SteveLyric2

Poole seeking to host FIM World Speedway league in April 2015 - Matt Ford announced at the club's awards night this evening!!!

Have you seen him face-to-face since Latvia then??!

Who's the 8th one?? And would that mean instructing those riders where they have to ride and how much they are to be paid? Can't imagine someone like Howarth agreeing to FTR rates after being in 1-5 this year!!

The costs of renting Perry Barr are likely to be the same as for EL/PL - maybe even more temporarily after whats happened!!

Nigel Pearson has attended as both a promoter and a media representative in the past hasn't he?!

Can't disagree with much of your last 2 posts. However I would add in the issue of facilities, which I know in most cases is out of the direct control of the promoters - but there has to be some positive moves to improve spectator facilities at many of our venues. To attract new or past fans to a decent racing product will still likely fail if there isn't a modicum of comfort in this day and age. You only have to look at the venues/stadia of other sports/entertainment to see what speedway is competing with!

Why should it? We are not members of the BSPA!! If it was the AGM of the British Association of Widget Manufacturers - and all of us were users of widgets on a regular basis - we still wouldn't be entitled to see/get the AGM agenda or minutes!! However I agree that the summary of decisions should be a lot more concise and accurate than it has been in recent years.

When you think about this logically - which I know can be an issue for some posters - IF there was some sort of irregularity with the FIM breath testing procedure in the rearranged Latvian GP, then it would also be highly irregular for the FIM to adjudicate and/or pass judgement on a case involving their own procedures!!? Hence it would be logical that any decision-making process was passed to a 3rd-party organisation. eg the WDC. - although that still doesn't explain why the delay has been so long!!?

I was told by one of DW's sponsors that it was the 8th and it was widely reported by others to be scheduled for 'early November' - but as 'theknow2' states, it has now been delayed further. Whatever people think of Ward's situation, the whole thing has been very poorly handled by the governing bodies.

What a difference 10 days make!! Emil Sajfutdinov stays with Vetlanda. http://www.vetlandap...i-elit-vetlanda

Enjoying this week's issue - some great 3rd party pro-Poole and pro-Matt Ford stuff. A good read.

You can forget that - Darcy has bought his own house!! (as has Magic, for that matter!)

Interesting that not all the Poole sponsors feel the same way!! and more importantly neither does MF according to his comments in the local paper last week!!

Don't see how it can be a one year ban suspended for 2 years, when he's already been suspended since August??!! That could open up a whole new can of (legal?) worms!!

I hear what you say - but I was just asking/hinting as to whether there might be a promotion/consortium out there who might be willing to run the Brummies without having to work with/for Tony Mole?! As much as I admire a lot of what he has done to save/promote speedway in the past - maybe he's not everyone's cup of tea?!! So now that he appears out of the picture, could something still happen? I hope so.

Young Beckham will more likely be offered the opportunity by the likes of Billy Hamill or Greg Hancock in the States!!

Very sad to read the Tony Mole statement after so much earlier positivity!! However, does this open the door to any other potential promotion/consortium to get involved (without Mole's involvement) - aside from the previously mentioned Cradley possibility??!

Not sure Scotty Nicholls would always agree with that statement??!!

Except of course Ward's offence was at a GP and Dudek's was at a Polish Extraliga meeting!!!

Just before any more conspiracy theorists say otherwise - Holder not riding for Piraterna due to being in hospital for an op!!

November 8th for the hearing, I was told last night!!!

only if he is based in or wants to race in UK - which are both doubtful!!

Dudek wasn't tested til after the meeting in Poland!! BTW, who's Ben Barker???

As have Woffy, Holder, Hancock, AJ and no doubt many others!!

But he wasn't riding under the influence, because he didn't ride and he didn't put any other rider at risk, because the test was carried out beforehand!! Alcohol is not an illegal substance!! Not trying to defend Ward (see my signature) just to suggest that the punishment is appropriate based on facts rather than opinion!!