Post by BWitcher on Jun 17, 2008 13:49:04 GMT
Firstly, I'm genuinely delighted it was a good meeting, that the team battled well, that they did better than expected etc. etc.
But.
They got into a position to win the meeting. Two points up going into a last heat decider at home. I know Chris Holder is an excellent prospect but Iversen and Howe should easily be capable of beating him and winning the match. You'd hope one of them could storm out of the gate and win the race. No way should they concede a 1-5 in that heat. When we were good, would Sam, Ronnie, Peter, Mikael etc. have lost to Holder in a last heat decider?
I don't really buy the "injury ravaged team" line either. We were lucky to be able to use a guest for NKI in recent matches - Fred is really our number one. We were unlucky to have to use R/R for Fred in this match, but a good team would have pulled together and covered for him. Yes, it was a big handicap, but the biggest problem is still that the team simply isn't good enough.
We need a number one who you are confident can come out and win heats 13 and 15 week after week. We need to win at home before we even think about winning an away match. Keep Freddie, bring PK back.
I think you are being harsh here Mr X.
Iversen is not 100% fit yet, and rode amazingly to do what he did. David, although better, is still not as quick as he was earlier in the year. Heat 15 could always go either way. Holder was riding as well as any visitor to the Green this year and Pedersen was having perhaps his best meeting ever there too.
There's only one member of the team who let us down last night, the other 5 can't be criticised.
TBH, although we lost, I came away happy. Happier than I have been in some time. Last night we rode like the Wolves teams we all remember and were proud to support.