Poole 2025

[foreverblue]

2 hours ago, Arthur54 said:

Peter Kildemand 

Trackrat will be telling us next Poole are wholly responsible for the demise of Coventry speedway!!

[Arthur54]

4 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

Trackrat will be telling us next Poole are wholly responsible for the demise of Coventry speedway!!

Yeah I think he will at some point 

[gazzac]

59 minutes ago, Catalan said:

I've a horrible feeling no.

Poole fans are unbelievably fickle when it comes to NDL standard.

Personally myself and all our group would love it.

There has been offers to run an NDL side but BSPL rules it had to be run by the current promoter.

I may be wrong,  but think the Kent eagles are a new team and a new promotion.

[Noelinho]

3 hours ago, gazzac said:

Trying to stay out of all the vitriolic posts both ways on here, an honest question, if Poole had started to build the side the Kent eagles are starting to build in the NLT with Abblit, Foord,and Morley, plus the runner up to Cairns in the youth championship this year, would the attendance be reasonable ( pay its way?) Question was asked earlier if any NL teams at least break even, can't think for a minute in its first season this new team/promotion won't achieve that.

I think the difficulty is more in getting fans to come along to the lower level team when teams have two.

If the only option is an NDL team, I think that can work well. It's a harder sell when there's a higher level team competing for tickets.

That said, Oxford have all three tiers covered, so I guess it works for them? Maybe they have a secret the rest of us are missing.

[SteveLyric2]

36 minutes ago, Noelinho said:

I think the difficulty is more in getting fans to come along to the lower level team when teams have two.

If the only option is an NDL team, I think that can work well. It's a harder sell when there's a higher level team competing for tickets.

That said, Oxford have all three tiers covered, so I guess it works for them? Maybe they have a secret the rest of us are missing.

What day of the week are Chargers home meetings?

[poole keith]

1 hour ago, Noelinho said:

I think the difficulty is more in getting fans to come along to the lower level team when teams have two.

If the only option is an NDL team, I think that can work well. It's a harder sell when there's a higher level team competing for tickets.

That said, Oxford have all three tiers covered, so I guess it works for them? Maybe they have a secret the rest of us are missing.

Perhaps better supporters 

[Triple.H.]

14 hours ago, Noelinho said:

I think the difficulty is more in getting fans to come along to the lower level team when teams have two.

If the only option is an NDL team, I think that can work well. It's a harder sell when there's a higher level team competing for tickets.

That said, Oxford have all three tiers covered, so I guess it works for them? Maybe they have a secret the rest of us are missing.

Where there's a will there's a way would be my guess re Oxford running three teams, the Chargers were getting crowds some CL teams would be envious of. Plenty of fans around the country want weekly, or at worst fortnightly home meetings, at Oxford they get it. Plus Coventry, Reading and Swindon aren't too far away so their fans will travel occasionally to get their fix. 

[Triple.H.]

13 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

What day of the week are Chargers home meetings?

Sundays last season, i'm pretty sure most NDL teams rode at weekends where possible.

[ragdoll64]

14 hours ago, poole keith said:

Perhaps better supporters 

With more disposable cash?…..surely affordability must come into the equation for many supporters.