SteveLyric2

Sounds like a torn thigh which was bleeding and which the paramedics were having difficulty staunching!!!

I'm all for a Cookie maximum - Ben that is!!

If any Poole or Berwick fans are intending to come but haven't yet booked their tickets online, the latest update says that single tickets will be on sale from 12noon on Monday 7th. NB. There will be NO bars or Catering outlets open for this meeting!! www.poole-speedway.com

Surely it may depend on how good the Wi-Fi/broadband system is at each stadium - bearing in mind the ownership of most stadiums it might not be the Speedway Club's fsult.

It starts with blocks of 6 until 4th June when its blocks of 4+. Then drops to 2+ from 6th June. Great to see Poole sticking to their 2020 proposed pricing of £17 Adults/£14 Concessions. Cheaper than many other Championship clubs. Note: NO catering nor bars available for this first home meeting!!

Lets hope Cook (Ben not Craig) can get a bike together in time after 'totalling' his at Arlington. I'm sure the financial help from the Poole R.E.F. (Riders Equipment Fund) will assist him enormously.

It amazes me to think that any promoter of a 'once-a-week' (at best) sport like speedway would take a big risk on building/owning a stadium without a variety of other revenue-earning activities to keep it sustainable!!

They have to wait to see if the grandstand roof works are completed in time by Stadia uk as that could well affect the numbers allowed and social distancing.

Richard Lawson?! Does his Prem average keep him at 1?

All of which are down to the stadium owners rather than the speedway promoters!!

Well they can't go the SAME way cos Poole don't own their stadium like Somerset!!

He's been at Poole most weeks anyway!!

Sad times. Lets hope that everyone reads the whole statement which gives all the reasoning rather than reacting to just the headline and trying to 'point a finger'!!

Everyone is going to try to get the KO Cup meetings on as early as possible so there are bound to be some fixture switches.

Matt Ford did say that he could get a consortium of local businesses together if the lease became available!! Not sure if that was realistic or just a 'media sound-byte' when Stadia UK stopped the greyhounds?! But he does still have local contacts and is still reasonably well in with the Council. As far as housing development is concerned there was (under the old Poole Council) a plan to develop part of the stadium site which would include the lorry park through to the empty office blocks on Wimborne Road, providing I think approx 500 dwellings. However I'm not sure if this is still a plan under the new BCP Council, who have this week announced that their housing targets do fall short of what the Govt requires!!

The financial barrier for Poole Town FC to return to the stadium is that they would have to repay £thousands to the F.A. that they've received for ground improvements at their Tatnum ground. £Thousands that they don't have as evidenced by the continued appeals for assistance to keep going. Similar reasons for not groundsharing with AFC Bournemouth.

Sorry if this has already been asked but is this meeting being streamed? If so could someone provide a link.

..or next!!!

...and has been so for several years!!

Reading CVS' programme notes from last Monday I would think that any meeting that can be realistically deferred to after June 21st with no crowd restrictions is almost a certainty!! Not just at Wolves either...........!!

Definitely not!!

Well its only my opinion having spent much of my working life in local events, hospitality and leisure industries. Even now retired, regular Friday/Saturday meetings would rule me out due to other obligations. To get families to bring their kids along to anything on a regular basis in this day and age would be remarkable for any popular event/activity let alone speedway. For holidaymakers it is well known that Fri/Sat is 'changeover day' for hotels/guest houses, campsites etc. A midweek fixture is traditionally much easier for holiday makers to plan into their week's stay!

Wednesdays have traditionally been Poole's home night. Fridays or Saturdays would see speedway competing with a host of other attractions at a time when people traditionally go out and spend their money on other things - and there are plenty of other options locally despite what some may think.! The occasional weekend meeting may work if announced and well planned in advance so as not to clash with any other attractions. As things begin to recover from lockdown and other sports/activities/entetainment return to normal, many take place at weekends and will risk splitting your audience.

I don't disagree with any of that except the 4th para. Danny and volunteer workforce were working at the track a couple of weekends ago, so a start has been made albeit a small one. How about starting a 'crowd funding' to help with the cost of the extra marshalls? Or maybe the supporters club (R.E.F.) might like to donate as they have continued to take member subscriptions right through lockdown?

Not surprised at the call off bearing in mind the reduced capacity had to be outside ie no indoor viewing/catering/bars etc.