Jaizer Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: It's the poole thing again, if it had been at Plymouth not a word would be said Take the chip off your shoulder I've already said about it being Oxford for pairs isn't fair on northern fans either, be same if was Plymouth, or Ipswich, Peterborough, kings Lynn for that matter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 It wouldn't have been my first choice (with no 4's on the calendar I'd have gone for Peterborough, or left it at Sheffield), but it isn't really that controversial. I prefer neutral venues, but the economic necessity is to draw a crowd and I'm sure Poole will do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Sheffield or Belle Vue is in the north, not the middle of the country. Typical southerner, close minded and no concept of the UK at all, have a look at a map for once Sheffield to Poole 4hrs 16mins Sheffield to Glasgow 4hrs 26mins Manchester to Poole 4hrs 38mins Manchester to Edinburgh 4hrs 11mins Sheffield is perfect and the closest to the middle possible, Belle vue the second best for fans of ALL teams in the UK Edited December 16, 2021 by allthegearbutnaeidea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: It's the poole thing again, if it had been at Plymouth not a word would be said Total rubbish. Having an event for teams spread throughout the UK on the South coast makes little sense. The same could be said if it was scheduled to take place at Ashfield or Armadale. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 38 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Take the chip off your shoulder I've already said about it being Oxford for pairs isn't fair on northern fans either, be same if was Plymouth, or Ipswich, Peterborough, kings Lynn for that matter It's true, the slightest chance to have a go at Poole and people are on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Arthur54 said: We had the world Cup final in 2004, and that worked fine, fans from Poland, Sweden got there ok, so shouldn't be a problem And what a fantastic event it was, though we were robbed by Andersen’s antics at the death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 44 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: Typical southerner, close minded and no concept of the UK at all, have a look at a map for once Sheffield to Poole 4hrs 16mins Sheffield to Glasgow 4hrs 26mins Manchester to Poole 4hrs 38mins Manchester to Edinburgh 4hrs 11mins Sheffield is perfect and the closest to the middle possible, Belle vue the second best for fans of ALL teams in the UK And neither venue would attract a decent crowd. Neutral track is no good it will not attract the local crowd in decent numbers. Holding it at Poole guarantees a sell out. The Poole crowd will make up 3/4 of the attendance with holiday makers/other fans making up the rest. Can’t say that of BV or Sheffield who have smaller crowds than Poole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Taking about the 2004 WTC Final…this never gets boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: And neither venue would attract a decent crowd. Neutral track is no good it will not attract the local crowd in decent numbers. Holding it at Poole guarantees a sell out. The Poole crowd will make up 3/4 of the attendance with holiday makers/other fans making up the rest. Can’t say that of BV or Sheffield who have smaller crowds than Poole. 4s has been successfully held at Peterborough for years when most often not been in the championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Taking about the 2004 WTC Final…this never gets boring. Agree.What a race.!!! The frustrating thing was Rempala spent more time in Poland sitting in the pits as a number 8 ( obviously getting good money )Waste of a talent,was fantastic in his short spell at Berwick. Edited December 16, 2021 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Jaizer said: 4s has been successfully held at Peterborough for years when most often not been in the championship Well Peterborough isn't exactly central either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 4 hours ago, JanAndersen said: I’m well aware of where Poole is. The best thing about Poole is the ferry to Cherbourg. The PLRC (or whatever nonsense they’re calling it these days) should be at a neutral venue ideally in the middle of the country. Sheffield or Belle Vue would have been perfect. Sheffield and BV already have other events, so that counts them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: Even the Glasgow promotion said Poole was a lovely place to visit prior to the playoffs but you can't help some people slagging off where other live just to get a reaction. Yeah true, shame they had to say something factual incorrect to do it though, that's my issue. There is no opinion if somewhere is in the middle of nowhere or not, it either is or isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 How can you say a track is in the middle of nowhere when it is a five minute walk from a railway station that has an hourly or better service to and from London? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 sooner here information about next years team rather than something that happened 17 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Well Peterborough isn't exactly central either. No, but as the plrc was held at a more northern track wasn't an issue. Holding all the championship events at the southern tracks is where my issue with the decisions are. Nothing against Poole or Oxford personally just a fact that you're not going to have a mix of fans which is what usually makes these events as enjoyable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 28 minutes ago, Chris116 said: How can you say a track is in the middle of nowhere when it is a five minute walk from a railway station that has an hourly or better service to and from London? Oh yes London, the centre of the UK and British speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Chris116 said: How can you say a track is in the middle of nowhere when it is a five minute walk from a railway station that has an hourly or better service to and from London? Because believe it or not, and hear me out with this…… most people don’t live in London. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 37 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Sheffield and BV already have other events, so that counts them out. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Agree.What a race.!!! The frustrating thing was Rempala spent more time in Poland sitting in the pits as a number 8 ( obviously getting good money )Waste of a talent,was fantastic in his short spell at Berwick. Not the same Rempala was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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