Deltalima Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Nice to see Richie getting amongst the points but Josh struggling. Think Belle Vue just ran out of steam but its early days, Bewley looked good for his first few rides then tailed off but I.m sure that’s down to fitness. I thought Lidsey looked a promising prospect considering he has not ridden the track before but he attacked it. The rest of the Poole team got stuck in and were rewarded with a win which I”ll take at the moment. Very surprised with motm but maybe the sponsors saw something I didn’t”!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestGorton1884 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Well done Pirates on a deserved victory , Re BV, hard to explain why coach loads of Aces fans didn't make the trip to Dorset on a Thursday night ? From what I've read on here the racing was top notch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Belle Vue have never brought a coach to Poole in decades. Rob B used to organise a mini bus but since he got married that now doesn’t seem to happen. Didn’t see a single BV fan there tonight. But guess they know they were in for a spanking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 The stage that the promotion sets for today’s speedway matches at Poole is a shambles. The days of great racing where you would leave the stadium with “your head on fire” are long gone. The track is a mess (and has been for a number of years) and the racing is bordering on non existent and boring. Not sure I can put up with this for much longer!! 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 53 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Well he hasn't being pulling up any trees on his home track either but early days i am sure he will get better as the season progresses. Has had a couple of decent home matches and at least 1 decent one away. He also took a race win at Wolves. But an average of around 3.60 from all his meetings is a more telling story (without bonus points). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Belle Vue have never brought a coach to Poole in decades. Rob B used to organise a mini bus but since he got married that now doesn’t seem to happen. Didn’t see a single BV fan there tonight. But guess they know they were in for a spanking. In truth who wants to bother travelling hours for a shocking racetrack prep? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Its also bloody cold still. Travel all the way to stand in the cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin wood Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Aviator said: The stage that the promotion sets for today’s speedway matches at Poole is a shambles. The days of great racing where you would leave the stadium with “your head on fire” are long gone. The track is a mess (and has been for a number of years) and the racing is bordering on non existent and boring. Not sure I can put up with this for much longer!! No surprise then that no BV fans bothered going.It won't be like this at the NSS on Monday that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyfan Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 4 hours ago, DC2 said: Blimey, a blue moon in Dorset. Poole won. Whatever next. Current league table looks good (early days yet I know). Robins look the strongest team, as they are currently holding everyone else up at the bottom..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 8 hours ago, Aviator said: The stage that the promotion sets for today’s speedway matches at Poole is a shambles. The days of great racing where you would leave the stadium with “your head on fire” are long gone. The track is a mess (and has been for a number of years) and the racing is bordering on non existent and boring. Not sure I can put up with this for much longer!! The story of speedway across the UK if it were ever looked at objectively from the outside. It's beyond rare for me to go home after a match at King's Lynn with " my head on fire" with excitement. Perhaps when Robert Lambert first rode for the Young Stars and I still talk about those matches. Yes, the odd good race since but whole exciting matches - No! FTG rules the roost and hence existing fans continue to melt away and new fans are truly rarer than hen's teeth. The KL tracks looks good but provides little or no racing nowadays. So, yes, "bordering on non-existent and boring" is a good description when talked about with no spin. Me too. Not sure I can put up with it for much longer and am thus on the verge of joining the ranks of ex-fans in the stadium. Still love the GPs on TV and what I can see of Polish racing ( on YouTube ). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 9 hours ago, foreverblue said: Well he hasn't being pulling up any trees on his home track either but early days i am sure he will get better as the season progresses. will take a couple of seasons like most, everyone is pissing in his pocket,another young ausie that is good on australian southern tracks where he has done a million laps on,put him on new tracks and is very average,no surprise to me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Belle Vue have never brought a coach to Poole in decades. Rob B used to organise a mini bus but since he got married that now doesn’t seem to happen. Didn’t see a single BV fan there tonight. But guess they know they were in for a spanking. Why would anyone travel 4 hours each way on a week night when they know they are going to the worst track in the PL. It must have been bad again if even you said it was rubbish last night. Was thinking about coming down to 4 point road on Bank Holiday Monday but doesn't sound like it will be worth the hassle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 I think people are being a little unfair jaimon lidley look at Jason doyle for example we shall see 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Jaimon has had a baptism of fire. Faced Peterborough 3 times who have very strong reserves. Went Ipswich who again have very strong reserves. Went wolves which is a very technical track but got a race win Then finally at Poole who again have very strong reserves Hes not seen any of the lse tracks before or raced in this country before but he has shown me enough to stick with him. Should improve 2nd half of the season. Berge and wells though Not so sure about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 58 minutes ago, waytogo28 said: The story of speedway across the UK if it were ever looked at objectively from the outside. It's beyond rare for me to go home after a match at King's Lynn with " my head on fire" with excitement. Perhaps when Robert Lambert first rode for the Young Stars and I still talk about those matches. Yes, the odd good race since but whole exciting matches - No! FTG rules the roost and hence existing fans continue to melt away and new fans are truly rarer than hen's teeth. The KL tracks looks good but provides little or no racing nowadays. So, yes, "bordering on non-existent and boring" is a good description when talked about with no spin. Me too. Not sure I can put up with it for much longer and am thus on the verge of joining the ranks of ex-fans in the stadium. Still love the GPs on TV and what I can see of Polish racing ( on YouTube ). Unless things Improve dramatically, I’m pretty certain this will be my last year of watching Poole at Wimborne Road. It’s just not worth the frustration of watching “precession” speedway on a poorly prepared track.. Bend 1 was pretty dire last night with riders having to concentrate on missing the famous pothole rather than muscling through the bend. After that came the inevitable precession!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, Aviator said: Unless things Improve dramatically, I’m pretty certain this will be my last year of watching Poole at Wimborne Road. It’s just not worth the frustration of watching “precession” speedway on a poorly prepared track.. Bend 1 was pretty dire last night with riders having to concentrate on missing the famous pothole rather than muscling through the bend. After that came the inevitable precession!! Could be worse , It could be "procession" speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Aviator said: Unless things Improve dramatically, I’m pretty certain this will be my last year of watching Poole at Wimborne Road. It’s just not worth the frustration of watching “precession” speedway on a poorly prepared track.. Bend 1 was pretty dire last night with riders having to concentrate on missing the famous pothole rather than muscling through the bend. After that came the inevitable precession!! I thought there was a hole in between bends 3/4 as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Aviator said: The stage that the promotion sets for today’s speedway matches at Poole is a shambles. The days of great racing where you would leave the stadium with “your head on fire” are long gone. The track is a mess (and has been for a number of years) and the racing is bordering on non existent and boring. Not sure I can put up with this for much longer!! Short arms, deep pockets. Could be called, Poole "take the money and run" Pirates Not fair on the fans, they have supported the club well for years, and they get this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 24 minutes ago, adonis said: Could be worse , It could be "procession" speedway It could be either, especially if you bring the gyroscopic effect into play!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 Despite good things going on at Glasgow, Ipswich and Swindon amongst others it’s generally been a pretty poor start to the UK season with poor track and poor racing issues at Poole, Sheffield, Somerset, Peterborough, Lynn, Leicester and Berwick according to people on here (not always the best source admittedly) and beyond. Some reported poor attendances too (as well as some good ones for balance) added to the second division champions not even getting to the tapes. It feels like British speedway is at a massive crossroads and it’s going to need radical thinking to enable it to take the correct road. The bottom line is that much of British speedway is an overpriced, atmosphere-less and pretty unentertaining night out and it simply has to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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