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Is this thread purely a "Let's Have a Go and Call Each Other Names" thread or Poole 2023? Some people need to grow up.

In no particular order, but top teams so far look like:- Oxford Plymouth Redcar Scunthorpe

I've got it on ignore!!

He’s that fed up with the lies, he goes into business with him again.

Poor Arthur, he is a few crusts and a few slices short of a loaf.

I'd say, still don't rule Tungate out. He knows his comments will travel the seas & he'd have been asked not to say anything until officially announced. If he'd have said "yes, I'm in the UK for 23" everyone would know it's Peterborough.

mike dont get mixed up with these two they both should be banned for a month .

He’s just been announced in Leszno’s u24 squad.

Post of the year I say.

Ligue Nationale de Speedway schedule- final apparently is between top 2 teams after the 4th round, presumably held at the top team. 1st round - February 26 (Morizes) 2nd round - March 19 (Marmande) 3rd round - April 2 (La Reole) Round 4 - April 23 (Miramont-de-Guyenne) Final - date and location to be determined

He is a trophy winner though so should fit right in!!

And Reading

Not for me at all... As above a World Cup should be about picking the best available otherwise integrity just goes from the event... Absolutely no other sport would consider something like that

Why didn't he try to sell/hand over the club and let somebody else take up the fight? He has taken a back hander to be Osbourne's spokesman, repeating the required line 'speedway is unviable'. Why would it be anymore viable 45m out of town? Terry may have played a big part in Swindon's recent success but Swindon' has a long history he has also played a massive part in its downfall.

Just goes to show you never can count a signing as done until it’s announced. Tungate was in at Peterborough a few weeks ago and I know that for a fact.

But the question is does Rob really want to try, I rather suspect we both know the answer.

Did he ever get a shot at reserve though? My memory says he was always a second string, so could score more at 6/7?

Indeed, I look at the forum to see people's views on Speedway. Sadly have to look through dozens of posts to find the few actually talking about Poole 2023!

Maybe a bit disingenuous of you there, Gordon, although it's good that you have acknowledged George Carswell's role and the price he and his family ultimately paid for helping to prop up BV at various stages. When I wrote earlier in this thread that George was 'financial involved' in all regimes from Perrin onwards and therefore provided support and insights to PC's printed take on events, I didn't necessarily mean he had money invested as a listed co-promoter or director of BV. To put the record straight, some of the insights and factual recollections provided by George to Peter and I during the course of putting the book together include matters pertaining to the Tony Mole-Ian Thomas era, too. Ian contacted George asking if he would be prepared to sponsor any riders (essentially to facilitate the cost of including them in the team) and he did so in the case of Simon Stead. He'd also agreed to back Rory Schlein but Thomas U-turned and Aces signed Andy Smith instead. More importantly, as mentioned in PC's book, George also told Mole and Thomas that he would finance a deal to bring Tai Woffinden to Kirky Lane. George explained: "One other interesting situation arose during one of my visits to Belle Vue. Tai Woffinden was reportedly going to Wolverhampton for the reported sum of £10,000 plus extras. "As Tai had cut his teeth with the Colts I told Tony and Ian that I would match or beat the offer for him to become a Belle Vue asset. To my surprise, they said they weren’t interested." George's input was also sought by the BV promotion after Mole sold out to David Gordon and Chris Morton, presumably during some of the period of your involvement. GC writes: "As the (2007 takeover) deal had come so late into the off-season they had great difficulty in putting out a competitive team. Chris phoned me in Vancouver and asked whether I would still sponsor Simon Stead, which I agreed to do. Chris and I had known each other for a considerable amount of time - in fact for a short period I had worked with Chris and Steve Casey at Allied Dunbar. The team predictably finished bottom of the league in 2007. "Chris and I talked regularly by phone and discussed the potential of several up and coming riders. Prior to the start of 2011 Chris phoned asking if there was a possibility of getting Rory Schlein to rejoin the club. I contacted Rory and offered to sponsor him, to which he agreed and he was able to come to terms with Chris and David. Rory had a banner year and I felt things were on the rise." George has told us much more about what happened behind the scenes in the period leading up to the 2016 but it was not relevant to the book.

Evening all, the forum police are here.

Mad how that's even possible

Yes Trackprat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpuB1mcmGDQ

Maybe Zischke will be at Plymouth as a new asset.

Did some digging: VAL DE GUYENNE (speedway - shale laid on former grass surface) 14.08.22 Inauguration Trophy 1. Steven Goret (4,4,4,4,4,4) 24 2. Hynek Štichauer (3,4,4,3,4,3) 21 3. Theo Pijper (4,3,3, 2,3,2) 17 4. Julien Cayre (4,2,1,3,2,1) 13 5. Ace Pijper (2,3,4,4,3,0) 16

Oh contrary miss armchair, I will know my work here is done.

Think if you message a mod, they will do it for you.

The bloke from Strictly has long hair. Hamza Yassin. Not sure if he would come in on a 3, 4 or 5!

Any clues? Does one have long hair perchance?

I hope Cookie gets another chance, he's a difficult guy to manage but if anyone can, Rob can .....

How do you know he didn't? I'm sure there must be loads of past, present and wannabe promoters just itching to take over a club with GI as their landlords?!!!

I think that Speedway Star does an annual calendar. Have a look at their web site. I also think that some clubs do their own annual calendars

Would rather Craig Cook than Andersen personally on around the same average

Tin pot, brains and thicko to name just a few

Says the biggest offender

After the lad that finished 5th, it’s a bit of a stretch to suggest that was a strong line up. If he hadn’t beaten the rest of them that would have been a concern……

Some idiot posted in the wrong topic I'll try not to do it again As Lewy liked it The ZK and Poo Pirates gossip will be everlasting unless all the fans who say they know what happened say what happened to cause his hasty transfer along the coast As for those who put him down because of his age, remember John Louis didn't take up speedway until his late 20s and did far more in his career than plenty of youngsters who followed within a far bigger pool of riders. Before anyone jumps on the bandwagon of slagging me off for comparing different era's. I know the sport is generally a young man's game.

I can't agree he beats his average all day long.

The part of the brilliant PC book I found of most interest is when he became the promoter and his experience of working with John Perrin. I laughed at the punch-up at the Swinton club between Perrin and his co-promoter, Don Bowes. I think I actually have the pamphlet from that evening. Mr. Perrin was a colourful character, not everyone's cuppa, but surely there are enough stories out there from riders who rode for him to retell in a book. I'd read it.

New Zealand champion

The rule for this is very different. Foreign rider's can never dip below 4.00 at all times. The 2.5% & 25% is / should be for team building only & rolling averages determining team position. I don't think it's a complicated system

Just thought I would ask what you had got wrong which as it turns out many others got wrong too.

The trouble is Flint cant ride MG...

If George Congreve was eligible, i'd have him in the NDL in a heartbeat and to be honest if he hadn't been thrown to the lions as he was at Newcastle last year i think he'd have a Championship spot in 2023.

Actually you did say he is at Peterborough! Agree.

I thought you said Tungate to be at Peterborough?

Welcome to the speedway forum everyone. A place where people find a way to bicker, bitch, moan and argue about nothing

Dont see anything in Brennan's statement that suggests hes leaving Belle Vue

It seems that there is lot of of people in the know this season

Holder is way past his best, think he would do well to average 8 over here nowadays personally.