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I know Leicester have had problems at #1 for a few seasons but I wouldn't say they wanted a misery to replace Vaculik

Not forgetting Rye House who wait until they are near retirement age

Who are the Tigers?

..and the most serious crashes seem to happen in Poland - Darcy Ward, Lee Richardson etc. So the Poles can't really take the moral high ground!

Very lucky indeed. In fact, double lucky as Swindon have agent Kildemand riding

No it’s not! Just because you say it doesn’t make it true.

Only if you announce another self imposed sabbatical

The nutters are out tonight

You are a piece of work! Is it a crime to mention he isn't Polish or because you were wrong? Obviously i hope the non-Polish Vaculik is ok!

Except Vaculik isn't Polish

Only you would consider this - can't say that I'm surprised

How does "if Poole don't win it will be a shock" translate to sitting on the fence?

Their initial declaration only had one over 8 - nothing in the rules to say you can’t redeclare with more than one. With regards your second point, KB would have been in if it wasn’t for the other rule. Management Team can rule so no rulebreaking! Do you really believe Ricky Wells is an adequate replacement for Stevie? Or are you happy for BV to be handicapped?

Rotten luck for Stevie - he has made so much progress the last few years and is irreplaceable on that average. I think the one over 8 rule was only for the starting line-up and because BV have a genuine injury, I would be happy for Kenneth Bjerre to replace him with Smith at reserve to replace Jye. its only fair IMHO in the best interests of speedway.

Not a wheel turned and already crowing - some things never change! The magnificent 7?? - that made me laugh! It doesn't matter how good they look (and don't know how relevant looks are - Kurtz is a ginger ) it is how they perform on track that is important . Over confident as usual!

Except it’s not Easter! Trying to get rid before they go out of date!

Maybe PX has other work commitments?

The Brummies suits look great - very bright! Good to see a NL side making an effor!

He’s not the messiah - he’s a very naughty boy

Makes perfect sense - it clearly was not a very well considered amendment for this season. 2 minute clocks are what should have been implemented!

Unbelievably he just keeps digging rather than admitting he made a mistake - how many pages is that now?

No No No!! The crux of this for me is allowing any riders back on old averages. Using Woryna purely as an example - he has an old average from a few years and has since improved significantly as a rider yet is allowed to keep his old average giving any team that signs him (Poole in his case) a 3+ average advantage before a wheel has even turned. That is wrong but the rules allow it!

And Matt gets to keep his ten grand - result! Bit of a pattern forming following the Darcy Ward debacle a few years ago

Whenever there is controversy, you will invariably find Poole at the heart of it - whether they have done anything wrong or not. The standard response is that it is within the rules - which, of course, is true so they haven't technically done anything wrong. The issue is that they are perceived to continually "bend the rules" or use poorly worded rules to their advantage - there are lots of examples and PK being the latest. Technically, he didn't start as a GP rider last season but he rode in 9 GP meeting (out of 12) - so he was actually a GP rider. Whether its right or wrong I don't really care any more because having got at least 3 riders on incorrect starting averages (all within the rules) you just know they will always look at ways to manipulate situations to their advantage - that isn't a criticism its an observation! What irks me is the usual Poole fans on here trying to justify that behaviour as normal - it's not! So it isn't envy other fans have for Poole it is total disdain that they are "whiter than white" when everyone knows they are not. Are people that manipulate the rules to their advantages cheats? Well look at other sports and see what they think - F1 burning oil to gain an advantage, Bradley Wiggins taking "legal" drugs to enhance performance etc. The issue for me is that Poole continually court controversy and its not a team I would ever dream of supporting for the above reasons!

Technically - we are into Spring Not that you'd notice with the weather