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pathetic to be honest, had all year to run the 1 (one!) contractual meeting and cant even be bothered to do that.

Doubling up/down should be for young Brits to develop, not for journeymen to top up their pensions. Just like guests its got completely out of hand. Many supporters want their team to have its own identity which means riders who aren't popping up elsewhere in the UK on any given night.

is this the most ridiculous post ive ever seen?

Well bringing on 2 of the best GB teenagers isn't too bad......

What benefit is that to anybody….more people are likely to attend to see the world champion appear…speedway is for the fans as well

I really wouldn't worry yourself, nobody has a clue and its all speculation.

Don't think some of these past posts do the comets any good, if you have dirty laundry do it in private not over the forum 🤔

The greater good is surely about clubs being financially sound no matter what level they operate at. Poole have done and won the Elite/Premiership for several seasons eventually losing money and fans. Putting themselves at financial risk simply to make up the numbers in a smaller league does not make good business sense. And Poole is a business for the Fords not a hobby!!

It's ok. You'll only need 2/3 of a tin

For my part, I'll repeat that I don't consider what Zach did was cheating. The SCB say he broke the rules. That's not the same thing. What happened in the first leg was an entirely different thing. Not that we hear any denials about that incident.

Doubling up has never been the issue, we had it from the 70's Doubling down from the top to below, we never had and thats caused the issues over time.

Most probably. Essentially Poole offered them the best deal once other clubs had provided an NDL platform for them prior to turning 16. They could have signed for anybody in the Champs in order to be 'brought on'. Really poor rhis meeting hasn't been / isn't being run.

It’s ok though, one fan claims on the FB post that it’s ok because Poole have already done more than enough for youth speedway.

If Lambert doesn't want to ride here let him, but don't let him ride in the British Final either

I've heard cookie is coming back. That's a positive, right?

It'll be a shame if they do that, but ultimately, so what? Winning the SoN and having a British World Champion - that doesn't ride here - has so far done very little to boost the standing of the sport in this country. If they choose to get a Polish licence, good for them, but at least we're doing what's best for us and trying to get some benefit.

I’m not sure why people are so impatient? The league starts next April so does it really matter if the AGM is in November, December, January, February? If the wait means the return/reopening of a couple of tracks and a television deal then it’s worth the wait? If that also allows Plymouth some more time to get their air fence fund complete so they can run then that’s another good thing. Surely we all want as many tracks as possible running next season?

We tend to make a big display of them all from over the years, so several tins are usually required.😇

Ask Leicester!!

Will this take place before or after the jubilee final ?

Point 1. The SCB never said this. They said that the rule was breached. No ifs, no buts. It doesn't matter what you or I or anyone says or interprets what was said, the rule was breached. The only reason the result stands is because of rule SCB Regulation 018.1.2 a) which says the announced result on the night can't be overturned after the fact. Poole won on a technicality.

Spot on.... Monday's and Thursday's were set aside for the UK so the top tier teams could bring GP riders over.... Of course it was ...😁

Ignore me, if since heard other things so gonna keep quiet now, you definitely haven’t got Tobi M

Was but I think that was on the basis that we were getting Woryna. Doyle was the backup plan according to Aries, Mayfield would've known about Kacper's stance way in advance imo.

Maybe two separate camps under their own management but still under the auspices of the SCB/ACU to ensure alignment with the FIM is a way forward. Tier one for the fully professional league and tier two for a semi professional league. with very limited, if any, doubling up or down of riders to force the two tiers to work within their scope of operation.

Woryna and Tobi not at Ipswich,

Sounds like a plan so long as it means no doubling up/down

Depends if they mind riding around Noah's ark or not? 😉 No chance this would be on tomorrow. But they should try and do it next week if riders available.

The biggest problem for us if we get lights and 7pm starts will riders want to come and miss flights to the holy land(poland),i would like to think that was in tates mind and not jumping ship for mega bucks,glasgow airport handy though

Thanks for clearing that up. Could you relay that information directly to the SCB though please? It seems that the joke went over their heads and they may have taken your image at face value before making their statement.😁

I’m pretty sure musielak isn’t in your team plans for next year, can see him back at Sheffield or Northampton

Not every match. Poole still staging the Harbour Masters individual on Weds. They don't need to step aside just because they don't want to lose a lot of money by stepping up to the Prem. It was reported on here by a poster that not one prem club made a profit this season. So why would you? Even though i would quite like to watch prem racing again, i get why they don't. Business wise it makes zero sense. Exactly, Sheffield prime example.

Any Monday in particular?

It is quite baffling why some would want what appears to be one of the few financially successful clubs to rip up their business plan and operating model to "do something different"... When that "something different" clearly wasn't working back when there were more teams in the top tier, and the sport appeared more stable and had more going for it, than it currently does... If I were running Poole I would expect a lot of incentives to move into the top tier to ensure my balance sheet wasn't negatively impacted, and was protected, and, if I didn't get them, then I would be quite happy to stay where I was...

He seems to have vanished probably still trying to get over Poole winning the league

It certainly done its job in the last meeting with Berwick, PK and Nichols was a fair test of it.

Sounds like Doyle, Musielak and King are the Heat Leaders in 2027. According to the Polish press, Bewley is back at Belle Vue and Woryna prefers to ride in Denmark.

Phil Morris has a plan B in the pipeline if the talked about ITV deal doesn't come off. It's with a radio station, but would be less lucrative as there would be no commentary provided. You will be able to hear the roar of the bikes clearly though!

But no-one has said this have they? As far as I can see they've just made a rule that it can't be older than xx years but with no justification on why, certainly nothing to suggest it does not continue to provide an effective safety barrier. Perhaps the HSE should do some testing.

Exactly this. We weren’t even told the date of the AGM in the first place. Ironically, that was pretty much leaked by Plymouth as well due to them publicly asking for financial help to raise funds by the 3rd of November!! This isn’t new either. We have to find snippets on here every winter of when the AGM is taking place, it’s shouldn’t be the case. As you rightly say, is it that difficult for the BSPL to name a date for the AGM, and then inform the very people who keep the sport in this country running, about delays and the reasons behind it? I’m not talking about a daily commentary here and release all details as we all understand negotiations can be delicate and confidential, but a simple “The annual AGM has been delayed to a later date whilst we negotiate a TV deal and/or attempt to bring another club in to the Premiership. More clarification will come in due course” That shouldn’t be difficult.

Not picking on you at all Diamonds but generally this logic that "let's go NORA" in the event our Ait Fence is not good enough for SCB / BSPL / ACU frankly sickens me and terrifies me. If the powers that be, rightly or wrongly, say an Air Fence is not fit for purpose for the likes of Scott Nicholls, Chris Harris, Richard Lawson and Sam Masters and other to race, how in gods name can anyone then justify sneaking in a season of NORA for Ben Morley, Jack Kingston , and others who are no longer under the SCB banner and indeed dozens of young riders denied the opportunity to ride there as it's deemed unsafe for ACU / SCB and BSPL but safe enough for an Amateur Body. Just think about the consequnces of somebody suffering a life changing injury under those circumstances and then returning in 2028 with a new Air Fence paid for by Sponsors and Supporters. For that reason alone, I think it sould be 2027 with a new Air fence, or 2028 without a new Air fence. TRAINING with one or two riders not RACING fair enough but full on competitive Racing NOPE! As an aside, a very interesting posting from Norris Norris (Floppy) on Plymouth Facebook... I assume he means his beloved Eastbourne and very telling i think that he believes saving Teams is better than bringing back his old Team as some sort of stunt to prop up an 8 Team League that is looking increasingly like a Coleman vanity and ego project...well said Floppy! He posted "Rather than looking at spending 100s of thousands getting former speedway venues back,, it should be priority for the BSPL to finance the rest needed for the air fence immediately and then let Mark and Plymouth concentrate on building from their amazing 2026 season. Regards Flop xx"

On another thread its reported that the Plymouth promoter has said its been postponed. He might need a delay to get a new air fence financed.

The quote from Howe :- "I was in the pits watching it on the screen and was pretty confident that Zach Cook may have left the track" ... Well that obviously left the the SCB no choice then. A 'definitely maybe' is clearly a FACT! Let's just shut up & move on now. It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. Apparently according to the Star, 2 referees with over 20 years experience supported Carrington's conclusion and how could they not? To exclude Cook we need to see evidence that the outer edge of his back wheel was over the inner edge of the white line. In the view from the outside, the back wheel is obscured by Pickering. The view from the back only shows the inside of the wheel, with the white line obscured. We've seen no image to show that the outside of the wheel was over the inside of the line. The SCB statement is therefore a farce, unless they have evidence that wasn't available to the referee.

Congratulations to Comets rider Drew Kemp on winning the Silver Helmet!

Poole would probably not want him as he would be over 900 years old. Just a couple of years past his best.

Score out Oxford

Baffles me that people keep suggesting every year that Bomber will sign for Poole. The man loves blasting round the fence in the deep dirt, I genuinely think a bit of his soul dies when he turns up to super slick tracks with next to no dirt on them. I reckon Bomber would quit rather than ride on a home track as slick as Wimborne Road every week. Equally spending nearly 8 points signing a rider like Bomber doesn't fit Poole's business model these days. They want better gaters in their team.

Was told last night Dan T already signed for Glasgow.