SteveLyric2

You've missed off Brendan Johnson's NL average in your comparison!! By the way its 6.86.. Oh hang on that's higher than Benji Compton's - what a shocker!!!

Well a fortune offset against tax for Dugard Machine Tools anyway!!! So on the one hand you complain about ineffectual management and then have a go at your 'south coast neighbours'!! By the way how's Poole's asset BP doing this year?

I think SB was replying to my tongue in cheek post, Nick, although I admit you can never be sure with SB!!

Replacing Pawlicki who is ill!! CVS has the medical certificate already (according to their website) - probably has a pad of them already signed with any Saturday dates to be added in as necessary?!!

Story on speedwaygp.com Suspended for 2 Zielona meetings. Awaiting results of the 'B' sample test. If positive, could be a 2-year ban. (Unless the Poles agree to 'sponsor' a new court house??!)

As we're on the Wolves v Pirates thread, its a shame he didn't guest for Wolves on Monday - it might have been a closer meeting??!!

You never know he might be tempted by a club with strong Aussie influences!!!

As the saying goes 'If you want to be a Speedway Millionaire - start off with £2million'!

Emil wants to be able to compete at the top level in the GPs. He needs substantial funding to do that. Competing in the SEC doesn't require him to be at his best so he can get by with what he's got - however much out of pocket he is!!

Its strange isn't it - you would have thought that the SCB official ie the referee would have stopped Poole from using Compton on Wednesday but he didn't because there was no protest!! There was no protest because the BSPA members were aware of the changes and the majority agreed, democratically it would seem! So what on earth its got to do with the SCB I just don't know?

I also have first hand knowledge of 'news' sub-editors subbing and giving headlines to sports stories - which is the angle I was taking in my earlier comments.

I thought it was 3.00 - the same as all the others started with?!!!! Clearly many have moved up and above that figure?!

He's still at Poole every match day in his regular grandstand seat. Some choose to sit with him - others keep their distance!!

Glad of all the extra support anytime - its what Poole do.................... Enjoy your evening.

....but that should be the skill of the sub-editor - shortening the story whilst ensuring it still makes the same sense and in the same context as the writer originally intended!!

I thought the jewellers were still going strong!!? A mainstay of the high street!!

Its been reported the league fixture cut-off is 22nd September, so pick any combination of Mondays/Wednesdays thereafter.

Oh I don't know - why not suddenly change to have 6 teams in the play-offs?? I'm sure at least a couple of clubs would be delighted!? Didn't something similar happen a few years ago.......? Can't remember a massive outcry at the time.......

If batch was still under the weather - as he clearly was on Wednesday - why on earth not try to get a guest. I realise it didn't matter so much for the result at home, but it surely can't be doing him or the team any good to keep racing if he's not well??!

Reasonable score again from Newman guesting as a 2nd string for Lakeside last night - similar scores to 2 heat leaders and the other 2nd string!! Decent improvement methinks.

If, as has been suggested, not all the EL promoters agreed with the FT changes, who were they? At the very worst there had to be at least a majority of 5-4 to agree to the proposals - or simply a decision to accept the proposed changes made by the MC, which effectively means CVS and Jon Cook!

With your longterm support of the Pirates, are you now the self-appointed president of the Brendan Johnson fan club??! As BJ also rides for Mildenhall are you by any chance also based in the Suffolk/East Anglia area?

But that's my point. 'They', by which you mean Poole, haven't ruined it all.. As I said before blame the BSPA office administrators all you like for not getting the change announced quicker, but this was known about by the promoters at least at the weekend - before the Wolves meeting, so don't let your opinion of a great Poole performance be swayed by the fault of others! The ruling was changed - all promoters if not the fans -were aware of it. The wording has been updated on the BSPA website. Where's the cheating by Poole? Anyway that's all from me for the time being. I have a life away from speedway too!

Its not only Poole reporting reasonable - even increasing - crowds, I believe Coventry, Lakeside, Wolves and even BV aren't doing too badly either even if their on-track performances aren't always up to expectation. I would presume KL are also experiencing decent attendances, if they are not, being runaway league leaders then something must be wrong! I really don't know what the 'successful' clubs or their supporters are supposed to do to help the less-successful ones?! Continuing to downsize and cut costs is fine to suit the lowest common denominator - but shouldn't be under an EL banner. If clubs want to operate in the top level then they should aspire to do so or give the promoting reins to someone else!!

Well that's your opinion?! If being a supporter at 3 tracks makes me NOT a fan of speedway then fine. The people whose opinions I respect know differently. Lets just hope that bumper crowds like the one at Poole yesterday continue at as many tracks as possible with the true speedway fans simply enjoying heats of good racing with 2 teams of 7 riders compiled completely within the rules and regs. The vast majority not giving a toss about one reserve replacing another, within the rules. I hope your day gets better BWitcher. Is the sun not shining in Portugal today?