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So why mention it if you can’t back it up?

The track is in superb condition these days,very little dirt but plenty of racing lines to try by the riders ,very enjoyable.

No you don't quite understand Speedway firstly it is about being entertained and hopefully the new customer coming back the next week.I am old but you are my age probably? ???? you are in cookoo land British speedway cannot afford to many W offinden/ etc riders end of.If we could great we cannot the days of the UK league being the best has long gone but it does not mean our leagues cannot provide entertainment.

Eastbourne laid on subsidised admission for the travelling Leicester fans last night. The Lions are doing likewise today.

Enjoyed the Sheffield match. Heats 13 and 15 spring to mind. Connor Bailey was the star for me last night. Beating Danny King in the 1st match and Ben Barker 3 times in the 2nd match. Enjoying watching this kid progress this year.

Just starting it has been boring now for as long as i care to remember. Anyway he knows nothing about our club on how it's operated which makes his snide comments even more ridiculous. But it is the norm on here now, there are plenty like him on here quick to spout there pi* h whenever the fancy takes them. Perhaps if his club was operated as the best it might still be here today , so for him to criticise about any club is laughable.

The way forward is to run to a budget and keep the costs down apart from Doyle,Iversen,Lambert, Fricke, our top two league's are pretty even.Speedway is about putting on a show and i have seen national league meeting's that are just as exciting as the Premiership.It is a MYTH about the top stars bringing in the crowds it doesn't for me Speedway is about a good night out and all levels can give you that.

It makes a change to go into the playoffs rated 3rd out of the 4 teams. I think the only way we can make the final is to finish top. If we meet Swindon or Wolves in the semi final our season is likely to end there. We can’t compete with Wolves strength at reserve. Both ride like heat leaders around Wimborne Road. They would probably win both legs.

Indeed you and and it was good of you to do so but there was no announcement from Berwick as there should've been IMO as there were several supporters at least thinking about going, you would think it was only common decency to announce Berwick were going there without a full team. Berwick's PR at times needs needs a huge improvement as does their official site.

Well said. Old bob sadly has an axe to grind with certain folk at Eastbourne and his bitter posts are a little sad but so predictable. Sounds like it was a good night of racing which when it comes to it, is all any sensible fan wants to see.

The racing has improved -- As has crowd numbers. Commercial Director has driven the community side and far more youngsters being taken to Arlington. Like the Daily Express , Speedways fanbase as a demographic is dying - so need to bring in younger fans Eagles are trying to do so. Most meetings have over 1000+ which is a start and seems as though with sponsors doing enough to return in 2020 .

Get over yourself, starting to get tiresome.

Great stuff, Bydgoszcz!

When we win at Poole tomorrow,,, that will throw the budgie amongst the dogs

I would never write Poole off.. Anything can happen yet, and probably will

We are simply debating opinions here but in mine I think if we splashed out on more top stars (especially when you consider their wage demands), you would get tracks closing at an even faster rate than now, it just wouldn't work, you either go with what you can afford or you go out of business, same on the high street where only the cheapo stores selling downmarket rubbish survive. Cardiff does well but it's a one off that has become a tradition for many but it isn't a patch on Belle Vue but even the international meetings there don't do brilliantly. Imagine Zmarzlik at Belle Vue (or any other track), you'd need an extra two to three thousand more just to pay his wages, you wouldn't get them, then look at the state of most stadiums and tracks, the majority need bulldozing and replacing.

I cant believe that Poole speedway has now come to the point where they would rather rake in money once then have a chance of doing it twice..... Poole pick Swindon in the semi finals....and lose........one home meeting with a bumper crowd Poole do what they should do and pick Ipswich............one home meeting and unless they choke then they will have a final home leg as well Are Poole fans that fickle that if they beat Ipswich that if its Wolves in the final that they wont go? Surely a bumper crowd in the final doesnt matter who the opposition is? If whoever finishes top doesnt pick Ipswich then the sport has died as a competition and sadly is only about making money Poole have won twice at Ipswich..Swindon won easily at ours once and battered us at their place..............why would either not pick Ipswich!

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

I can't see us winning even if Wells and THJ both replaced by guests, might be closer but Wolves have by miles the best reserves and both going frighteningly well at the moment and that is why they will win the title. That is why we need to come top.

As should any foreigner wanting to ride over here. If they are good enough to ride in another country the minimum should never be less than 4.

If they overturn the deficit then they deserve to be given the whole cup!

Which is Crazy! Look at the top british riders in speedway gb squad at the moment they all came from a nl team! Woffinden scunthorpe bewley belle vue lambert kings lynn cook Buxton Ellis IOW

Neither of them ride for a team owned by the chaiirman of the BSPA though, do they? That's the difference.

justice in speedway . depends on who you know, and more importantly who you are riding for at the time of any incident .

In general cubs/colts teams have virtually zero travelling support. From my frequent attendance at various NL tracks I would certainly place Kent as providing the largest (and friendliest) visiting contingent of away fans.

i would think Wright may be the best option

Since Batch scored 12 points in each of our last two visits to KL I would think he would again want to show Chapman what he has been missing.

It was a good move from the Eagles fans point of view, but disastrous in terms of team building. He was never going to match his starting average.

He was at his peak on the defunct Lakeside forum. He was Jon Cook's biggest admirer!

if Eastbourne have any sense at all kennett wont be in the plans for 2020

If he'd mentioned specifics like you have done, then perhaps it would have been read in a different way. "the Eastbourne team have faded badly on their little home track" doesn't even make sense when 3 of them weren't even riding last night. It was a bitter post and rightfully criticised , from someone with a helluva chip on his shoulder by the sounds of it.

Rybnik are in the 2020 Extraleague !!!!! We now know that Ostrow will meet Gorzow in the Promotion/relegation match on 29th September and October 6th. At the moment we don`t know who is home on which date- should know by tomorrow at the latest.

To be honest Iris, I thought it was a decent meeting, maybe as I was there watching it live, always ads more excitement!

Theres a big difference. TJ is a big miss at home. It weakens the Stars. His home average is 7.71, half a point behind Lambo and Cookie ! Hows Wells average ay your gaff Did Ryan improve on Wells?

I never said anything the money side that is another debate ..but just to say that the standard of rider does not effect the crowd borders on madness ..only a speedway fan could come up with logic like that

Agree with you about the racing as it was exactly great, meeting also spoilt by an over officious referee would made some strange decisions. As for the dominance of the Polish riders it not something that's new and IMO will continue for some time yet, the other nations need to start producing their youngsters. As you say it looks like Denmark have got one or two coming through and I am liking what I see in Jan Kevech. Britain does have decent looking riders coming through at younger age levels, hopefully they will get the time and investment to make it.

I’d never write Poole off in Play Offs however out of form or weak they may look, they nearly always raise their game when it matters.

Ace if the Aces can get Palin, Flint, Bailey alongside there young asset Bickley to commit there longterm future to the club the future looks bright.No reason at all why all those lads would not ride for that great club and i hope all of them sign it would be great for there development.Last year at Swindon we had a huge disappointment of missing out but that is life take it on the chin and comeback stronger.This year the Aces fans can take the consolation of seeing young Fricke kick on and become a full time GP rider one hell of a achievement you have alot to look forward to.

Very enjoyable evening first meeting was top drawer with several excellent heats , the Berwick meeting although one sided was also another good meeting mostly down to being outgated in several heats and having to come through the traffic. Connor was superb tonight you can visibly see the confidence growing from the kid , and Sam Jensen what a racer this boy is sh*te at gating right enough but that's why he is top drawer , he is some find need to thank Razzer for that one.

A very poor result to end the season on! Lets look ahead to 2020 with any luck we will be racing again however a few changes are needed to try and reduce the negativity on here and in the crowd at times. I think for a start a more pro active social media footprint would help a lot, its not like the team is or even should be a last minute secret however that is how it appears. Could do some more around online sales of merchandise with perhaps some signed material that would gain monies for the club. How about the ability to purchase some DVD's of the racing as well. It is recorded however the outcome of the recordings seems impossible to get hold of. Again money that could be helping towards the club. With any luck other will have some ideas as well which may help going forward.

Forum Fannies to These guys when it suits.They wonder why fans are deserting the sport.

No Thanks ....but the best riders won on the night

If Swindon manage to get anything out of Kings Lynn and finish top they will choose Poole. Ask Rosco.

You have a strange sense of humour

Well done Somerset in the play offs again. I must admit I feared for us when Berge was a no show, but once again Gary has found a way. Definitely not a fan of the playoffs , especially this season where Leicester have been superb, whatever happens they are the true champs in my eyes even if we nick it. Looking forward to coming down next week for my now rare visits to the OTA for the Pairs. If you see me say hello .

Last i saw he was on 3.65 albeit had a couple of falls whilst in scoring positions. Lowest he can go is on a 4.00 obviously but that would be a good average for Sam with next season in mind.

Nonsense, if you had been there you would understand One rider was the cause, one rider used violent conduct, one innocent member of staff was assaulted by that rider, given that a video emerged then the decision was a disgrace. The reason the other two riders chose not to appeal was if it had been seen as frivolous the ban could have been extended. It must be embarrassing having that rider connected to your club. I was there I assume you wasn't. I am not an Eastbourne supporter nor have I an axe to grind with the rider who caused this unsavoury incident and bought our once great sport into disrepute. Amazing decision given that Mr Vacher was there for the incident Few have little respect for the BSPA now I have zero respect for the SCB

Its a laughable decision. Cook is guilty of starting the whole sequence of events which led to other bans. In essence his club as got off scott free....not fair at all. What is even more laughable is people saying 'leave him alone, he's got mental health issues'...well if that's the case he definitely should not be on a speedway track right now.

BT are good with their coverage when it is actually on. My problem is with this every other week lark. And even more so when they ditched a meeting that had already been advertised. Nigel, Kelvin, Brando and Nat are really good. The woman on the GP is awful. My wife says she has seen her on something else. But better than them is Dave Goddard. You can tell he is a real fan. Get him on whoever gets the new deal.

I expect he is, especially considering he last rode for Somerset in the top tier. It's also well rumoured he was offered a 'less than handsome deal' to ride for Somerset this year though.