tony159

Great weather tonight in Poole and loads of people down on holiday. .... any yet again no regular weekly speedway. Just wish for the good old days when every Wednesday during the season was a speedway night at Poole.

Hope that Neil is more on the ball for the playoffs. We are talking Middlo ... ?

Certainly spared Middlos blushes..... why didn't he use Woryna for Worrall In heat 12 .

That might add a few to the gate !!!

Hi Steve. feeling quite hard up at the mo.... always looking for a bargain ... how about making it £500. best wishes Tony

Still certain Chris Holder is not the answer for Poole. way past his best and seems to have problems in his life.

Does not surprise me , same happened to Newman last year. must make loyal young English riders who really want to ride for Poole start to have second thoughts.

Great post.. weather didn't help the start of the season and feel sorry for Matt for the effort he put into it and the cost he must of incurred. never been too keen on the signing of Poles on a low average as most seem to struggle on our tracks. Could never understand the re signing of Chris Holder as he seems to have had so many issues in the last few years and don't think his heart is on riding for Poole... the silence on the current situation regarding him seems rather strange and doesn't give me any confidence that he will make much difference if he returnes. Any one know if he has been at the Poole meetings so far this season as a supporter of he has been helping his brother down the road. Think we were very lucky to have Chris Holder and Darcy Ward for a few years when they were in their prime , those days are gone now we are back in the pack.... and am sure many of those who were jealous of our success then will now enjoy our struggles. No team in any sport however good will dominate for ever. Just feel to return to former glorys they need to sit back and re think to keep up with the times.

Dont think Chris would be a good chose , has a lot of things to prove this year and not really sure he is a great leader and motivator. Like to give him a year first to show his true form and prove to everyone that he really has Poole at heart.

Best wishes Starry , wishing you a speedy recovery.

Looking okay so far. Two Aussies with a good team attitude. Two from Poland who hopefully will travel together and help each other. just want another 3 riders with a good team attitude , and are happy to ride any track ,and we can all put last year down as a bad memory.

As a Poole supporter I would be more than happy if you had them both !!

Hope is Chris Holder at Somerset. Far to many Aussies with big egos and bad attitudes .

Would have Kyle back at Poole anytime. Was a big mistake to drop him last year, had his injury problems following Pooles first meeting last year on a terrible track. One rider who always gave 100% and really wanted to ride for Poole.

Great to see Newman doing so,well tonight. As a Poole fan never thought he should have been given so little time to recover from his injury in the first meeting of the season on a very poor track. Like to wish him all the best for next year and an injury free season.

Terrible track tonight. Feel the track in the last few years has just got worse and worse. Until money is spent on it , crowds will continue to fall as the entertainment value and racing no longer offers value for money.. Even top riders who have raced for Poole in the last few years have voiced their concerns about the track. But they have lost favour with Matt Ford because of it .

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Good to see Gavin in overdrive tonight. Makes his day to have half a reason to knock Poole. Bet he will sleep far better tonight.

Would it help if he was granted the freedom of Poole !!!

. After his injuries a year with far less travelling and fewer meetings makes perfect sense. Sure we will all see him back riding full time in the U.K in the future. Like to wish him all the best for a successful injury free 2014..

Yes..... but only if he wants to ride for Poole .

Would it not have made more sense to encourage more riders from the Premier league to move up , making more room for National League riders to move up to reserves in the Premier League ?

Did they forget to mention that the National League riders are required to only do 2 laps to all the teams no 1's 4laps and the rest do 3 laps ?

One of the main problems , over the years, since the points limit keeps being reduced is that most teams each year have to rebuild their side to get within the points limit. Gone are the days when fans can relate to the riders year after year.