SteveLyric2

Mediocre, average, journeymen?? Whatever. The NL product in the late 80's and into the nineties was superb because the racing was brilliant with the likes of Boyce, Adams and other young riders et al entertaining everyone!! Crowds were packed in, fans travelled to away meetings in huge numbers. The current EL and PL would be rubbing their hands with those crowds.

Aside from any dubious refereeing decisions, exclusions, or mechanical issues - no excuses for either team. May the best team on the night win!

Sums up this forum when an 'Arena Essex' thread becomes 'its all Poole's fault' by the usual suspects!!

The track should be fine for both teams as both the Swindon track curator and Sky's track co-ordinator are in attendance!!!

....and hopefully in this section, it can be related to what he's doing for Torun and Piraterna rather than Swindon or Poole!!!!

How "at the moment" is DW being a plonker? 10 months ago yes, but what evidence do you have for "at the moment"? He's served his time, is back doing what he does best and started to score points for fun again. Hope he gets to double figures this evening - 9+1 would do!!

Apart from the EDRs there are only 10 out of 40 EL riders that also ride in the PL - so hardly the majority!!

Yes but what about the 20 meeting rolling average? Incidentally on the subject of reserves, Paul Starke is in a rich vein of PL form and confidence at the moment and his EL scores have improved so he could even be the trump card tomorrow?!

He's already had a stint as Australia U21 Team Manager.

Not heard anything - and don't expect to as far as Poole are concerned as they did absolutely nothing wrong. To be fair to the SCB they are usually very prompt in making their announcements - assuming there is anything to announce?! I guess any wording would have to be 'agreed' by all concerned especially GSI and Coventry!!

You must have been gutted when he became World Champion whilst riding for Poole!!?

Its all gone very quiet on this thread!!!

Wrong again! Collected from his flight at Heathrow by his long-term girlfriend and driven straight to Swindon for practice. Dedication I would say!

Not only the pies!!!!!!!!!!!

No further news from his girlfriend either who left Bournemouth at 1330 to collect him from Heathrow!!

Havvy at Coventry! Job done!!

No. The race times were pretty good with Poole making the gate 9 times out of 10 or maybe that should be 11 times out of 15!

Darcy flew back in today.

Has merit in principle - but it does depend who is on the committee?!

Isn't the situation at Belle Vue different to other clubs as to whose responsibility it is? After the debacle of the 'rain-off' due to riders missing flights in 2013, weren't the BV promotion told that as part of their punishment any future call offs (for at least 2 years?) had to be done by an SCB official?!

Just remind everyone again who the Chair of the SCB is???!!

Howarth isn't out of a job though is he?! He's still earning in the PL and guesting at Poole this evening!! PS as this thread is in the International and SGP section, I wonder which riders are to be 'dropped' by Torun and Piraterna for Darcy to get a ride?!

Surprised kelvin didn't make any mention of it!!?

Still in Oz at the moment training at the gym - so still waiting for visa and/or flight!!!

I'd love to be a fly on the wall at that meeting - bearing in mind who is currently on the SCB!!