SteveLyric2

You may well be right about the UK. I assumed it was Oz. There was something about it in a recent Speedway Star. Edit: In fact it was in last week's Star - "Phil is currently hospitalised following a prostate operation"!

Phil is currently not too well back in Oz. Prostate cancer I believe.

The machine examiner is already waiting in Poole today!!!!

I just love all the 'he broke a rule' brigade (which he did!!) and they then invent whatever penalty suits their argument. IMO, the fault lies as much with the 2 SCB officials - Referee and Start Marshall - who not only allowed the rider to race and break a rule but also allowed the race to finish and declare/announce the race result as well as the final meeting result. The rest is all ifs, buts and maybe's. The rider should be fined retrospectively just as BV have 'written to the SCB' retrospectively rather than officially protesting, with fee, on the night. One thing is for sure, BV's actions after the event have really got the Poole team going, so expect a humdinger of a meeting tonight!! #DoItForDarcy. :-)

Are you assuming Horton actually paid over the £3k??? What about all the donations called for from the fans? I guess they'll get repaid immeadiately?!

Surely the appeal to the ACU could only be about the SCB officials' decisions - which as I said at the time was likely to be futile (aside from any 'technical error' as admitted today). At the time and in one of my posts I fully supported Horton's attempt to get clarification of the decision-making protocols for Sky meetings - but I guess that is something that has already been 'agreed' amongst members of the BSPA (the promoters), the SCB and Sky/GSI and was merely an attempt to muddy the waters as well as the track!! (Sorry couldn't resist!!)

So if the start marshall indicated to the referee that all 4 riders were ready to race and the race was started by the referee and finished to a result, what are all the arguments about?

Any damn controversy and its always Coventry involved!!!!!!

Again folks - show the rule and what Poole have done to break, bend or manipulate it.. Facts then not biased opinions.

...and so you should, along with undoubtedly the 2010 final. I have no issues with fans enjoying memories of their team winning. I have far more of those memories to look back on myself. Enjoy. I'm also in the process of putting together a highlights video from all the Sky footage of 'Its a vendetta'! It could be turned into a successful rap dvd/cd. It could be released soon on the 'Disillusioned' record label!!

Why aren't referees at all tracks in radio contact with the Start Marshalls?? They are at Poole and I thought it was a requirement everywhere?! Obviously not!! Poole setting the standard again?! (In Lemo's own words -'Poole are the benchmark'). Hopefully they will have that sorted at the new stadium. Is the second or 3rd BV coach for Wednesday now filled after Poole allowed the score to get closer? Business is business after all!!! Anyway well done to both teams and lets hope Poole put in a similar performance to the semi-final win v Coventry and the 53-40 win against BV's full 1-7 last month. Kacper has lost a lot of skin 'at the top of his leg', so hopefully will be repaired - along with his machinery - for Wednesday.

So Poole Speedway choose to use the phrase 'compassionate grounds' in a press release, yet some on here are still insisting that doctor/patient confidentiality should be breached just to satisfy a few deluded forum users!!! Yet again my mind goes back to that Echo headline in June - "YOU LOST, GET OVER IT!"

Never mind. A decent enough meeting and keeps it tight for wednesday. Just like against Coventry!! Makes it worthwhile the BV fans travelling.

Result cannot be appealed after its been declared!! Nigel Pearson has spoken.

The truth is still the truth - stretched or otherwise. Facts are facts whether embellished or not. But if that doesn't suit your argument.............

#DoItForDarcy. COYP

If anyone bothers to read the Peter Oakes article (that's Peter Oakes formerly with connections at Coventry), Dak's poor performance on the Friday was affected at that time by the knowledge that 'his father was undergoing a 12 hour operation following a serious industrial accident involving a toppled crane in the quarry where he works'. Nothing was known for definite how seriously injured his father was at that time (whether it turns out to be his arm/hand or something more) or what the outcome of the surgery was likely to be. He sought medical advice for the stress, worry and anxiety at that time, which was granted. I do understand that you often have a 'Poole can do no right' opinion, but on this occasion at least get your facts right!

All that fans want to know is if anything goes drastically wrong (bad weather, delayed plans/permissions/work etc), is there a Plan B and if so, what is it? It would be very unusual for TR not to have a fallback plan - even if its not Oxford?!

Lets hope Agent Grajczonek gets the message then!!

So every Promoter is believed now, then??!

Have you not heard of Flybe?? Bournemouth or Southampton to Manchester, plus an overnight at the Travellodge for those that want to!!

Taken from the Kent Kings website at their end-of-season presentation night:- Co-promoter of Kent Speedway, Len Silver gave a rousing message to the fans spelling out how ambitious the club is for the future of the sport in the county, “ Our ultimate plan for this club is to have a Kent team elevated into the Elite League (that’s the top division in the country) and in addition to that, to run a National League team alongside it; that is our plan. “There are obviously 't's to be crossed and 'i’s to be dotted, but I personally think that is what will happen and I will stay involved in the whole promotion as will Roger Cearns, our stadium owner. It will make this club the most exciting Speedway club in the whole country and that’s what we have to look forward to.” Silver continued, “ I have to tell you that it’s not all cast in stone at this stage. There are a few hurdles to overcome at the moment. However we are hoping that the future will make things better still, so that all of the things we need to do to make this club the greatest in the land we will be able to do. So I’m definitely looking forward to next year.”

At least one or two have now started to apologise for their previous anti-Poole/Dak posts - on the Aces v Pirates thread - now that Jason Crump has given more detail!!

Wow. An attempted apology for your 'CHEATING SCUMBAGS' post!! I'm surprised you believed the update from someone with such a strong Poole past!!!? I believe that the care and attention shown to Dak by his mates in the last week has gone a long way to helping him clear his head. So as long as he's got his machine problems sorted, it'll be good to see him back - be it a 2 point or a 12 point haul!!

Very good. Excellent read!!