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If Peterborough cant beat Rye at home then i fear for them against Somerset

Joe Owen Steve Lawson Andy Galvin Marvyn Cox Bobby Garrard

Cracking start to the season and for once we are going to be tough to beat at home. Could afford to carry Rohan tonight and Morten had problems but still a comfortable win. Cam looked sharper and can only get better. Gino was fantastic in his first ever meeting. Think we will always have 2 potent reserves wether Cam or Gino drop down. Don't forget this Rye side won at Peterborough carrying Garrity so very happy with the performance and result

I said in my predictions Rye would be up there and Peterborough wouldn't. No excuses at all for the panthers. R/R got 1 point. This it what happens when you build to top heavy and one or two don't fire. Well done the rockets!

Sorry change it to Batchelor £150 more Lindgren £50 less

Im guessing this isnt for real money lol £200 Batchelor - more £50 Lindgren - less

BUY HOLDER $80 BUY BATCHELOR $20 NEW ZEALAND WARD HAMPEL KASPRZAK IVERSEN BONUS: HAMPEL & KASPRZAK

As an Ipswich fan i can sat Cook was not to blame at the 4tt howvwer he acted like a prat in the incident with Barker. does sometimes come across as thinking he is actually better than he is

and the award for prize prat of the week post goes to?????????????????????

i would hope ward follows the examples set by those who work hard like Tai and Nki. If ward channelled his natural ability properly then he should be champion within the next 3 years. At the moment his application can be questioned. I would have no problem with Ward being world champion

Dear oh dear Poole fans and you wonder why you get reputations! Those of you defending wards past need your heads testing. Look at the daft post from shovlar who likens what ward did to him being drunk and pulling birds! Yep what ward did is exactly the same what a usual pathetic response. Nobody is saying ward didn't grow up a bit last year as he did a bit but to defend his past is a joke

priceless poole fans missing the point yet again. ok ears open. nobody is doubting wards ability what we are all sayin is stop brushing what he did under the carpet as if it never happened. it wasn't a small indiscretion like some are making out and no it wasn't what youngsters do. he is disliked because of these sort of things and until he can prove he has grown up he will continue to be disliked. I for one do not dislike ward as he is a breath of fresh air in our ailing sport. but please stop glossing over what he has done. oh and for your information and the fact that yet again you miss the point the riders you mention are disliked for reasons on the track i.e Mauger rolling at starts, Pedersen hard riding. Not for what they do off the track

Fighting a losing battle here Sidney!

you cant win with some people who just refues to see the facts. shall we look at those then lets see what you think. 1.FLED (yes fled) police whilst being DRUNK (yes drunk) and on DRUGS (yes drugs) 2. On an UNREGISTERED and UNINSURED motorcycle 3. Had an apparant ' bleed on the brain' when involved in a pub brawl. 4. The court case. Now to me those are not things in shovlars words ' i have far worse in my years'. What exactly is your criminal past then shovlar? Matt Ford to give him credit stated 'you cant condone what he has done' yet some still say its ok - laughable. Neil Middleditch went as far to say its what kids do (no it isnt!!) and the most ridiculous statement ' he wasnt racing or putting anyones life at risk on the track' !!!! Thats ok then Middlo so fleeing on a bike and puttin lives of the general public at risk is fine because its not on the track!!! Ward grown up on track? Questionable as still overides and blatantly cheated by laying on thetrack to get a rerun i think against Wolves, which was described by a certain fan as 'they all do it' but when Kildemand did it it was ' cheating' lol at the end of the day he is still the most natural racer around and quite rightly puts bums on seats and may well be getting better at not pratting around. im one for putting the past in the past but for christs sake own up and admit what he did was wrong not just childish antics.

Darcy Ward professional!!!! dont make me laugh shovlar. trying to gloss over what he did just shows how blinkered and blue tinted you are yet for some reason you dont see yourself as a troll. why for once can you not see what the rest of the speedway world sees. You would gain more respect with a simple reply like ' Ward was wrong, very wrong in his past, but i hope that he can mature enough to put that behind him and focus this season' but no you practically defend him. Nobody doubts Wards ability but to try to say he has been an acceptable human being is just plain wrong exactly! Picture of Nicki Pedersen on twitter today with his team and Darcy has commented saying he is taking the preperation to a whole new level. Well guess what Darcy he is a 3x world champion and as of yet you cant hold a candle to him. Why is he a 3x world champion? Because he prepares correctly.

you obviously are still pretty cluless about what people write on here or as usual you just prefer to ignore. Darcy Ward does not have the attitude of a winner. Tai Woffinden and Niels Kristen Iversen have the attitudes of winners. What Ward has is sublime natural talent possibly with the exception of Lee and maybe Loram the best we have ever seen in that respect. If you think he has the right attitude you are the one talking crap not 90% of the posters on here who all realise his attitude is wrong. Being captain of Poole has nothing to do with wether he is liked thats just your paranoia. I have the upmost respect for Chris Holder as both man and rider, unfortunatly in Wards case most people, unless poole fans only, have respect for his riding ability. I would never refer to Ward as a vile piece of scum like oldace did as quite frankly thats pathetic but please stop trying to defend what he has done because there is no defence. Ward needs to realise what he has , which is talent by the bucketloads, and focus that talent and try to become world champion which he has the ability to be but not neccesarily the application.

i dont particularly dislike Ward although it blatantly obvious he has a few character flaws. what annoys most people is that he is so talented but to cocky with it. remember when asked if he would do what Tai did he flippantly brushed it aside. He may or may not have had the wake up call he needs to apply himself but until he does he will be a regular semi finalist without consistently going the extra mile. i would like to see a Ward apply himself with the right attitude and no daft over riding do well. the ignorant brat he portrays himself as would not be a welcome world champion for many.

i would be stunned if the winer doesnt come from Tai, Hampel , Iversen, Ward , Emil or Holder. think that Pedersen and Hancock wont be good enough. Can see Zagar moving on to a possible top 3 place. Think he came second 3 times last year so maybe at least a breakthrough gp win is due.

However wrong Wards actions were is he really a vile piece of scum? I would use them terms for rapist and child abusers, not a young lad smoking pot and getting drunk. Yes he was wrong but your words are a tad overboard. but no need to throw your toys out the pram over it

you will either get a response trying to drum into everyone that Ward was the better rider or you will hear nothing. same old stuff from the forums number one troll

I would expect nothing less than for you to predict it will be between Ward and Holder. There are other speedway riders outside of Dorset. How in any way can you say Tai had the luck? He was so lucky that he borke his collerbone and then did it again just for good measure, wish i had that luck. He won the title fair and square end of discussion yet im sure in your deluded world you feel either Ward or Holder should have won it. In my opinion only one of Ward and Holder will make the top 3 as i think 2 out of Tai , Hampel and Iversen will be in the top 3 Wrong yet again. Tai averaged more than Ward did as already proved but you carry on thinking your own way. Yes Ward missed meetings but the meeting he crashed in he was zero from 2 rides so not likely to have scored much more. Imagine how much better Tai's advantage over Ward would have been if he hadnt have ridden in 3 grand prixs injured plus crashing out halfway through Cardiff. Even your own fans (Pirate Nick) dont agree with you but im sure you will accuse me of anti poole rather than facts.

Those people who are saying things like 'have you never made a mistake' are obviously totally clueless as to what Ward did. Ive made mistakes but none on the level to what Ward has done so really people take a look at what you are writing just passing it off as minor indescretions that anyone would have done is pathetice really. On the other hand to call him 'a vile piece of scum' is also a daft and basically pathetic response. Ward could win the title - yes Will he? - i dont think so this year needs to do a lot more focusing for that to happen and you just know the next injury is round the corner. I know its hard to retain the title but Tai was superior last season and cant see any reason why he shouldnt again be in front of Ward. Hampel need to cut out the 2 or 3 dodgy 5 or 6 point meetings he seems to have. I can see Ward making lots of semis but then his gating lets him down like it did last season. Will constantly making semis win him the title - No. Tai , Holder and Hampel will win more gps then Darcy this season

Jeez how can anyone defend what Ward has done in his private life! The guy has been an idiot and only the blinkered who can see no wrong in those who wear the pirates jacket think its ok. His private life and what he does on the track are separate as you simply can not doubt his ability. Unfortunately every now and then the petty little brat he has been rises to the surface. He needs to take a good look at what Holdet Tai and Iversen have done. He just expects the glory to come to him he needs to learn to work hard and focus them maybe he could be champion but I would bet my bottom doller Tai will finish ahead if him again

Do seem people understand that natural ability doesnt make you a world champion! Nobody is doubting his ability on a bike one of the mosta natural talents we have seen. However his gating is poor, his ability to use his head in races is questionable and he still has that poor attitude of just thinking he can turn up and win gp's without the hard work and dedication. He needs to look at what Tai did and focus. He will no doubt be mega consistent making all the semis no doubt. Will that be enough though? Cant see past Tai again best rider in the world last year no reason to think he cant do it again though to retain is harder

Paul Whittaker never fully realised his potential from the age of 15. He recorded faster times than Mark Loram but never really achieved what he should have done before sadly injury took its toll