crescent girl

Just to pull in the horses a bit. If Poole currently attract a crowd of 1,000 in the Championship, how many more holidaymakers, etc, will attend if the Pirates move into the Premiership? Let's be optimistic, and say another 500. No more, as regular followers will be there anyway, whatever the level of racing (as long as the team is regularly winning) as history shows attendances go up very little if a team goes up a league. In the past, Scunthorpe, Workington and Plymouth were all running very profitable speedways at NDL level, but found little if any increase when they went up. When Somerset went up to the top league and signed the World Champion, the increase was minimal. Simply, Poole is a profitable concern in the Championship. Why change? To run as a Premier club, the dramatically-increased wage bill -- probably 4 times that being paid this season -- world have them running in the red in jigtime. TV money? Who're you kidding? Even if a deal were reached, the dribble-down that would accrue to each Premier club wouldn't turn loss into profit. Take it easy Pirates. That grass isn't really greener.

They're British. Aussies don't contest FIM Europe Mickey Mousers.

They're British. Aussies don't contest FIM Europe Mickey Mousers.

Tonight's news on Reid Battye, who has re-signed for Berwick in 2027 is really tremendous. Reid has had (generous) offers from other clubs to leave the Bandits, but will instead "dance with the one that brung him to the ball"

SRBF collection tonight. Time to remember guys like Carlos Villar, Ricky Ashworth, Adrian Rymel and, for visiting supporters, Neil Hewitt. Weather looking good, that 100% home record on the line and a new 16-y-o face making his Championship debut for the Bandits. Tapes up at 7. Free car park!

If no-one will beat Poole over two legs, why aren't they in the KO Cup Final?

Your nearest club is Berwick

You never give a reserve a t/s, he can take the ride whatever the score!

Those hours are fairly dragging.........

Maybe we'll see Danny Ford up at Armadale to help steer the ship. He's quite often at away matches. Certainly the management of the squad at Berwick was truly mystifying/incompetent/ridiculous (delete as required)

A little over a week away, excellent promotion of the event, a really worthwhile cause -- but no mention of who will be racing?

Looking back over last Saturday's excitement, perhaps the best observations came from the website reportage. Two paragraphs from which rather sums it up: "...but when all seemed lost, the 2026 Bandits and their own local hero of choice stepped up to the plate and --- with the assistance of a rash teenager and an unfathomable piece of tactical incompetence --- reignited the playoff flame". followed later by: "......celebrations which seem to have got up the nose of the charmless Havelock, who raged over Rushen's exclusion, the floodlighting and just about everything else post-match. All decent attempts to deflect from his tactical shortcomings" Which more or less sums it up. Whatever your views, this was a nerve-tingling meeting with an amazing conclusion and just the thing to keep the Berwick public -- who have been solid in their support in this, their 59th season of speedway, coming back for the next helping on August 22nd....

You couldn't make it up! Edinburgh have announced that Eddie will be Poole's guest on Friday -- in place of Kyle Newman! The little detail of not being allowed to guest if you aren't in another club's 1-7 has been circumvented by Eddie now having been smuggled into one of the NDL teams.

Like I said............

Somewhat confusing, if Scunny can bring in Hook, and Poole are today (reportedly) signing up Slater Lightcap -- both signings after these clubs completed 11 Championship matches...... Why can't the Tigers make a couple of signings before their 12th match? Or can they?