stevebrum

The PL would struggle to run without using riders from the EL. Simples.

Well said. We are ALL in this together! EL get preference if the rider is an asset of an EL club, as it should be.

The PL relies on the EL riders AND the NL riders too. If none of them co-operated there wouldn't be any viable league. If there was one league it would still feature the best riders so EL is correct.

Think its the fairest way of doing things. Surely the rider who belongs to a club gets priority, doesn't matter which league it is!

You compared the 2 in the EL. If Cooke is awful at Poole, then Janowski is beyond dreadful at Monmore. No one is comparing them on the World stage, or should be. Cook is better in the EL however.

Thought the same of Janowski at Monmore. Scores of 1+1 and 2 points. Lee Smart would have scored more.

What a peculiar breed you lot are.

Don`t forget to remind everyone you still ignore me tho wont you. PMFSL. Back to a more sensible EL thankfully. PL-ers, you have my sympathy.

You forgot to mention you have me on ignore but still choose to read all my posts and reply. Has anyone explained to you WHY there is an ignore function?? The EL loss is the PL`s gain, poor things having to read your posts. Still vying with Shovlar for the worst poster and losing miserably ;-)

Better than someone who thinks fleeing from the police , drunk and drugged up as `what kids do these days`.

Benko and Berge look the only `ifs` so far this season. In saying that i`m looking forward to travelling to see them myself.

Personally id rather you ignored me instead of keep replying to every post. Not missing you one bit by the way :-)

Poole don't do Brits, or care about em ;-)

Woffinden and Harris the only riders that should be secured a place. Nicholls has retired from International duty and is way past his best at that level before he retired. King SHOULD be the next automatic choice but needs to be racing abroad to be a definite pick. It is time to push the likes of Worrall and Cook who are the next riders who appear ready for that level. Barker and Bridger do give their all but appear to be out their depth at that level. Hopefully the reserve nominations in the EL will give us one or two potential picks for the future - with the likes of Lambert and Ellis (in particular) showing great promise.

I think that can be acknowledged as a given!

A clean sweep for the World Champ ;-)

True, but in favour of the World champ ;-) But in Poole language ...... Darcy is still the best , by miles . Its nothing to do with having a go at Poole. In fact its Pooleites that are trying to turn the obvious into something about Poole and Ward! The stats show the evidence from a GP and league perspective. The rest is just opinion.

Time will tell, but i doubt he will be a one season wonder. He now knows what it took to make it to that stage and i doubt he will suddenly decide to step backwards in his career. Likewise i am more than delighted that our Wolves aswt has developed from boy to man in front of our eyes. I cannot wait to see what this and many years hold for him. He has the number one jacket now and others will be ready to shoot him down. Think he has already proven he has the ability to defy the odds. Everyone starts afresh in 2014 so lets see who `brings it`.

This is the whole point Sidney. Ward is probably one of the most natural and gifted riders in any a good year. IF`s dont win you World titles and IF`s dont stop you getting injured by over riding and ruining your title hopes and IFS need to stay out of trouble and put your career first. WHEN Darcy does all those things he MAY just fulfill that promise and talent. As yet he is just one huge talent yet go all the way in the sport. Tai already has done ALL those things mentioned and showed what it takes to fulfill potential and ability.

Its only Shovlar and his 2 man troll army tho!

You mean YOU cant stand the thought that our World Champ is preffered by the vast majority as best rider of 2013. When Ward has achieved what Tai has you may then have a point. At the moment all you have is your opinion, which only some Pooleites agree with. Must be hard to take the truth that golden boy is playing catch up to the World`s best. Maybe this year he will realise that ability, until then he hasn't delivered the ultimate goal. 2nd rate in anyone`s book.

So you keep saying. It must be a Poole thing as the overwhelming evidence is clear that Tai is. If my Auntie had dangly things she would be my Uncle also. No doubt you still believe Poole were the deserved Champions in 2010

Another that gets the quote wrong. Not that i`m surprised as some posters make it up just to suit. But an expected post from one of the forum`s predictable trolls. I just included both your comments as positive replies to the nonsense some are putting up as logic as to why Tai wasn't the best rider of 2013. It wasn't a criticism!

Wrong. Superguest worked out round by round, have copied and pasted below. Plus if my Auntie had dangly things she would be my uncle. NZ Darcy scores 12 from 6 (5th place) NZ Tai scores 9 from 6 (7th place) Bydgoszcz GP Darcy scores 13 from 6 (5th place) Bydgoszcz GP Tai scores 14 from 7 (4th place) Gothenburg GP Darcy scores 0 from 2 (16th place) Gothenburg GP Tai scores 12 from 6 (5th place) Prague GP Darcy DNR Prague GP Tai scores 19 from 7 (1st place) Cardiff GP Darcy DNR Cardiff GP Tai scores 7 from 3 rides (9th place) Gorzow GP Darcy DNR Gorzow GP Tai scores 12 from 7 (3rd place) Copenhagen GP Darcy scores 19 from 7 (1st place) Copenhagen GP Tai scores 11 from 6 (6th place) Italian GP Darcy scores 11 from 6 (6th place) Italian GP Tai scores 18 from 7 (2nd place) Latvian GP Darcy scores 13 from 7 (2nd place) Latvian GP Tai scores 15 from 7 (3rd place) * podium 2nd in scores Slovenian GP Darcy scores 10 from 6 (6th place) Slovenian GP Tai scores 17 from 7 (2nd place) * podium 1st in scores Stockholm GP Darcy scores 15 from 6 (5th place) podium, joint 2nd in scores Stockholm GP Tai scores 7 from 5 (10th place) Torun GP Darcy scores 13 from 6 (5th place) Torun GP Tai scores 12 from 6 (6th place) Darcy scores 106 from 52 rides = 2.038 Tai scores 151 from 74 rides = 2.04

It is interesting that others put other logic to make a reasoned response. However you address it Tai comes out highly if not top in virtually all equations. Which of course is a very simplistic response to the thread title.