Steve Shovlar

Very snazzy new gate pick boards.

Nice intelligent comment to add to the debate. Perhaps it's better for you to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Way to go Magic! Get that lead up sunshine!

Enjoying this. Come on Magic!

If a rider comes to Britain as a raw Aussie, or is a Brit, there is nothing to stop a club having a contract with the rider which allows the rider to ride elsewhere, but a loan fee is collected by the British club if his services are used in Poland. No restraint of trade. About time British speedway got a soice of the Polish money. What better way to get it?

Not ridiculous at all. Those the rules. Same as Swindon with Musilak, same as Woffinden for Wolves, same as KK at Rye, same as any other rider who has come into the league. Initially he came with an assesed average, then he gained a real one with Coventry. So that's the one being used. Musilak is a number one in the Polish top flight but rides as a second string for Swindon. Didn't hear moans and groans and demands for a re-assesment a little while ago when he came in. Anyway the 2018 rules for team building are not yet in place so all this is pie in the sky rumour mongering.

A further thought. A rider is signed to a British club under contract. He is loaned out to another British club if not required by the club that owns his contract. A loan fee is paid. What is to stop a British club demanding a loan fee from a Polish club? A contract signed by the rider which ties him to a British club could include a line which states that any club which uses his services demands a loan fee to his parent club. Polish sides would then pay, say £1500 a meeting loan fee. They use the riders services and his British club get payment which benefits them.

Better than the others? I will defend my club from your posts if you slag us off, simple. Think my post is fair. We are down and out this season, but history shows we will be back next year. Nothing wrong with saying that.

A club could get around this by loaning the rider to another British club so that his wages continue. Ifhe wishes to ride in Poland, the Polish club have to pay a substantial loan fee to the British club, with the caveat that the rider can continue to ride in the UK if they choose. Time for Britain to cash in on loan fees from Poland. There has to be some financial compensation when a Polish club want an up and coming rider who has learnt his trade in the UK.

Then the answer is simple. Get in early. Offer the contract. If refused by rider who is holding out for Poland, take away contract and rider misses out until a transfer window comes along on say, June. All teams have to be in place by Dec 31st. If a rider wants to gamble Poland will take him so be it but no perogative to Poland by bspa. These are just thoughts that would need clarity.

This year, sure. But if you think Poole are doomed you are sadly mistaken. Form is temporary. Class is permanent. Simply because the opportunity to stick a knife in is a rare occurrence! Make the most of it.

In the past, a jolly off to Tenerife in November was acceptable after a long season. Promoters let their hair dawn, if they had any, ti ckered a little with the rulez and it was job done. Today such methods don't work. With The British league a distant third behind Poland and Sweden, a November conference is next to useless. Time for thd conference to be brought forward, ideally in the SWC week, so that rules will be in place before Poland or Sweden. Team building can start in ernest, riders signed, rules made and a league structure in place. Whatever Poland do should be none of our concern. They can bring in any rule they wish but we should not kowtow to the whims of the Poles. We have more power in the UK than many on here give credit for. Poles playing hard ball? Don't sign any and use the berths for a young Brit. Poles trying to take Aussies that have learnt their trade in the UK? Solution. Sign them on five year contracts. The Poles will have to buy their contracts out. British teams get Polish money for their riders. Pretty sure a contract can be put in place to stop Polish clubs nicking riders that have been trained up in the UK only to head for the money and then be stopped from riding in the UK because of Polish rules. The British promoters have folded like a pack of cards to their Polish counterparts. No resistance whatsoever bar Matt Ford who told them to get stuffed. It's about time the BSPA stood up to be counted by putting in place rules and regs to stop Poland sucking the lifeblood out of our leagues. Thoughts?

Hopefully any rain will stay away. Battle between Somerset and Rye for the final playoff spot. Think the Rebels will make 4th to meet Swindon. Good luck to them.

Cook hasn't been charged with anything as of yet. If he is charged and found guilty it would no doubt be seson ending. Perhaps talks are going on behind the scenes to hush it up. Probably end up reported as a slight scuffle, a little misunderstanding and both parties shook hands. Cook to be warned about future conduct blar de blar de blar.

Trackrat lives up to his name. Vermin.

No. Just sick and tired of your puerile and banal posts. How old are you? 10?

Grow up for gods sake. Bloody infantile rubbish.

No but the second part of their name suits you.

Interesting. Perhaps it never happened after all and was just rumour mongering on facebook/twitter.

So has Cook been suspended in lieu of a ban and fine for allegedly punching an official at Peterborough?

True enough. Accepted we were not going to get close this year weeks ago when KK clearly couldn't give a damn, then Klindt got injured followed by Brady. Our current lineup is very poor. Lahti doesn't have what it takes and is no replacement for Klindt at his best. Whilst KK should have been one of the biggest hitters in the league he couldn't be arsed until he was sacked. He bred apathy in the pits. Then when sacked thought he was hard done by and last night wanted to prove a point. Not once this season has he shown any effort before last night and his sorry arse should have been kicked out weeks ago but for the lack of top liners wanting to ride in the UK. End of the day Eddie Kennett is trying hard but to be number one is big boots. Couldn't fault his effort last night especially heat 14. As you say just suck it up and be there next week for the Wolves meeting. We have been blessed with some brilliant teams at Poole over the last 15 years and sometimes things go wrong. Not the end of the world and I am sure Matt Ford is already planning a team to challenge in 2018. New team sponsor already in place.

Well not much to say about that. Team looked beaten on the track walk and it was confirmed in heat one when Barker blitzed the field. It shows just how bad Poole were tonight when riders like Barker, Wells and Robson looked like top flight heat leaders. These riders who normally score 4-6 points at Poole, suddenly looked like GP stars. Gone out of the gate and then pulled away. For more or less the whole meeting the Rye riders blitzed Poole out of the gate. It wasn't just one Rye rider but both. In the first 7 heats Rye gated in 5-1s 6 times. All very strange. Track was in very good condition. Nice and smooth. No excuses. As for KK. He rode like a donkey all season but tonight was slapping his helmet, beating himself up for the points. Let Poole down very badly all season but then seems to think there is a point to prove because Matt sacked his sorry arse. If he had ridden this season like that he wouldn't have been sacked. One very weird rider. But well done to Rye. They could only beat what is put in front of them and it couldn't have been easier tonight. I guess the blessing is we won't be the whipping boys in the playoffs. No point doing a team review. Kennett unlucky shepherding Shanes home in heat 14 for his bike to blow up on the final bend, and Hans bike to blow up in heat 15 when leading. Made no difference to the end result. Wolves next week. Four more easy points heading to the midlands.

About to start smashing us again.

Starke withdrawn injured. Could be a long delay fence posts badly damaged. Or put us out of our misery and call it off now.

Nasty crash with Starke on third bend KK. Now up. Exc. now a delay due to knackered airfence. Big crowd quite hostile towards riders who failed to come to the stand for bin fund collection. Brady came over and went back after 30 seconds. Watt interviewed with shouting from crowd to sign him up. Dont think ave manipulation as doubt Matt will tolerate this and most or all will be booted this winter.