SteveLyric2

If you look at the number of Peterborough sponsors compared to Poole's then I would be more concerned about the Panthers. But then I guess it's more about the amount of money rather than the number of sponsors. Poole are offering 4 levels of club sponsorship - a bit like Gold Silver Bronze etc each offering different levels of publicity and branding I imagine. Maybe it's just Danny getting all his 'ducks in a row' before updating the website sponsor pecking order?

Maybe there's an announcement on the way?!

Havvy has Poole in his heart. He's often down Poole-way staying at Matt's or Middlo's. Can't wait for the fixtures now.

Ah crystal ball time I see!!! Having both team managers present could cause more confusion than it solves!!!

Poole only stopped using race suits in 2018 to celebrate their 70th Anniversary year with a 'new' logo and race bib. They kept the race bib in 2019 due to finances ,losing 2 large sponsors due to their other business priorities.

Poole have regular media reporters at every home meeting often including Paul Burbidge who also reports for Speedway Star and Sgp. The Bournemouth echo report and stories are shared to the other Echo daily and weekly titles across the South and at least 3 local/regional radio stations carry the stories. Yesterday's announcements also on BBC South tv. PR or not it ain't bad coverage which the club have always worked hard at.

And there I was thinking that Team GB were taking a similar route!!!

Havvy rode '98 to 2002. Matt was main team sponsor when Havvy joined - the year before Matt finally bought the club with Mike Golding.

Less media coverage??? Poole have some of the best and consistent local and regional media coverage. Add to that the probable new streaming service and 'the job's a good'un'!

Jeppesen has contracts in Denmark, Poland and elsewhere so I can't see him in the frame.

Lots of extra activity in South Wales this morning around some large storage units!! Unfortunately it seems Bill Glass has misplaced his keys!!!

The challenge that Matt/Danny have is if they choose a 4 point Aussie reserve, that only leaves them 4.97 for the other 2nd string - assuming we've got all the GSAs and any appropriate reductions correct?! As for the Todd Kurtz option (5.43) at 2nd string, he has an established regular base, with facilities, at Middlo's, he knows the Poole set-up having been in brother Brady's corner in recent seasons and he's an established Championship 2nd string. In fact he finished as Sheffield's 3rd heat leader last season!!! That option would then leave 3.54 (+2.5%?) for the final reserve?! As many have said - correctly - in the past, its not how you start its how you finish!!!

I'm sure Danny King, Steve Worrall and Adam Ellis will have some input, especially as it rode so well at the end of the season.!

Nothing 'allegedly' about the announcements - its clearly stated on the club website. In the spirit of using several words when a couple will do, how about Todd Kurtz and Alfie Bowtell to start the season with the opportunity to change one or another after the first set of GSAs?! Although I don't actually believe the announcements will be riders, especially after Danny Ford said only a few days ago that they would not be rushed!!!! But we'll see..........

Danny Ford did say at an earlier fans gathering that he would m ake a decision on track changes after speaking with the 'experts'!! At the time he also did say that Nicolai Klindt stated the track was the best it had been in his time at Poole during the final weeks of the season!!!

Poole paid for Chris Holder to start his career in UK and then loaned him to IOW to gain experience.

Oh trust me I know all about Osborne and especially Bill Glass!!!

By Wimborne I assume you mean Poole?! The difference with Poole being that Osborne doesn't 'own' Poole Stadium - they lease it from Poole Council, who have stated they wish to retain the site as a sporting/leisure facility, with just a relatively small corner of the car park and an adjacent site being used for flats.

REMINDER: Pirates Riders Equipment Fund (R.E.F.) Speedway quiznight is next Wednesday 15th January at the Stadium. New Club Captain Danny King will be there as will Co-Promoter Danny Ford who will be making two major announcements!!?? Will it be the 2 remaining riders or clarification on the Team Manager and Main Sponsor for 2020??

Couldn't Hartel double down? He's only 21 y.o. His final 2018 Championship average with Ippo was 5.20* (*assessed) but he only did a few meetings before getting injured in LongTrack!!

The Star does like to use CMAs rather than GSAs so who knows?! Plus of course we are all still using the 2019 racing regs as the 2020 version is not public yet!!

The Star article says 'never ridden for the club before'!

Speedy Star reckons by this weekend and a rider who's never ridden for the Stars before.

I thought Manzares was coming over for a couple of weeks at the start of the season to showcase his pitch at a few tracks including Poole for a 2021 team place?! The Kurtz and Middleditch families are very close so anything is possible there. Interesting article in the SS this week which reckons Poole only have 8.25 points left to play with??!!

They have wider responsibilities than just MF and Poole!!!