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And what would be the problem with Garrity being and staying a heat leader?? If he's good enough he'll be ok - if he's not , then he won't!

Torun waiting til Monday for a reply from Greg Hancock!! Looks likely they will go without Jason Doyle, which might explain Darcy Ward's tweet that he is 'stoked' at Chris Holder's news!!!!

Matt Ford says its 2 HLs from the list to be announced within the week - so it won't be Shamek as he didn't ride here this year. Just to emphasise, the HL list and its criteria has been agreed by ALL promoters. What the Poole announcement still does not clarify is whether Buzz will actually line-up as a Poole heat leader, due to his higher 2014 average than Hans' 2015 average or will Hans be the HL and Buzz the 2nd string? Either way Matt Ford has stolen the march on some of the other promoters, which probably explains why Mick Horton made the comments he is said to have made at the NSSC fans meeting.

He is pretty decent - I don't know why the Bees fans on here have such a downer on him??! But I guess its just because they are Bees fans!! ps. The very best of health to Havvy with his op this week. Lets hope it has some long term success.

According to Chris Harris in the Star this week, Bomber recommended him and advised Mick to get in quick because Poole were also considering him!!! (Don't shoot the messenger - I'm only repeating what it says in the SS!!)

Chris has cut his schedule - he's not doing the Aussie Championships!! He's done his 2 Aussie individual meetings after Melbourne before heading back to UK - where he'll take a break and re-group.

More experience and development for Poole asset Perks. Kyle will look after him!

If he's signed for Torun again then it means either Doyle will be leaving or Hancock has not been signed as they can only track 3 foreigners and have already secured Vaculik.

That's a bit sexist isn't it?!

8 year olds aren't bothered about averages!!! He just needs to know that the reserve has been scoring better than one of the other riders and will move up into the 1-5 In most sports the reserves get promoted into the first team if they are scoring well against other reserve teams. If the don't make it successfully, they go back to the reserves. Simples. I don't agree with the format - but lets not overcomplicate the reasons and explanations behind it.

Its not as if its a new suggestion though is it?! Its been on the AGM table for 5 years at least - plenty of time for promoters to decide how it will work. I understood CVS's comments from his forum was that several more GP and European riders had been sounded out and thought it (not for the first time) a good idea. Clubs would just need to nominate and agree which 2 riders at the start of the season would share the Number 1 role. The rider with the higher average is what is used for team building or they are all graded the same?!. It wouldn't actually matter if one ended up doing more than half of the meetings if that suited both riders and the respective team.

You are assuming Garrity will be the lowest average of the 1-5 when the averages change - and that Sarjeant will have scored sufficiently well to go up?! As has now been clarified from the Wolves forum, its only the Tier 1 reserve that can go up, so the possibility of having Woryna or Garrity (or King??!) at reserve for a few meetings would surely suit Coventry.

Who? the Number 1 rider or the promoter? No idea on the rider but would suggest the promoter is either Leicester or Kings Lynn?!

More importantly only one of the EL promoters are against the 'Shared Number 1' concept, due to currently being in discussion with a potential number 1 rider for a full season. Should come in to being for 2017!! Finally!!

If by some obscure chance Garrity were to suffer a drop in form and therefore drop to reserve, then presumably he would have ensured his contract would stipulate that he remains on the same (1-5) wage rate?!

Milik was on a 4 because at the time he was signed he hadn't ridden in any of the major leagues and 4 was the agreed EL assessed average for his level of experience. This has now been increased. Woryna should imo be on 5.50 which is what Wozniak started on last year - unless Woryna is classed the same as Eduard Krcmar, in which case he'll be assessed at 4.50 ------- and be gone after 6 meetings!!!

£50k would be a lot for any Promotion to cough up, unless as a business 'losing money' they still manage a decent relationship with their bank managers???

Fair point Packerman, Alan Hodder was of course the 'supremo' of the old National League set-up which had its Admin HQ in Weymouth. Richard Loder was also very much part of Mervyn Stewkesbury's set-up and they and their families all became regular attendees at Wimborne Road in those days. Great times with huge, huge crowds even in what was the 2nd division of British Speedway.

I thought the bond had been £30k for the last couple of seasons?? Or perhaps that only applied to 'risky' clubs, after their end-of-season accounts had been presented to BSPA MC.?

Coventry looking for as much lucky heather as they can muster for next year then!!!?

Kacper is a good young rider, who Bees fans will find is very professional in his approach and will (hopefully) have decent kit. He has spent some time in Bournemouth/Poole as a student and as the press release indicates, has relatives who rode for Poole - hence his skull & crossbones on his kevlars ( you see I wasn't joking when I said this before)!! He hasn't yet ridden in any of the top leagues abroad so assume he will come in on 5.50. Its always good to have an(other) Poole link in the Coventry pits!!!!

Thanks for your comment about Pete - he was a good friend!

If both Garrity and Sarjeant had been on the reserves list - then which one would Coventry have protected? And more to the point, would they have still got the other one in the draft? NB. For the record, Kyle Newman only agreed to go back on the list after it had been confirmed that there was the opportunity to move up after 4 meetings. As regards him 'having no spirit' or ambition, he has already ridden in Poland and the indications are good that he will do so again in 2016 - assuming Polish clubs can get their financial acts together!! I don't recall seeing Garrity's name featuring in the Polish results service?!

Just seen the shocking news about Pete Ansell's passing. Pete had continued to be a regular part of the Poole admin team and was often the first face to be seen when the gates were opened on match days in the main grandstand up until May when his illness took a stronger hold. My deepest sympathies go to wife Roz, his 2 sons and families.

I thought that was exactly the point - so that reserves could go into the 1-5 and be tested against 'better' riders.