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Well that was only my second meeting of the season and it was very good. However, what I really wanted to say is a well done to the stewards and medical staff. I was literally standing next to the unfortunate gentleman who was injured. He feinted and hit his head on the ground very hard indeed inflicting a nasty wound. The response from stewards and medics was rapid and professional and deserves praise. Thankfully the gentleman was lucid and talking when they took him to the ambulance so hopefully no major damage done. Well done all at Oxford.

Spot on ...... why can't more people understand this?

I agree, not sure why any Poole fans would be concerned about their title chances. I'm pretty sure ONE away defeat will not stop them getting into the top 6 in a 9 team league!

Andersen needs to retire

And also having some realism when judging their capability.. The likes of Screen, Louis, Loram, Woffy, Lambert and Bewley we HL's in the top league within a couple of seasons racing, and for a few of those riders, the top league was full of the very best.. If the current crop of youngsters reach HL level in the Championship it will be good for the sport, as the more spaces getting filled by UK riders the better.. We seem to see any young talent who appears better than his peers as some sort of potential world beater... Generational talents are, by definition, few and far between... Just let the lads progress, create loads of ring fenced riding opportunities for them in the 2nd tier, and see where they end up..

Fair comment, I was just pointing out that a reserve who doesn't always get more than 3 rides can still learn and progress under Garry May's management.

Personally I thought they were quite noisy (in a positive way - except for the booing) - then again, I was stood next to them! There were certainly plenty of Poole fans on the third bend.

Concur with all of the positive comments. From the moment you park on the very secure car park and get on the modern coach and get dropped within a few hundred yards of the track. Good entry points, food much improved from when I was there last year. Massive crowd, great atmosphere, good hard racing , great work from paramedics sorting out the guy in the crowd and hope he's ok. Poole below par and a disappointment but not to take anything away from Oxford, top 3 rode very well, especially Kerr, others chipped in, especially Atkins who is riding very confidetly and as he says in a place where he feels valued and with senior riders mentoring him (no body better at Scott han that) A lad I've long thought had potential - he suffered shoulder injury (not leg) at Somerset in 2019 just as he was performing better than Anders Rowe, missed a large chunk of season and ended up at mildenhall I remember in NDL. I recall going to one of 2 meetings at Plymouth in Covid year 2020 just before 2nd lock down in the September when he was outstanding against Young Lions outperforming Brennan / Edwards / Thompsons etc. He then did his shoulder fist NDL meeting in 2021 after winnign 2 rides and needed season off for a very serious op (like Kyle Howarth had) , obviously rusty at start of 2022 and big issue between his dad and Gary May (that goes back to 2019 I'm reliably informed and perceived lack of care by Somerset) so he left and unsettled last year. He's clearly at home at Oxford and riding NDL giving confidence for CL, acid test will be when he moves to top 5 - if he does - but he's certainly finally fulfilling potential. Glad to hear Brummies won but I'm told again not a great crowd, probably 400-500 mark. I've no idea how many at Oxford last night - I'd say at least 1500 may be more, and obviously when Oxford can draw crowds like that then the sky is the limit for them in terms of potential. One match doesn't mean Poole aren't still very strong favourites at end of the season, but at least now they know they are not invincible. Just a great night of Speedway and a reminder of what it can be and used to be in the late 70's and early 80's. I'll be back!

If you are willing to basically bank roll something, then, naturally, you would expect some/lots of control as to how the money is being spent.. If the recipient of your finances isnt willing to allow that, then the benefactor is quite right in withholding their cash.. Let's hope for Peterborough that there is a longer game at play here..

The form of Adam Ellis is worrying

If you say so lol

Owned by Jake Mulford and Dan Thompson in the same week. It's just sad at this point.........Watching Andersen this week is the equivalent of watching your pet dog die.

Oxford get a good comfy win last night and all they can do is moan about Poole fans not being noisy lol.

In number yes, but the intrepid visitors fro Plymouth a few weeks ago were making more noise than your lot were for most of the evening. But hey it's just one match and over the course of the season I'd still put my money on Poole to take the title. Three away wins in a fortnight, top of the league, victory over fiercest rivals - these are pretty much regular events for you guys at Poole but for Oxford's fans who didn't see a wheel turned in 15 long years it is a joyful thing of unimaginable proportion. Sometimes it isn't about you.

Bad result for Sheffield tonight but don t worry we ll get to the play offs and bring lambert in to see us over the line lol

Go and speak to Garry May in the pits before the meeting he's very approachable and will give you all the answers to any questions you want answering much better than bleating on about things on the bsf,at least you'll have a better idea of the difficulties involved with putting a team together, then you your bleating may be a bit more educated. Garry will welcome a conversation with you.

Berwick were a poor side at the start of the season, and still are.

It was very much the same at Somerset with Anders Rowe as the other reserve. Atkins is doing well enough at Oxford with a much weaker reserve partner but you would have to wonder what might happen if his average put him into the top 5 & Heeps or Jenkins drop to reserve & he only got the minimum 3 rides. I guess watch this space....

I think he's going on alot of hear say,I know the facts as I'm sure you do,at no time did the management or promotion want Atkins to go,it was a decision made by team Atkins, if Atkins had stayed he would have got alot more rides as gilkes got injured and missed the rest of the season,personally I think it was the right move for all parties involved, will be interesting if Atkins gets promoted to the main body of the team and possibly struggles and is replaced by a reserve he may spit his dummy again or he might thrive,he's definitely got ability but he's a confidence rider. By the way Ben Trigger, 17yrs old,2pt reserve beat Atkins in a 2 man race at Plymouth.

We do need MT and we need the showground. Both need sorting asap

It seems a barmy idea to let a sponsor put money in, change the colours of the team, agree terms with s much better rider than they ended up with at the start, and still be paying the wages.. Crackers... Surely the sponsor would have covered the wages of Holder, hence the signing? I cannot believe that Holder would have been sorted out a set of new colour kevlars without some concrete financial backing behind his signing.. And "if" it all went Pete Tong because of an ego not wanting him on the team, then that is fundamentally ridiculous, and even more so when what has transpired since has panned out for Peterborough.. Speedway is a bit of a shambles isnt it? Wasn't a certain someone in "charge" of it for a few years? I can only presume that those two things are not linked in any way, and just a huge coincidence...

not sure they have much to complain about. they are getting plenty of opportunities, perhaps more than their talent deserves.

I know it’s been the case all season basically but I still find it sad that we go into a meeting with zero chance and the question is how many we lose by. A real sad state of affairs all round.

Sam Masters finished second in Heat 10 off gate 4. At least it's possible to race at Oxford - it's not all over by the second bend as it is at Wimborne Road. Terrific racing last night - a number of races where positions were still changing on the final lap. I realise that may have given you a nosebleed, since you're not used to seeing it Great performance by Cheetahs last night - Poole's top end strength didn't do the job and the Oxford heat-leaders dominated, while another fantastic performance by Henry Atkins at reserve.

Hello Turdrip, still talking rubbish I see.

You know you are successful when other fans gloat cos you lost an away meeting!

Fantastic effort from the whole 1-7 tonight, I couldn’t fault a single one of their efforts despite a couple scoring below par they certainly deserved more. The remodelled Birmingham team certainly looks a force if Batchelor keeps his form like tonight. It sets up well for us to take the aggregate bonus point though with only 6 points the deficit, every point will be crucial if we are to surge in to the playoffs as expected.

Pleased to see it as well - it was in my view wrong he didnt get a starting place in either league - waits for the usual waffle and piffle

Adams form is crap at the moment, but who is around to replace him ?????......Bring back the BATCH

Leicester are causing upsets don t think anyone could foresee them finishing in the top 4 I wouldn’t right off Ipswich with the strongest top 2 in the league i ll go with aces wolves Leicester and the witches with us Sheffield missing out on the play offs hope I am wrong lol

Big congrats to Leicester better team on the night. Jack Holder absolutely class kept us in it. Would have never believed Toby would not get a win from 5 rides. Have to give big credit to Sedgmen, was sad to see him go last year and he showed exactly what we miss this year. Pickering picked up after a poor start. Not sure what’s up with Ellis this year looks a shadow of the heat leader in 2021 really hope he can turn his season around. thought Leicester would be top 4, now I think they are the favourites to win the play offs.

Hans should have retired a few years ago. Did he not save any money during his career? Feels like he is riding because he needs to.

We shall see lol

Leicester are looking a solid unit and are crashing the party if they stay injury free can see them winning the league

what’s happened to ben basso? gone backwards this year

The booking of Hagon is equally bonkers

Good post except for the last sentence Ben Trigger is a good little rider, but because he beat Henry Atkins in one race doesn't make him the new Bartosz Zmarzlik. We should be encouraging all the young British riders not playing them off against each other.

@Arthur54 thought you were ordered not to converse with me? Do as your told.

That’s why I thought there were only a handful as I never heard them at all not like those Plymouth fans or Redcar previously. Poole are only noisy when they are winning.

You say that Buster wanted to take a back seat, so allowed MT and Johnson to take over the team, within Busters budget, as he was paying the wages. Then you tell us… "Don't make Buster the reason the money hasn't come in as promised." What money hasn't come in as promised? You just said that Buster was paying the wages and not Tomalin. You can't have it both ways. Mikes take on the situation seems much more plausible to me and Buster is to blame for this mess And yes, you do keep posting the same old thing on this thread and quite frankly it's getting really boring and a bit childish (e.g., "spat out of his dummy)

It's always funny after one pumping that suddenly everything needs changing. Same happened at Glasgow after the Redcar beating we took. When in the light of day you have to look at the opposition and agree that they had the better of you. Steve Worral I would take as a heat leader in any team in the country. What more are they expecting from Roynon?? Noone should be worrying until after the 28th August when no more team switches will be taking place and by that time one of Poole's riders should've had a "drop in performance in July" and find themselves tidily at 6 for the playoffs

So basically you've heard one side of the story!

Not a chance, it'll either be food poisoning or kidnapped by aliens.

We all have a day we don't like, The Boomtown Rats, as an example, didn't like Monday's.....

Poole must have lost, Traçkrat has been on

There is zero chance this Peterborough team is over budget, quite frankly we're being treat with contempt and are now keeping king's Lynn afloat with our far bigger attendances, cheap team etc Granted we pay rent on in the stadium

Safe drive home Dick

Must be a bit ambiguous that rule... Not to mention confusing... Hence he didnt get a 7pt average.. ...

I don't think your correct there on the high lighted parts. The rest i don't know.. But I can post the following which is 100% accurate. I spoke to Alex after the BV meeting, as i said on the day... It's a decision he had to make regarding his personal life He explained the situation in a bit more detail than in his statement, which i will not repeat. But it was a decision he had to make with regards his personal life. He did talk briefly about finances, (i won't mention any figures) saying "And trust me when i say i'm leaving it healthy financially" At no time did he say it had anything to do with any abuse either.. In fact he never mentioned it.. But i can say that he said "i'm honestly heartbroken to have to do it, but there the bare facts of it. Always appreciate your support and honesty ever since we spoke at the rained off Sheffield match in 21". No doubt any abuse he got wasn't nice, or deserved imho. But according to Alex, that was not the reason. Alex has said that is fine with me sharing some parts, as its 100% accurate, which i have done. . It might make things a bit clearer to some. I have read Alex's Twitter, and i believe what he is saying around the JP thing..100%. I hope he isn't still getting abuse, and can be left alone to sort the most important things to him out in peace.

You know I am definitely not Buster's biggest fan BB I just don't see the logic why Buster would say it if it wasn't true. He could just say something like ' I am disappointed that Alex took Josh out of the team..' Saying it is Josh's decision doesn't make sense unless it is true imo. And that is where I am with it. But I know I am trying to understand male logic here, which is definitely not easy! But as you say nobody really knows 100% unless they witnessed the conversation.