colin wood

Starry even Poole couldn't buy 90 points on aggregate ha ha

Rather face Lindback than track specialist Tungate at BV to be honest but agree riders should have to have raced so many domestic league matches to qualify for play offs.It would stop all this nonsense.Wolves started it with Woffy and Poole are only doing the same.

The sad thing is some fans will think they are worthy winners if they triumph in the play offs.Got to be a rule brought out that you have to have ridden so many league matches in order to qualify to ride in the play offs.

The end of season play offs get big crowds but do they make up for lower crowds in the build up to the play offs is debatable.

Is your spelling mistake deliberate starry?

Belle Vue 3 Poole 1 up to now in matches between the two sides.Awaiting excuses from the usual suspects.Poole have generally been poor away this season.Aces have five British riders in their side and for that reason alone I hope they win the play offs.

Haven't got any stats but out of interest how many times have the team that topped the league gone on to win the play offs?

If you count last wed v Leicester and the Colts match on Fri its four home meetings in a week at BV ,ridiculous really when some weeks in summer we had none.

Starman if you think the EL racing at Poole is better than at the NSS then you are deluded.The Aces v Leicester match was much better than what I watched last night at Poole. Every match at Belle Vue this year has been good and all riders seem to love riding there. Not having a dig as I like watching speedway on bigger tracks but I think the racing at the NSS is better.

Lambert was brilliant at the NSS recently perhaps it is the Poole track he doesn't like.As for the match I can honestly say I've seen better national league racing at Belle Vue than that last night.

It must be the track they all rode great at Belle Vue.Huckenbeck was very good.

Maybe crowds are down due to the shambles Elite League speedway is now.Nearly every match has riders missing some for no other reason that they can't be bothered.Jonsson upset stomach Zagar neck burn Iverson too busy ,the list is endless.Then we get complete miss matches like Poole last night not exactly riveting entertainment is it.The racing at the NSS has been great this year but to get the crowd level up the overall product needs sorting out.The play offs are going to be decided by which club can sign riders for maybe 2 matches another farce which is why speedway isn't taken seriously imo

How many matches as Max Fricke actually raced for BV at the NSS? It must be only half of them.

Agree absolutely with the post from Voice of Reason.Time for a big shake up IMO.

Fred when you say there was little doubt the meeting would go ahead I think after 8 hrs of non stop rain heavy rain then there is a doubt.I missed my first match this season because I thought it would (a) get called off late or ( have to wait about 45mins after start time while they scraped the wet shale off like the Leicester match.The track has got good drainage but there is a limit.Trying to run the meeting was the wrong call it was always going to be worse conditions to the Leicester match and keeping fans hanging about is wrong.

Did not go tonight I never thought it would be on.It rained all day and the sensible thing would have been an early call off.However the track was bladed prior to the Leicester match and despite similar weather I think Zagar equalled the track record.The track has got great drainage but sometimes you have to make sensible decisions especially regarding travelling fans.

What a strange thing to say the other riders haven't quit because they have no world titles and are not world class.Maybe they take great pride in riding for their country.

The problem is we don't know what Tai is asking for.What exactly is his 5year plan? Its all got to be made public before we can judge who's at fault.

Seems like Matt has stuffed up with fixtures this year no meetings at home for a month and now this someone have a go at him!

Kylmakorpi wasn't the only rider who was rubbish for Wolves were they all not trying? They lost to a better team on the night and the victory wasn't gifted to BV.

Junior give these lads a nice fast track to race on and they will go fast.Some of the racing at this level has been as good as EL and Robs time was only a fraction down on some World Cup final times.

I thought it was a decent meeting the Raiders heat leaders rode really well.They just needed some back up from the lower order.It wasn't through lack of effort though.Heat 15 was a tremendous race credit to all 4 riders.Really enjoying the National league its very entertaining.

Riders coming in for play offs when they can't be bothered riding here in the first place is wrong.It might be in the rules but morally its not right.Hancock riding for Poole was different in that he was replacing a badly injured rider but IMO shouldn't have been allowed either.We all want to see Tai back riding in the UK but not just for the as Fred Flange would say end of season knock out cup.

Other than Lakeside who were missing AJ belle Vue haven't really hammered anyone at home.Leicester gave us a scare so you can see Poole doing well.Everyone coming to the NSS seems to ride it well.This has produced some great racing but not much if any home advantage.For that reason Belle Vue won't be favourites over Poole despite the spin coming from Dorset.I still think Wolves could win it though.

Belle Vue v Poole should be a great match.Holder and Kurtz have ridden the track well maybe Ellis has done a few practice laps too.Riders who have never ridden the track before have done well like Palm Toft so it should be a good close match.Think the smooth surface may catch some of the Poole riders out though lol