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It's scandalous that the Championship dropped the process - both reserve positions should be British newcomers in the 2nd tier No non Brit should be allowed near a 2nd tier reserve position

Cammi is that you?

Who’s this Starke kid, must be a good prospect.

If they have any sense, yes. We all like value for money so surely all of us would prefer to see a meeting with two full strength teams, wouldn’t we? 😉

Shroek has to be the worst manager in speedway history.

It should have read… ”A new date for the fixture will be announced once Jason Doyle and Dan Thompson are fit.”

The forecast may be bad It may rain The pit gate may need repair A hose could 'accidentally' be left on In speedway there's always a way if you need it.....

No winners tonight, terrible advert for the sport on a terrible track

It should have been compulsory in the 2nd tier to bridge the gap between ndl and championship. That would be the more logical step,and then maybe have 2 under 24 british riders in the premiership reserve berths

Well if Killeen was Oxford's second best rider (used in heat 15) why wasn't he given extra rides before heat 15?

This should be a written rule imo,matches not being called off until a forecast on the day of the meeting.

People seem to be forgetting that 'Rising Stars' who don't have an established Premiership average are automatically considered 3.00, irrespective of their Championship averages.

I’ve checked there is no counselling for bitterness. Sorry mate I will keep looking keep your bitter chin up.

Luke Harrison as the rising star tomorrow for Lynn.

At the Showground I always wanted a close meeting rather than a one sided affair, of course I liked to see Peterborough to win but a thrashing never really did anything for me.

Honestly I don’t think they would, from what I see a huge percentage of them lack bike control and track craft, they are good at going fast on big wide open tracks when there’s not other riders near and all have really fast bikes - too fast tbh which has led to some big crashes and several senior riders getting completely wiped out by young kids riding machines too powerful for their skill set and just getting launched all over the place when they catch a small bit of grip or a bump.

And the "big crowds" were largely driven by being able to watch the superstars, on one of only three channels racing in top level individual meetings or the World Cup... Nowadays there is a myriad of "entertainment" things to do which didn't happen back then, and also a huge amount of day to day living costs which, again, simply didn't exist 40+ years ago, which means today's disposable income is far more stretched... "Mickey Mouse" rules in a professional sport could be got away with in the days of no 24/7 information and instant communication.. Losing 100 punters a year was affordable in crowds of 5,000, however, it started happening year on year and nothing was done to listen to those fans as they walked as to the reasons why... The operating model simply just doesn't stand up to modern day scrutiny and has created "lazy" practices.. Not enough riders? Then simply run with less riders per team... How many per team? It depends on how many riders you have and how many "spare" you envisage you need.. Instead we have "let's plan this fixture in for this date, even though we know both sides will have key riders missing, as we can simply have a "guestfest".. The outcome being? Social Media spends the days leading up to the meeting ridiculing it, and, post meeting, those same promoters who planned it in, will scratch their heads trying to work out why the crowd level wasn't good.. It's 2025, not 1975, and, as with any business, (especially one that is struggling), you simply cannot run with the same operating model you used 50 years ago and say "Well, it worked then, so why not now?"..

By the time of the Mauger away guest facility of 1984 the decline had well & truly set in. Crowds were big compared to today’s levels but had dropped since the 1970s & track closures & those facing closure were increasing. The whole reason for the Mauger ruling was to get Exeter to move up from the NL to boost the top flight & try to at least make them competitive. The Mickey Mouse rules had started to erode credibility by 84 & that process has only increased since then, 43 years on & non of the warnings have been heeded & the sport now faces total collapse in the uk. One or two promoters on the 70s/80s could see the issues coming John Berry was one as is clearly outlined in his books. The other Stewkesbury who wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea fan the NL in the late 80s & ran the league without guests & some of the other daft rules that operated at the time in the BL. In addition the NL circuits had dirt on them which helped to improve the spectacle while offering lower running costs. The NL at the time boasted more tracks than the BL a more credible competition & better crowd levels. It ultimately met its demise with the amalgamation of the BL & NL prior to 1991. This brave new world was then doomed to fail because of the infighting by the former BL promotions not liking promotion & relegation. 30-40 years on nothing has really changed has it, apart from ever declining attendances.

Let's hope so - I've got a few spare hours now - evening bbq anyone?

Alfie Bowtell (G) - 0, 0, F = 0 Francis Gusts - 0, 0, 1 and yet Schroeck didn't bother giving Killeen an extra ride until heat 15!! but he gave McDiarmid six rides!! Last week at Redcar he should have replaced Hagon with Mitchell McDiarmid in heat 11. The man is a liability and yes and I agree the worst manager. He's the only manager I know who when he has a reserve on fire, he don't use them!!

Cooper was the reason I went along to watch and I wasn’t disappointed, looks very classy on the bike, good style and fast for his age. Also conducts himself well with the fans in the pits and on the microphone etc, this kid is going to go far.

Great win, but Killeen only getting his 4 programmed rides. But the other reserve got 6. Absolutely mental, did shroek ask advice from cami? Guests did a good job didn't miss Dan too much and young Harrison definitely improving quickly.

TBH, they could probably have waited until tomorrow morning to make the call. Every time I look on the Met Office it’s been changing! Wasn’t so bad an hour or two ago, but rain now pushed out til 6-7 tomorrow evening. Could have waited until early tomorrow, checked a more accurate forecast, and then made a call which would still have given everyone plenty of notice.

Right - wheres the factor 50????

If they don’t let Harrison ride then I’d ask Boughen to come back in, say he wants to give it a go and then just withdraw during heat 2, then let Kvech take his other 2 🙌🏻

The guy is talking absolute crap, they're both rising stars

They can’t get the hourly bit right so I wouldn’t bother with the 15 minute bit 😂😉

https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/u12b4ht3f#?date=2025-06-05 This has it petering out around 2pm and nothing after. Doesn’t actually look too bad there. As ever though, always a more reliable forecast on the actual day so let’s see what they say in the morning. I know I joked about wanting a rain off, but all jokes aside I hope it goes ahead. Hate postponements and I’d rather go and see a meeting tomorrow.

Once they’ve sorted their team out and Thompson is back.

Floodlights 😊

No I haven’t All I can go on is points scored If one of my reserves was scoring 4 or 5 most meetings and the other was getting mainly 1 or 2 then I would keep the one who was scoring most If in the next few weeks Ritchings scores better than Starke then that’s a different argument If one had to go today for Cairns then that has to be Ritchings As of yet I’ve not read one Poole fan tell me why I’m wrong but as usual just get the usual responses

It seems once a rider gets his foot in the Prem door, he's on the mind of many teams. Hume picked by Sheffield, guested then signed by Birmingham, guested for Ipswich. Compare that to Connor Mountain, who has a higher Champ ave, but seemingly gets completely ignored by Prem sides!

Frustrating the ref wouldn’t let you replace someone who only had 2 rides. He really is thick.

https://glasgowtigers.co.uk/boughen-out-of-big-clashes/ Not exactly an explanation for Friday is it? Anyway I like young Harrison, exciting prospect hope goes well

I don't think its the keyboard that faulty.

Barker, Allen, MPT, Batchelor... all better than Hume. Maybe not as cheap...

One has to question whether this compulsory "rising star" in the PL is actually a good thing ? Seems to me "rising stars" are just a bunch of riders that clubs are forced to track one per side. When they flop clubs are lumbered wiht having to pick another "rising star" replacement. All sounds like forcefeeding these youngsters into the PL whether they want to or not. The good ones would have probably got their chances anyhow. Does "rising star" status actually benefit anybody - other thatn theclubs who get a cheap number 7. ?

When have the rules in speedway mattered? Everyone knows they are written on toilet paper and flushed when they need re-writing .😉

The fact he’s worse than the big man speaks volumes.

Know Zach has signed recently for Wroclaw, they are riding Friday, could they have put him into their squad for Fridays meeting and that have precedence over UK meeting?

While I was actually looking at the Met Office forecast for tomorrow, it actually changed from "Heavy Rain" to "Light Rain" for most of the day. As you say, the forecast is continually changing.

The very first meeting i ever attended (incidentally was at Arena-Essex where Marko and I both used to attend as fans in fact we met a few times) it was a 39-38 win last hear decider. As a 12 year old it kept my interest as the scoreline was close and the result of the meeting was in doubt. When I decided to by the DVD of the meeting many years later (purely for nostalgia) it came across quite badly on video - not much passing mistakes usually leading to passing rather than great racing. I still maintain that speedway doesn't usually come over that well on TV as often the production is so poorly done. At least helmet cam seems to have been binned this season. There is that balance between rip roaring racing where there is passing or close racing in each race - however as we have seen at the NSS that can sometimes lead to a hefty home win if it's the home riders doing all the passing. As a neutral watching on TV I don't find that all so entertaining but it sure will keep the home fans happy. Last night I quite enjoyed the match as there were / was passing manouvres in a fair few races (usually involving Dan Bewley) and the scoreline being close throughout kept my interest in the meeting. Each to their own as they say but i rather watch the Monday match from Birmingham over say BV thrashing Oxford at the NSS 65-25 every time even if Brady and Bewley was passing all and sundry each race. You have to remember / assume that the die hards are already at the match so its the others / nuetrals watching on TV you have to convert and how you do that is well anyones guess as we all seek different things from sports. I was of a similar view on the Champions League final at 3-0 to PSG it was evident despite their great football the match was over as a contest and I switched off.

Perhaps you shouldn't keep coming on Poole threads, and worry about your own team, Ipswich

Yes you are probably right, it was a long time ago.

If that's true, seems a strange decision to give him the r/r outing in heat 1? While riders shouldn't dictate to managers when they'll go out, if he'll be stronger in the second half of the meeting, use him more then?

No meetings next week. Dave asked me why and if it was due SGP qualifiers, but I dont know. There will be s double round Tuesday - Wednesday in the first week in July.

Nothing but the best from Osborne!

I don't follow either of these teams but if you don't do Facebook then where are you going to hear about it, there was no preview on the British speedway website when I posted earlier they just cobbled something together late on, no wonder the sports dying a death, national league was a decent standard a few years ago, now little more than a glorified training session, and they still expect people to pay for it, no wonder people are walking away.

The sport in the uk is in real trouble and we have reached a point where something has to give financially , there are no more plasters, no more patch ups, either something gives or the sport in the uk as we know it is no more, it’s that dire