Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, GWC said: Looks like Newcastle expected to lose to Poole so didn’t put up a fight. Different against Plymouth though. Sort of highlights the have’s and have nots’ of speedway this season - Leicester Glasgow and Poole in the haves’ section clearly. Not quite. The track was very wet for the Poole meeting and more or less perfect for the Plymouth meeting. Some riders preferred the wet conditions while other riders, the home team, excelled when the track was more consistent. As for the haves and have nots, yes Poole is always built to the “haves”. It means wins and a strong following. Crowds at Wimborne Road have been very good for the last two home fixtures and with ~Redcar visiting on wednesday it should be another big crowd. Winning means bigger crowd. Very pleased Newcastle bounced back from a mauling to win the second one. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... Edited August 9, 2021 by Skidder1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chewbacca 653 Posted August 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... This is true in the same way that Hartlepool have the same team building opportunities as Manchester City. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted August 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: This is true in the same way that Hartlepool have the same team building opportunities as Manchester City. Sorry - I didn't realise Hartlepool and Man City were in the same league!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oggyNZ 16 Posted August 9, 2021 Can I say a BIG thank you to all those spectators who turned up yesterday, especially those that made a long journey. This was a big ask especially with the weather forecast. Hope the Poole supporters have recovered from their frostbite being this far north lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted August 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... But maybe not the same amount of funds available 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 9, 2021 I heard yesterday that Newcastle can only used British riders due to Brexit. The promotion cannot bring in foreign riders due to the business being less than 1 year old. New brexit red tape. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSL84 541 Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Not quite. The track was very wet for the Poole meeting and more or less perfect for the Plymouth meeting. Some riders preferred the wet conditions while other riders, the home team, excelled when the track was more consistent. As for the haves and have nots, yes Poole is always built to the “haves”. It means wins and a strong following. Crowds at Wimborne Road have been very good for the last two home fixtures and with ~Redcar visiting on wednesday it should be another big crowd. Winning means bigger crowd. Very pleased Newcastle bounced back from a mauling to win the second one. Hi Steve did you stay for the second meeting too? Hope you enjoyed your weekend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewy 2,326 Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Surely all Championship sides had the same team-building opportunities. With Poole dropping down in order to save money I'm sure they haven't 'outbid' anyone to get their 1-7 (when they do actually have their full 1-7!), bearing in mind initially they were expecting to track Adam Ellis and Josh MacDonald! The closure of Somerset came at exactly the same time for all other clubs to consider those released riders in their respective line-ups....... No thats definitely not the case, Plymouth got accepted into the championship when their was very few riders left to sign and given 10 days to put together a team upto a certain strength average wise. Hence the reason we have the team we got but we are in the league now and its all about next season when we will have the same opportunities to put a team together. Mat and Danny Ford have been a good help to Plymouth and they do have a good working relationship I believe. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Trackerman48 said: Hi Steve did you stay for the second meeting too? Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Yes I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobC 664 Posted August 9, 2021 Any update on Archie Freeman, please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,781 Posted August 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, BobC said: Any update on Archie Freeman, please? I had a quick word with him in the car park after the meeting and he said he was "OK." 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted August 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, BobC said: Any update on Archie Freeman, please? He has a burn on his leg, caused by being trapped on the exhaust, and part of his Kevlar's is trapped in the wound. Spoke to him afterwards and he'll be riding next week OK. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 9, 2021 Felt sorry for the lad who was leading heat 2 against Poole and in for a point against Plymouth before falling. Good luck to the lad and glad nothing is broken. He will be scoring his first points for his club soon. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobC 664 Posted August 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Tsunami said: He has a burn on his leg, caused by being trapped on the exhaust, and part of his Kevlar's is trapped in the wound. Spoke to him afterwards and he'll be riding next week OK. Thank you. Sounded nasty. I was impressed with him when Plymouth held 2 demonstration meetings in 2020. Pleased hes ok. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
