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Glasgow Tigers v Stoke Potters
Premier League, 28 May 2006
Ashfield Stadium, Glasgow
| 1 | Danny Bird | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2* | 2* | . | . | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | David McAllan | 1 | 2* | 3 | Fx | . | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Lee Dicken | 1 | 1* | 3 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Kauko Nieminen | 3 | 2 | 2* | 0 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Shane Parker | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | . | . | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Ksiezak | 2* | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | . | . | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | James Cockle | 3 | 1 | 2* | 2 | . | . | . | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Mark Lemon | 2 | 6^ | 2 | 1 | R | . | . | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Trent Leverington | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | . | . | . | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Clews | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Robbie Kessler | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 1 | . | . | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Alan Mogridge | 2 | 1 | Fx^ | 0 | . | . | . | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Barrie Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1* | . | . | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Luke Priest | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 0 |
* = BP. ^ = TR . ! = TS (15m Handicap). # = TR (Points Not Doubled). & = TS (Points Not Doubled, 15m Handicap).
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Glasgow were back at full strength with Kauko Nieminen returning to the team. Stoke , too, were at full strength.. This was just too easy for Glasgow as Stoke managed only two race winners all match. The first four heats all produced advantages for the Tigers. Danny Bird beat Mark Lemon to the exit from the second bend in the opener for a race win with McAllan third and a 4-2 then Glasgow took their usual 5-1 in the reserves race. Heat 3 looked more promising for the Potters as Robbie Kessler led early on but Kauko Nieminen passed him with Lee Dicken third for another 4-2. In heat 4 James Cockle led from the start but was passed by Alan Mogridge. Shane parker then got into his stride and passed the both of them for another 4-2 which took the score to 17-7. Stoke immediately gave Mark Lemon a TR and he won heat 5 from Nieminen and Dicken for a 3-6 to cut three points off the Glasgow lead. In heat 6 though Danny Bird and David McAllan beat Alan Mogridge for another 5-1 stretching their lead to 11 points and their was no respite for the Potters as they went on to lose the next three heats too. Heat 7 produced another Parker win with Kessler second for a 4-2 then the Tigers rattled in two more 5-1s. In heat 8, Trent Leverington on his return to his former track, continued his miserable afternoon by being excluded after tangling with David McAllan. The result was another easy 5-1 for McAllan and Cockle to take the score to 34-17. Heat 9 saw Alan Mogridge take a TR but that was wasted when he came to grief on the first bend. The result was another 5-1 for Dicken and Nieminen although this time Barrie Evans managed to exert some pressure on the home riders. At last Stoke stemmed the tide of heat advantages for the home side but it was due to a David McAllan fall as Bird won the race. Heat 11 produced another Parker win from Mark Lemon with Robert Ksiezak passing Trent Leverington for third and a 4-2 but surprise, surprise, Stoke took a 2-4 in heat 12. Barrie Evans did the honours for the Potters by winning the heat from James Cockle who had to look lively to hold off the pressing Paul Clews. This took the heat 12 score to 48-27. The Stoke heat win was an oasis in the desert as Glasgow took the usual 5-1s in heats 13 and 15. Heat 14 was shared though when Robert Ksiezak passed Robbie Kessler for first place as Kauko Nieminen in third place retired from the race. Match Report by Merlin |