Sheffield Speedway Match Reports 2004

Exeter Falcons v Sheffield 'PIRTEK' Tigers Premier Trophy s/f 21st June
Rider010203040506070809101112131415Tot+Bp
Chris Harris (g) (9.82) 3 3 3 3 3 15
Michael Coles 7.19 2' 1 3 2' 8+2
Roger Lobb 7.19 3 2 2 2' 1 10+1
Mark Simmonds 7.15 2' ef 1' 3 6+2
Seemond Stephens 8.96 3 3 3 1 10
Graeme Gordon 5.57 3 2' 2' 3 2' 12+3
Gary Phelps (5.02) 1 2' 0 - 3+1
5 4 5 5 2 4 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 4
Exeter Falcons 5 9 14 19 21 25 30 33 36 41 46 51 55 60 64
Sheffield 'PIRTEK' Tigers 1 3 4 5 9 11 12 15 21 22 24 25 27 28 30
1 2 1 1 4 2 1 3 6 1 2 1 2 1 2
André Compton ©9.31 1 3 2* 0 0 6
Shane Colvin5.35 0 1 2 0 3
Ricky Ashworth8.06 1 0 0 x2 1
Andy Moore 8.00 0 1 1 1 3
Craig Watson (g)(9.69) fx 2 6* 2 2 12
Richard Hall5.19 2 0 ef f 2
Ben Wilson 4.14 0 1 1' 1 0 3+1
Heat
times
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67.569.870.071.969.3 67.869.268.967.968.5 68.670.767.370.567.7

Twenty tons of extra shale makes quite a difference to the magnitude of your home advantage, as the Tigers found to their cost. A 34 point winning margin is quite a mountain to climb, but when your riders take the chequered flag just twice all evening, while your opponents only finish last in two heats, this is the result which ensues. Let's hope it acts as an alarm call, although it's going to be a hard slog from here on in, especially if we keep weaking our side while the rest of the league are strengthening theirs!

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