SteveLyric2

He's allowed to have a Polish Licence!!

No Jeppesen for the Rebels - recalled for a Danish league fixture!! Ryan Kinsley (?) guests!!

Can't see Gomolski being in the frame - not now the Churchill Arms has closed!!! Or maybe I have got it wrong and he WILL be in the frame because the Churchill Arms has closed!!

I'm sure I recall something similar happening with some visiting Belle Vue fans a couple of seasons ago?!

With the meeting being sponsored by Meridian Lifts, both Hans and Kyle will have their elbows well and trully out and want to do especially well on their return to Wimborne Road. However with Danny King seemingly still not fully over his recent injury and never sure what Bjerre will turn up, then I feel if the Pirates can continue last night's form and if the track prep has at least a bit of familiarity to it then a decent Poole win could well be on the cards before the 2 week lay-off.

I don't recall any Poole fan suggesting that 'the Poles would improve their averages by 2 or 3 points', after only 8 meetings?! Theres still a long way to go.

Of course by using Starke in a presumed re-declaration (rather than as a guest) isn't there a rule that prohibits clubs signing riders from last season's final 1-7 - unless they are declared in this season's starting line-up?! Unless of course its in the best interest of British speedway?! It wouldn't affect Klindt (or for example Zengota) as they weren't in Poole's final 1-7, but it would stop the likes of Lahti being considered.

...or not - according to the Wolves website. Its Woryna at reserve!! Just as it will should be when Klindt starts in June.

Family birthdays this weekend so a bit slow on the speedway stuff!!!!

I wish the Wolves and Pirates websites would at least get together re riding order for this evening. My first thought is to go with the Wolves site. Guess we'll just have to see when the racing actually starts and we see whose in heat 2!!

Paul Starke now covering (NOT Josh Auty) for Monday and Wednesday fixtures, while Matt F considers his longer term team change options.

....subject to Management Committee approval....!

Just quoting from the latest published list - Issue 4; 25/05/18

Looking at James' 20-meeting rolling average of 3.31, he was clearly not performing to that level so it was worth experimenting with a temporary replacement.

...and all properly and correctly effective from 1st June 2018!!

Anything better than the 18 point capitulation in April will be a welcome improvement. It'll all be down to set-ups, gating and knowledge of the 'Karlsson Corridor'!!

Speedway-wise he's never had a ban before! Personally, he's never had to deal with anything like the same issues in those same 8 years. Matt Ford - and others at Poole - has been fully behind helping and supporting him in every practical way possible with his visa/work permit issues and advising as best they can on his other complex personal issues in the UK.

Not the team they started with they didn't!!!

Probably

He has a passport - presumably an Aussie one - but to get a UK visa or UK work permit he has to have a job as his employer would need to support/sponsor the application, which Poole did, but bear in mind the application process could not be started until his BSPA/ACU ban had ended, then he's just another in the long queue with no more clout than any other eg Roman Abrahmavich?! I doubt whether Motorcycling Australia (MA) would have been on the case despite any best efforts by Mark Lemon!! His other personal issues, some of which have legal ramifications (probably why there has been no official public comment), are progressing as far as I understand but have also been a serious distraction and possibly even affecting the visa process?! As for the Cardiff GP, a specific visa may have been 'sponsored' and obtained by BSI. (Not sure about the latter but it has been mentioned as such?!)

The new averages on the SGB website state they are effective from 30/05/18 - which is contrary to what the rules actually state.

He has to have a job otherwise he couldn't get a UK visa/work permit!!! The rest of his issues are highly personal and still somewhat complex and its only down to Chris to decide when or if he goes public. Of course the longer it goes on the more the 'chinese whispers' accumulate!!

Correct Lisa. Assuming there are enough points to play with up to 42.50, I can see the poles taking the 2 reserve spots and someone (an asset) like Klindt, Gomolski or THJ coming back in!?

Lahti is going really well on the continent!! Anyway back to last night, the track was done to the riders request after a long post-meeting 'lock-in' after last week's meeting!! The forecasted evening showers duly arrived mid-meeting but were only light and not enough to keep the dust down. Even the 'blue groove' appeared again but on turn 3-4 this time. However Poole's main problem still seems to be the inability to consistently gate!! Linus picked up Rider of the Night and fully deserved it in his best meeting so far. I see from earlier comments that Kacper Woryna has been getting some stick, but he provided some great action in some of the best races last night - albeit being taken out of heat 9 by a Kurtz T/S. As for the Poole rumourmill, well it seems there may be further complications for CH's return. Also although there are a couple of 'big-hitters prepared to come in, they both want a 'guarantee' plus flight costs, so I doubt that will be the way forward although you can always suspect that MF has some alternative options - even though they may not be to everyone's liking?! Onwards and upwards (well it can only be upwards....!)

Fair point. Maybe both teams have agreed due to unavailability of other riders and RH are well under the 42.50 limit?