Bagpuss

Jobs for the boys. Or a desire to shaft Poole

Jorgensen a big miss at home. Think the Robins will sneak this.

I think the difference with the Polish juniors is the amount of support both financial and with the extraliga race format that they get. They have rocket ship bikes and are so sharp from the starts. And of course they are rather good.

I’d never write Poole off in Play Offs however out of form or weak they may look, they nearly always raise their game when it matters.

Racing good but have seen better from there when there is more dirt on it, a shame they didn’t prepare it with a bit more. The Poles are just too good for everyone else, so sharp from the gate and such fast bikes. Robert would have his work cut out to finish above them all if fully fit but the two massive pearlers he has had (particularly the Toruń one) have knocked the stuffing out of him, just doesn’t look right at all on the bike. Gutted for him that injury has robbed him of a proper tilt at winning it in his final year of eligibility.

I reckon Lynn is the smoothest of the smooth simply because of the blade and other equipment Buster has at the stadium. Won’t be a decent track again though until he replaces the shale.

A sad reflection of where speedway in the UK finds itself unfortunately.

I thought it was quite constructive, and on an appropriate thread. The Polish Extraliga is absolutely brutal, nowhere to hide at all.

Palm Toft withdrew after a couple of rides at Eastbourne last Saturday then missed meetings at Scunthorpe, Lynn (rained off) and Poole. The difference is that he has been one of our better riders this year, nothing to be gained by anybody for him missing Thursday.

Is it what has driven the majority of people away though? If it was purely down to racing then Belle Vue, Scunny etc would be packed to the rafters. I’d suggest there are several factors ie admission cost, rule bending, poor atmosphere, poor facilities, poor marketing etc.

If it’s possible for a rider to be ‘stood down’ or for him to ‘withdraw his services’ for the Play Offs then the transfer deadline might as well be done away with as a club could use the same guest for its four play off meetings thus effectively signing that rider for the remainder of the season.

I think most of the stick relates to the suggestion that he has been stood down / is withholding his services. If true no doubt Poole have realised they’ve dropped a bollock signing him and now want to engineer better guests for the Play Offs

That’s one thing it is. It’s too grippy which makes it hard to ride and very difficult to pass but it’s always smooth. In my experience the best race tracks are smooth because riders can race hard and fast and close to eachother without worrying about the track catching them out. Coincidence I’m sure

As well as making stuff up you also don’t listen, I’ve already said I rarely go and have been to Belle Vue more this year. Do keep up. Do us a favour, if you lose the cup final then come on here and front up rather than going missing like you did last week when you didn’t take four points at P’boro.

You’ll have to quote me where I said it about the first leg as I fancy you are inventing stuff again.

Poole were built strength in depth which means they’ve had to compromise their top end strength a little. Perhaps Holder and Kurtz are as good now as they are going to get? Decent riders without breaking into the top bracket which Fricke for example seems to have done.

Forever blue is a Poole fan. And good luck in the second leg, you’ll need it.

Not uncommon if one of the teams are gash.

Not rocket science, get rid of the holes, bumps and ruts and riders will enjoy racing on what is a pretty decent shaped track. Just a pity it took them so long to sort it.

Ignoring the circumstances last night that result means we’ve gone through our away programme with just one draw and no wins.....simply nowhere near good enough and needs addressing for next year. Two or three need moving on and some fresh faces introducing.

A Poole fan talking about things going unpunished being shocking My ironyometer just spontaneously combusted.

Fair enough but I think you would do well to remember that he is still only twenty one and has had a couple of horrendous crashes. He needs supporting rather than labelling poor.

He won’t get banned, just Mr Skidder talking his usual brand of sh!te.

He would serve a ban if Lynn used a facility.

Because the BSF knows everything and has to decide one way or the other, can’t remain open minded. However even Robert’s most loyal supporters would admit that is doesn’t look good. I can’t decide whether you are a Robert Lambert supporter or not. In some posts you seem to want him to do well and in others you absolutely hammer him.