Dickie Head

If the Warriors can find away of carrying on, which I believe is by no means certain, it would be great to have them back in the NDL, however the cost of meeting all the current requirements of membership will be significant and probably too much for them. Can you see Mark Lemon rallying his fellow promoters to do a ‘Northampton’ style relaunch on the Island. I think not.

Reminds me of Poole’s last meeting of 2025 against Redcar. Two down from first leg with everyone expecting a relatively easy home win and Bears upset the apple cart. Pirates will need to be switched on from the off to make sure of progress as the Monarchs are a very capable team this season.

What he said. The Turbo Teens will have to rein in the gung-ho stuff to get round successfully and not throw away potential points.

This needs someone who can interpret the rule book. His absence was for a family emergency which is understandable. Does the fact he was absence as a guest make any difference? A non speedway absence might mean a 7 day suspension. In which case a replacement at 75% of Kyle’s GSA of 8.28 could apply. Just my thoughts and happy to be corrected.

Yes. Danish Championship qualifier.

I’ve been told it’s Masters, R/R for Killeen, McDiarmid, Morris (for Riss), Rowe, Wood, Summers (for Ritchings).

So both Riss and Bowes are missing with non-speedway related ailments.

Let’s split hairs. With the benefit of hindsight after watching the BSN coverage this morning, Kerr had an engine defect, not a failure.

Yes it did. Logged in and viewed uninterrupted on my laptop. Shame the meeting had very little to enthuse about.

I see Shovvy still thinks Dan Gilkes is available.

I want the link as well, but I’m sure it will appear later in the week so be patient.

It wouldn’t surprise me if Dan Gilkes is still troubled by last seasons injury. Not sure about averages but perhaps Kyle Newman could offer short term cover.

I’ve now had chance to listen to the chat with FB with his explanations. It was good that he had an opportunity to put his point of view. I guess we’ll never really know one way or the other who was right and wrong. Thought he seemed quite an intense character. Think the Poole management will need to work closely with him to maximise his potential however being uk based should help. As with every Pirates rider, if they don’t fulfil their allocated role, Matt won’t hesitate to take action - even more so now that he’s back on the scene full time.

If I’m back from work before the show ends I will.

Don”t beat about the bush. Get the interviewer to ask FB for his version of what actually went on at Worky last year. And ask if he honestly has any chance of starting the season as my understanding is that his shoulder is not yet strong enough to resume racing.