SteveLyric2

Thanks for that. I listened to part 2 and frankly was a little disappointed at Rob Lyon. He kept referring to 'the sport making major changes', without giving any real examples other than trying to track the same 1-7 each week and making sure riders did a lap of honour to 'interact' with fans!! Both quite reasonable objectives but hardly 'major changes'!! Or is there more in part 1?

Unfortunately Gavan you seem to contradict yourself with a lot of your posts. If you are only anti-Matt Ford and not anti-Poole, then how come many of your attacks are about Poole riders and their performances on track? Also, to have a 'reasoned' debate requires all sides of the debate to be reasonable and hopefully backed up with some facts and reasoned opinions. For example, I have no problem with your comparisons of Howarth and Dyer - taking their overall EL performances, but when comparing the Ward and Kildermand incidents - most Poole fans will understandably defend Ward and most Swindon fans will understandably defend PK, whereas you (neither a Poole nor Swindon fan) tend to go straight in again with your anti=Poole accusation, despite 'not being anti-Poole riders'!! Maybe you can start to see why some see your posts as being continually biased and unreasonable! Anyway, hope to see you at Wimborne Road next season when Ippo visit!!

Maybe its a bandwidth problem? Or the Columbians are having a bit of a hissyfit with GSI?!

bait on the hook and one caught already!!

Whats the 8-day rule got to do with anything?? Barker is not at number 1 is he? so no guest allowed, unless someone else in the 1-5 is also missing?!

Is there a link to this? I'm sure it would be of interest to many fans!

I'm not sure if this has any relevance whatsoever with whats been going on behind the scenes with the Brummies website, but is anyone else having problems accessing the BSPA website this morning??

I must admit that in a couple of Gavan's more recent posts - although still extremely anti-Poole - his tone does seem to have 'softened' somewhat, even though there has still been the occasional personal insult!! Whether that's as a result of learning from his recent bans or just the fact that Poole have reached the final as a result of some astute signings by the Poole Management (again!), thereby negating some of his previous rants, we shall have to wait and see.

I thought that's what the Sky money was used for - in most cases anyway!! I agree that fans want value for money, but whats wrong with offering a 'season ticket' or 'voucher book' for a set number of league fixtures?! If there is also a small discount/incentive thrown in for early purchase, why is that a problem? If fans at certain clubs have paid out in advance for an unstipulated number of matches, then I agree the system needs looking at!

You haven't offended me in any way! My exact post was in reply to Bagpuss' #111 which was comparing the Poole team at the start of the season to later on after (many) changes had been made, so in that context I believe I was correct, as indeed you were with Miskoviak's later meetings v Kings Lynn, but that wasn't what was being discussed at the time!

Alright calm down!! My response to Steve0 was tongue in cheek and part of our usual banter. Of course I know Morris was signed as an asset - I never suggested otherwise - Gordon Pairman confirmed it much earlier on!! Howarth and Grajczonek have been confirmed in the Poole 1-7 TODAY by Matt Ford. Howarth wasn't 'dumped', he was a victim of team changes within the points limit and if you actually speak to him, he admits that his scores immeadiately prior to his release were not very good! (Gomolski springs to mind too!) And if you know anything about the lad then you'll know that whenever he was not away with either Worky or Swindon, he would be in the Poole pits for our meetings, helping out his mate Josh and others!!

Didn't Tai himself tweet a week or so ago that this was in his diary - assuming he becomes WC. Fingers crossed for him!

Only proper speedway fans allowed at the place of pace on Monday!!! although Gavan will likely get every chance next year when/if Ippo and Poole are in the same league!!

The play-off semis and final and a mid-October Blue Riband is plenty good enough for most Poole fans!!

Putting the personal insults to one side (again), As I said - star turn at the BSPA AGM!! BTW how are you feeling about the possibility of your team being back in the top tier next season??!!

This is a 2014 thread - do keep up!! The 'dumped' Kyle Howarth is already confirmed for the Poole 1-7 next year - he wanted to ride for a winning team, get paid some decent wages so that he can continue taking Middlo's daughter out!!

....but it does take a lot longer hanging around for all their autographs and then having to check they are who they say they are!!

If Ipswich go Elite (or whatever it might be called) next season, Gavan will probably implode and disappear from the BSF forever?! So, big plusses all round then!

I was talking about Miskoviak AT THE START OF THE SEASON, who didn't ride any EL meetings for Poole, until he tried to come back from his injury. The other Pole Stachyra (wasn't including Magic!) actually scored in both the early KL meetings, home and away!! BTW, isn't it about time you changed your signature!!

Just going on the Swedish 2014 thread in the International section. The info is usually pretty accurate, albeit only rumoured at this stage.

Yeah we can all read the Speedway Star too!!

One of the Poles didn't even start a single league meeting!!

I gather Gavan is going to become a promoter as he's found a way to lose the World Champion plus the (now) number 8 in the GP rankings and a couple of others to injury , yet still end up with a stronger team!! He'll be the star turn at the BSPA AGM

Do you work for Sky??

My seat is guaranteed!!!!!!!