Steve Shovlar

Yep looks a class above! Come on Tony all the way!

Well I hope it improves because the first three heats have been dire entertainment. And that bloody terrible noise at the start of every lap. Gid rid.

Can't stand Abba. They were the epitemy of bad taste when they were around. The Nolans of the 70's and 80's to most people with decent musical taste. Strangely they came into vogue well after their demise, when suddenly their pop music became for some reason fashionable. As a jazz funker from the 70s/80s, I dislike them with a passion.

Knowing how Benfield think it will probably be Tony Christie. He will be relatively cheap, have a repetoire of three or four well known songs ( which is enough) and get fans up in the isles to "show me the way...

Young Ipswich reserve Miskowiak has been dropped.... from the opening GP in Poland. His form so far this season has led Polish authorites to replace him with new Polish sensation Krystof Kasprzak, who is in virtually unbeatable form. Comiserations to Miskowiak. His time will surely come again. Congratulations to the Poole superstar.

Absolutely the correct 5. I thought they might go and do something stupid by putting in Holta, but common sense prevailed in the end.

Tony proved just how good he is tonight by romping to the win. The crowd finally erupted, after a small ripple of applause went around the stadium when Crump won the title. Well done TRick. The true peoples champion!

Perhaps I am not making it clear enough to you. Norris was top od the averages, BUT he had a lowere grade than Pedersen. Only Pedersen could warrant a grade A guest, whether or not he was 1st or 7th in the averages, as grades stick for the season! Eastbourne season came to an end, because the calibre of guest available was not riding to Norris's scores this season.

They couldnt have a guest of any conseqense as Pedersen was their number one. If they could have they would have used a decent guest at Ippo for the playoff, instead of darkin! If Bjarne Pedersen had got injured, and he is top of the averages, we could have been stuffed. You can only use a guest for your number one, and that is the guy with the highest grade. i.e Sullivan. Crazy rule but that's the way it is.

Riders keep there grade but guest is for the top averaged rider but the guets is picked using grades. Yes, it's <hmmmm> and it confuses people. But your numebr 1 is the guy top of the averages (like Norris is for Eastbourne) but it uses grades (thats why Eastbourne have had poor guetss for Floppy). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats correct. Norris was clear number one in the averages, but they couldn't use a guest as he was not grade A. N Pedersen was. So there ended their season!

NO its against the rules I am afraid. He cannot be brought back after he left, once the Aug deadline passed. Either it's Sullivan or a guest. We will probably hear later tonoight or tomorrow who bad the injury is. If his hand swells up and he can't get his glove on, then Matt should be on the phone to Adams IMO.

Actually Sullivan is third in the Poole averages, but our Grade A, so we can have anyone to guest for him. Crump, Adams, Jonsson etc. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh dear dear Steve - another rule you haven't learnt yet!!!!! You can only have a guest for your top AVERAGED rider at the time of the meeting!!!!!! What grade he was at the start is irrelevant!!!!!!! He may still be top of your averages as it was VERY close at the cut off point but if not .....................................oh dear dear dear!!!!!!!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are wrong I am afraid. Riders keep their grading througghout the season, so he will be replaced by Crump if Matt so wishes I and if Crump wants the gig.However, Sullivan might still be fit to ride.

Actually Sullivan is third in the Poole averages, but our Grade A, so we can have anyone to guest for him. Crump, Adams, Jonsson etc.

Won under farcical circumstances. Sullivan looks pretty badly injured. Could have Crump or Adams on MOnday guesting. Well done crump.

Sounds a cracking idea. I didn't at first like the idea of going back to a 5 race 20 heat formula, but with meeting points counting as GP points, it makes every race, and every place, someting to go for. Only thing left unanswered was what happens if you score a 5 ride max, then bomb out in the semi? Do semi and final race points count as well? If so a rider can get 8 points in the 5 heats, and win the final. How will that compare to a rider who gets a max then bombs out? Looking forward to it already.

Come on TRick! Show that Crump who is the best. Win the meeting and lets all hope (non Crump fans of which there are many) that the Aussie croaks again like he did last year. What a night that would be. The Dom is in the fridge just in case! Come on King Tony!

Wouldn't it be absolutely fantastic if Crump chocked in Norway like he did last time and TRick won the meeting and then the runoff I would crack open a bottle of Krug and drink down the lot in one go. Of course it's not likely to happen but anything to stop the Aussie Ginger Whinger from taking the title.

Well done to Gollob, and to TRick for keeping the series alive.

If you look at the slo mo replay TRicks front wheel was clipped.

This is the correct info. Thanks for backing me up.

I am told from one who was there that Lindbaeck actually fenced Miskowiak and the decission from the ref. was OK. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No No No! That is absolute rubbish! Didn't you watch it on TV? It was on satellite. Lindback was clearly leaned on to such an extent he had to fall. The ref got it wrong. I don't begrudge the guy his title. The Poles set the track up perfectly for their home riders, but to have the ref side with the home guys as well does give them a bit of an unfair advantage.

I watched the meeting and have o say that the track was setup for the Poles. And yes, the Lindback decision was absolutely disgraceful and no wonder he was so upset. Miskowiak leaned all over lindback causing the Swede to fall. Total wrong decision and it robbed Antonio a shot at the title. If you get to see the incident you will see what I mean. As for the result, well justice was done in the final if you can call it that when Miskowiak won. He was leading before the race was stopped first time so it was only fair for him in the end. The Polish authorities certainly know how to set up the track for their own riders. Shame we couldn't do the same the last time the event was held in GB.

There's a picture of The Bugler in the book, "Inside Speedway", John Louis, 1977.

I remember going to Swindon when Poole rode there in about 1989/90 and Silver was riding for the Robins. Someone on the secondbend/back straight was obviously giving him greif so after the race he pulled up, jumpedd off his bike, hopped over the safety fence and went hunting for the guy. Bloody hilarious!

Soldier Boy turned up in the mid to late 90's at poole for a season and caused the usual mayhem. He sat at the other end of the stand but you could hear him all around the stadium giving the riders greif and the fans nearby ear ache. On occassion though howls of laughter from the stands as he made a wisecrack. I think he retired to live in Northern Ireland, as he hasn't been seen at Poole since those times. I remember another famous fan from the 70's called "The Bugler". Think he supported Ipswich.