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Richard Lawson is probably the best value rider in the league on his average,usually double figures home or away.

Think we should sign the Cook brothers and bring Lawson back. For no other reason than the meltdown it would have on here. Just do it Glasgow sit back and get the popcorn in.

Just for the record PiratecastLive is a completely unofficial video and podcast professionally produced and presented by 2 Pirate fans completely voluntarily and not part of the official club structure specifically so that any criticisms of the club can be and are aired. (Clearly its usually mostly positive). Each live episode features a guest - often a rider, but has also had Middlo, Karlito(DJ), Scotty Mitchell, and SCB referee Christina Turnbull to name a few - all of whom are asked questions from the fans in the chat room. All episodes are available to view on You-Tube or to listen to as a podcast on all platforms. The lads intend to continue through the winter to maintain the speedway fix. Give it a try.......

I don't think this is thd thread for me! Good luck!!

That’s very true and I was one of the dissenters. He won me over with his attitude and professionalism and after having a few short chats with him in the pits, he came over as a likeable guy who had time for the fans.

He told his reasons when interviewed for Poole Podcast,that was straight from the horses mouth.Don’t know why people are still going on about it.

he did say how he lost so much money at Eastbourne and then found out one of the promoters was involved at Plymouth .. once bitten and all that

Stick. He’ll have a year on all the other two pointers.

They also did a great job of renovating the stadium as well, which had fallen into quite a state of disrepair. In many respects it's better than what it was like before the closure.

He was on a ridiculous guarantee at Eastbourne, saying that, he never sat back and took the money, all out commitment for Eastie. That says more about Eastbournes last management and a lot about Richard, good rider and top bloke.

Really pleased to see on here how Richard Lawson won over the Poole fans this season and looks like 100% want him back next season. When you look back at the posts in Poole 2022 around the Basso departing, Lawson coming time it was pretty much the other way. All things considered you ended up with a good deal, he certainly didn't let you down.

Is that the same as what the Edinburgers did with the German at Glasgow?

Lawson approached Poole, fact and from the horses mouth

I thought we were done with that myth now? Especially now Richard has explained the sequence of events.

One thing guaranteed Poole will be the Team to beat next season as well.They know what they are doing.

Could there be room for a Workington team in the NDL come 2023? Here's hoping!!! There will be a management meeting towards the end of November... fingers crossed... Could be a huge announcement coming that is for sure... Track is ready to go.. Ancillary Buildings; Security and Utilities are the next big challenges to overcome... So get your team requests in now Comets fans as you never know what you could be getting for Christmas... Do "We (still) Believe"? H18tory was made in 2018 and could be made again in 2023... UTC... Regards THJ

Out of curiosity how can you hijack your own teams thread. Just asking .

On a side note just noticed a Glasgow thread has more Poole fans posting than Glasgow. Aw ffs really.

Return of speedway at Oxford...one of the success stories of 2022.

Positive #1: Wolves only tracked six double-uppers in their seven man team! Could've been seven! Positive #2: The Premiership Pairs lasted more rounds than I expected! Positive #3: (to be edited in later, if I think of one!)

But did they charge for the dog?

Probably sometime around 1929.

The Poole DJ is desperate to have Brennan at Poole! lol

I hope the comets can pull this off. The track looks absolutely fantastic . I wonder with Leicester dropping out they could be looking at Saturday night speedway? Maybe a season in the NL then work towards the championship?

If you give us the details of the ludicrous amounts of money and equipment they have thrown at riders, as supporters, we will be able to come to our own conclusions of how our club is run. I take it you are Glasgow’s accountant……or at least have been given these details from them? Or have you been round every Glasgow rider asking them for the details of their contracts?

Just finished reading mine. Excellent!

And he was wrong

They have thought of that.. Hence, the season starts next Monday....

It goes without saying, the Facennas have been brilliant for Glasgow and British Speedway but the amount of the money and equipment they’ve thrown at riders in desperation to win the league is ludicrous. From what I’ve heard, they’ve also been paying a certain Dane to drop his average this season…

i'm feeling Danny King will be one to move on, not sure why, but think he'll still be travelling down south, and a bit further than Poole. no idea on averages but would they be able to keep the other 6 and get a mid/low averaged rider in?

I can see why they think twice home and away will extend the league programme beyond mid July/August... but they couldn't complete once home and away and 5 play off ties in one of the driest summer's on record... only in Speedway would they think this is the solution. The ONLY way it is going to work is if they get away from this ridiculous idea that rained off meetings HAVE to be restaged, they don't in Cricket, they shouldn't in Speedway.

Play offs this year especially turned out to be a complete lottery. They need binned going forward they have no credibility. Only my opinion of course.

Oh good we’re back to this again…… The promoters chose to go to the press with details of the proposed new stadium in a bid to garner support from the local and wider speedway community. At no point did they suggest it was ‘in the bag’. Speedway at Armadale in 2023 was far from assured when the farewell meeting was staged. Cancelling it and then the extension falling through would have been more foolish.

Interview with Mick Holder on the prospect of a return of SPEEDWAY BIKES in Sydney at the new Eastern Creek Speedway

‘RELIVE THE GLADIATORS & CENTURIONS 2022 SEASON WITH GLADIATORS TV REWIND’ With the Gladiators and Centurions 2022 season complete and the British Speedway season drawing to a close, Gladiators TV will be keeping the action going throughout the off season on Tuesday nights by rewinding back to March and streaming the 2022 season home matches. Every home match, in order without bias from the 2022 season will be Premiered on our Gladiators TV partners ‘Speedway Portal’ YouTube channel, Tuesday nights starting at 7pm. Plymouth Promoter Mark Phillips said, “Gladiators TV has been a great success in its first season for Plymouth Speedway. We managed to Live stream, along with BSN, every home match promoting both teams with minimal issues throughout the year. By showing our Reruns of those meetings, we can promote our club and sport further afield and bring more exposure to our sponsors who have shown us great commitment throughout the season. It also gives fans across the country who haven’t yet watched our streams a chance to experience the Gladiators TV productions in preparation for the 2023 season.” Rewind streams begin this coming Tuesday (Nov 1st) at 7pm with the Centurions vs Kent ‘Royals’ via the link below. In the meantime, why not check out the Press & Practise footage streamed Live back in March.

That would be utterly ridiculous. It's not complicated, just get the season done earlier.

The problem is finding someone or somewhere trustworthy to put your money, people aren't going to invest say £20 a month for 4 years for the chance of the team returning, whatever happened to the Yorskshire Dukes I put £500 towards many many years ago... they never materialised did they? Who got my money I wonder...?

Finished reading mine last night. The first part about his family life was quite interesting because PC grew up less than five miles from where my family lived and it brought back a few memories for me. ( He is a few years older than me though)

Think he needs to take the Clerk of the Course as protection to some

are you running a skip of a car or just bad luck in your choice of vehicles

Was the proggy a King's Lynn one with the right date on or a Leicester one with loads of date changes and inserts?

Was it a Cradley fan complaining that the PC book had got no drawings in for him to use his 'Dudley Wood Crayoning kit' on?

What about poaching lawson from Plymouth??

Would be very disappointed to keep Steve over Danny. King Lawson Cook Cook should be nailed on for next season on their current Averages

if you're thinking Poole as one of them, i don't think they splash the cash, riders go there because they know they're guaranteed to get paid

Why bring it up in first place then? At least have the courage of your convictions

Got to dream and have hope… Probably won’t happen but who knows further down the line. Teams like Redcar have shown it can be done.

Chris Holder still has his home in Dorset so it would be no surprise to see him race here again. He's stated as such. He's in the Poole pits with Jack and Brady on a regular basis. He's bound to get his average reduced as He's not in GPs and hasn't raced here for several years.

You'd have to sacrifice at least Lawson or King to get Holder in the team, I just don't see that happening/don't think it's worth it?? Lawson and King are just as good at this level as Holder would be imo...

hope no he has had his chance and won nothing time to get a real team manager not a puppet