Bagpuss

Couldn't agree more. On a different thread one or two people are still bellyaching about Cook and Woffinden's exploits in the Play Off final but we need more of that kind of stuff to get the crowd going rather than falling asleep in their seats / camping chairs. A little bit of controversy does speedway the power of good when it happens as long as nobody gets injured.

Quite agree, riding all of his home meetings across the three leagues at Monmore and Armadale did him no good last year. Unless he gets a place at Sheffield it's hard to see how that will change in 2017.

Rose was one of the few bright spots last year and would deserve his spot for next season.

I think there does need to be an overhaul for speedway to prosper but in all likelihood it will stumble along as it has done for the last thirty odd years if not.

Who's around on 4.55 though? Might as well go with a two pointer and have a better number five.

If Wolves get the last two riders right they will be very tough to finish ahead of.

There are no reasonable British four pointers around, you may as well just use Bailey.

Big difference between degrading riders and expressing an opinion that they are poor signings on their averages. You are a sensitive little flower considering you like to do the forum rounds winding people up.

That would be my preferred 1-7 and we'd have a good chance of the Play Offs as long as Holder was fully committed.

Yes, but it's about supply and demand. If you have half a dozen clubs desperate for your signature you can pretty much name your price.

Naive to think that he hasn't gone where the most money is though seeing as every club must have been after him. I'm sure he's not riding for Poole on less money than he could have got elsewhere.

Good for you but plenty of people like to discuss (on a discussion forum after all) whether signings are good, bad or indifferent.

As has been said several times already Rory and Mads won't be back.

Elvin King should have been put out to grass years ago, although I always enjoyed reading his squirming match reports when Lynn won at the Foxhole.

Reserves look awful. Must be somebody around better than Hall surely.

Ben Hopwood? Jesus Christ.

Does it?

I'd be shocked if Batchelor isn't already signed up at Lynn.

I think Glasgow will be up there if they sign Bewley, plenty of improvement in their bottom four to go with the three heatleaders. Ipswich certainly will be too.

Haha, paranoid much? The speedway world doesn't revolve sround Poole you know, there are plenty of us who dont give a monkeys about your club. To answer the initial question, there have to be safeguards against this kind of thing happening, whichever club it is.

Excellent signing on his average, very pleased.

Used to have them at Peterborough too. Not really my cup of tea but may well appeal to kids etc. Seems to work quite well with darts so perhaps would in the SGP in future?

Without doubling up between leagues though there would be a massive rider shortage. For that reason I can't see one big league happening.

Cook and TJ decent but the rest look quite ordinary, not a patch on the other sides which have been named/mooted.

If they get the last two signings right and can put a bit more dirt down this team could well start as favourites.