szkocjasid 3,150 Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) On 12/31/2022 at 1:14 PM, lewy said: Roynon is Poole bound,which is a pity Plymouth would be a good fit for him he likes the track, the promotion rate him and he would score good points for us. I think at Poole he will be dropped before the playoffs to make way for a new asset imo. On 12/31/2022 at 4:16 PM, HGould said: Ablitt was always the best 2 point option available and still is. Once signed by Poole there was no better 2 point option at any stage of 2022. Roynon will be dumped just as soon as a 4 point Aussie proves fitness and their overall team average will be manipulated to facilitate that scenarii It's a shame Roynon can't see that probability as he'd have been a key player at The Coliseum. It's a shame Ablitt has committed to Polish U24 on a Tuesday as he'd have been a far better option than Trigger who's nowhere near ready. Quite a few riders who rode well for Poole at reserve got dumped when their averages went up, Hans Andersen, Artur Mroczka, Renat Gafurov & Drew Kemp spring to mind. I guess it's a risk a rider has to be willing to make, improve your average & you may get dropped! Edited January 3, 2023 by szkocjasid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PTW 38 Posted January 4, 2023 21 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Quite a few riders who rode well for Poole at reserve got dumped when their averages went up, Hans Andersen, Artur Mroczka, Renat Gafurov & Drew Kemp spring to mind. I guess it's a risk a rider has to be willing to make, improve your average & you may get dropped! Think you will find your wrong with Hans Andersen he was retained in 2002 after attaining a mid 6 average from reserve in 2001 the rider that wasn’t retained was Krzysztof Cegielski Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,150 Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, PTW said: Think you will find your wrong with Hans Andersen he was retained in 2002 after attaining a mid 6 average from reserve in 2001 the rider that wasn’t retained was Krzysztof Cegielski Yeah I went via my memory rather than looking it up, but I guess that means they dropped the stronger rider & kept the weaker one. Not meant as a dig at Poole, who want to win no matter what. But certainly think Roynon is more likely to get a full season if he signed for Plymouth rather than Poole. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tocha 309 Posted January 5, 2023 21 hours ago, PTW said: Think you will find your wrong with Hans Andersen he was retained in 2002 after attaining a mid 6 average from reserve in 2001 the rider that wasn’t retained was Krzysztof Cegielski This is not entirely correct. Krzysztof qualified for the SGP in 2002 but lost his place in the Poole team because of the ruling that year restricting clubs to just one GP rider so he moved to Eastbourne. Poole already had Tony Rickardsson who joined them in 2001. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,015 Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, tocha said: This is not entirely correct. Krzysztof qualified for the SGP in 2002 but lost his place in the Poole team because of the ruling that year restricting clubs to just one GP rider so he moved to Eastbourne. Poole already had Tony Rickardsson who joined them in 2001. Can't remember the exact reason but he never rode for Eastbourne in 2002( may have been a Saturday night fixture problem),and we ended up with Mark Loram instead which may have been our choice when he became available. Having said that he was amazing for Poole even around the tight track the couple of times I saw him at Arlington. Edited January 5, 2023 by gazzac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike0310 663 Posted January 14, 2023 Good to see Plymouth has got a new main sponsor for the season happy days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doners123 85 Posted January 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Mike0310 said: Good to see Plymouth has got a new main sponsor for the season happy days. Great news have you got a link ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike0310 663 Posted January 14, 2023 I haven’t I read it in the speedway star there called prow park and based in Newquay I believe they were a sponsor last year and now have become the main sponsor hope that helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauldoveyspeedway 147 Posted January 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Mike0310 said: Good to see Plymouth has got a new main sponsor for the season happy days. How did Z.Cook ride the track when he was there ..Do u think he will be ok at Wolves this year ?????...both Small tracks.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike0310 663 Posted January 14, 2023 He won’t have a problem quality riders always work things out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauldoveyspeedway 147 Posted January 14, 2023 Just now, Mike0310 said: He won’t have a problem quality riders always work things out. Should fit in with all the other ozs.....No pressure on him at number 6 ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,449 Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 11:59 AM, gazzac said: Can't remember the exact reason but he never rode for Eastbourne in 2002( may have been a Saturday night fixture problem),and we ended up with Mark Loram instead which may have been our choice when he became available. Having said that he was amazing for Poole even around the tight track the couple of times I saw him at Arlington. Cegeilski was excellent on small tracks. I remember he scored 16 on his first visit to Kirky Lane. A very good rider whose career was bitterly cut short. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,119 Posted January 15, 2023 12 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Cegeilski was excellent on small tracks. I remember he scored 16 on his first visit to Kirky Lane. A very good rider whose career was bitterly cut short. One of my favorite riders, so exciting to watch. Such a shame to have his career cut short. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cheese 2,025 Posted January 21, 2023 Ben Barker gives his version of events* https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-64339548 * about septic tanks overflowing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 373 Posted January 21, 2023 BBC News - Cornwall residents living in fear of septic tanks overflowinghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-64339548 A Ben Barker spotted by the BBC emptying septic tanks in Cornwall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites