Gavan

not what im saying mate. Ward needs a ban the length of which will be up for discussion. What i am trying to get at is that he shouldnt be dealt with leniently compared to others as he happens to be in the worlds top ten or because he entertains. He should be treated the same as a national league rider would be in the same circumstances

I think that a heat leader trio of Morris , Summers, and Lawson with Kozza as second string is stronger than King Tungate Gino and Cam. All about opinions though

he has said he should be punished yes. he also has said he shouldnt be harshly dealt with because he is entertaining, which is irrelevent

Why do Edinburgh fans get defensive over Cook? Every club at Premier level would love him in their team Nobody is saying that he shouldnt ride for Edinburgh. If he is comfortable making an easy living thats his choice he can settle for that. However when he retires he may look back and think ' what if ' He does show a lack of ambition but my god some fans get defensive when you say that.

not what im saying. you say he shouldnt be banned because he is a top rider and entertaining which is rubbish. He is 22 he can come back from a ban. A ban he deserves. He can go 2 ways. If he is of strong character then he will lokk on this as his wake up call and come back a better person and go forward. If he is weak he will just spirsl out of control and will be lost to speedway. I like watching him ride, who doesnt, but nobody is bigger than the sport itself and if he is lost to the sport then so be it.

Well last season we had a top 3 of Worrall, Tungate, Risager. Good back up from Gino This season top 3 King, Tungate, Gino. Hoping Heeps can back them up scoring like Gino did last year. Im aware we cant track the same riders but Worrall seemed to be getting dialled in and i just think we look weaker than last season. Gino now stepping up into a heat leader role will be fine at home but we look very weak away from home. We had a rider with potential in Adam at reserve that we have let go. This new rider needs to be sensational in my eyes. Hate to be pessimistic but i think we look poor. Just for example looked at Glasgow. 3 of their top 5 are Morris , Kozza and Berge and they can still fit in 2 8 pointers in there as well like Worrall and Risager for example. That top 5 would walk all over ours. Ok they have 2 three pointers at reserve but i can see Sarjeant adding to that. As i look at other sides i worry about us

dear me the same old people defending the indefensible! love the fact the they cant actually debate but use remarks like 'tell it to his face' lol

My team is a premier league team but get real of course the elite is stronger. Cook 9+ in the premier and a mile away in the elite. If Cook is happy in the premier then thats his choice. Fact remains he will never realise his true potential while he does, and has a long way to go to be mentioned in the same breath as true premier league/national league legends

Starman knows his speedway! Go back over any if his posts and see what EVERYONE says. He'll go on the Poole 2015 thread and even Poole fans have had enough of him. If you think that people feel Darcy needs a ban because he rides for Poole just shows your narrow mindedness Go over my posts Starman and see how many are liked. Go over your posts and there are about 10 people who quite you and mock you including your own supporters on your thread. If you think your posts are taken seriously you are somewhat deluded. People see them for comedy value

think you will find my posts are taken seriously. It's people like you and Starman people mock. Get it into your thick head THIS ISN'T A POOLE THING

what a grade a prat you are. talk trash fool lol. where are you from the ghetto! the sport is better for Ward in it but its TOTALLY IRRELEVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its irrelevant who he rides for, its irrelevant his ability, its irrelevant any past issues. Look at the bigger picture man for christs sake

wind my neck in!!! stop being a prat and for once in your life bring something to the discussion Darcy should be banned, the length needs to be determined. If you think its anti poole to say that then your are thicker than I thought and as stupid statements go that's the best!! biased in what way im confused by your inane ramblings. open those eyes pal. EVERYONE is telling you that this isn't a Poole thing. Yet somehow you are to stupid to accept it

which effectively doesnt really punish him does it. Speedway seasons in Europe are March - October. If you are banned for 6 months for an offence in Europe you should not be allowed to ride for 6 months , i.e last 3 months of last season and first 3 months of this. read my above point. banned from racing in Europe for 6 months. or banned for 9 months to take in the oz season. either way for what he has done to just miss 3 months of racing is farcical. Stefan Danno missed 8 months IN the european season

Ive read some rubbish but this takes the biscuit. So effectively you are saying the 3 months or so he missed is fine? He needs a ban from when the season is on not taking into account the winter months. If he gets a 6 month ban then by all means include the 3 he missed and then the first 3 of the season. Cant get my head around how people think he should be allowed to start the season. please stop spouting 'i want to see the best riders' its an argument that holds no substance at all. if it was a boring premier league rider would you advocate a ban? the rider, the ability, should make no difference at all to any punishment. Darcy Ward is great to watch and yes he will be missed, but to say he should be allowed to ride because he is entertaining is rubbish

what on earth are you on about??? your posts are just ridiculous. sommelier makes a point that the speedway world will be a bit boring without Ward. He is correct nobody is arguing that so god knows why you have to go on and in and on your are a tad tedious. Ward needs a ban irrelevent of the fact that ' he is entertaining' Do yourself a favour and stop posting on this topic

Yet again we have to read starmans drivel about it being a Poole thing. change the recoed pal its boring. a rider is caught intoxicated and you believe people only want him banned because he rides for Poole! well i suppose your posts make us laugh

From the riders i have watched: Loram Louis Galvin Schofield Havelock Silver Thorp Stonehewer Wilson Those mentioning Cook are having a laugh. Wouldnt make the top 20 of best ever premier league number ones. Look at the class of the riders ive listed and where the majority got to on the world stage. Cook isnt even close. And thats without mentioning the Owens, Lawson , Wilcock, Garrard, Cox, Les Collins, Kennett , Perks. Riders i didnt really see race as was only bout 5 or 6 when they were about. Cook is dominant in an era where the standard is lower than late 80's early 90's so he would not make my top 20

Dont be deluded man. Masters is not an out and out number one is he. Race him at number one in the team and how many times would he win heat 1? Not many is the answer. Got his average riding at the easier number 5 position. Granted he may be a slight improvement on Tungate but not an out and out top liner like King would be. Masters and Tungate are going to find it hard to get a ride over here in my opinion, unless Cook does what he should and leave Edinburgh will soon regret having Masters at 1

May look up to him as a rider as Darcy isnt as good as Greg yet. Certainly doesnt behave anything like Greg off the track and obviously doesnt go to him for advice. Your posts are great fro comedy i have to say

Charlie Webster is 100% right in her actions. Ched Evans is a CONVICTED rapist. The fact he is appealing is irrelevent. Should we let convicted murderers, rapists , peados go back and do there day job in society because they dont believe they are guilty and appealing?? Of course not. If Ched Evans appeals and is found not guilty by all means let him back. Im now waiting for a thread to be started about Jessica Ennis but i very much doubt it will happen. To me it just shows how shallow people are to be moaning about Charlie just because they dont like her presenting skills, and not actually looking at the whole picture. Im no fan of Charlie but she is totally right and so to is Jessica Ennis. Innocent until proven guilty is fine. Guilty until proved innocent isnt

Used to love the Brighton Bonanza went every year. Some were great at it and others couldnt turn the bike. Remember Mark Loram there and just in awe of his throttle control. I remember the year a very jet lagged / hungover Kelly Moran was there. Managed to get my picture with the legend before the meeting which is still framed to this day. He came out in the pairs and was left miles behind in evey race, he then pulled out of the individual in the evening to get plastered in the bar!!

Matt Ford yet again showing himself to be a fool. I agree the ban needs to be set in place sooner rather than later. But to say ' in his defence he didnt ride' is just incredible. Darcy PLANNED to ride but he got caught, so according to Ford thats fine then. Darcy was prepared to put everyone at risk, but luckily he got caught. Matt Ford needs to learn to keep his mouth closed he just doesnt help himself.

cant see how its anti cook myself. Cook is happy to be a big fish in a small pond. thats his choice and if i was a Monarchs fan i would love him to ride for us every week. I do feel however that he has reached his level now though. Next year needs to be a big year for him or he will just be remembered as a good lower tier rider. I love the fact that some people say 'he has only been riding a few years and look where he is already' That has nothing to do at all with where his ability is. Its totally irrelevent how many years he has ridden as at some point his ability will stop. Wether that is now as a top premier rider, wether that is 2 years time as a GP regular , wether that is 5 years time as a world champion. Just because he hasnt benn riding as long as say Doyle doesnt mean he will eventually be better than him. My opinion is that in 2 years time he will still be a premier league number 1, a second / third heat leader at elite level, and nowhere near being a GP rider. Nothing Craig Cook has done this season leads me to believe he is still improving.

I think its quite obvious that Cook is happy to be a big fish in a little pond. I said his career has stalled and i stand by that. Doesnt cut it at international level qiute simply. I dont blame him for being a big fish in a little pond if thats the best way to earn your money. Sean Wilson was happy to do that and so to was Steve Lawson. Cant compare Cook to Stoney. Stoney was a much better rider on the world stage. As i say Cook i fell has gone as far as he can. Will always be a Premier number one and no more. Jason Doyle showed what could be done but then again Doyle is a better rider than Cook as proved on the World stage. All that said you cant blame the Monarchs fans for wanting him back

well averages dont lie Stead finished top and was picked ahead of Cook for the World team cup. As good as Cook is Stead was better this season. Both practically unbeatable at home