Steve Shovlar

Pages and pages of banal crap. Can you people stop posting all this crap which blocks up every thread? Happy Christmas.

The track needs to be altered as a matter of urgency. Priority number one. Even if the team is not great, having a race track where passing actually happens rather than follow the rider in front, will give fans something to talk about and enjoy. Last time I was there I said I would never attend another meeting there if the track wasn't altered. My guess is, hundreds if that thousands have said the same. If Buster has the heavy plant to change the track shape, and his lease allows him to, then the cost shouldn't be prohibitive. A couple of low loaders to get the plant there, plus sorting drainage, plus the main thing, time. A call for volunteers to help should bring in enough labour. The room is there to put in a great shaped track. Go to it Buster!

I, like you, thought he was talking about Leicesters track, but it seems he was talking about Wimborne Road. If he saw no passing at two meetings at Poole he was extremely unlucky as we get passing in most heats.

Good news for speedway with Leicester sorted. I hope their beleaguered fans rally round and turn out in force next season. Time to get the heavy machinery in and change the shape of that carbunkle of a track.

Really pleased with the Poole team for 2017. Great number one backed up by Hans, a solid middle order and second strings, plus what should be a good scoring reserve who will more than likely always get five rides. What's not to like? And if Shanes chips in with a point or two we have every chance of success in 2017. Shanes may well find the going tough and have a season like Lee Richardson did for us all those seasons ago. But the pressure on him will be whathe puts on himself.

I should imagine Chris will be in the Poole pits every week helping his brother, if he doesn't have any racing commitments. And with KK and a stronger second string/reserve, Poole are certainly not weaker than with Holder.

I bet his face was red with anger when Ipswich signed a "not improving Brit". Clearly Chris Louis thinks very differently to "Ipswich fan" Gavan. Or should Chris Louis provide proof to Gavan as wellabout Kyles year on year improvement? Poole fans can see it, Matt Ford can see it, Chris Louis can see it. But Gavan can't. A no nothing or just a Poole hating troll? or both?

Can you point me to where he says that? Think you should changes your name to bullsheeetBilly.

No good talking sense to Gavan. He would never see it that way. Has to be Poole chocking rather than having to put out a team most EL teams would have seen off that night through missing riders. Still, anyone who thinks Newman isn't improving clearly has no knowledge of the rider or is simply a troll. I believe Gavan has and is both.

Quite. The signing of Woffinden made all the difference. And the injury to Andersen.

Any team in the top half of the table could have beaten Poole in the second leg of the semi. Were were a second heat leader missing.

It goes further than points scored on the track. As a world champion is raises the other team members scores up as well. I doubt very much Wolves would have won the league with Kylmakorpi remaining in the team.

As Matt Ford has stated economically Kurtz over Gomolski was a no brainer. Young Holder is going to the top in the sport. I have no doubt about it. Has made good progression year upon year. Going to be third heat leader no problem. With Klindt at reserve his gating alone should bring in a stack of points moving hi nto the team. The good news is that if he does struggle, Kyle will be at reserve and Klindt would then only get three rides with Kyle getting 5 or more if he replaces Shanes in one ride. Poole will always have a strong reserve.

They were until they swapped Kylmakorpi with Woffinden. The would never have won the league had that change not happened. This year they won't be able to do it as the rules have changed.

You are. But I am not either. They might get in the playoffs but the team isn't very good and three teams look definately better. Depends what Belle Vue and Leicester come up with before making a final judgement but Wolves look also rans. Just my opinion and nothing more.

Was anything said ?

After what has happened at Brandon, wouldn't it be nice if the Kings Lynn and Buxton promotions refused stoxs.

Forgot all about it to be honest.

The reason is facing a normally great Poole team on their own track.

Whats the link to the live pirate cast?

Woffinden, Hancock, Holder, Doyle top 4.

No, but it was a small part of many issues he had in his life last year. The track was fixed and rode brilliantly for the rest of the season.

Sorry that my response is dull. I don't rate the Wolves team at all and think they will just about make top four. The reserves are desperately weak and liable to be there all season. Greaves and Clegg will be cannon fodder away from Monmore. Howarth didn't kick on at all last year and Skornicki should have stayed retired. Unless there are changes this team will be nowhere near retaining the title. Three stronger teams already announced in Poole, Rye House and Kings Lynn. If Coventry do run they will be battling with Wolves for 4th spot. (Obviously BV and Leicester teams are not yet announced)

Not going to challenge even if they are over 50 points. Weak reserves, very dodgy second strings.

Exactly. Sentiment doesn't win titles. We could have ended up with a team like Swindons with Doyle taking up far too many points. Those extra points we had to play with made all the difference and anyone with an idea of putting out a strong balanced team can surely see this.