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To be fair hand fan did say bar last season but it cones across as a pretty irrational dislike of a solid rider.

That's a fair point but his starting point was low. You could argue that he went from 3.36 to 3.00 in the Premiership despite moving to the track with the biggest home advantage. I suspect Poole's strength at home and being in a title winning side explains in part why he increased his Championship figure. I guess the way he exploded onto the scene in 2019 at Sheffield made many people think and expect that he would rapidly progress but it hasn't happened. Same with Rowe after his first season at Somerset. He at least is scoring well in the U24 Polish league but perhaps both riders just aren't as good as we all thought.

He's hardly going to say 'everyone is signed were just not telling you yet'. Saying 'we are closing in on a heatleader' is far more dramatic ad newsworthy. Speedway promoter speak.

You get the feeling with Tomalin that he won't be frightened to make changes if the initial team doesn't work out. If given free reign of course. Personally I think if you add Pedersen and Tungate to those five it's a pretty good side. Not so much if Hans is declared.

I think you are talking about Ben and topaz about Craig. At the end if the day there's lots of speculation and supposition on here about what's going on but I suspect only the two men involved and perhaps one or two others know all the facts. Easy to sling accusations and theories around without being informed. One thing I would say is that we are talking about two successful and presumably hard nosed businessmen, it's little surprise there's a deadlock if indeed that is the case.

Someone has suggested a team of Pedersen Iversen Tungate Basso Andersen Cook & Jenkins.....that's competitive IMO. I genuinely think you are better off without Holder, I suspect he would be doctoring his average for a future Poole return.

To be honest I'd taken Gav's comments about Dudek as a wind up.

Never going to happen for a variety of reasons.

Certainly the former at the moment! Think we'll be playing Southampton next season though

For exhibits A and B, I present to the court Norwich City and King's Lynn Town m'lud

Which makes sense as at weekends the media are occupied with football, rugby etc.

13th July 2017. The evening that part of me fell out of love with speedway, the track was a little heavy and rough but nothing that twelve of the riders on show couldn't handle. Unfortunately Messrs Batchelor and Holder senior sat in the pits when their races came round, treating the paying customers that night with contempt. The whole situation was handled badly by all parties including the Lynn hierarchy (Chapman, Lyon & Allitt) and Lynn of course lost the meeting. Batchelor and Holder were sacked on the eve of the transfer window closing (a petty move but at the same time my sympathy for the riders was zero) and as far as I know those damaged relationships have never been repaired. Having been there that night and leaving the stadium completely dissillusioned I can understand Buster Chapman not wanting Chris Holder anywhere near a club he is involved in but equally you'd have thought six years later they could have sorted their differences enough to work together. That said I think if P'boro end up with Nicki Pedersen they'll be better off.

Quite evident that the club are making much more of an effort on social media this year, really good to see.

Kemp and Rowe both looked excellent prospects at 16 years old, it's a real shame that for whatever reason they've lost their way. It's not ability on a motorcycle, they just seem to lack elements of what it takes to be the whole package.

If you get so triggered by posts you don't like that you start hurling abuse around I'd suggest the BSF might not be for you.

You could, if he rode for Plymouth

You could remove the words gossip and column from that post to be fair

Never in a month of Sundays.

He was always great value at Lynn. A big track man IIRC.

In terms of natural talent? Because he certainly isn't as a complete package.

I'm trying to remember the circumstances and I'm struggling, can you remind me please?

Even as a Lynn fan it all looks incredibly dodgy, especially as the initial staging was rained off on a dry warm day.

My best guess is that spiderman is a parody.