stevebrum

My criteria would be clear tho. If they are good enough to ride in the top tier then they deserve a higher assessment. your point obviously shows up some flaws in that. Riders new to the top tiers or at second string in the top flights of Poland and Sweden maybe unfairly judged so surely there is a sensible way around that? RIDERS WHO HAVE MISSED A FULL UK SEASON OR NEW TO UK RACING - Riders who ridden in the GP in the past 2 seasons and/or have a Swedish or Polish top tier average of over 7.50 automatically get an 8 average in the UK. Riders who have a Swedish or Polish top average under 7.50 automatically get a 7.00 UK average. Riders who have a Polish 2nd tier average automatically get a 6.00 UK average -Riders who have ridden in the UK previously or have never ridden in the UK (none British) get a minimum 5.00 average. No exemptions.

I’m sure I remember riders missing meetings here for an awards show in Poland (wasn’t it Ward or someone like that?) a few years back. Dont think it will matter to the Poles when anyone races if they want first call on them. As wrong as that is.

The assumption from the original post is that anyone missing a couple of seasons racing here should be reassessed and lower. That of course is nonsense. The league is getting weaker year on year so anyone missing a year here should be reassessed in line with where they are riding in Europe. Anyone racing in Swedish and Polish top tier should always be minimum of 8 for new or returning riders. Its not that hard to implement. As explained above I agree and ditto Holder. The fact he has ridden in top tier in Poland this season should mean a minimum of 8 in the UK, ditto the others also mentioned. i know reductions are a different scenario. I fail to see any reason why someone like Holder would fall into a reduction category.

Ridiculous if considered. If so we demand reassessments for Freddie, Tai and Piotr Pawlicki.

Thanks. They haven’t updated (both clubs) their Facebook pages.

Where has this been confirmed?

And Chris still isn’t a number one in the UK anymore either.

Exactly. Riders will ride where they want irregardless of who owns their contract. The Miedzinski ruling.

Could be 2 behind Pete Adams if we are crowned champions.

Ditto any meeting on any track.

Think it would be perfect practice with no one having to extend themselves for the win.

Apologies, couldn’t remember which way round it was. Either way my point remains, Poole were in form going into the play offs. Certainly plenty of noises heard on the TV, sounded very lively. As it should be! The Play Offs never fail to excite.

You weren’t in bad form at the end of the season. You finished in style winning at Kings Lynn (no other team had) and topped the table under huge pressure from the most in form team Swindon, Poole were very much in decent form. It’s just 4 riders let you down when it mattered.

Top and in the final counts, which one team didn’t achieve.

No worries.

The same reason that last Monday was cancelled. Track already under water with poor forecast tomorrow,

All will depend on the weather and how the track is prepared accordingly. Given all things equal I fancy a 6 point home win.

Think he has gone for a run today #prayforjackstoe#

Thank you. I’ve tried to explain it the best way I can so I guess there is no hope. To ‘goad’ someone to reply by a group of posters is exactly the same . A rider that ‘can’t put weight on it’ then is seen walking on it in the pits is faking it, without question. Middlo I’ll bet was happy with his sulky and poor attitude because he knew IRR would help their cause. Holder was never going to ride his last 2 rides because of his attitude so Middlo was happy to accept that. Either way the actions were completely wrong. Very well said. Simply put, yes. Classic Shov troll. Disgraceful in defeat. Shocking and poor sportsmanship. Ipswich deserved the win, simple as.

It’s either bullying or it isn’t. By isolating Gavan by asking him to post is no different to what you are accusing others are doing to Starman. Gavan often says he doesn’t see it as bullying and that’s his prerogative.By the same example no one is ‘ganging’ up on anyone else either. Some Poole fans have very thin skins when they are called out yet think it’s perfectly ok to attack and purposely goad others. Taking your own advice if Starman thinks he is being bullied then let him say so. Of course he won’t because it’s not the case.

Now come on. We’ve had to watch you, Shovvy and Starman asking where Gavan is on threads and then attacking him when he does. If you want to come across as a hypocrite tho.

Very true!

My guess is because he can’t find one,

Exactly. When riders rode any condition and not acted like superstars. No doubt he will get harassed by the usual taunting mafia Pirates lot! Any excuse to make it seems. Shame he got to look foolish and embarrass his team when standing on it on camera. What are you wittering on about? Where have I ever said Wolves is sub standard? You can quote me on that if you can find it otherwise you are making stuff up. For clarity....... all I’ve probably said (and stand by) is that track preparation on the whole has been lacking for several seasons now. Of course a lot of that issue has been to do with lack of suitable material and very few tracks seem to put this as a priority. Wolves have usually always put entertainment before result. The loss of Doc has seen track prep more difficult to get right and several other Wolves fans have said the racing at Monmore has been nowhere as good the past few seasons. The weather which has blighted racing much of this week has again not been taken into account for the track prep for tonight, including expected rain. You only criticise other tracks and don’t take those issues into account. We all know there is a much bigger picture here. There is little that can be done about that tho. Tracks aren’t owned by the majority and are restricted because of that. If we look back to some of the best SKY meetings over those years a lot were from Wolves. Which I think proves the point that when prepared right it is one of the most exciting tracks in the UK. To ignore that fact shows how bigoted you are towards some tracks more than others.

Congratulations to the Witches, as a team they wanted it more. shocking to see the Pirates carry so many passengers. Holder tho an absolute disgrace. It’s clear him pulling out because he wasn’t interested strengthened the Pirates. Why say you’ve hurt your toe and can put any weight on it when then seen at least twice in the pits standing on it? Naughty boy, your attitude ensured your team didn’t win tonight.