SteveLyric2

PL was Workington, Edinburgh and Newcastle.

Its no skin off my nose whether people believe me or not! I posted in an earlier post that Dak wasn't fussed about coming back. That included as I said only being offered a squad place in the Polish 2nd tier, quite apart from the uncertainty (at the time) of an EL place. The fact that Rybnik, his Polish club are now very unexpectedly in the top league and offering Polish Tier 1 wages, together with his Danish contract on top, all adds to why he has changed his mind. If people think I'm making this stuff up then theres not much I can do about it. Those that know me know that I have sponsored at Poole for many years and Swindon back in the day! (the team, riders, meetings, heats etc) and as such often get told things that the average fan might not be told - much of which I would never put on forums such as this! Apologies Swindon fans for taking up this thread. I think Dak will do fine for you - especially if he stays as a 2nd string, as that is when he was at his most effective for Poole.

Its only a referees' award!! What do they know?! Shame there isn't a Riders' award for best track?!

So, is Blackbird in the team or not??

Well done to Wolves, being voted Best Track by the SCB referees again. 2nd - Swindon 3rd - Leicester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????????

There is an updated and more positive tweet from Jayne Havelock today apparantly!! (I'm not on Twitter!)

No wriggling from me. I know what I know and I know what I was told from the 'horse's mouth'!! Of course he was a bit put out at not being part of Poole's 2016 plans and at the time was part of his reasoning for giving 2016 a miss. Anyone can have their mind changed by new circumstances!!

Havvy's wife Jayne has posted a more encouraging message on twitter.

In any case, Kyle Newman imposed a fine on himself in the final as he donated his goggles to the Belle Vue Fans on the 1st/2nd bend at Wimborne Road. A very constructive gesture imho.

Best wishes to Havvy and Jayne from the South Coast!

OK I must be wrong then!!?

Pure putty I would think!!!!!

He can't wear boxing gloves - he wouldn't be able to get the tissues out the box or off the roll!!

Great news.

There is also a story going around that Motorcycle Australia (MA) have had to substantially cut funding to all Aussie Team competitions as well as to certain individuals. This is directly due to a reduction in funding to MA by the Australian Sports Commission!! MA are seeking sponsors as an alternative funding source. If I can find a decent authoratative link, I'll post it.

Thanks E I Addio, thats exactly what I was trying to say. You clearly have a better way of putting it than I do!

Your crystal ball is once again clouded over and giving out distorted info with the usual 'Brandon Bias'. Never mind eh?!

Well said Sherborne Green!! If only..........

Irrelevant to whom?? The promoters all agreed to it, with all its flaws!! I'm not trying to say that it is an accurate assessment, simply trying to understand how the list was drawn up?! This particular attempt at trying to provide some sort of 'equalisation' between 8 EL clubs, is in many ways no different to past seasons when new rules to regulate the number of heatleaders per team have been brought in eg only 2x 7+ riders; only 1 x 8+ rider etc. Whatever the new rules are for each season - and whenever they are agreed - all promoters have the same equal opportunity (other than different race nights!!) to get their fingers out and start their team-building.

A good choice - and another loan fee for Poole!!

Yes, riding 15 meetings for Leicester being the main one!!!

Just a thought, but whatever the racing format in past years, its the riders' finishing average that dictates whether he ends the season as a heat leader or a 2nd string, no matter how many meetings they may have ridden in different team positions during the season. Looking at the list, that seems to be the core of what the BSPA have done, plus adding those riders from the GP/Euro list that might be attracted to the EL eg, the KKs of this world. With the likes of Leicester now being rumoured to be offering a big contract to a former Polish GP rider, maybe if they had acted sooner (the AGM's been over for a month or more!) they could have had a stronger team in place by now?!

What you don't seem to (want to) grasp is that Dak wasn't originally too fussed about coming back to the EL or being a squad member for Rybnik in the Polish 2nd tier. However what has changed and very few expected it, is that Rybnik have gone into Poland's Extraleague as a replacement for one of the bankrupt clubs! An Extraleague contract as well as interest from 2 or 3 EL clubs (not to mention the Danish League contract!!) was enough to make him reconsider. I really don't mind if certain people choose to disbelieve what i'm saying, but that's what you get from speaking to Dak directly.

Poole don't pay silly wages but they do have quite a few decent sponsors who put packages together for certain riders. Some sponsors stick with a rider no matter who he rides for (depending on what their product/service is) eg Bjarne amongst others, but some don't and only offer the big bucks when riding for Poole.

Josh and Dak don't need them! Don't think Morris does either.