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Poole fans will never admit when they are wrong, they will just double down at every opportunity.

Some absolutely crazy comments on here. Fact is Danny is not overly bothered about having the 2nd leg. Everything was in place to run yesterday, BSN had set off and were well on their way when things all went on hold. Forecasts weren't good so decision was made. This decision had to be made before midday otherwise costs soar. Having witnessed the rain we did have, maybe the meeting could have been finished before the heavens opened.

The unnecessary price increase highlight's how detached from a professional business acumen these people are. Speedway is done and dusted in this country. R.I.P. BRITISH SPEEDWAY.

And just like that, a Poole fan has proven your point 😄😄 Clear as day difference from a meeting simply called off on forecast and one largely called off because of rain that has already arrived.

I’m sure he will be ,but as I am in Tenerife I don’t really give a toss.

Typical Poole responce.

only problem I have, is that Redcar finished their maxicab and bsn quarter finals in May and have had to wait for other teams to delay their matches until august,Why?????

What about when there's clearly no demand? Put the prices up 😂

Based on one off the cuff comment by Doyle on Monday evening. Pretty sure thats not exactly what he meant.

Just hope Brady and Dan get through it unscathed. As professionals they’ll definitely give their all on the night but they’ve been there done it with this competition. Let another dog have its day . Just get to Saturday’s massive meeting safe.

Not saying the Poole decision was right or wrong or pre determined But season after season with Poole this topic comes up Are all the fans of the other clubs wrong everytime No smoke without fire

Definitely not, there is no chance of this being called off. With the last GP just a couple of days later, I seriously doubt Kurtz and Bewley will be taking too many risks...😉

I agree. It's probably a combination, for me at least, of football always being quite a 'premier' event to attend (at least top level football) and speedway slowly creeping up from ~£13 to £27. I think my biggest obstacle is the uncertainty in what you're going to get. If I go to a top-level football game, although I might watch a boring game, it's in a nice stadium, the atmosphere is usually good, and the top players are, in the main, guaranteed to be playing. Similar to a big music gig. If I go to a British speedway meeting I'd get no nice stadium, close to zero atmosphere mostly, and maybe 4/5 top riders across both sides. When you add in that track conditions being bad can wipe out nearly any racing, the venue entertainment is often abysmal, etc. then it just makes you question if £27 is really worth it? My view is probably skewed, though, because I don't have a local track. I think I'd probably (un)happily spend £20 a week if I did, because I'd have a team to support and some skin in the game. As it is, I just pick and choose as a neutral and that's when you realise that it's mostly poor value.

Yesterday it wasn't raining and according to the forecast the probability of rain in the evening was 30% to 50%... and it turned out to be 0% until around 9 o'clock... Today it is raining and according to the forecast the probability of rain in the evening is 70% to 90%... Spot the difference....

Maybe there should be cut-off dates for the completion of all KO Cup/BSN etc rounds/Semi Finals/Finals. Then it might solve the problem?

1981 is a lifetime ago when we had limited entertainment options. That is not the case anymore. Speedway fans don't travel. I think I am one of the few exceptions, but I don't fit the average speedway fan demographic. When I have attended Birmingham, Oxford or Leicester during the last two seasons I have seen very few Wolves or Coventry fans. Looking around maybe Leicester does the best out of the three venues I mentioned with maybe 20ish a meeting. If speedway fans travelled then their would be greater support at away tracks rather than a hardcore 5-30 away fans at league meetings.

Bet this thread doesn't go into meltdown like the Poole one

For the final time in 2025 here is the spread for Vojens GP round 10 Saturday 13th September 2025 Zmarzlik 15 - 17 Kurtz 14 - 16 Lindgren 11 - 13 Bewley 10 - 12 Lambert 10 - 12 J Holder 10 - 12 Lebedevs 9 - 11 Fricke 9 - 11 Doyle 9 - 11 Michelsen 7 - 9 Thomsen 7 - 9 MJJ 6 - 8 Vaculik 4 - 6 Kubera 3 - 5 Kvech 3 - 5 Huckenbeck 3 - 5 ALL BETS TO BE PM’d TO ME BEFORE 6pm ! A request - please don’t let London Racer have an easy ride in this last round- absolutely no point in not going for him in a big way lol

Which demonstrates that price is a red herring when people talk about what to do to attract more people to watch the sport live.

Was interesting to hear Bewley on TNT publicly say how much he enjoys riding Foxhall despite not doing particularly well here. He’s said the same over the tannoy at Foxhall in the past, but I just put that down to the fact he was being interviewed in front of a big Ipswich crowd and saying all the right things. He’ll soon be hitting the big scores here when he rides it most weeks next year. 😁

Obviously the standard in Germany and longtrack u23 is very poor, maybe you should have kept Vuolas.

Maybe Bears 'fans' should read Gavin Parr's comments on FB agreeing with the decision to call it off early. It saved the cost of an overnight hotel for the team south of Oxford which he was able to cancel as riders hadn't started to travel!!

Lidsey? Hes the highest averaged 3rd heat leader in the league.

Is it me or is there a deafening silence from AceBelle

Doesn’t weaken them at all, Klindt is just as good as Thompson, Wood is better than Perry at Armadale, only one you could claim is Lambert for Nagel but then again he’s never been to Armadale and Lambert scored a barrel load on his last appearance.

Presumably because their combined age is 75 and they're not better than the top 3. I also think Dan Thompson can count himself unlucky, I'd have had him instead of Ellis personally.

Deadline for comments on the application is tomorrow. https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000FdUf7IAF/pl202506229?tabset-8903c=3

They have got a poorly prepared track to be fair. 😂

If you look at my earlier post referring to the met office forecast, it was mentioning heavy rain from 5 and between 80-95% chance of rain after 1700 hrs.

I understand that but the circumstances around both call offs are different which you’re failing to understand. Poole because of a forecast and Oxford because of a saturated track.

No it wasn't. I spent a lot of time looking at forecasts and rainfall radar yesterday (as I went to Wight Warriors). The forecasts all predicted light showers starting somewhere between 7 and 9 with possibly heavier rain arriving between 9 and 11. None of that falls into the category of 'very bad'. And throughout the day the rainfall radar suggested those forecasts were accurate. It didn't start raining in Poole until around 9pm and unless you have the worst prepared track in speedway the meeting should easily have been completed before it became unrideable. [And anyway where rain is threatened most meetings are completed by 9pm anyway]

It was absolutely chucking it down with rain last night and I doubt very much the meeting would have gone ahead even if we had dry day. Much heavier than last week when the meeting with Leicester was called off. it’s also been raining during today. You had no rain and called a meeting off so totally different.

Incorrect. Oxford v Redcar was off due to heavy rain that had already arrived. Yes, the forecast is awful too, but the main reason is that the track is already wet through and saturated.

The operative word here is heavy. Poole fans seem to be unable to distinguish between a forecast of light rain and an actual heavy downpour. I assume that most of them are not that stupid (but I might be wrong) , and that they are simply seeking to wind-up Oxford fans.

Now seems Przyjemski rides. He has had a spin in Lublin and is going to give it a go.

What if it stops will Jamie put the meeting back on 🤔

No because it did actually rain. 👍

And perhaps that sums up one of British Speedway's biggest challenges - persuading our current fan base to part with entry fees that other sports would see as a bargain. Just as an example, and not in particular to compare to football, Manchester City's ticket prices for this year ( which also vary by category of team / competition) below Adult Category A: £40-£60 Category B: £35 - £55 Category -C £30 - £50 And Manchester United Ticket categories are listed below: - Cat D £32 - £52 (cup fixtures only) - Cat -C £37 - £60 (2 x PL fixtures) - Cat B: £57 - £86 (11 x PL fixtures) - Cat A: £59 - £97 (6 x PL fixtures) Less than 1% of tickets will be priced at highest Cat A price point of £97.

They aren’t useless but Zischke and Mulford not really up to it at this level For me Blodorn is your biggest disappointment

Don’t think you can forecast when the weather will be better in GB.Any month can be dry or wet.Promotions never want to cancel but finances dictate.Like I said on another Post riders aren’t willing to ride wet tracks or if is drizzle.Fans are wary of this and won’t turn up these days.Thats GB Speedway nowadays.

I hear Manuel Neuer, and Marco Reus just missed getting on the podium in Germany...

How convenient, however the cynic in me thinks the Poole promotion realizing Redcar have a meeting at Oxford the next day thought... wait a minute... "how can we swing the odds in our favour". What if Redcar had an injured rider or two. As I said it's me being cynical, they wouldn't possibly hope for that.. Would they

I spent 5 days in Poland last month and never needed cash at all - just get a travel friendly debit card like Starling or Revolut and you'll be good to go. Rico

Dont see why Nick Morris wouldnt be available whenever they want him to guest.

How do they get away with increasing prices for a semi final anyway. No the wonder people are slowly drifting away from Speedway, fleecing the punters is certainly not encouraging the public to attend. These days, when money is tight, to say the least, it just makes the Promoters look like money grabbing sharks. They should be rewarding their loyal Supporters with discounts, not making them pay through the nose. I don't agree with the 'play offs' anyway, but this takes the biscuit.

Put the semis on Saturday night at Belle Vue and Sunday afternoon at Ipswich then see how big the crowds would be but on a Monday and a Thursday both terrible nights to run a premium event - as for admission price last night maybe Belle Vue thought stick the price up as won’t be able to in the final as they doubt they will be in the final

The 2025 Cycle Speedway Championships come to Suffolk and Norfolk starting tomorrow (Wednesday) with riders coming from all over the UK, Poland & Australia for 12 days of Individual & Team events. Full Schedule Weds 10th Sept. at Ipswich CSC 18.00 GB vs Australia - Women's Federations Cup 20.00 Australia vs GB - Open Federations Cup Thurs 11th Sept. at Great Blakenham CSC 18.00 Australia vs Poland - Junior Federations Cup 20.00 Poland vs Australia - Open Federations Cup Friday 12th Sept. at Great Blakenham CSC 10.00 Women's Individual Championship Pre-Qualifier 1 11.30 Women's Individual Championship Pre-Qualifier 2 13.00 Women's Individual Championship Semi-Final 1 14.30 Women's Individual Championship Semi-Final 2 Friday 12th Sept. at Kesgrave CSC 17.00 Under 16 Open Individual Championship Pre-Qualifier 1 18.30 Under 16 Open Individual Championship Pre-Qualifier 2 20.00 Australia vs Poland - Veterans Federations Cup Sat 13th Sept. at Norwich CSC 11.00 Junior Nations Cup QR (Eng vs Wal vs Ire vs Aust) 13.00 Veterans Nations Cup QR (Scot vs Wal vs Ire vs Aust) 15.00 Open Nations Cup QR (Ire vs Scot vs Wal vs Eng) Sat 13th Sept. at Hethersett CSC 14.30 Under 16 Open Individual Championships Semi-Final 1 15.45 Under 16 Open Individual Championships Semi-Final 2 18.00 Under 16 Open Individual Championships Grand Final Cont...

Doyle is locked in my shed Mwahahahahahahaha

Just registered my support for Swindon Speedway! Good luck! Moreover, I read some of the comments that object and there are some right tools in this world aren’t there 😂 someone wrote, the practise sessions will be loud and noise pollution, hmmm when did England have practise sessions 😂 someone else wrote the travellers site will be impacted… are we actually putting travellers before locals who want to see speedway… they are travellers… they can 1. Travel somewhere else. 2. Choose to live in a house and stop avoiding council tax. These must be the same numptys that say if you are against immigration you are racist 😂