Steve Shovlar

The whole country is plastered in heavy shower clouds. Be very lucky to dodge them. Looks like a really heavy downpour due any time now over the town. http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

Rick Frost is main team sponsor so the Club benefit there. But he has no say in how the club is run.

Based on last year. Newmans scores this year are excellent everywhere.

Matt Ford expects and normally gets 100% from his riders. He pays them well and on time. In return the rider commits to giving his all to the cause. How other promotions work with their riders is their concern. When a rider signs for Poole he will know that anything less than full commitment will not be tolerated. Middlo demands it in the pits, and Matt demands it for the fans and for the sponsors. Any slacking will be picked up on pretty quickly. Dave Watt brought his personal problems to work. Yes of course it is hard to switch off your feelings but most of us in life have had painful breakups. It's part of life. There will always be someone else to share your life with a little further down the road. You just have to man up rough it and the pain does ease with time. The trouble was his performances cost Poole at least 6 points. He rode appallingly at Lakeside, a track he should have scored double figures at, and at Brandon scored a measly two points. If Poole had somehow managed to win both meetings he might have had a stay of execution, but he cost the team and Matt won't tolerate that. People on here moan and curse about Poole's win at all cost mentality but Matt Ford is not in it to make up the numbers and until another promoter comes along who has the money and ability to compete, Matt will keep doing what he is doing.

So basically you have been proved completely wrong but still accuse Poole of cheating even though they have played in completely by the book! Your blind hatred of Matt Ford makes your posts meaningless because they lack subjectiveness.

Look at Newmans scores. Look at Bates scores. Tell me now it doesn't weaken us. If Bates scores what Newman would have, say 9-10 points tonight, then he would have covered Newman. Any less and we would be down on points.

I would liked to have come up for this but its just to risky to make such a long journey with the weather unsettled as it is. At least if it does go ahead I can watch it on tv. The track got the best possible watering yesterday with the rain and that always helps produce good racing. Lets hope we dont get one of those very heavy showers I experienced yesterday in Gloucestershire. One thing is guarenteed if it goes ahead. It will be the best meeting so far this season on Sky. It can't be as bad as the first meeting we saw. I think we are in for a thriller.

Eh?

Get yourself down to Poole. Great crowd, good racing, a real buzz about thd place. Plenty I would change at Poole as well to improve things but I am not the promoter.

A strange post. You are angry ay Poole because Leicester have a weak team? What the hell has that got to do with Poole?

You seriously think Bates is better than Newman? Good god. Thats all I have to say on that. As for Robson, they have just added an adjustment to the rule AFTER Poole booked him. So Poole did nothing wrong. However, I do see the reason why this was done and agree with it.

True enough but he should have moved faster.

So the use of Robson has been over ruled even though it is in the rules. Bates for Newman takes the pendulum firmly towards a Kings Lynn victory as Bates doesn't have anywhere near the scoring potential of Newman. If its rained off I wont be minding as we will come back full strength. 47-43 ish

Not quite irrelevant as it means we have Brady at reserve with the option for seven rides.

Agree with that. His charity work has been exemplary. My only gripe with the guy is he cant be arsed to ride here. If he is tired, then drop Sweden. Riding for the right EL club would not only raise his profile but also attract quality UK sponsorship. As it is he is almost an unknown over here.

True but some clearly were accusing Poole of cheating and bending the rules. However from past experience the word apology doesnt appear in their vocabulary.

Now thats been cleared up I hope all the people on here saying Poole were cheating or bending the rules will have the courtesy to apologise. It was obvious Poole were not cheating but the usual suspects just cant help themselves. Time and again egg splatters over their faces.

I remember talking to Davey Watt a couple of years ago and he said riding in Poland was like riding in a GP, with every race demanding everything you have. The pressure was immense. The same demand comes from the Poole promotion.

Brown nosing? Hahahaha! Why do you think Poole are successful? Because no rider, no matter who they are, has a god given right to a team place for the season. While other clubs ponder, Ford takes action. As Matt said, it was affecting his business and there was a window of opportunity. Losing doesnt go down well with Poole sponsors.

What rule are they breaking?

So what do you suggest? Matt Ford runs a class fir other promoters on how to promote speedway? Matt Ford dumbs down his club to give others a chance? If other promoters can't put together a team to challange is that also Matt Ford and Poole's problem? Everyone likes to have a pop at Matt Ford and Poole but really what is he meant to do? Dumb down his business? It's up to others to raise their standard to compete. At this moment he is not only head and shoulders above other promotions but his torso as well.

Have I missed something here? What bending of the rules yet again? I don't see any 'bending of the rules'. It seems like some hysterical post after some other posters have gone off on one because they too don't know the rules. The rules are there to see about replacements as Skidder1 posted yesterday. Do you and others really believe that Matt Ford is going to announce a guest for a sick rider 48 hours in advance that is illegal? What would be the point? The hysteria on here is hilarious.

Yes when Ellis comes in as Poole number one we are going to sign Dudek to replace him.

Didnt Wembley do 5 in a row?

Pooles crowds have been very good this season. And the holiday season hasn't yet started. I seriously believe 95% of speedway fans don't give two hoots how the sport is run 'at the top'. All they want is some good hard racing. The negativity of this forum doesnt seem present trackside.