SteveLyric2

If it were me I'd put legal pressure on the Council who in turn do the same to Stadia UK to pay for the track to be 'sorted'. Matt only rents the stadium 'facilities' after all!! Or maybe with the longer term redevelopment of the whole stadium site still on the Council planners' table (which may see a reconfigured track within a reconfigured facility?) maybe nobody is prepared to 'invest' a huge amount?! Lets not forget Matt paid for turns 1 and 2 to be relaid before the season started and those improvements were readily agreed by the riders to give a smooth surface - admittedly in hindsight it could have been done earlier with time to settle, but maybe Matt doesn't rent or have access to the facility between November and February? Why would he or anyone?

Just as a matter of interest, if Matt was to chuck it all in, aside from all those on here that would do the expected cheering whooping and generally pi$$ing themselves, who do you think would be in a position to buy the club - both financially and looking at speedway as a whole - or would people be happy for the club to just disappear?! Serious question.

Does your granddaughter know about VAT?? Also I would think based upon the average age of speedway punters - not just at Poole - I would guess that the average net income per head is no more than £11-£12.

Personally I don't even want to think about 2019 just yet. Matt has said he wants to give the current 1-7 a chance (with Klindt) but they only have 2 fixtures - 1xH/1xA - in June before the 23rd June cut-off for the next set of averages (if thats correct?!)

Alongside MF's story in the local Echo today about blocking Leicester from signing Klindt, Middlo was also interviewed on BBC Radio Solent this morning and said 'heads may roll' this month!!!

Only if the admission prices were reduced dramatically - and that ain't likely to happen. Championship clubs are charging almost the same as many SGBP clubs now

....for his team to lose!!! Nothing to be learned here, Poole have been doing it all season!!

It was the referee's decision after consulting with the riders Starry your explanation of events and attempts to get the meeting on are correct. However one thing that was not mentioned is the difficulty the track has in draining properly due to the local water table and high tides. Middlo's explanation in the Echo has clarified that all the water got into the base in certain parts of the track and managed to break up the base causing much of the repair work that Glyn had carried out before the season started to be wrecked, leaving holes that were deemed too dangerous for racing.. No body can deny that the track has been much much smoother during early season even though with very different weather conditions EVERY week its proved difficult to provide a consistent surface for the riders. The riders met with Glyn in a behind closed doors session after the Rye House meeting, the results of which provided a great meeting against Wolves - albeit somewhat dusty in places! I hope that with the 2 week break ahead of us, the club has enough time (and money) to properly repair the trackbase again.

12th August effective from 15th August.

I wasn't saying he would need a job for the money - he needs a job for a work permit/visa!! (Although - thinking out loud - there may well be third-party interest in his earnings, in terms of his son?!)

So who is gonna put money on Chris Holder's situation being resolved before August and he ends up riding against Poole?! (Well he has to get a job somewhere?!)

He's allowed to have a Polish Licence!!

No Jeppesen for the Rebels - recalled for a Danish league fixture!! Ryan Kinsley (?) guests!!

Can't see Gomolski being in the frame - not now the Churchill Arms has closed!!! Or maybe I have got it wrong and he WILL be in the frame because the Churchill Arms has closed!!

I'm sure I recall something similar happening with some visiting Belle Vue fans a couple of seasons ago?!

With the meeting being sponsored by Meridian Lifts, both Hans and Kyle will have their elbows well and trully out and want to do especially well on their return to Wimborne Road. However with Danny King seemingly still not fully over his recent injury and never sure what Bjerre will turn up, then I feel if the Pirates can continue last night's form and if the track prep has at least a bit of familiarity to it then a decent Poole win could well be on the cards before the 2 week lay-off.

I don't recall any Poole fan suggesting that 'the Poles would improve their averages by 2 or 3 points', after only 8 meetings?! Theres still a long way to go.

Of course by using Starke in a presumed re-declaration (rather than as a guest) isn't there a rule that prohibits clubs signing riders from last season's final 1-7 - unless they are declared in this season's starting line-up?! Unless of course its in the best interest of British speedway?! It wouldn't affect Klindt (or for example Zengota) as they weren't in Poole's final 1-7, but it would stop the likes of Lahti being considered.

...or not - according to the Wolves website. Its Woryna at reserve!! Just as it will should be when Klindt starts in June.

Family birthdays this weekend so a bit slow on the speedway stuff!!!!

I wish the Wolves and Pirates websites would at least get together re riding order for this evening. My first thought is to go with the Wolves site. Guess we'll just have to see when the racing actually starts and we see whose in heat 2!!

Paul Starke now covering (NOT Josh Auty) for Monday and Wednesday fixtures, while Matt F considers his longer term team change options.

....subject to Management Committee approval....!

Just quoting from the latest published list - Issue 4; 25/05/18

Looking at James' 20-meeting rolling average of 3.31, he was clearly not performing to that level so it was worth experimenting with a temporary replacement.