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  1. He could have used Ride-her Replacement
    5 points
  2. If people are being honest Poole are the best run club in the country serial winners and you can see why.its not pooles fault we and I mean that as a collective can’t beat them they have the same points as the rest of us to build a team they just have the X factor when it comes to doing it.the only criticism people can have about Poole as a viewing fan is the lack of passing but then again Poole can do what they want the fans still turn up unfortunately though they win on all our teams tracks as well lol there just a very good team the top divisions loss is the championships gain because I bet the highest attendance for home matches is when Poole come calling sorry about my ramblings but it’s upto the rest of us to build competitive teams to match the riders are out there otherwise Poole wouldn’t do what they do most seasons.
    4 points
  3. As teams averages will rise from 38 at the start of the season to one close to 42 at the end of it, most/all riders should be expected to raise their starting average by about 10% without actually improving their under lying performance. A starting average of 6.5 would need a season end average of over 7.00 (7.15) just to stand still.
    3 points
  4. The bottom line with Poole is this. They can average 1500-2000 Crowds for the bulk of their summer season and possiblty exceed that in Play Offs and Cup Finals. They can sell upwards to 1000 (or more someone might confirm) season tickets at 150-200 quid a pop. They have excellent and mostly longstanding sponsorship. That alone is a guarantee that they can run, cover all the bills and make money. Most CL Clubs are happy if they average 600 - several have tried to match the spending of bigger Clubs on that sort of average and have palpably failed. Oxford have done exceptionally wel but will have to decide "what goes" next season, PL / CL or NDL as surely margins suggest its not practical long term to run all three. I don't see crowds significantly above 600 average at any other CL venue other than Poole / Oxford (stand to be corrected on that?) I do get the Ford logic, why go up and spend possibly twice as much (net) and risk reduced Crowds as they prefer Wednesdays - especially if there is no big Company / high net worth individuals to cover any losses. Maybe they are lucky to have that sort of core base, but I believe that generally that you make your own luck, if you don't you certainly have to have the sort of wise judgement not to chase rainbows and to live within your means. A few fine examples of that especially Scunthorpe!
    3 points
  5. Especially when you consider Poole have a Dane in their side and they ride on Wednesdays
    3 points
  6. What a meeting! Large crowd, Birmingham very unlucky not to come away with a win. Fantastic racing throughout the meeting. Well done to both teams.
    2 points
  7. Saw a post somewhere saying why don't people go to Speedway anymore. Look no further than tonight .45 - 45 away at Sheffield. What a great point that used to be . Absolutely ridiculous that the home team walk away from that meeting with an extra point. Pathetic isn't the word.
    2 points
  8. Erik knows what he’s don there, tactical dive to an extent knew Tom had him and took the chance of a rerun hoping it would go his way.
    2 points
  9. We'll agree to disagree then, but personally I'd never want to use my top rider in heat 8. For Leicester as soon as I saw Sheffield had r/r at 2, think I would've moved Lawson to 3 or 4 (put Becker at 2).
    2 points
  10. I do wish these Speedway riders would time their intercourse better with their calendars
    2 points
  11. Excellent post. Thank you Mike0310. Last nights heat 5 with Bomber recording the fastest time of the season by an away rider, Richard Lawson's faultless 15 pt max, plus Ben Cook's last to 2nd in heat 15 against Bomber and Ivacic were worth the money alone!
    2 points
  12. I think Lawson would be welcome back whatever his average is.
    2 points
  13. "I want to thank you guys tonight for such a good turnout and what you did there with your wonderful support was great!" " I don't think these lads know the rules anymore. I try and let them through but hey that's how it was." Richard Lawson last night. Maybe they don't want to increase their average too much either Richard lol.
    2 points
  14. Spedeworth do own the stadium and have put out a message on their website to say that they intend to get the stadium back working and look forward to continuing the improvement works they have been doing since taking over the ownership of the stadium.
    2 points
  15. Don't they also get help from their local councils/government.Im sure i read that somewhere.
    2 points
  16. The other benefit that Poole has by being continually successful at their chosen level is excellent media coverage, (as well as excellent team building skills)! Whether tv, radio, newspapers(print and online), reel videos or other social platforms they maintain their presence in the wider public eye. It doesn't just happen, it needs to be continually worked at and Danny Ford, his team and other committed individuals work very hard at it. There will always be critics, but Poole are accumulating stacks of positive pr, huge crowds and commercial support - just in case they need it if/when the future of the stadium becomes a 'live' topic!
    2 points
  17. Would agree regarding Poole.Well run Club.You make your own luck in some ways.
    2 points
  18. Obviously now adding Russel Paine to that list (again) and there are/will be countless others. These are people who gave untold hours to the sport for zero in return and were still driven out. What hope has the sport got if it punishes and penalises genuine volunteers whilst feeding the self interest of a selected few.
    2 points
  19. I noticed, especially on FB, many fans saying Pijper shouldn't have been dropped (especially when Garrad didn't score well) but hardly any of them said "we should have kept Starke too" now anyone with knowledge of the rules knows they couldn't have signed Ivacic & kept Pijper. I see Plymouth's new signings Patrik Baek is a 5.00 rider, meaning if Glasgow had signed him instead of Ivacic, they wouldn't have had to drop Pijper. I wonder if he was on Glasgow's list of potential signings?
    2 points
  20. Got that wrong about Lawson I’ll wind my neck in lol.
    2 points
  21. Redcar juniors stalwart and former promoter, Kev Keay did the same , said the interference from those two ruined the ethos of the league and thats cleaning up the words he actualy used.
    2 points
  22. What you are totally oblivious to is that it doesn't matter who is in the race to produce a very entertaining race and that's where the quality lies! I enjoy all levels whether that's an Emil or NDL racing. I've seen great and not so great racing at all levels. Remember, all the greats have to start somewhere. And you should've been at Glasgow on Friday especially heat 10 Ben Cook vs Bomber.......beat any race in the top league any day if ur into separating the leagues!
    2 points
  23. Drew kemp best of what was available to us which wasn’t a lot. With Glasgow benefiting massively with the guest situation on both sides I will be continuing the rain dance for this one.
    1 point
  24. Coming up for this with high hopes. One of the few bastions in British Speedway that seems to produce regular good racing. How have Glasgow managed to get Nicholls he is flying.
    1 point
  25. Give it a rest your becoming boring with this Laguta nonsense.
    1 point
  26. Whose idea was it not to have a draw and how long has this ridiculous rule been applied. I'm one of the target Speedway supporters who doesn't attend meetings anymore and how it's run nowadays that's not going to change anytime soon.
    1 point
  27. I've never had that attitude when it comes to Cycle speedway lol!
    1 point
  28. Yeah, some don’t appear to have any sense of humour.
    1 point
  29. Nora is independent of the "international" structure as previously outlined. Regarding track time for riders, within the current structure of speedway in the UK there are training/practice facilities available which are well used by both amateur and professional riders. Unfortunately with any governed sport comes the rules and regulations which form the structure by which the sport operates domestically, nationally and internationally. . On the domestic front, nobody, especially British speedway promoters want to see the sport suffer unnecessarily and similarly, welcome new potential investors. some clubs such as Leicester are fortunate to have an owner with a structured vision, and sponsors onboard in JCB who support the club without the need to to do anything other than be "sponsors" . They are not alone in this regard. Unfortunately, other clubs/promotions have found that the promise of sponsorship comes with caveats where the sponsor thinks they have a right to demand change and frankly have more self interest at heart than the good of the club or the sport in general. Not everything in the UK speedway garden is rosy, but that does not mean, a new broom would sweep away the bad and replace it with anything better. The sport in the UK is not in terminal decline as some naysayers would have us believe, but it is far from being as healthy as we would want. The evolution rather than a revolution, will continue towards a brighter and healthier future albeit without a revolution and still within the global structure.
    1 point
  30. Just to clarify….its the first time Redcar have done it this way as they have always given the youth their own meeting on a Saturday , letting the crowd in for free but it cost them too much with no backing from the SCB/BSPL and now they have to squeeze the kids in with a main meeting to cover the medics and insurance. The powers that be said there would be more opportunities for all this year…….think they told porkies.
    1 point
  31. States on workington latest post that Leon flint is guesting for us on Saturday.
    1 point
  32. Oxford may use jody scott at no7 seems to be in the lineup at Leicester on Sunday.
    1 point
  33. Only ever seen a double tape touch exclusion once, but it was way back in time. One of the riders involved was Neil Collins,sometime in the early 90's.I do remember Dad and myself were sat in the Panorama Room looking down at the start line when it happened.
    1 point
  34. It's got ridiculous, professional sportsmen dropping out of events because of wives etc. having a baby. Best to send her a bunch of flowers with a note saying "all the best, can't be there because my employer needs me to be working for them and I need to earn some dosh so we can buy food and pay the mortgage".
    1 point
  35. There is currently a circus in the area, with clowns just like you
    1 point
  36. If true then Claus is blameless and deserves no criticism.
    1 point
  37. Yeah has already happened today I believe, so he maybe missing too!
    1 point
  38. Shooting ourselves in the foot for the occasional Wednesday meeting.
    1 point
  39. Kyle Newman and Adam Roynon...cough cough
    1 point
  40. We had the first leg of the ko cup. Next Weds is league! Incidentally Tom Brennan took a few after meeting Laps on Hagon's machine and looked as fast as in the meeting itself. Sam is still a bit bruised from his crash a couple of weeks ago but needs to get his set ups correct ( hey Mr Dugard) Loved Ben Cook's pass from last to 2nd in heat 15. Boom.
    1 point
  41. There is no consistency in the process they use for averages, Janowski got his average reduced because he hadn’t rode here for a few years his assessed average was an 8.00 he’s been on a downward spiral for the last couple of years, Birmingham sign Lindgren who’s a gp rider which the rules state comes in on an 8.00 Lindgren is a far better rider. The two Birmingham lads how did they pluck 7.50 averages for the pair of them? Milik last time he rode here averaged 5.67 I think he’s not two points better than that average as he proved when he rode here he was shocking. Robert Lambert came back for Belle Vue maybe a couple of years ago on his old 7.61 average so you’re saying Milik and Pawlicki are the same standard as Lambert? As I was saying absolutely zero consistency in the way they got to the averages they did. Every man and his dog knew the two Birmingham lads averages were stupid and so it’s been proved.
    1 point
  42. Teams who win leagues in the main are better than the others. Inevitably passing will be at a premium on home tracks. Ashfield is A1 as a track. Shawfield was brill for atmosphere superb double double seasons live with me forever.Many a meeting was no passing as Glasgow were so good then . Not many complaints about passing then. I am sure most fans want their riders to be first and second out of the 2nd bend . Complaints about standard of racing tend to come from losing teams support
    1 point
  43. As someone has mentioned it’s the winning that matters good racing is just an afterthought. Personally I prefer to be entertained first and foremost.
    1 point
  44. Wouldn’t waste my money to watch that garbage only way I would waste money buying the stream is if I got a hold off my wife’s card.
    1 point
  45. Mind you we have won everything there is to win in the top league
    1 point
  46. Yes I shall miss seeing GP-level 2nd string Janowski behind Championship riders Harris and Wright in the August averages! Not!
    1 point
  47. You know nothing about the Management Plans at Glasgow so your comments are just unnecessary.
    1 point
  48. https://x.com/BrumSpeedway/status/1816798637361389848?t=Rv077IRAJtIyPOxjPtwVjg&s=19 I didn't know you could re-instate a rider back into the team after letting them go.....or did I just dream that
    1 point
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