SteveLyric2

I don't particularly like to see any rider bad-mouthed whether he's a favourite or not!! Especially on a thread that appears to have no factual basis! Just expressing my opinion. At least I appear to be important somewhere - unlike some others.

Will that be before or after the Aussie GP???

Repaired in just a few evenings, but its left a bump rather than a hole.

So, is Woffy making an EL return? Nothing relevant to this subject in the SS, so this thread can be closed then!! Mods!!

A bit sneaky by the Stars offering to fit this one in before NKI quits!! I'm surprised MF agreed to it quite honestly. ;-)

Give me some examples of other member associations -sporting or otherwise - that give that sort of detail in a public document!! Usually when a vote is taken at an AGM it is minuted as per the number of fors and againsts - not the names of who voted for what. The AGM minutes go to the members of that association ie the promoters, together with a summary of relevant points which the SS usually do a good job in making public. Even if every decision was made 'transparant' (and I'm not necessarily against that!) - what benefit would it create other than provide extra fodder for those that gorge themselves on it on this forum and social media platforms?! amongst others

Maybe found a couple of skeletons???!! ;-)

Not sure the Poole line-up is correct - even with the changes others have suggested. Ellis doesn't complete his 2nd away meeting til Friday 22nd and his new average is not effective til 7 days later according to the rules.

What on earth are you going on about? Have you forgotten your medication or got up so quickly that your head is spinning? Where/when have I 'slagged off the rest of the EL'?? That's your constant domain!! I was responding to Gavan's assertion that big scoring margins in the EL - Poole or elsewhere - make it a poor league and used a couple of examples from the PL/NL to illustrate that there are big scores everywhere. It happens FFS.

Did you miss the 'wink' again old boy, or are you not familiar with emoticons? I see you still can't keep away from the EL threads despite your loathing of the product!!

I hope not PR. Sky have already switched the May fixture from 25th to 23rd May. The meeting sponsor would not be happy!!! Me!! ;-) :-(

I seem to recall Poole haven't been too bad on a soaking wet Brandon track before. ;-)

So I guess the Birmingham/Cradley meeting last night was disappointing for all the fans in attendance too?! 55-35 a shocking reflection on NL speedway!! Newcastle and Peterborough in your favoured PL too - I bet the Diamonds and Panthers fans - and speedway fans in general - are in absolute despair over their results!! (Ps Holder's performances are a deliberate ploy to get him a spell at reserve - nothing to do with him trying to team-ride his partner and being caught in the process. Not for the first time and won't be the last!) Incidentally I hear the Barcelona fans were streaming out of the stadium well before the end of the 8-0 drubbing!!

I'm surprised that SS made no mention of the public apology over the tannoy about the lack of watering. It was stated that the water pressure across the whole of central Poole had dropped earlier in the day and Poole were not allowed to fill or use their bowser!!! Even the hoses weren't producing enough water. The track was slick and whatever holes, bumps, ruts there were - they were in the same places as 4 weeks ago

Mark Loram!!

My point is that streaming of one or two race highlights on social media is no different to the snippets that appear on local/regional news programmes (apart from an obvious difference in quality). I've stated previously that I'm against whole meetings being periscoped, but clubs can be missing a promotional trick with the terms of the Sky deal. Incidentally I am reliably informed that BBC Local TV only need to give Sky a 'caption credit' to use their footage. There is a reciprocal arrangement in place apparently.

EDRs still have to win the races - against other EDRs and 2nd strings - to get their increased averages. They will only go up if someone in the 1-5 is underperforming, protected heats or not, and gets a lower average. You can put that down to so-called 'rigging' or simply selecting a 1-7 that at the moment is more than holding its own against the others - despite losing its only away meeting to date.. Whatever the pros and cons - its the same for everyone and is certainly more likely to favour Leicester and Swindon in the short term. As you are so anti- the EL, but still consider yourself a 'fan', I'm surprised you continue to be so interested in what the EL does?

As others have said, a beautifully sunny day down here today - however quite a strong chilly wind, forecast to get stronger as the day goes on (ferry crossings already cancelled) so it'll be interesting how much slicker the track is tonight and how much watering is done?! I'm sticking to my 52-40 prediction.

If other (terrestrial?) broadcasters are prepared to pay Sky for small snippets of speedway, they must think it provides some decent value and interest for their viewers, otherwise they simply wouldn't include it in their bulletins?!

The things people do to get out of riding at Leicester om 7th May!!!!!!

You've got the new U21 champ as one reserve with the 'electric starting machine' as the other plus the bloke thats got loads more ambition than one of Poole's current reserves - and still you think the Bees might lose?! I really don't understand it!!!!!?????? ;-) ;-)

Not much cheering there either then!!??

Lindgren paid max last time at Brandon!!!

Has Kurtz ever ridden Monmore before??

Strange that its only a few 'fans' that are complaining!! The riders themselves now seem perfectly ok with it.