LisaColette

I think Worky will be too busy trying to fit all their Championship fixtures in!

How many points did they have left after Scott as Ritchings is 2.35 now rather than than a 2.00.

Rather have Trigger tbh, who was better at Poole. Cluff struggled to stay on the bike last time.

They prob just wanted someone experienced in at reserve with Will. You don't know what Vinnie will do meeting to meeting. He has the potential to improve more than Starke but too unpredictable to call in the winter. Although seems a bit calmer now!

Prob too much to make up now, would have to win 3/4 away meetings. But will tighten the table up as they shouldn't lose any more at home.

Poole is in the title thread, Poole riders were in the meeting, so it is on topic lol. If you want to talk about the meeting, no one is stopping you.

Wasn't Starke signed well before the end of last season though? Like few months before. Prob was between Tobi/Vinnie/Hagon.

Poole preview: https://www.poole-speedway.com/news/view/2025-07-14-previewing-pirates-keen-to-conquer-the-monarchs

Might have to be done though especially if Oxford pull out of the Prem. Who can blame them really, they are not competitive in it and just making the numbers up. Eurosport said has to be 6 teams. TNT might say similar, so if goes down to 5 what other choice do they have if no one will move up?

Yeah it's like when you play truant from school and they suspend you. Hardly much of a punishment!

Pressure of being captain? Quite a few outgoing personalities in the team now. Wouldn't be the first rider whose form has dipped with it.

Maybe last year as I remember others saying we couldn't re-sign Perry when Vinnie got injured for a few weeks, we could only use him as a guest. Wasn't sure if it was still a rule though or changed.

May well have done but Poland would have paid the majority as they did the operation and rehab.

Exactly. Also he signed for Leszno last couple of months of last season at least and orginally there were a few fixture clashes but Poole worked with Leszno to make sure there weren't any. I think the trouble is they seen the conditions at Lynn and Brum, and like nope. Can't really blame them tbh.

Good job no one is over reacting! Exactly.

If you listen to 'round the boards' podcast a couple of weeks ago when they had Jason Edwards as a guest, he said when he spoke to Matt Ford, I think it was at the pairs? He said he didn't think there were enough riders for one league.

Are you allowed to do that? Wasn't there a rule that said you couldn't sign a rider you already dropped?

I have never wanted any rider sacked. Shock horror a team loses away from home! However if we are going to discuss this, then Weds nights might fit in better for Swedes and Poles rather than Fridays and Saturdays. Especially for any Polish riders. Garry May did actually say a number of riders say no because of riding on Saturdays.

You think it's bad on here, you should see it on X 👀🙈 😁 Really will depend on Bowes/Jye/ Hook combination as the others can ride Poole all right. Generally anything over 10 points can be hard to pull back as Worky can just sit on 3-3s if needed.

Definitely livens it up for the BP.

Surprising Tate still struggling for BV when he rides this good for Worky. Wonder if the crash being at BV is weighing on his mind. Understandable if so.

Gavan is losing the plot tbh. First he down plays Cairns 8+1 vs Glasgow by saying Glasgow have the worst reserves. (Cairns also beat Hume as well) and now we have the worst reserves.

Apart from Kelv who was always accused of wanting Poole to win all the time back in the day lol.

You don't actually think he's biased do you?

Edinburgh wanted it moved cos they would have been missing 2/3 riders. So down to their promotion.