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Would not be happy if Poole postpone Fridays meeting because the want second leg !!!! Not fair on away fans who have paid hotels arranged travel and got time off work .

If I was an Oxford fan I'd be hoping it is not true. I'd want a viable operation that stands a decent chance of long term sucess and I fear that running in the PL would not provide that.

If we can run the meeting friday run it and lets get it over with win or lose

If the promotion at Oxford are considering a return straight into the top flight then the authorities need to be alerted as there is a lunatic on the loose. I certainly hope they are not being coerced by the mafia into a league on which they will have no say on the rules just so the "established" teams have some more numbers for their elitist league.

17 years today Hull Vikings completed a treble at championship level by winning Knockout Cup, Young Shield and the League in 2004 , sadly out of the 7 riders Emil Kramer died 12 yrs ago in his homeland in a car crash and Garry Stead is now in a wheelchair following a speedway accident . The other 5 riders were Paul Thorp,Ross Brady ,Emiliano Sanchez, Joel Parsons and Magnus Karlson who brought silverware to Craven Park ,. Great days and great racing back then in the 2nd tier that had 15 teams competing at that level with no riders that doubled up in the league higher back then. The really sad thing is out of the 15 teams competing in that season 9 of them are now defunct teams Hull Vikings ,Workington Comets, Stoke Potters, Isle of Wight Islanders, Rye House Rockets, Exeter Falcons, Somerset Rebels ,Reading Racers & Newport Wasps so the moral of the story is support your local side and speedway or we won’t have speedway to watch in years to come

After multiple rain offs the new dates are Glasgow 24th December and Poole 26th December.

Can't do that Bournemouth are playing on the 26Th!!!

1st leg at Glasgow Tuesday 2nd. Good luck Glasgow

Unless things change at the conference (which wouldn't surprise me) teams are required to have two rising stars next season, so Connor wouldn't fit at 6. Bringing Connor back now would probably make us weak points wise again unless the limit is drastically cut, and Matty becomes 2nd heat leader. A pity, as I would have like to have seen Connor return, as he will only get better. Adam rumoured to be Plymouth bound.

wouldn't it be ironic if it pissed down next Wednesday at Poole and the BSPL declared the result after only one leg ! Poole should run their leg whenever they have a dry day and have a number of Glasgow supporters booked to travel. Suspect they will get nil away and neutrals support for their leg if they keep delaying at short notice in order to satisfy their desire to hold the "second leg"

Of course it is. It’s Rob McCaffrey with his usual anti Poole diatribes. He despises us and his past rants in the Premier section were quite amusing but for the fact he meant every word. No one on this thread or any other Poole thread has been boasting, being intolerable, or anything else for that matter. A bit of banter, well it is a sport, but little else. Heading down shortly. Will Chuck up some clips of track/pits/parade etc. later on my Twitter. @steveshovlar

The most sensible post on this forum for a long time . What is scary is people think they will get big crowds because fans from Swindon , Reading , Cov will go . that never happens in great numbers and never will . Every one who has try to run speedway at Oxford money since 2000 has lost money and broke 3 of them hence why it closed down . As arnieg said find a level that allows them to run for season after season . Talk of top league etc is insane

Dont tar us all with same brush because its not true

What so hundreds of supporters can watch the match but only pay for one stream Sure the Glasgow promotion would veto any such plan

What meeting are you at

Agree Weather permitting it should be run on Friday.Even more farcical if it is put off because Poole want 2nd leg.Weather could be anything again like it has been in Glasgow this week.

No thanks to Ellis, he rolls every time and is a gating tart

Do you ever do anything but moan? Feel sorry for the Kent fans, who bear the brunt of most of your negativity. Many sports have run at irregular times over the last 18 months. Just take a look at when the 2019-2020 football season was eventually completed. I don't think the speedway season having to be extended by just a few days is going to be the end of the world.

We wont be able to go down next week, a bus going on Friday but people won't be able to get time off next Wednesday or Thursday

Your audition for the circus has been successful.

Thought 31st October was last day speedway can be run in this country or are the rules being manipulated again.

Too many Poole fans have spent many years destroying the reputation of their club and their decent fans with their arrogance, complacency and borderline trolling. Bitterness is not caused by their team winning but by the attitude of far too many Pirates' fans to success. Their greed for success so that they can patronise and insult other clubs, constantly boasting of their successes was barely tolerable in the bear pit of Premiership discussions but is totally unacceptable or deserved by the far more fair-minded Championship sector. In tier 2 (BL2, NNL, NL, PL). We have over the past half century since establishment in 1968 developed a spirit of rivalry and exchanging of barbs, some witty and some half-way but we maintain respect or the other teams who are our opponents, not our enemies. Winning is enjoyed without rubbing the noses of opposition fans in it. For us winning is not a justification for petty gloating. I know many hoped that the move down would change attitudes. Sadly it hasn't and the sooner you take your poison back to the Premiership the happier our league will be. My team's not even running currently (although I'm doing my best to revive them) so any accusation of jealousy would be pitiful. I have many precious memories of speedway but they are mainly of having fun with friends, not being able to boast of victory. Apologies to the decent fans who do respect their rivals whose reputation is tarred by these people who are not just wrecking the reputation of their club. If you're staying please learn and respect our ways. If not please leave. Take all the trophies you want - I'll even buy you one. Just let us have our fun in peace please. P.S. Thanks for rewarding the efforts by Edinburgh and Glasgow in allowing Pirates fans to watch the first legs of this weeks' finals by streaming the second legs in return. What do you mean they haven't?

anyway back to the subject in hand lets hope we see some good racing tonight from both teams

Unless you have met every Poole fan it is a bit of a sweeping statement. I don't think I would put every single clubs fan into one bracket.

And Poole will stop us this year and someone else the next, such is speedway we've no God given right to win things. That doesn't bother me in slightest

Is that so it gives everyone else a chance to win something!

I'd never thought I'd see the day I'd want Edinburgh to beat anyone but Jesus I'd love to see them stuff Poole tonight. Get them back to the premiership asap please

I remember listening to an interview months ago, on the radio. The chap said that Greyhounds Etc would return and that the Speedway would be run if it was viable, i think that he said that they would start in the National League, to gauge spectator numbers etc.

Long as its not we are the champions

Exactly how many of the BSPL five year plans lasted more than one season.

Don't think should be allowed to sign a rider who you know is going to miss home meetings IMO. Makes a mockery of the league. Quick enough to criticise grobauer, absolutely no difference if that's allowed. Should go back to NL guest as only facility in such occasions

Why would they do that Glasgow won’t do it if that was the case.That doesn’t make sense.

I've got a Blu Ray & a Pink Barbie! U av to plug Blu Ray in sumwhere but I ain't worked that bit out yet!

Unfortunately he’s getting married tomorrow

Obviously Reading never had a team so there won`t be any fans from there going

Thank you once again to @racers and royals for the invaluable information you have provided in this thread and all the others you update with videos, fixtures etc, very much appreciated.

Every fan is worth bothering about,as soon as Dale learns that too the better.

At times, it should be Banker.

Well me and Rob have decided to come up for this one. Got oxygen tanks in the van as the air is a bit more rarified up there, and bringing an air rifle incase we get attacked by an angry herd of haggises. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to learn some of the lingo. Gonnae no' dae that really. We have to drive straight back as hotels are up to £1000 a night! Not Mad wae it, see how far we can get back before finding a travel lodge. If you see us in our Poole jackets, cone and say hello. We don’t bite!

OK so important question, is there a bar at the stadium after the meeting tonight. Didn't appear to be anything after the keague match. Come on the monarchs, stranger things have happened

1. 2. Max Clegg 3. James Wright 4. Matthew Wethers 5. 6. 7. Archie Freeman Fill in the gaps. I hope that's it for this years team though, unless we can get Connor or Adam at number 6 or 2 and Max/James at 6 (Don't remember the averages off the top of my head). I'd love to see two big hitters and a solid, experienced reserve to round that team off and I'll be very satisfied. I hope they keep Matty at number 4 to strengthen heat 14, as we need a strong end to the meeting, that's what we've been missing for years. James is also more than capable of being a solid enough number 3, especially in a decent team. Really excited for next year now that the 2 main riders I wanted to come back (Max and Matty) HAVE come back James is a brilliant addition also. Roll on the end of March

I've seen too much, especially from Shovlar who wrecked one group before moving on to this forum . Yes it's a fans forum. It's not me who needs to be reminded....

Yes true I do not think it is anyone they have met and I don't think it is right to criticize other clubs fans on a forum and say they don't want their club in the same league because of one or two fans comments. Most of it is said tongue in cheek anyway.

It was very funny at the time.

Well I'm from in between the two, guess I'm an Inbetweener! I'm a liddle bit nawty topped off with a liddle nice

Edinburgh, who I highly doubt he'd be leaving anytime soon

Great to look through the youth list and see so many established family names competing showing that the sport is still shining through the generations.

No surprise about the Royals hopeless home form.Running almost all the home matches at the end of season negated any possible home track advantage, as most of the home riders hadn’t ridden “at home” for months. Only those who “doubled up” showed any home form. Coupled with the gusts who were strangers to the Kent track, made the whole NDL 2021 set up at Kent very much a poor relation to the Kings ...... Still got the home fixture at Leicester....which they will probably win ( if they find 7 riders) as they are good “away “ :-)

Doubt it, as Friday's was mentioned as a race night! Hope they have an alternative race night as well as plenty of Champ clubs have Fridays and Oxford will be bottom of the list for those (if it is decided on who has ridden them the longest!)

Copied and pasted off Facebook: Newcastle Diamonds brewing a storm for 2022 with the return of Matthew “Stormy” Wethers One of the most popular riders to don the Black and White of the Newcastle Diamonds, Matty Wethers, is coming back for 2022 and has said he will be back at full fitness come Springtime’s season-opening. New Newcastle Speedway co-promoter, Dave Tinning, said: “Matty Wethers has been a popular rider up here since he first rode for us in 2018, and it was a massive blow last year when he injured his arm so badly early on, but he was desperately keen to return, and his healing has been slow but progressive. His movement has largely returned to his arm now, so he’s totally sure he’ll be fully fit and raring to go when the club reopens next season. “Matty is the perfect rider to join our first two signings, skipper James Wright and Max Clegg, making a trio of riders who will push for points from the gate to the flag of every race they’re in, which is why all three are crowd-favourites who will be welcomed back with open arms by the fans. “This is a great start to the team building for 2022, and once we’re done I think people will be very satisfied with who we’re bringing to the tapes.” The Diamonds' management were also happy to reveal that, in bringing back James Wright, he is now a full Newcastle Speedway asset, which is a fine boost for the club in general. Matthew Wethers (b: 30 May 1985, Adelaide, South Australia) first rode at the age of 12 on 125cc machines at the famous Aussie Sidewinders club. He made his British début in 2003 with Edinburgh, then joined Glasgow in 2005 before returning to Edinburgh. Wethers settled at Berwick where he was taken to the Border hearts, joining Workington in 2015, then returning to Berwick in 2016, but had an enforced year out in 2017 before joined Newcastle in 2018 and is now back for his fourth season on a track he knows well (excluding the non-existent 2020), and indeed excels, having scored a paid 21-point maximum with Edinburgh in one of the most masterful inside-line performances at the Byker track in its entire 93 year history. His major honour is his South Australian State Under-16 Championship gold medal of 2001, while his club honours include League Championship wins in 2003, 2008, and 2010 [all Edinburgh] and a Premier Trophy win in 2008 [Edinburgh] as well as Play-Off wins is 2008, and 2009 [again with Edinburgh].