Poole 2025

[poole keith]

Assume Cairns could have gone to any div2 team but poole would be fairly logical choice.If he's as talented as people think then those advising and controlling his progress will probably want him at Poole for 25 and 26 seasons after that need to move on,wouldn't think his Polish club will want him racing in british lower league to long,great for poole could start 26 as second string and finish as heat leader!! Only time will tell though, will he be as good as Joe screen at that age???

[STEVEHOLS54]

1 hour ago, poole keith said:

Assume Cairns could have gone to any div2 team but poole would be fairly logical choice.If he's as talented as people think then those advising and controlling his progress will probably want him at Poole for 25 and 26 seasons after that need to move on,wouldn't think his Polish club will want him racing in british lower league to long,great for poole could start 26 as second string and finish as heat leader!! Only time will tell though, will he be as good as Joe screen at that age???

If Rowe has signed a 2 year deal on the basis Poole know they will race in 26, it would be logical to think maybe an agreement in principal for similar agreed with Cairns family. Especially if Poole feel he will end up still with a GSA of 2 for 2026  from remaining Poole fixtures when he comes in irrespective of how well he may score.

Falubaz have him signed up already for 25 and if performs as we expect I'm sure he will be there for 26. Meaning 18 matches if they get to play off final (Tues race day), also add in his almost certainly in SGP2 qualifying and maybe the 3 finals ??.  He also did training camps in POL in 2024.

He could even maybe get a Prem reserve slot in 2026 if his stats really stack up.

 

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, poole keith said:

Assume Cairns could have gone to any div2 team but poole would be fairly logical choice.If he's as talented as people think then those advising and controlling his progress will probably want him at Poole for 25 and 26 seasons after that need to move on,wouldn't think his Polish club will want him racing in british lower league to long,great for poole could start 26 as second string and finish as heat leader!! Only time will tell though, will he be as good as Joe screen at that age???

It is a lot on his young shoulders but I expect the hope is that he will be better than Joe Screen.

[szkocjasid]

Another advantage of going to Poole is extra fixtures, each year they make the play-offs, BSN & koc finals.

If riders are confident they'll be near the top, they'll earn more but virtue of riding more.

[poole keith]

43 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

It is a lot on his young shoulders but I expect the hope is that he will be better than Joe Screen.

I said "at that age"blue,screenie straight into the top league, remember when think it was leigh Adams was tearing up the national league(now championship)and a 17yr old  screen came down to poole for three match races against him and leigh couldn't get near him,Cairns is going to have to go some to be better than screen in the early yrs

[mac101]

1 hour ago, STEVEHOLS54 said:

If Rowe has signed a 2 year deal on the basis Poole know they will race in 26, it would be logical to think maybe an agreement in principal for similar agreed with Cairns family. Especially if Poole feel he will end up still with a GSA of 2 for 2026  from remaining Poole fixtures when he comes in irrespective of how well he may score.

Falubaz have him signed up already for 25 and if performs as we expect I'm sure he will be there for 26. Meaning 18 matches if they get to play off final (Tues race day), also add in his almost certainly in SGP2 qualifying and maybe the 3 finals ??.  He also did training camps in POL in 2024.

He could even maybe get a Prem reserve slot in 2026 if his stats really stack up.

 

2 year deals are worthless just ask Bomber 

[Jaizer]

52 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

Another advantage of going to Poole is extra fixtures, each year they make the play-offs, BSN & koc finals.

If riders are confident they'll be near the top, they'll earn more but virtue of riding more.

I'd counter that with he's not likely to get extra rides as he would with a lower team. Probably get a maximum 5 rides per meeting whereas might get 7 most meetings elsewhere. Anyway it seems Poole's season seems to be resting on a 15 year old. Was very impressive at ashfield in the youth meeting and I'm sure be a success. But I don't see him coming in and scoring double figures immediately personally 

[STEVEHOLS54]

12 minutes ago, Jaizer said:

I'd counter that with he's not likely to get extra rides as he would with a lower team. Probably get a maximum 5 rides per meeting whereas might get 7 most meetings elsewhere. Anyway it seems Poole's season seems to be resting on a 15 year old. Was very impressive at ashfield in the youth meeting and I'm sure be a success. But I don't see him coming in and scoring double figures immediately personally 

I would be happy with 4/5/6 per meeting next season. Over 2 points riding  with Starke/Thomsen should secure Poole sufficient if the other 5 perform,

Edited 1 hour ago by STEVEHOLS54
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[Steve Shovlar]

I haven’t seen Cairns ride live, and the videos of him racing last season at Oxford don’t show him as a Leigh Adams or Craig Boyce. Riders who started as a two pointer and ended on a 9.

I don’t think we should be bigging up young William to be a match winner. He is starting the season behind the rest and if he can pick up 4 points a meeting he will be doing his job. Too much expectation leads to failure, and I am sure there will be plenty lining up to laugh at him if he finds the going tough. Already there seems to be too much expectation on his young shoulders. 

Edited 44 minutes ago by Steve Shovlar

[gazzac]

2 hours ago, foreverblue said:

It is a lot on his young shoulders but I expect the hope is that he will be better than Joe Screen.

He will be very good if he is, Screen was brilliant as a 16 year old, and world u23 champion in 1993. Was still at a really high level winning the Elite league with Eastie in 2000, until 2001 when he badly broke his leg and was never the same. Still put in a good turn for another 10 years though including Poole.

Edited 28 minutes ago by gazzac

[SaddlebowRoad]

5 hours ago, foreverblue said:

You are correct but many have said before Poole attract riders because they pay the most but there are other factors that attract riders to Poole. I dont mind how much they pay  but the books have to be balanced, it is run as a business.

skidder was on here the other day willy waving about pooles crowds being the biggest in the second division 

if thats the case it stands to reason that they will be one of the highest payers id have thought 

[arnieg]

33 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said:

I haven’t seen Cairns ride live, and the videos of him racing last season at Oxford don’t show him as a Leigh Adams or Craig Boyce. Riders who started as a two pointer and ended on a 9.

I don’t think we should be bigging up young William to be a match winner. He is starting the season behind the rest and if he can pick up 4 points a meeting he will be doing his job. Too much expectation leads to failure, and I am sure there will be plenty lining up to laugh at him if he finds the going tough. Already there seems to be too much expectation on his young shoulders. 

I doubt you saw Boyce as a 16 year old, I think he was 20 when he arrived at Poole.