Pirates Of Poole Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 31 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Surely not another Brit?! This is Poole we are talking about??!! We could still finish up with another 2 x4 point Aussies alongside Josh Mac?! Personally I can only see 1 and talks have taken place but maybe 1 for the future could be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 hours ago, poole keith said: why has lasse bjerre seemingly been ignored by every other championship team if he is on this apparently very low average?? You could probably ask, all the teams he has ridden for and you might get a clue. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 38 minutes ago, sidewinder said: You could probably ask, all the teams he has ridden for and you might get a clue. Probly just a numbers game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 hours ago, phillipsr said: How can that be judged? Kennedy has spent a year here and did ok? Kehler is older and never ridden here? so why is he a much better bet? Having watched him last season, he will improve and he is a great entertainer, could do worse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 hours ago, ragdoll64 said: Something to do with his temperament maybe?......bit of a moaner on a few occasions I’ve seen him..... Shocking the way he went on at Newcastle .. I remember his words when he signed & said he wanted to emulate what his brother done at Newcastle ha ha..... Dream on kidda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 hours ago, ray c said: has he also said not riding uk in 2020 Don't think there's a big enough barge pole available... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirates Of Poole Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 16 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Surely not another Brit?! This is Poole we are talking about??!! We could still finish up with another 2 x4 point Aussies alongside Josh Mac?! Also be nice with the 2 Aussies to actually have some assets in the club and looking to the future, all these loan fees we are paying out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 T.Kurtz & D.Hume to finish the side off......? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVEHOLS54 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Pirates Of Poole said: Also be nice with the 2 Aussies to actually have some assets in the club and looking to the future, all these loan fees we are paying out More than offset no doubt by those the club are getting in from rider assets staying in Prem with other clubs this coming season. I would love to see 2 young Aussies come in on top of Josh Mac. Problem is are Poole looking for a league winning team or are they looking to build an asset base and have these young Aussies with a view to the future. Say for example we signed Keleher (who seems the obvious choice of what is openly available and probably the fav based on his comments about ready to do Uk )and then combine with any one of Kennedy (personally doubt he would be the choice) or one of the up and coming youngsters such as Gilmore/Jed List or another young up and coming 17 year old Jacob Hook. Hook just beat List in an exciting Final U21 meeting recently and both look potential young talents as List only recently turned 18 in Nov. If you factor in an exciting looking Gilmore at 19 - plus he is signed for next 2 years by Steiner (POL Lge 2 - Leszno's nursery club) - plus he did well in the few meetings he rode for them in 2019 when on a short visit to Europe. Would the problem not be that we would have a long tail with Nielsen/Josh Mac plus another 2 Aussies ??. Some riders with poss exciting futures but we could pay dearly in some meetings and in our attempt to make the play offs. The flip side is we only have (to my knowledge based on the official final GSA's) 8.97 left anyway which means we cant sign a 5 pointer and a 4 pointer anyway (by 0.03) which kind of narrows the options. As for the comment from someone about Todd Kurtz plus say Hume, I personally think that will be more of an enforced situation on what's left available as Kurtz is the near enough only established Champ rider (besides Bjerre) not to have signed for a Champ team. Not an easy one as comes down to do you want to see 2 young Aussies with potential to improve or a steady 5 pointer (which is all Kurtz is) plus a N/L rider to squeeze into the 8.97 left available. Of course the other BIG question on the Aussies is do they want to come over (besides Keleher/Kennedy who are 26/21) when so young. We know List only lasted a few weeks in 2019 before being emptied but he was only 17 and maybe a bit unfair as perhaps not ready and so far from home. He looked fast in the U21 meeting going 5 rides unbeaten and only just lost to Hook in the Final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, STEVEHOLS54 said: The flip side is we only have (to my knowledge based on the official final GSA's) 8.97 left anyway which means we cant sign a 5 pointer and a 4 pointer anyway (by 0.03) which kind of narrows the options. There is a way, if one of them qualifies for the 2.5% British reduction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 With 8.96 left, Hume (3.17) and a 5 or 5.2 (Jeppesen) Dane would be better future investments than Kurtz, Greaves, Kennedy or Keleher (aged 26). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Take no notice of Dick (head) Barrie and his suggestions of Keleher being a better prospect than Kennedy. He isnt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVEHOLS54 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, DC2 said: With 8.96 left, Hume (3.17) and a 5 or 5.2 (Jeppesen) Dane would be better future investments than Kurtz, Greaves, Kennedy or Keleher (aged 26). Jeppesen has potential for sure and just 3 days short of being 22. Considering Hansen was a problem (we are told due to problems getting a mechanic) and could it be similar with Jeppesen also maybe a question of lack of sponsers ?? I am just guessing but he would have been an obvious choice when Hansen allegedly blew out having originally said he wanted to come over. It could be money again of course as with all the flying in and out costs - mechanic - equip - sponsors - accommodation etc and with Poole's allegedly tight budget (we assume), maybe it was considered but became a non starter ??. You could argue similar maybe with other promising up and coming Euro stars who would have been on a 5 like Young but exciting looking Jan Kvech the Young Czech who burst on to the World U21 scene big time in 2019. For me Keleher in main body is a risk. He has good backing/sponsors it seems and bigs things up on his social media, but is he really another Josh Mac/Zane Kennedy but without any experience on UK tracks which at least both of them have one season. We are already exposed in one position with Nielsen who I see more of a guy to go in and out of reserve as one of our reserves hopefully bangs in plenty of points against especially the N/L reserves named so is an ideal switch (plus Josh finished at number 2 at Sheffield end of 2019). If you look at Leicester they have a really decent top 5 plus 2 weak reserves who could improve or be replaced but the top 5 will hold their own. We have a top 3 plus 2 x 4 pointers with only 8.97 left leaving us open one way or another imo. Rumours on here indicate the Fords are seeing how Aussie Champs but if you dig deeper as i did the options are very limited with not even Gilmour in any of the 5 meetings, as only one of 3 reserves and has been injured the last month or so. Get the impression the Bjerre knock back has knocked their plans if you also consider the Hansen issue as well. Edited December 31, 2019 by STEVEHOLS54 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, STEVEHOLS54 said: Jeppesen has potential for sure and just 3 days short of being 22. Considering Hansen was a problem (we are told due to problems getting a mechanic) and could it be similar with Jeppesen also maybe a question of lack of sponsers ?? I am just guessing but he would have been an obvious choice when Hansen allegedly blew out having originally said he wanted to come over. It could be money again of course as with all the flying in and out costs - mechanic - equip - sponsors - accommodation etc and with Poole's allegedly tight budget (we assume), maybe it was considered but became a non starter ??. You could argue similar maybe with other promising up and coming Euro stars who would have been on a 5 like Young but exciting looking Jan Kvech the Young Czech who burst on to the World U21 scene big time in 2019. For me Keleher in main body is a risk. He has good backing/sponsors it seems and bigs things up on his social media, but is he really another Josh Mac/Zane Kennedy but without any experience on UK tracks which at least both of them have one season. We are already exposed in one position with Nielsen who I see more of a guy to go in and out of reserve as one of our reserves hopefully bangs in plenty of points against especially the N/L reserves named so is an ideal switch (plus Josh finished at number 2 at Sheffield end of 2019). If you look at Leicester they have a really decent top 5 plus 2 weak reserves who could improve or be replaced but the top 5 will hold their own. We have a top 3 plus 2 x 4 pointers with only 8.97 left leaving us open one way or another imo. Rumours on here indicate the Fords are seeing how Aussie Champs but if you dig deeper as i did the options are very limited with not even Gilmour in any of the 5 meetings, as only one of 3 reserves and has been injured the last month or so. Get the impression the Bjerre knock back has knocked their plans if you also consider the Hansen issue as well. The DMU agreement usually only requires the club to be responsible for returning to Denmark for O19, O21 and Danish Championships only. The rest of their trips home is down to the rider. In the opposite corner is the SVEMO agreement, which puts a limit on the cost of all meetings, and once reached the rider is responsible for them. Could have changed, but that is the difference between the Scandinavian nations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Pinny said: Take no notice of Dick (head) Barrie and his suggestions of Keleher being a better prospect than Kennedy. He isnt. Saw Kennedy a couple of times last season though he was decent worth a punt .IMO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraldon Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Probably been asked before, but what will the race night be for Pirates, as I hope it will be a long weekend down south against Bournemouth as well. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Coraldon said: Probably been asked before, but what will the race night be for Pirates, as I hope it will be a long weekend down south against Bournemouth as well. Thanks I think it'll have to be a very loooooong weekend. i.e. assuming Wednesday is part of your weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraldon Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Oh well!, thanks for the bad news, looks like separate journies, to Kent, Bournemouth, and Poole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poole keith Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 cherries sat,eastbourne sunday perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Coraldon said: Oh well!, thanks for the bad news, looks like separate journies, to Kent, Bournemouth, and Poole. Just one question. In which league does Bournemouth compete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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