John Leslie

Then unscrupulous teams would just pay off the rider and tell him that he's going to request to be stood down, whether he likes it or not.

Wait for the next controversy when they replace him with someone higher up the draft list

Since we know Smart was neither injured nor riding in a higher priority fixture, how can he be riding tonight? He should be serving a ban like others always have when they have withheld their services.

You sure about that?

I think this could be a lot closer than people think. Let's not foget that Chris Holder hates the place. A lot of us thought that Poole would get something at BV on Monday, but look at the way they choked and got slaughtered because Chris Holder hates the place. And though Holder has always scored big at Belle Vue, the constant reminders from Shovvy that he hates the place, had an effect and he scored an all time low. Now we know Holder always scores massive at Wimbourne road.....but actually he hates the place...and we know from Monday that everytime someone says "Holder hates the place", a little bit of his confidence is eroded.

Have you see the Lee Smart? Lee has been missing from home for over three days now and his local neighbours don't give a toss are very worried. It is feared that if Lee has got lost he will now be very cold, frightened, and hungry (most definitely hungry, look at him!) Experts are concerned that he may have fallen victim to poachers, or been abducted by aliens, the hamburglar, terrorists, or a camp hairdresser and his dim hotelier sidekick. A reward is on offer for anyone who doesn't return him to Poole. Help find the Lee Smart

What if the person who's kidnapped Lee Smart comes back and kidnaps the other 6 Pugrats? I think Brum could get a draw then.

I see. We're ignoring his higher average as "special dispensation" for "the good of the sport".

How can Holder be an injury replacement? His average is higher than Ward. It was a team redeclaration.

You are correct in the case of an injury replacement. But in this case Holder's average is higher than the injured rider (Ward), so it doesn't appear to be a one-for-one injury replacement. It appears to be a team redeclaration with a higher averaged rider (but still under the points limit).

Just heard that Matt Ford has but up a £1,000 reward for the safe return of Lee Smart and Chris Holder's bottle. Both of which were lost in Manchester last night.

Firstly tonight congratulations must go to Lee Smart - 2014 Dorsetshire hide and seek champion. With Smarty doing his impression of Lord Lucan feeding sugar lumps to Shergar, the Poole Pugrats were able to fiddle much stronger reserves in....both much better riders who had initially dodged the draft, but who were ready to step in when Poole needed strengthening. However Poole didn't count on Belle Vue's secret weapon.....agent Shovlar. Agent Shovlar has spent the past week working for the Aces, constantly getting into Chris Holder's head with messages of how much he hates riding Kirky Lane and how he would ride like a donkey. This clever psychology worked and really psyched out Holder into his lowest ever score on a track he normally rides well and hits double figures. Cook's maximum must have left Muddlo wondering what might be if he ever had any British riders in his team. Zagar tried his best to help the Pugrats by giving them a big start from the gate, but somehow he still finished ahead of them. Finally, before you go to sleep tonight, check under the bed and on top of the wardrobe....you never know where Lee Smart may be hiding...Sleep well and don't have nightmares

Master Bates would have been ideal for Poole....

The difference is that Belle Vue and Eastbourne haven't declared "guest TBC" in place of one of their reserves for no reason. And Belle Vue and Eastbourne haven't got a history of making highly dodgy rule bending changes to their teams.

He might not like Shredded Wheat either, but in terms of scoring points in a Speedway match that is just as irrelevant. In terms of piling up points on a speedway track the facts show Belle Vue is one of his best. I think you're going to have to look somewhere else for an excuse for the defeat that you seem to be expecting.

Tell him that if he goes there and scores 3 or 4 points we'll believe him. If not, he just appears to be either an idiot or a liar.

Well his last 4 EL appearances there were:- 2013 - 14+1 (6) 2012 - 11+1 (4) Paid Max 2011 - 14 (5) 2011 - 12+1 (6)

Don't know if this is been done might be a bit of fun and I am bored, so the questions are Which is the best track you have been to? Hyde Road by a mile. Also standing right up against the metal fence at Exeter was an experience. Of current tracks Somerset and Workington are enjoyable. Which is the worst track you have been to? Plymouth is a horrible tiny thing. Stoke should be a good track but it terribly neglected and depressing. Which has the best food you have tasted? Ellesmere Port used to throw handfuls of toffees out from the parade truck. Once caught a pear drop it was nice. Only other food I've eaten at speedway is fish and chips at Mildenhall. Which has the worst food you have tasted? Nearly got hit by a flying Everton mint at Ellesmere Port once. In terms of facility's ie toilets, seating, access which is the best place you have visited and worst? Toilets in grandstand/bars at greyhound tracks like Wolves, Belle Vue, Birmingham, tend to be most acceptable. The gents behind the first bend at Sheffield are very spacious. At Cradley Heath you used to pee up against a wall in the open air. If you use the toilets in the pits at Stoke they give you a life-jacket as it's knee deep in pee. I've been in the famous back straight toilets at Swindon (both with and without a bulb). And Poole is scary because they have some transvestite fans so you never know who you'll meet in there.

I bow to Gemini's superior knowledge of dogging in the Coventry toilets.

In all my years of watching speedway I've never tried the toilet seating access at any track. Only ever used the stand up version.

They'll probably put out some story saying it was Smart's decision to step down, and they'll hand pick guests from other teams on a horses for courses basis.

Same old Poole....

Isn't Lee Smart making his farewell appearance tonight? Won't be in the next Poole match.

Never been a fan of Drury and he can certainly rub people up the wrong way, but he is an experienced speedway administrator with a proven track record, and I'd rather have that running my team than some newcomer coming in with money thinking he knows it all. Now he's installing his son as co-promoter...where have we seen that before? Any Newport fans know?

He has a point to a degree. Pick up points in March/April and you'll still be using the same riders in June/July Throw away some points in March/April and you could be building a stronger team to pick up even more points in June/July and beyond.