News Archive - September 2013

Scotwaste Monarchs' fans will have been watching aghast on Sky tonight, three days away from our vital Playoff match, as Craig Cook withdrew from the Birmingham v Wolves match.

Workington have beaten Ipswich 50-40 in the Premier Playoffs tonight to complete a notable double over the Witches and finish their four matches with a total of 8 points, with a points difference of +4.

The Scotwaste Monarchs were not at their best tonight, but 5-1 advantages in each of the last three heats gave them a deceptively comfortable 52-38 victory and three points in the Premier Playoff group.

After a difficult week clearing up after yet another expensive bout of vandalism, Edinburgh Monarchs will be looking to lift the spirits of their management and supporters on Friday with a convincing win over the visiting Workington Comets in their second Premier League Play-Off fixture.

The second match in our play-off section took place at Ipswich on Thursday night and Workington have produced a surprise result by taking victory in a last heat decider by 47 to 43.

The Scotwaste Monarchs made a decent start to the Premier Playoffs by gaining a point at Workington, and must now capitalise by taking three points, ie winning by more than 6, when the Comets come to Armadale for the return on Friday.

After your approval last week of my suggestion that the league gets started earlier, this week I'm going to rant about team make-up. No, not eye-shadow and lipstick but the 1 to 7. I'd like to return to a six man team with one reserve. There's too much emphasis these days on fielding two match-winning reserves.