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Seems only to be a rumour at this stage and personally I hope it stays as that, just a rumour. Very poor signing if it turns out to be true, I think we have all seen Schlein`s attitude towards a track that is not to his liking so if he does want to make a track return I hope its with another team and the very best of luck to him and them.

Well I think he has no idea.

Seems a bad idea for me for Schlein to make a comeback , the guy has had some awful injuries in the past , still it’s his life and decision. Maybe its it’s just the close season rumour mill working overtime.

Another thread where the Poole fans can't help turning it into their own thread. Scheiln to Berwick does seem a weird signing if true though. Not really his kind of track is it?

Who would we drop for Chris Holder Poole icon he is but Matt always builds top teams and if he thinks that's the way to go then who could argue but I don't think it's likely but what do I know as for an earlier post about Matt flashing the cash I don't think he does Poole is a speedway town always has been and I suppose like say if Manchester United come calling footballers find it hard to say no and I should think its the same in our sport if Poole/Matt calls you to race at Wimborne Road ( paid on time and good chance to win trophies ) you would say yes.We are lucky as Poole is a holiday resort so always get good crowds so Matt may have a bit extra to invest in riders but from what I have seen on here the Glasgow promotion have all the money and try as they may have not found the best 7 to win the league yet so money doesn't guarantee success what you need is a good knowledge in speedway and a few contacts in Australia and a big house for your riders to live in while the season is on.

You have to remember he rode for our nearest local rivals, Coventry, for 11 years. He took us to the cleaners on many, many occasions. He, along with Scott Nicholls, was virtually an ever present in all our open meetings as a track specialist.With our top 2 riders in hospital we only needed an average performance. We didn't even get that.

Cannot have a Plymouth situation again as that was ridiculous!

Tomorrow?

Wonder if going to limit how long can run with guests. Reading between lines sounds like maybe some rule changes the facility

To many Cooks spoil the broth,especially if one,s first name starts with a C.

Maybe Chris holder can ride for Poole in the jubilee trophy or as it will be known as the inter league challenge or what ever they will call it next season. Lol

Not sure that would end with a positive outcome for speedway. It always seems to be left to the fans to co-ordinate these things.

Do we really want to set up a track just for one rider, don`t Berwick realise that when we have slick conditions and turn a meeting a gating competition Berwick normally are on the wrong end of a hammering. I for one don't want to turn up every Saturday night to watch very little if any proper racing just because our No1 would spit his dummy if he doesn't get his own way.

Glad this post has come from someone a fair few miles from Poole. Nobody from this neighborhood would ever have thought of let alone done this. .

I used to find Speedway quite a good 2nd half attraction when going to watch the Speedway

Why? Best part of the off season. Bit like watching the masked singer! Lol.

With it being a 32 meeting season, could bring him in do a bit of average manipulation for 5/6 meetings, scrape some home wins get a few doings away, get him down to 8.00, 8.5 there you have 3 points to play with come May. Only need to make play offs not win the league. Be good to see Noddy back in British speedway

Can’t see it happening unless he is re-assessed. Why would you want an 11point rider when you have a 8 point rider who can win most races,to justify his inclusion he would have to win all his races and he would not do that. He has always struggled at tight technical tracks too. If we were to go up to the Premiership then that would be. different.

The Polish interview( see Sportowefakty) was rather more probing including one question- when are you going to sack Ole Olsen !!!

I agree Trees, but John Prescott single handedly closed Cradley Speedway for good. Even after the council refused houses several times. It shouldn't be allowed as these ministers aren't voted in by local people who are impacted by their decisions. It's a disgrace.

Was a successful franchise in the early 80's playing in Aston. Suffered increasingly with financial issues and closed some years ago. May be being revived at some point but have fallen way behind the bigger franchises now. Will always be a small niche minority Sport in UK like Ice Hockey, very popular is small pockets only. Thankfully Rounders (which the Yanks call Baseball) has never taken off here.

No one said it would be, funnily enough this is a Berwick thread, not a Poole one…

Birmingham bullets?

Bet you wish you never started it now!

Is Basso a genuine No 1 at this stage of his career would be my question.Or have Glasgow have some to replace a genuine Top Man that Cook was.Interesting.

It’s already be announced Bomber is not returning!!

Thanks

Wouldn't have happened if Poole didn't poach Lawson

Great to see Stewart Dickson back for the AGM

Too true as in this year. True averages based in 20 meetings was far better but I think all meetings should be taken in to consideration.

Nobody has said they were "poor" or not a good team, they were excellent at Monmore. My point is and remains that the teams that won the league and Cup had 3 decent heat leaders and Wolves and Ippo didn't. So my personal preference would be for Wolves to have a better 2nd heat leader to back up Masters

I'm thinking bias here. You were saying the best sides needed decent heat leaders. I pointed out a decent side who could've finished top of the league but who didn't have much beyond Doyle but you are arguing against that for some reason??? You said they didn't win anything - they did with more than just three riders but there you go again. It may not suit your agenda but it remains a fact that Ipswich were a good side.

Is he heading to Birmingham?

Far too young.

For me NKI isn't an out n out No.1 these days and is getting on now. Plus it might be a gamble with availability down the line. As much as i like him i might be in the minority, but would take Lawson over him at this stage. Neither are the out n out number one that we need though imho.

Mayb James Denham

Schlein to Berwick rumours gathering pace as well now I don’t like where this is going tbh

Shouldn't be allowed to go to the Secretary of State given the reasons the Rugby Planning Committee gave for turning it down?? Unless they going to build a school, doctors, shops etc on the site and provide the area with another sports stadium but one thing they can't do is restore 100 years of history they propose obliterating from the site!!

I have to say I agree with him, 2022 was Discovery's best SGP year ever. Only because it's the only one they've had What a waste of paper printing that interview. I assume it was Burbs doing the grilling? The same guy that noted the Discovery boss had a "taut" body during their big unveil. Weird.

Agree. If we can fit Holder, Cooks, lawson/king and still have a competitive rest of the team I'm all for it. But Holder on an 11+ average makes that's very difficult. But as a poole fan I would go every week to watch Holder

remember this Post

Not this time.!!

Indeed

Fine by me!!

October 12, 1973 in the Tigers v Reading meeting, the last BL meeting ever held in Scotland as the Tigers sold their licence to Hull that winter. Run on a match race basis with only four riders Heat 1 Wattie Robertson beat Johnny Rodgers 77.0 Rodgers replaced the programmed Jim Beresford Heat 2 George Wells beat Harry Maclean 73.4 Final George Wells beat Wattie Robertson 73.8

Brennan become a bit of a whinger maybe they'll look to cash in. Wonder if Lewis Kerr might go back to Glasgow? Although I think he's (Kerr) headed to Oxford to join up with Peter Shroeck again.

It's the modern way to talk a product up so they don’t lose customers but hopefully speedway fans have a mind of their own and make their decisions regardless of what he says ..... It also seems to be the modern way for journalists to not question what the CEO says so it's not a balanced piece, there's obviously good reason for this when they are a customer of the Star I would certainly have asked why they don't take the GPs to all the best racing tracks in the World and of course ask what went wrong with the Cardiff track and how it will be put right for 2023 .....

Colin Mackie recommended Connor.

Brummie Bear is due to make a special appearance at the Supporters Club Christmas Party...you never know....

Don’t quote facts as it doesn’t sit well with some peoples agenda of Sheffield bashing. It’s best to let them believe what they want.