SteveLyric2

To all Middlo haters and those that are fans, do yourself a favour and give this forum a rest for an hour - listen to Middlo LIVE on www.piratecastlive.com from 8pm this evening. This weekly live speedway talkshow is totally UNNOFFICIAL and is presented by a couple of Poole fans. You can listen, join in by phone, twitter, Skype or chatroom. Go on - you know you want to! (ps keep it clean and respectful though - its a family show.)

You must know that going by most of the reactions on here - its nothing to go by!!! Think you might be confused with Dak North on that one. His mother comes from Poole originally!

Craig Cook gets a Gorzow try-out - to see if he's good enough! www.speedwaygp.com

Yes - assuming his current visa has been revoked like the others?!

But only if it suits the points limit!!

I think Poole's 2015 team building is all about getting the club back on a sound financial footing after what must have been a very expensive 2014, with all the rider costs and losing your main team sponsor (and its final year payment??). Whether the likes of Davey Watt and Dakota North 'come cheap' as some have suggested, I would imagine they are a little cheaper than flying riders in from abroad every week! Going with Holder and Ward - if that is what is finally allowed - is a sure fire 'box-office winner' (not only for Poole but for other clubs too) so is highly likely to boost attendances. Business first - sentiment second.

It didn't stop him watching the Chelsea v Liverpool match in the pub on Tuesday!! He's got a decent knee brace after all! (ps rumour was he was auditioning for Channel 4's 'The Jump'!)

He won;t come cheap though and of course he needs to want to ride for us.

Isn't he doing the ERC on 21st March (ooops sorry) a date yet to be announced??

What you are missing is the mutual respect and friendship that Magic and Matt Ford (whatever you and others may think of him) have for each other. Magic has lodged at Matt's home and is like one of the family. By his (Magic's) own admission, he is not certain of his racing preferences during this first GP season and as such has already left Sweden off his itinerary for the moment. He is quite prepared to wait for Matt's/Darcy's decision and accordingly when the time comes will decide whether to rejoin Poole temporarily, permanently or not at all. He may also re-think Sweden when their transfer window opens again.

...and still is! Pray tell which country Ward was representing in the SGP?? There's probably a bit of a clue whenever he wins one and they play his national anthem!! NB. Stefan Danno's ban was imposed by Svemo even though the offence was committed at the European GP in Poland!

Good. Sky meetings should be all done and dusted within 1.5 hours!!

No (and not Batchelor either) because their GP sponsor is BSI not their UK club! And as far as I'm aware BSI haven't had their sponsorship licence revoked!

As has already been mentioned, Magic is in one of Matt Ford's 3 team options which he told all those fans in attendance at the December forum/quiz night and which was reproduced in full on www.piratecastlive.com One option with Chris and Magic; one option with Chris and Darcy; and one option with Chris and neither of the former 2.

Maybe with the visa issues, Lewis (and many EU riders) feel they can demand and get a better deal from those clubs that maybe 'over a barrel'?

What is not open to debate is that any FIM suspension or ban is for all speedway and not restricted to just Europe! However, maybe the final punishment will be left to Motorcycle Australia to administer - in which case any further ban may simply be in Australia or representing Australia in GPs and/or International Team meetings??!

The (first?) workshop takes place on Friday!!!

So would Pawlicki on 6.75 or Bridger on 6.72 fit? What average have Coventry signed Robson on?

What if he lines up in April??!

...but you are still referring to last year's rule book!!! Expect loads of 'last-minute' changes/updates/options in the 2015 version, once the visa situation is sorted!!

No, we are not wondering. No, we are not struggling - aside from the visa issue. Yes we are taking our time. No team needs to announce its 1-7 before end February!

No.

I'm surprised the USA riders are affected to be honest!!

Are paramedics, Australian or otherwise, self-employed like speedway riders?

I thought he was a stand-up comedian/after dinner speaker?! I laughed a lot when I last saw him in this role.