SteveLyric2

You've got the new U21 champ as one reserve with the 'electric starting machine' as the other plus the bloke thats got loads more ambition than one of Poole's current reserves - and still you think the Bees might lose?! I really don't understand it!!!!!?????? ;-) ;-)

Not much cheering there either then!!??

Lindgren paid max last time at Brandon!!!

Has Kurtz ever ridden Monmore before??

Strange that its only a few 'fans' that are complaining!! The riders themselves now seem perfectly ok with it.

Freddie Lindgren booked as guest if Bees website previews are to be believed!!

So Lindgren, Kylmakorpi, Cook, Nicholls........or r/r like we did in the ES?

According to Poole's website its nothing to do with whose fixtures were out first or any preference by Chris - Torun get preference because Holder has been contracted to them uninterrupted for longer than Poole (He missed part of the 2014 season)!! MF tried to get the fixture switched but Mick didn't want to play ball. I've started the Bees v Pirates thread now.............!

Great win for Wolves. Not many will get anything from Monmore this season - and I include some of the so-called favourites!!!

I thought this scheme is about allowing the better reserves the chance to test themselves against better riders?! As soon as it happens everyone is up in arms that its wrong. If the EDR can't hack it then it could only be for 2 weeks until the averages are adjusted again.

So no Holder for this one as Torun have 'grandfather' rights as Chris has ridden/contracted uninterrupted for Torun longer than for Poole?! Don't know what sort of facility if any, Poole get for him, (I'm sure others will have a view) so watch this space!!

Ah I see. The averages on the Swindon website were only up to wednesday 13th April. The home defeat on 14th hadn't been included when I looked.

Kerr hasn't moved up yet - I thought his average keeps him at reserve for the time being!! Have Wright and Auty completed 2 Home and 2 Away meetings for their 'new' averages to allow them to be promoted yet!!! You've started something now!!! I would double check that those EDRs have completed their qualifying 2 Home/ 2 Away meetings!! They cannot be promoted into the main team until they have. The latest green sheets on BSPA site are showing the latest EDR averages based only on meetings completed so far

Has Wright done his 2 home and 2 away qualifying meetings as EDR yet?? If not, he should stay at reserve for the time being at least.

I thought the rules say only r/r for a non-doubling-up 2nd string = but I may be wrong what with my recent understanding of the rules!!!!!? Much more of a concern - and no doubt lengthy debate - will be the line-ups for the return fixture on Friday!! (But I'll wait for the thread before getting into it!!)

I think by 'WC' they meant the replacement for the infamous back straight bogs A ORLOV!!!

Why would it be off? Weather forecast is very reasonable.

A senior moment from me today (I blame the booze) I was going back to the T/S days!!! Silly me.

So assuming the BV v Poole meeting goes ahead on 27th April on Sky, what changes to the track and preparation will Ronnie Russell (Sky's Track Co-ordinator) be insisting on, as happens with all Sky meetings??!

I do hope the rash has well and truly cleared up now?!

On the subject of fans picking and choosing their meetings, one has to remember that "in Poole there is nothing else to spend money on" so crowds will never drop when the product continues to be good and successful and will only ever increase even more in the holidays!! :-) To misquote the 'Field of Dreams' film line - "If you build it , they will come"!! As far as this meeting is concerned, KK will want to do well, Its one of Bomber's favourite tracks and the Bees will only need 3 r/r rides as the other will be a T/R. Add to that a change in Poole's riding order (Hans/Buzz) making for some different pairings!! 52-40 rather than the 56-34 ES thrashing!!

And another one actually in Poole that has just won the Southern League!!

BT Sport have also announced another female sports reporter as well - can't recall her name at the moment?!

Poole's Supporters club is the Rider Equipment Fund (REF). Its a paid-for club which uses the money from memberships and supporter events (quiz nights, raffles, forum discussions and the occasional river trip/barbeque) to give cash to each of the riders - usually £500 or so which is presented publicly during the rider parade at home meetings. Hopefully this will continue strongly but as with many things - one of the challenges will be to get some 'younger blood' on the committee in time, as some of the existing team cannot go on forever!!

If Sky carry on with Wednesday meetings, then I certainly need to record those meetings and watch later as most Wednesdays I'm at Wimborne Road!! :-) Watching a meeting that you've recorded is better than on 'Catch-up' or On Demand 'cos its quicker to fast-forward the bits you don't want/need to watch in detail....!