TEAM boss Cami Brown admitted he was “hugely disappointed” after his side were dumped out of the KO Cup.
The Allied Vehicles Tigers lost 54-36 at Oxford in the quarter-finals, going down by 93-87 on aggregate last night (Wednesday).
It was a below par performance with only top two Chris Harris and Steve Worrall showing any consistency.
Paul Starke did deliver a vital Heat 14 win to keep the tie alive while Leon Flint also battled hard.
Brown said: “We threw some points away and that’s caught up with us.
“Oxford have ridden well, we knew they would. But the points were threw away cost us, it could have been a lot more comfortable for us. All credit to Oxford they’ve ridden well.
“I wasn’t happy with what we threw away. 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 eridicate them.
“I’m hugely disappointed about that and I’ve let them know about it. It’s basic mistakes.
“It’s difficult because they are a good team around their home track.”
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.
Images by Les Aubrey.