LisaColette Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, iainb said: The damage has already been done, rain forecast for tomorrow and Saturday, track curator on sick leave... just going to have to leave it to November, common sense should prevail Is there a cut off for playoff final? As already done one leg of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Just now, lisa-colette said: They don't mean Darcy! I know he doesn't... but your talisman let your club down badly and not just on that night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 minute ago, lisa-colette said: Is there a cut off for playoff final? As already done one leg of it A cut off leg... sounds like a Pirate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Play the second leg at Monmore. Clegg knows the track well as does Mountain. Howarth knows the fastest way around there…...oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakkMetal Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) Morning all. First ever post on here and it won't be a common occurrence. Just a tad fed up of reading nonsense about the weather and the Leicester track. To be clear, I'm a fan of the sport, not any particular club these days. I live in the area and the rain we had at the back end of last week was beyond ridiculous. Given the daytime temperatures and lack of sunlight there was never going to be any Speedway before this coming weekend . Yesterday was sporadically sunny with some wind which is great, except it's rained overnight and is still raining as I type, so it's back to square one. The local forecast is for rain every day for several days, including Saturday and Sunday. I would suggest we will be extremely lucky to see any Speedway this weekend. I actually chatted with one of the track guys at Leicester a few weeks back about drainage etc, after they managed to get a NL match on after some dreadful weather on a Friday, but that was when the temperatures were a lot higher and the Saturday was sunny all day, and even then the riders found it hard work. I walked the track the following morning and it was sticky to put it mildly. Those guys do a fantastic job on that track and regularly work miracles, so criticism from Charlatans on here is really not warranted. The first and second turns in particular can be under water in the morning, and they'll get a meeting on in the evening, but not at this time of year when the sun doesn't come out to help the process. Just one final thing. I used to pop on here to browse the comments about ten/twelve years ago and found all the nastiness and bickering sapped my enthusiasm for the sport. I recently had a look for the first time in over a decade,only to find the same names having the same arguments. It's a bit sad really. Be nice to each other people. It's only sport, and a very minority one at that... By the time this gets ok'd by the mods it'll be in the wrong place on the timeline, but you get my points. Edited October 27, 2022 by ZakkMetal Waiting for moderation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 You fear those last three heats could cost Leicester. A lot depends on the state of the track Saturday, if its a wet mess all home advantage will be lost. As for Howarth, if he is getting married then absolutely a guest should be allowed, this final should have been ridden weeks ago. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Don’t they have a blade at Leicester? Blade all the shale off and put fresh shale down. The Leicester promotions hope that taking the meeting into November, with The idea that the Cooks disappear down under, won’t work. If promotions aren't bright enough to run a summer sport in the summer, then their never gonna think of running into November in the hope that a couple of riders have gone home to gain an advantage.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 I don't quite understand this howarth missing saga. Why the hell is he getting married at this time of year when there's speedway on! Surely he must know that speedway never goes to plan in Britain. Leicester are just playing with rules it sounds like. Poole have bent the rules plenty of times before along with many other clubs. It's not the club's fault it's the people that make up the rules that should be questioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Good news! It's stopped raining... although the sun isn't out yet and the drying wind is yet to blow. I'm sure there's currently a man (or woman) with a spade and a wheel barrow relaying the BP track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Just let Leicester have a guest for Howarth and be done with it. It is what it is. Do Poole fans really want to win the title because Leicester had to use a NDL rider in place of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Fromafar said: Any neutral fan would reckon this is a knife edge and a good finish to season . I'm not sure many neutral fans are very interested lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 minute ago, paulboy said: I'm not sure many neutral fans are very interested lol There are only two types of fans aren't there? 'Poole fans' and 'fans of whoever Poole are riding against'. Don't think any 'neutral' fans exist. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, iainb said: Currently it's piddling it down... has been all morning Just on here - or in Leicester?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Bojangles said: Just let Leicester have a guest for Howarth and be done with it. It is what it is. Do Poole fans really want to win the title because Leicester had to use a NDL rider in place of him? They will have a guest as he is signed off medically. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bojangles said: Just let Leicester have a guest for Howarth and be done with it. It is what it is. Do Poole fans really want to win the title because Leicester had to use a NDL rider in place of him? Absolutely some of them do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40-38 Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, iainb said: Absolutely some of them do! Yes, I'm sure if we can't get Saturday on some will bang on about how they should win as they (eventually) managed to get their leg on. Poole must be nailed on favourites if we can't get our track to dry out as they are used to gate and go at Wimborne Road after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 45 minutes ago, Bojangles said: Just let Leicester have a guest for Howarth and be done with it. It is what it is. Do Poole fans really want to win the title because Leicester had to use a NDL rider in place of him? Yes is the answer to that. Desperate lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 47 minutes ago, paulboy said: I'm not sure many neutral fans are very interested lol literally no one cares... no one cares that Belle Vue won the main league let alone the Championship 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, phillipsr said: literally no one cares... no one cares that Belle Vue won the main league let alone the Championship I care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Once again the Poole trolls bully and denigrate opponents. Any gardener will understand soil. Shale on a chalk base running into a basically sand substructure will drain a lot quicker than a substructure of clay and hardcore. Thats why Poole drains more quickly than Leicester. Simple geological fact. You can't dry out clay by artificial means and the more you try to manipulate it, the worse it gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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