Agrotron Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Came to this topic to find out the same answer ? Not a dickie bird ! Is everyone just choosing to ignore it ! Don't know nothing about it,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Poole Press day tomorrow (Wednesday) and a decent day forecast weather-wise. Expect some comment from MF about the team and recent developments. Expect Darcy will be there too. And hopefully some explanation about Poole's withdrawal from The World Speedway League, with Kings Lynn taking their place !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 . Expect Darcy will be there too. Yea in the Bar ..I expect he will have a skid after 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YerRopes Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Poole Press day tomorrow (Wednesday) and a decent day forecast weather-wise. Expect Darcy will be there too. Does Darcy ever know where he is ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Panda Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 And hopefully some explanation about Poole's withdrawal from The World Speedway League, with Kings Lynn taking their place !! From what I have seen its an FIM decision not Poole's................. RP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4gillian Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) From what I have seen its an FIM decision not Poole's................. RP What have you seen from the FIM?? Edited March 18, 2015 by chris4gillian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Quay 7 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) From what I have seen its an FIM decision not Poole's................. RP According to this press release it's down to many reasons but not apparently, a decision taken by FIM? Good luck to Kings Lynn - Having read the statement you may well need it MATT Ford admitted that concerns over finance and the level of competition had prompted Poole Pirates’ decision to withdraw from the World Speedway League. The promoter had been a big supporter of last year’s inaugural event in Poland at which Poole finished second behind Swedish outfit Piraterna. However, despite initially having declared an interest in hosting this year’s event, Ford admitted that too many barriers had stood in the way of Pirates’ participation. Discussing the decision not to host, Ford told the Daily Echo: “First and foremost the meeting would be incredibly expensive to put on and it would have meant that I would have had to start in the region of £30 for a ticket. “That was a no go. I think the club would have ended up catching a pretty nasty cold staging the event, and that was just to break even, not make a profit. “I didn’t want to give the club a huge financial loss in April.” Ford added that he felt the setup of the competition would not give his team a fair chance of holding their own against their continental rivals – Gorzow, Vetlanda and Holsted. He continued: “While Poland, Sweden and Denmark run to a squad system, Britain doesn’t. It’s only fair that if our opponents are afforded that facility then we should be afforded the same thing. “The guys that came first, second and third in last year’s Grand Prix at Gorzow – Bartosz Zmarzlik, Matej Zagar and Krzysztof Kasprzak – all ride for Gorzow, along with Niels-Kristian Iversen and Linus Sundstrom. “If you were to take a points limit for those five riders in the UK they would be near 45 rather than the 34 that we have to work to. “Likewise, Vetlanda have Emil Sayfutdinov, Jarek Hampel, Tai Woffinden, Thomas H Jonasson and Peter Ljung and it’s just too much – we just wouldn’t be competitive. “It cost us a five-figure sum to enter last year and I can’t see the sense in going into it again unless you have some chance of being competitive. “It’s a totally different situation to the Champions League in football. When certain clubs enter that competition they appreciate there is very little chance of them winning it. However, because of TV rights and increased admissions, they know they can make millions of pounds. “That’s not true in our case, we lose money by entering and I can’t see the sense in sending a team that isn’t competitive to lose money. “The tournament needs to be taken seriously but all teams need to be level.” http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/11863958.Speedway__Ford_reveals_concerns_over_World_Speedway_League/ Edited March 18, 2015 by Poole Quay 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hang on, has Matt JUST realised what some of us have been saying for years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Beat me to it Shawn. Why would he have to charge £30? We keep being told that bring in the big names and the supporters will come back in droves! Yeah right!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Panda Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Fair enough.............I got it wrong though the FIM piece about it stated King's Lynn were to ride instead of Poole but nothing about Poole withdrawing or why...........to be fair I can't blame them................. RP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 According to this press release it's down to many reasons but not apparently, a decision taken by FIM? Good luck to Kings Lynn - Having read the statement you may well need it MATT Ford admitted that concerns over finance and the level of competition had prompted Poole Pirates’ decision to withdraw from the World Speedway League. The promoter had been a big supporter of last year’s inaugural event in Poland at which Poole finished second behind Swedish outfit Piraterna. However, despite initially having declared an interest in hosting this year’s event, Ford admitted that too many barriers had stood in the way of Pirates’ participation. Discussing the decision not to host, Ford told the Daily Echo: “First and foremost the meeting would be incredibly expensive to put on and it would have meant that I would have had to start in the region of £30 for a ticket. “That was a no go. I think the club would have ended up catching a pretty nasty cold staging the event, and that was just to break even, not make a profit. “I didn’t want to give the club a huge financial loss in April.” Ford added that he felt the setup of the competition would not give his team a fair chance of holding their own against their continental rivals – Gorzow, Vetlanda and Holsted. He continued: “While Poland, Sweden and Denmark run to a squad system, Britain doesn’t. It’s only fair that if our opponents are afforded that facility then we should be afforded the same thing. “The guys that came first, second and third in last year’s Grand Prix at Gorzow – Bartosz Zmarzlik, Matej Zagar and Krzysztof Kasprzak – all ride for Gorzow, along with Niels-Kristian Iversen and Linus Sundstrom. “If you were to take a points limit for those five riders in the UK they would be near 45 rather than the 34 that we have to work to. “Likewise, Vetlanda have Emil Sayfutdinov, Jarek Hampel, Tai Woffinden, Thomas H Jonasson and Peter Ljung and it’s just too much – we just wouldn’t be competitive. “It cost us a five-figure sum to enter last year and I can’t see the sense in going into it again unless you have some chance of being competitive. “It’s a totally different situation to the Champions League in football. When certain clubs enter that competition they appreciate there is very little chance of them winning it. However, because of TV rights and increased admissions, they know they can make millions of pounds. “That’s not true in our case, we lose money by entering and I can’t see the sense in sending a team that isn’t competitive to lose money. “The tournament needs to be taken seriously but all teams need to be level.” http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/11863958.Speedway__Ford_reveals_concerns_over_World_Speedway_League/ Lets hope in the future that this competition can be suitably watered down year on year to a level to allow the Manchester United of British speedway to compete ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsbane Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 To be fair, and far be it from me to use that word & Ford in the same sentence, with them line ups against them it's understandable. More importantly it starkly illustrates how far the EL has fallen in terms of quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Lets hope in the future that this competition can be suitably watered down year on year to a level to allow the Manchester United of British speedway to compete ! It would need to be watered down significantly for Belle Vue to take part 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 In this case it's not the winning but the taking part, the Lynn contingent will be able to take some scalps no doubt and a good experience and shop window for our non extraleague boys. It just has to be treated as an international challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Perhaps the FIM have seen BWitchers asterix against Pooles name in the 2014 records and awarded the place to table toppers Kinga Lynn accordingly! wink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny bee firefly Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Perhaps the FIM have seen BWitchers asterix against Pooles name in the 2014 records and awarded the place to table toppers Kinga Lynn accordingly! wink Only an asterisk against 2014 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Quay 7 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Enjoy Poole fans! http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/speedway/piratesnews/11864968.GOPRO_VIDEO__Grand_Prix_star_Chris_Holder_slides_round_Wimborne_Road/ "CHRIS Holder got a few laps under his belt at Wimborne Roadtoday as Poole Pirates held their press and practice. And the 2012 world champion slid round the circuit with the Daily Echo’s GoPro camera on board." Edited March 19, 2015 by Poole Quay 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thought Chris looked understandably a little tentative at times during P&P - but he's certainly putting in some laps. Torun Tuesday, Poole yesterday and back to Torun today/tomorrow before the ELRC, at which he 'hoped to just get around safely!' Maybe Magic at 1 for the first few weeks might be a better option?! Looks as though Poole will do the same as last year in switching Gomolski and North (2&4) between certain home and away meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thought Chris looked understandably a little tentative at times during P&P - but he's certainly putting in some laps. Torun Tuesday, Poole yesterday and back to Torun today/tomorrow before the ELRC, at which he 'hoped to just get around safely!' Maybe Magic at 1 for the first few weeks might be a better option?! Looks as though Poole will do the same as last year in switching Gomolski and North (2&4) between certain home and away meetings. Holder wasn't impressed with the track going by his twitter comment. "Good day at Poole press and practice! Even though the track was average.... 😡 hopefully sorted for next week" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Why doesn't your promoter get it sorted, how embarrassing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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