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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.

Yeah or will be next season. Turned 41 this year I believe

He deserves a place if fit ,he saved Tigers season. IMO.

Think Sam and Ricky are the 2 you would change,Eric Riss would be a good signing as second heat leader.IM0.

I would be happy to see Adam and Ben at Plymouth, think that track suits both of them perfectly and Plymouth have a brilliant little set up down there... One of my favourite clubs. Adam is one of my favourite riders also, loved watching him this year, been a pleasure.

I went to Coventry v Ipswich on 1 Nov 1998 which is presumably the other one. In the 70’s and 80’s they were quite plentiful. Anyway back on topic and it looks like we’ll have two more next week.

Incredibly bad luck to get poor weather at the arse end of October in the UK... Unheard of as far as I can recall... Luckily Speedway is a sport that isnt too affected by rain....

No rent would be doubtful but the landlords would take the takings at food and bar venues 100% If the landlord ran the speedway as a stand up company which I'm sure they would, it would run on income streams of ticket money and sponsorship only at a guess.

So why the bitterness

They’re tiresome. We’ll have Sheffield back please.

And there is why the sport is a mess

Could easily just borrow some from the floors of the pubs local to Ashfield.

Will never forget the night he crashed at Berwick on tv against Edinburgh. The whole stadium went deadly silent. Great team man and a good guy. Would have him back at Berwick in a heartbeat. One of the riders I always want to see do well. Must be made of rubber (or steel) to keep coming back from the injuries he has.