SteveLyric2

Is Charles Wright still a Poole asset?

....but tomorrow is League!!!

I think Redcar will run Poole close - but this season at home 'running Poole close' means a Poole win by10-12 points!!

Well he's based in Swindon so not far for him to come on Wednesday!!

Its not just according to me - its on the Poole website!!!

Yes I confess I was a little surprised myself. I think he aggravated a previous leg injury but he's declared him self fit and ready to go so fingers crossed.

Anders Rowe is fit again and guests at 6. Ben Basso still 'hopeful'!!

Poole may well be taking up a legal challenge against their landlords - Stadia UK who are the current leaseholders of the Council-owned stadium - who are trying to impose a massive rent increase on the Poole promotion without any negotiation!! Having solicitors as one of the club sponsors and also a partner of Matt Ford in his French business offers good support to the club's position who have always paid their rent on time and coughed up a 3% annual year-on-year increase without issue. The Council have publicly stated - on video - more than once that they want Poole Speedway to be retained on site at the stadium as they recognise the value to the town and they would 'get involved' if the leaseholders were becoming unreasonable. Watch this space........

It wasn't 'later discovered' - the video of the crash was all over Social media on Wednesday night with the description that he had banged his head and his ribs!!

Speedway Updates started it all off by stating that Basso was a 'late withdrawal due to illness'!!!

If he'd been suspended then he wouldn't have had the r/r facilty granted last night at Leicester. The club are hopeful he will be ok for Wednesday.

He can't have been suspended or Poole wouldn't have been allowed the r/r facility!!

Yes just seen that!!

Hopefully not Covid again!!!

" When the going gets t(r)ough................" !!!

Also depends on whether Ben Basso has recovered? He hit his head and ribs quite heavily in Wednesday's Danish Final crash!! We have enough guest options for Number 6 who have decent experience of the Poole track, but I still think it'll be a close one, which unfortunately I shall be viewing from behind the glass in the hospitality area rather than my usual seat in the grandstand.

I hope Ben Basso hasn't got concussion from his crash in Denmark on Wednesday. He not only banged his ribs but his head also. Concussion means a 9 day absence from racing these days I believe?!

....which is the reason Poole run on Wednesdays. Poole have gone with Thurs/Mons when in the Prem and a Friday and Sunday in the Championship recently - all of which have struggled to get up to a regular Wednesday attendance. In the summer Poole has lots of other attractions especially at weekends which are also 'change over' days for holidaymakers. The promotion sought the view of fans towards the end of the 2019 season and regular Wednesday speedway with a wider choice of opposition was easily the preferred option. Also at that time the greyhounds were still operating 3-4 days a week.

Maybe you should listen to Glasgow's Facena podcast, Plymouth's Garry May interview and note Kings Lynn's 2022 signings already. Plus Poole won't go back to Premiership if Mon/Thurs fixed nights are still insisted upon. Also lets not forget the Eurosport contract that presumably insists on a 'senior' league?

So with riders retiring and going to one league, presumably still restrictions from Poland, where are the riders going to come from?

It would appear from the official preview that Middlo is back for this one - suitably 'refreshed' from his golfing break in Tenerife!!

So with Leicester at full strength and Poole with guests Charles Wright and Dillon Ruml in for Schlein and Neilsen, Poole will need to keep it tight for the 2nd leg. Thoughts.....?

Is it because he asked to leave? and/or is it because he p!$$es off too many other riders?

In some threads it is suggested that the '2 Rising Stars per team' has been dumped - or at least deferred for a year due to the Covid shutdown!?

Obviously each club has a different cost base compared to other clubs, depending on all sorts of factors. Its not just about rider wages! The difference that I was told about (bearing in mind this is just one specific club) was that costs were one third less to race in the Championship than in the Premiership - both are 5-figure sums per week/meeting! From my own knowledge, if a rider is riding in both leagues then the pay rates are very different! Presumably because riders will strive to get what makes it pay for them in total - including the assurance of getting paid EVERY week! - so once they have a Premiership contract 'buttoned up' they will happily accept a reduced rate of pay in the Championship. Of course there may also be other rider bonus incentives in both leagues, eg reaching the play-offs/winning the league/Cup etc which will tend to benefit the more successful clubs due to increased attendance income, as well as the riders - both of whom may benefit from additional sponsorship funding?!