paulboy Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, foreverblue said: Yes true so winning the title and having a successful team is good for business. Play off matches are always well attended. Proved by Workington a couple of years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, gmarsbar2 said: Glasgow won the league and didn't see an increase in attendance just a bigger riders wage bill. Workington won the treble then went out of business. What's the big prize at Championship level? a slightly bigger attendance for the semis and a bumper crowd for the final... THAT IS ALL! We won the CL at Leicester... did absolutely nothing with it! Edited August 24, 2022 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, paulboy said: Proved by Workington a couple of years ago! So you are saying as a direct result of winning Workington went out of business. I don't think so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, iainb said: a slightly bigger attendance for the semis and a bumper crowd for the final... THAT IS ALL! We won the CL at Leicester... did absolutely nothing with it! The increased crowd levels are the reason why we have the playoffs and they are usually fantastic meetings. We'll worth winning in my opinion from a fans point of view. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, foreverblue said: The increased crowd levels are the reason why we have the playoffs and they are usually fantastic meetings. We'll worth winning in my opinion from a fans point of view. I agree... but actually winning the league brings nothing else other than a play off pay off for most clubs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, foreverblue said: So you are saying as a direct result of winning Workington went out of business. I don't think so! No, you were saying winning the title is good for business, I was saying it didn't pan out that way for Workington 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, paulboy said: No, you were saying winning the title is good for business, I was saying it didn't pan out that way for Workington With all the extra fans you get at play off meetings it should be good for business. This year we are in the quarter finals too so more play off meetings should be good for business too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 hours ago, iainb said: I agree... but actually winning the league brings nothing else other than a play off pay off for most clubs It brings a title for the winner of the playoffs which is much better than losing! The records will show that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 38 minutes ago, foreverblue said: With all the extra fans you get at play off meetings it should be good for business. This year we are in the quarter finals too so more play off meetings should be good for business too. Guess it depends how much you have to spend to get there, some clubs clearly go way beyond their means chasing something that doesn't mean a great deal at the end of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, paulboy said: Guess it depends how much you have to spend to get there, some clubs clearly go way beyond their means chasing something that doesn't mean a great deal at the end of the day Why doesn't mean Alot? I have been to many playoffs and the atmosphere is electric and the riders put everything on the line and if the home team win the title it is a great night. You don't get that in normal league meetings. If the club go beyond their means then that is their fault. I believe Poole have never done that and we dropped a league to save money and it has worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpointfanatic22 Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 The answer is in the Plymouth v Poole thread for the playoffs. Poole have always had far too much influence at the BSPA, yet their fans are completely in denial about it. Own it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, torpointfanatic22 said: The answer is in the Plymouth v Poole thread for the playoffs. Poole have always had far too much influence at the BSPA, yet their fans are completely in denial about it. Own it! It’s all South Coast paranoia.Judging by the threads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, torpointfanatic22 said: The answer is in the Plymouth v Poole thread for the playoffs. Poole have always had far too much influence at the BSPA, yet their fans are completely in denial about it. Own it! We're Poole and we do what we want. Lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gavan Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 I think this is the easiest thread to answer ive ever seen on the forum lol 1. All the cheating they have done over the years....... far more then any other team 2. The fans.....every club on this forum has its fair share of strange forum posters........just that Poole have the worst by a long way.....some of them are decent ...Skidder, chrisforgillian, poole keith.................unfortunately let down by the troll Shovlar and his merry band of sycophants...........its great to see that even fans of the other championship teams now get to see what us top flight sides had to put up time and time again 3. Jealousy.....................not one speedway fan is jealous of Poole yet if you dare to criticise the club their fans cant debate and just scream jealousy.........so far away from the truth 4. Big club mentality....are Poole a big club.....in a way....are they the biggest....no 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Gavan said: I think this is the easiest thread to answer ive ever seen on the forum lol 1. All the cheating they have done over the years....... far more then any other team 2. The fans.....every club on this forum has its fair share of strange forum posters........just that Poole have the worst by a long way.....some of them are decent ...Skidder, chrisforgillian, poole keith.................unfortunately let down by the troll Shovlar and his merry band of sycophants...........its great to see that even fans of the other championship teams now get to see what us top flight sides had to put up time and time again 3. Jealousy.....................not one speedway fan is jealous of Poole yet if you dare to criticise the club their fans cant debate and just scream jealousy.........so far away from the truth 4. Big club mentality....are Poole a big club.....in a way....are they the biggest....no OMG (apologies to anyone who has just returned from Sunday morning worship), but I've just turned off my laptop and turned it back on again.......and Yes its still there... the Pirate hater GAVAN has called me a 'decent poster' !! OMG (apologies again) and I thought I had him on 'ignore'! Edited September 4, 2022 by Skidder1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessexbobcat Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 8:07 PM, FishersGate said: Right ok, I'm a young fan only been going speedway for just over 10 years with a large gap in between. One thing I've always heard from pretty much every fan I've met is the disliking for Poole. Now don't get me wrong I think alot of is jealousy but I've heard some very weird stories of why alot of fans take a disliking to them. When I've been to Leicester the atmosphere seems to turn up a notch or two cause Poole are in town. Can anyone give me a reason or reasons why they are not every ones seconds team? They are very good at what they do.Sadly they have no interest in the other clubs just their own interests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: OMG (apologies to anyone who has just returned from Sunday morning worship), but I've just turned off my laptop and turned it back on again.......and Yes its still there... the Pirate hater GAVAN has called me a 'decent poster' !! OMG (apologies again) and I thought I had him on 'ignore'! Haha, I don't have anyone on ignore but you have to ask why it has taken him so long considering how he hates us so much. Luckily I don't come under his decent poster tag. I doubt any Poole fan wants that dubious accolade!! Edited September 4, 2022 by foreverblue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Haha, I don't have anyone on ignore but you have to ask why it has taken him so long considering how he hates us so much. Luckily I don't come under his decent poster tag. I doubt any Poole fan wants that dubious accolade!! Yes, lucky escape! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackrat Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Gavan said: I think this is the easiest thread to answer ive ever seen on the forum lol 1. All the cheating they have done over the years....... far more then any other team 2. The fans.....every club on this forum has its fair share of strange forum posters........just that Poole have the worst by a long way.....some of them are decent ...Skidder, chrisforgillian, poole keith.................unfortunately let down by the troll Shovlar and his merry band of sycophants...........its great to see that even fans of the other championship teams now get to see what us top flight sides had to put up time and time again 3. Jealousy.....................not one speedway fan is jealous of Poole yet if you dare to criticise the club their fans cant debate and just scream jealousy.........so far away from the truth 4. Big club mentality....are Poole a big club.....in a way....are they the biggest....no Agree with most of this but chris4gillian cannot debate, just calls other forum members hurtful names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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