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The 'unfit' Kacper Andersen has just been signed by Sheffield!! UPDATED due to upsetting some Stars snowflakes: "The 'not 100% fit' Kacper Andersen has just been signed by Sheffield!!

How can anyone say there was dust after the rainfall? There was no more racing...! Having said that, dust and rain would give no grip and make the surface like ice - which was exactly the reason given by the riders for stopping.

Who won't? Its Somerset not Leicester.

It was a question rather than a statement!! I'm sure every club that rents from a stadium owner will have a variety of different details in their rental agreements, so it would be a bit pointless comparing one with another (eg Poole v Peterborough) eh Gemini?! BTW I note that the Leicester meeting report refers to the early stoppage being due to a 'downpour' and 'a heavy shower', rather than claims of a 'light drizzle'!!

FFS what kind of openness do people expect? The Poole riders gave their opinion at the press conference as to track conditions after the rain yet apparently they are not to be believed?! Not sure how many 'fans' went to the press conference and booed then!!? What are 'fans' going to do? Boo every time Poole riders come out for a race? Oh no of course not - they won't be attending any more will they?! Incidentally has anybody considered that having an interval of x minutes might be written into the rental agreement that the club has with the stadium owners?! If there hadn't been an interval there would have been the usual bleating from those that needed refreshment or needed to use the facilities - the latter being highly likely due to the average age of speedway fans.

Doubt the track will need much overnight watering with the forecast for Sunday being torrential rain and the occasional light shower on Monday morning! I think this will be a close one but Poole should have the edge - but will it be an edge of more than 6 points? Hmmm...

A bit late on the forum today due to other priorities, so... Yes I was disappointed with the early call off, but for those that said it was 'just a drizzle', it wasn't as those fans dashing for cover would testify. The rules state that only the losing team can call for the Ref to inspect the track, which he did and presumably then had discussions with both captains - Hans and Josh - as required. I've no idea what was said and can only go on what was said in the post-meeting conference which has already been alluded to - its a shame that no Leicester riders (Hans?) were at the conference to give their view. Leicester had lost the meeting, Josh had completed his 4 rides so it was no skin off his nose to continue. I don't condone any of the booing however disgruntled fans, including myself, may have been. What does annoy me however is that the Poole Promotion get the blame!! My memory went back only a few weeks when I recall a meeting being called off just prior to the gates scheduled opening time at 1830 hours. Who were the opponents that night? Oh yes Leicester and Captain Hans - maybe its a trend??!! Anyway at least for the likes of the many season ticket holders, including me, its onwards and upwards to Monday's top of the table clash with the rebels.

SRBF collection last week £1820.

He is for the moment and thats fine.

because Leicester were riding yesterday (Wednesday). and Leicester agreed to the fixture. Anyway lets hope the track prep is similar to the last couple of meetings for this potential 'banana-skin' of a fixture. Just as a reminder the Lions were leading upto heat 6 on their last visit, until the 8 5-1s kicked in!! Bellego and Allen give the Lions a bit more hope....

Wright is a 2nd string on doubling up/down duty so the Lions get a guest (Bellego). Auty is a reserve and will be replaced by someone (Starke or Allen - depending on the source of the info?) with the same or lower average.

...and 2 of those Poole v Somerset v Poole meetings can be seen live on BT on 13th and 20th August, so all viewers can judge who seems best for the play-off choices.

Starke in for Auty?! Or maybe Jake Allen?

Can you please try to make sure Bellego has a tiring night - he's guesting for Leicester on Thursday!!! ha ha.

....and he's continuing that trend in Sweden tonight!!

As has been said many times over, its not how you start its how you finish!! After his 'performance' at Wolves last night, his form goes from bad to worse in the Swedish TV meeting this evening - 0;0; replaced; so far.

Bellego can go very well but not sure pairing him with Hans is necessarily the 'Wright' solution?! UPDATE: Apologies I saw the alphabetical 1-7 (less the Auty guest) and thought it was the riding order?!

In which case they should look after Holder too then!! btw how is Hans doing at the moment?

Aah another rule change that I must have missed. Thanks. Should make the meeting a bit more competitive.

So Leicester have booked David Bellego as a guest for the missing 2nd string Charles Wright (who is 4th in the Lions averages)!! How does that work exactly?

Next 2 BT Premiership TV meetings are 13/08/18 Poole v Somerset and 20/08/18 Somerset v Poole.

probably still counting it!!!!!!!! Seriously its often announced on the REF page of the Poole website, but at the moment they are more concerned with the presentations to Bomber and Richie on Thursday. If Matt is in the office on Thursday I'll ask.

I think Leicester have been racing on an 'off-night' for several weeks!!

I understand that L-C, but it suddenly went from raising money for Bomber to why wasn't money raised for Hans when he blew an engine to Poole should have kept Hans - the latter being perhaps relevant at the beginning of the thread/season but hardly now?! Still, as i've said twice already - each to their own!

At the moment its r/r and Mark Riss booked for Jakobsen!!