Angry Brown blames ‘silly mistakes’ for KO Cup exit

Cab Direct Championship KO Cup, quarter-finals, second leg: Oxford 54, Glasgow 36 (Oxford win 93-87 on aggregate).

Glasgow team manager Cami Brown admitted he was hugely disappointed after the Allied Vehicles Tigers lost 54-36 at Oxford in the quarter-final of the Cab Direct Knockout Cup, going down by 93-78 on aggregate.

Only the top two, Chris Harris and Steve Worrall, showing any consistency while Paul Starke delivered a vital Heat 14 win to keep the tie alive and former Berwick Bandits skipper Leon Flint also battled hard. 

Brown admitted: “Oxford have ridden well, we knew they would, but the points we threw away cost us.”

The team boss added: “I had words with some of the riders, some daft riding and some mistakes which shouldn’t happen. 

“We were on a 5-1 and ended up a 4-2 against us, and then a comfortable 4-2 that became a 3-3. It’s silly mistakes and we have to eradicate them. I’m hugely disappointed and I’ve let them know about it. It’s basic mistakes.” 

Tigers 36: Chris Harris 11+1, Steve Worrall 9, Leon Flint 7, Paul Starke 4+1, James Pearson 2+1, Connor Coles 2, Jack Smith 1+1.

Cheetahs 54: Sam Masters 12+1, Scott Nicholls 12+1, Luke Killeen 8+3, Cameron Heeps 8, Jordan Jenkins 7+2, Henry Atkins 7+2, Ashton Boughen 0.

PICTURE: Picture courtesy of Glasgow Allied Vehicles Tigers taken by Les Aubrey