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To be fair, I think SS was 100% correct with his forecast.. It can only be presumed therefore that it was the weather that was wrong....

It shouldn't be rained off , I'm here at home 160 miles away from Wimborne Rd and i can say there's no reason to call this off.

Can't be off surely? My wonderful thing called technology (copyright Steve Shovlar) says Poole is currently experiencing a 30 degree heatwave & is being assessed to be classed as a desert.

I’m hundreds of miles away and the weather is fine. It’s ridiculous this meeting has been called off

We have had heavy rain this morning but sunny and dry now in the West Midlands. Disgrace that Poole have called this off so early. Perhaps they are running scared?

Certainly an abundant supply of hot air down there. I take it the weather radar's been switched off

Bit racist

What's happened to freedom of speech your democratic right ?. Thought it was just Scotland that has Sturgeons nanny state with her storm troopers kicking doors in if you say something she doesn't like. Looks like it's spreading.

Scandalous!! There's a good 8 hours of 'drying time' remaining.

This forum seems to be hitting new lows

And I am right there as well. Anyone with any savvy knows Brexit is a disaster for every UK citizen. If anyone actually believes Boris and Farage they are mentaly deranged!

One of the most comical threads on Poole for a long time. Shovlar completely showing himself up on here over about 6 pages makes for very comical reading. Firstly telling everyone that the meeting at Wolves should have gone ahead because from his home in Dorset he knew the weather in Wolverhampton Secondly then telling everyone that this meeting would be on because guess what 'technology' said it would be Thirdly the meeting is off because guess what...'technology' got it wrong. Shovlar can tell what the weather is in Wolverhampton form 180 miles away but cant get it right when its outside his front door!! Surely he must be sick of everyone laughing at him on here

I appreciate and understand what you are saying GRW but I just think clubs nowadays can ill afford to risk incurring the cost of a rain off or a low crowd through dodgy weather. As improved as the weather has been over the last couple of days there is still an awful lot of water and saturation around and with heavy possibly thundery showers forecast for this afternoon it would only take one of those to knock things on the head even if the track could have been sorted for tonight. Factor into that the reluctance of modern day riders and machinery to get stuck in on a wet track and Liverpool v Man City on telly I think it was the only sensible decision really, as frustrating as it is.

Kevin Long on the Mic tomorrow as Wayne Bavin is “unavailable”.

Good morning Rob, Time to get realistic, the promoters have load a shed load of cash with the new TV deal and as the attendance at Speedway is not sufficient to pay for the stadium other revenues are needed or its Brandon/Hackney Wick time. As an old traditionalist I like a grass centre green but if the choice is Bumps and Speedway or Grass and new housing estate then its the first every time.

Pretty much. In a world where the women make up more than 50% of the population, the number of women involved involved in speedway, and in the hands-on end of the sport is tiny. Yes we know about Marta in Poland, like we know that Peterborough, Buxton and Somerset have (or had) a female involvement in the promotion, and we know of 3 or 4 female referees. Add them all up and you still have some spare fingers on your two hands. The place where women are most visible are on the start lines. Take them away and to the untrained eye, speedway becomes a big boys club. where the only women you'll see to do with the running of the show will be those selling 50-50 tickets, those serving behind the bar, and those cleaning the loos. Charming. I've heard from some ladies for whom "promotion" is a job and a way of life that they actually enjoy. They earn good money, get to travel to places that you and I can only dream about, and live in some comfort. Has anyone ever asked them how they would feel about being handed their P45's because someone elses socio-political values deems their work to be non-grata any more?

Isn't the first, won't be the last time he makes an idiot of himself on this forum

Not a wind up he's only repeating same lines certain Poole fans were spouting on Monday.

No he's right surely, saw the weather forecast yesterday for today and said there's no way it would be on. You been going by the same radar as Shovlar?

What’s happening like?

That track pic is exactly how Paulco and Willie see it towards the end of the evening

Not if they were left around here. Chomp chomp chomp...

Also, don't forget the engine tuners, who are raking it in from riders income.

This, and talk of gaps, reminds me how times have changed. Just been digging through some old programmes from the 70s. Here's one: 'Meeting No.34' - the 34th home meeting of the season, running every single week from mid-March to the end of October. Count them. More than twice what you get now. And of course you had second halfs then, too. I recall it raining on occasion, but not that many rain-offs. Back to 2018, and I was really hoping to travel to several meetings over the past week. All postponed!

shame on you poole calling off so early.

What a crap weekend it has been for speedway in the UK in general. Teams have missed out of potential good crowds over the Easter period

Should be a walk in the park for the magnificent 7 really. Pooles 1 and 2 should outscore Leicesters and although Poole look weaker at the number 3 spot they have a superstar Pole in reserve who should easily outscore Newman. Could depend on how Sundstrom goes against Palm Toft. You would think this should be Poole by 10

I'm sure they will be manip ,oh sorry monitored ,bloody keyboard

I do think there is interest with this being Craig's first time as a GP rider. It well known he suffers from depression too so if things fail in Poland and a poor GP showing it could see him throw it all in. Last season he went AWOL with his issues. There will be fears things could become to much for him and affect his position with Belle Vue.

My arse speaks with more intellegence than most on here.

You are so predictable Steve get it all wrong and still argue black is white lol

It is also possible that the car park is waterlogged, if not flooded. I'm not that much in favour of early call offs but think this one is justified.

Stick to the Telly pal, never mind the tellytubbies. Any Sport Live cannot be beaten.

That's a cracking pic of the car park...probably the best I've ever seen in all my time as a speedway fan.

The water table is currently very high which means that ground is already very waterlogged and only a small amount of rain will just sit on top and not drain away. It's about sensible risk management

Rybnik can`t put a team out today - so it`s Leszno v Torun start time 4pm UK time- might be shown here https://www.youtube.com/user/unialesznotv

Horns will have to be extra loud then...and have to get more involved

New system is all around and also zonal so individual area volumes can be adjusted. I popped in stadium and had a chat with the guy who just happened to be installing them that day.

I thought your forecasts were the accurate ones. Technology eh.....................

THANKS to everyone for their comments here. I speak as someone who (other than sanctioning the cost!) had nothing to do with its production. I'm very proud of the of the people who did the hard graft and know they appreciate how well it is both perceived and received.

Just shows you if middleditch is away manager not that important in speedway

No suprised he looked woeful in that practise meeting a couple of days ago. Not sure if it was nerves or whatever but he was all over the place. A far better rider than he showed the poles.

Will be nothing cracking about this big home win...

In relation to the catering issues :- Laura did say at the "meet the riders night" that INITIALLY her unofficial forum was taken down for maintenance. But after discussions with fellow management members they decided to PERMANENTLY close the forum. The reasons given were because of the negative and sometimes vociferous comments on it from some fans. They felt that this did nothing to improve the atmosphere at D.P. and generally gave a bad impression of the club. She did say of course, that fans can still post on THIS forum. I suspect that there has been no reply from management on here, regarding the many strong complaints about the poor catering, because none of them want to start contributing to this particular forum. They must have their own reasons for this. However I would have thought it prudent for one of them to post a reply on the Comets OFFICIAL Website in relation to what efforts are being made to resolve the catering issues. So far its disappointing that they havent done so ! Just a final point, but surely ANYONE of us can start a new forum up with the company that Laura used to use ?

John Walsh was a great servant to Speedway. The way he would carry out his "master of ceremonies" role at any Comets function, can never be bettered in my opinion. He had the knack of embracing the audience and carry out his role in a very professional way. However, he is not getting any younger as they say, and I think he is in his 70's now. So he is thinning out his involvement in sport, and sadly the Speedway part was never his first love. I think that coupled with a change in management several years ago, helped him to decide to take a back seat in relation to speedway. He still maintains a busy life, and if you ever seen him in town, he is always dashing here or there, will little time to spare to stop and chat ! Lol. Keep up the pace John...you are sadly missed at Derwent Park !

ah bless you page after page of people taking the mickey out of you and your weather predictions and yet its my post you jump all over..are you a little bit infatuated wuth me or something? still i will keep reading everyone mocking you and you trying woefully to defend yourself

Co-incidence - the first Post-War match at Brandon was against Stoke.

As long as he performs in Britain, thats all that concerns me TBH

What does your basic middle aged men look at then, if girls are for teens and pensioners? Speedway does have actual problems you know, that need sorting. Girls with umbrellas are not one of them.

It has become quite obvious that to most of us, it is you who believe what you hear, after you preach it so many times. In any sport, equality is so important, without that equality you have to question the integrity of that sport. Every other Promoter tries to run their team to the rules as they were intended, not looking at ways to deceive the intention of them rules.. I have often moaned at the BSPA for allowing people like Ford to ride roughshod over our sport, but it is wrong that they have be on the lookout for these kind of people who are only interested in pulling the wool over genuine member’s eyes. The competition of this sport should be governed by the racing of bikes on the track, not by the person who sees a loophole and bends the rules the most. You say ‘other promoters should be like Ford and the sport would be far better’, but in truth Ford has been the biggest disease our sport has ever known. The sport has done well to battle his onslaught of underhanded deception for as long as it has. Poole fans may think they are the cream of the crop, but the truth of the matter is they are nothing more than sour milk. Fans are leaving by their droves because they are fed up to their teeth with how the sport is run. If you are allowed to bend, cheat or deceive them rules to prosper than any rewards are worthless. I‘m so pleased, that the majority of the promoters uses the rules how they were intended, and any success was achieved doing it the right way….