 2008 15:27:34 GMT @paulco said:

Aparently James Grieves is in the Wolves team for the Armadale leg on Friday .

Sounds like a good reason for you to trundle along and cheer him on.

Possibly . However i've seen too many truely awful meetings there in the past , but racing against an EL side could be interesting .
It depends on whether it's a dryish day and i can avoid getting dragged across the road to the club by my workmates - as happened on Friday there .

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Ain't all this fun ;D

I know Wolves have had injuries but hell so have we I wonder if we can redeclare and bring in Tomasz Gollob ;D

As Rico says we will get spanked home and away but who cares (apart from Paulco of course ;D)