Forget the League Cup final. Forget the KO Cup final.
This is the British Premier League Championship Final.
Glasgow will face Edinburgh this weekend in two legs that are set to eclipse every meeting ever raced between the sides, according to both camps.
The Monarchs were victorious the last time the clubs met in a final just three weeks ago, when they sealed the League Cup in emphatic fashion. That was their revenge for Glasgow’s win in the 1994 KO Cup final.
But the teams are all set for a re-match in the biggest competition of them all.
The Tigers insist it’ll be as difficult as ever to overcome the reigning champions – but whatever the result, it’s set to be a sporting occasion that will go down in legend.
League Title on the Line
Glasgow chief Stewart Dickson said: “I think it is the biggest ever Scottish derby. The play-offs are fairly new to the Premier League and Edinburgh have been in them, whereas when we won the league in 2011 we won it from a straightforward campaign.
“This has got to be, in my opinion, the biggest match between the two – bigger than the cup final three weeks ago, bigger than the KO Cup final in 1994. This is for the league.
“I could say that we’ll have a point to prove through there but the bottom line is that it’s two totally different speedway matches.
“You don’t get two the same. The league match through there, where we beat them proved that – whereas we went through there three weeks ago and we got a bit of a doing that night.
“I think we start again. That happened, we can’t do anything about it. It’s a whole new ball game on Friday and Saturday.
“They were the better team over the two legs the last time, nobody will deny that, but it’s a final and we’re going to be really up for 
it. It’s great to be part of it and we want to win it.
“But we’re under no illusions just how difficult it’s going to be – we know it’s going to be tough. I’d have hated to be sitting watching live updates against Edinburgh v Somerset. The fact it’s Glasgow v Edinburgh will do for us at the moment.”
For Edinburgh, it’s a chance to prove that they’re once again the top team in the country.
Quietly Confident
No 1 Craig Cook says he’s confident in his side’s ability to get the better of their rivals from the west for the second time in less than a month.
The Cumbrian, who made the Elite League play-of final with Belle Vue, said: “We’ve got to forget about all the previous matches now and concentrate on what we’ve got to do.
“We know we’re a solid team, we’ve proven it time and time again throughout the season. Hopefully we can just keep our reserves going and keep them reassured that they can do it – and if we all ride as well as we can in the top five, I’m sure that’ll inspire the reserves and let them kick on as well.”
Cook thrilled the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium crowd earlier this season with an incredible last-bend swoop on Glasgow No 1 Richard Lawson to take the inaugural Peugeot International Speedway Championship.
But he insists he’d rather make life easier from himself by leading races for the full four laps.
He said: “It’s obviously great coming from the back in races but it’s a lot easier for me doing it from the front. I’ve been really working hard on my gating lately – I was out to make great gates in the final of the Elite League play-offs – and in the last month or so I’ve been gating well.
“I’m looking forward to racing against all the guys and it’s got the potential to be one of the greatest matches in Premier League history. What better team to have it against than Glasgow? It is shaping up to be a brilliant final and hopefully I can get out the start and do some winning from the front.
Inspiration
“I think the derby inspires the riders a little bit more. They’ll probably feel a little bit more pressure due to it being two clubs with big history.
“If we were against Somerset, I think the pressure would have been a lot less for us, but I was in the final last year and hopefully I can reassure the boys, and we won’t take anything for granted and make any mistakes.
“It was mistakes that cost us at Belle Vue, so we’ve got to consolidate, do nothing stupid and if we all ride like we have been riding, I’m pretty confident we can keep the trophy in the east.”
Tickets
The first leg is at the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium on Friday, 16th October, at 7.30pm. Early bird ticket offer open until Thursday, 15th October. The second and deciding leg takes place at Armadale on Saturday, 17th October, at 7.00pm.