Steve Shovlar

All standing there trying to talk each other out of bothering. Nsport on kodi crystal clear image. Get Kodi. Just seen track and doesnt look too bad.

There are certain riders who have injuries follow them around. Schlein, Roynon, Ollie Allen are just three names off the top of my head. Other riders go through their whole careers without virtually a scratch. Adams, Hans Nielsen. There more to it than luck. Yes, the risks are far less when out in front but making the right decision when in the pack could well be why some get injured more than others.

No football? Could have sworn there was a premier league football team five miles up the road.

Ok sorry yes i hadnt seen it as at Lakeside. Very good meeting. Theres more on nsport right now but a one sided affair.

Not sure I get what you are saying. This afternoons televised meeting was excellent.

We beat Lakeside by a decent score a couple of weeks ago, but the racing was excellent. The scoreline often doesnt reflect the quality of racing.

And where are they from? Coventry? If so its more to do with the crappy team you have than anything else.

Drop in crowd? There's been no drop in the crowd size at Poole as the team is is an exciting mix of racers and the racing so far this season has been good. Winning = big crowds. You will always get your regulars/season ticket holders, then your pick and choosers, then your playoff only fans. Weather and holiday makers play a part in crowd sizes but its been good so far and I would expect another good crowd on Wednesday if the weather is decent enough. Then I will reassess my prediction to a 12 point win.

Well this has been a brilliant meeting. Though Lesno would be outclassed but they drew a lead before being tied up with two to go. Large crowd as well.

Kk should be good for 12 Harris 10 Garrity 5 Reserves 3 King 6 Guest 4

Next Wednesday see the second time these two clubs meet this season. Pirates came out on top first time around but the Coventry riders have had a feel of the track now and should be more dialled in. Garrity is starting to score, KK and Harris are certainly firing on all cylinders and Bates has just won the British U21 championship. The loss of the young Pole is a setback but a guest who is a track specialist could help. With Watty struggling with personal issues. This meeting could be a lot closer than the ES. In my opinion a 6 point Poole win, with some very good racing. The reserves to make the difference. Thoughts?

Bt and Sky are paying billions for the football. Why on earth didnt they meet up for a pint in a back street pub and say you have that, we have this and we wont bid more than a few million quid a season between us. Result? Footballers on 200,000 a week can go elsewhere, the premier league will survive and in an ideal world subscriptions would reduce.(yer right)

Swindon riders have been complaining about bends three and four. Getting their practice in for their trip to Belle Vue?

You gotta be kidding me. Poole fans, the same as any club, want to see their team win. If its a big margin so what? We beat Lakeside last week by a big score but the racing was great. Success = more fans and Matt ford is well aware of that.

Looks like the red red robbin is going to be bob bob bobbin along at the foot of the table.

So if they have cancelled a meeting on the 24th, what chance the big Sky meeting against Poole being on shortly after this date? It would be a fantastic launch meeting so surely the BV promotion would be moving hell and high water to make sure this was on, no? When Poole town came back to Wimborne Road in the early 90's, Mervyn Stewksbury managed to get a brand new track laid in two weeks around the enlarged football pitch.

Have to say Swindon dont look like playoff contenders. Doyle plus PL. Looking at the two teams Lions have much more fight in them. Rosco has a lot of work to do to get Robins top four.

Pleased to be wrong.

That looks like a broken collarbone for Wright.

Doesnt look like the recent track changes have made an iota of difference. Still gate and go.

RP, I really wouldnt bother to post on this thread. Its just full of the usual Poole and Matt Ford haters and whatever you say and do will only set off another page a viterole. Best thing to do is not post on this thread. Let all those conspiracy theorists gob off and let them think what they like. The only victory they shall have is on this thread while the team will do their talking on the track. And really thats the only place it matters.

Auty roller. Not close racing yet.

A winning attitude that other fans can't handle? Think tonight will be very close. 4 points either way.

Anyway thats this weeks bitch fest about Poole and Matt Ford over and done with. There will be some other post next week which will start the usual suspects off again searching through the archives of the local rag to find something else to spew on about for a dozen or so pages. What can we expect next week? Matt Ford ate a baby?

It was Mike Golding who told me what happened. I was told Norrie Allen wouldn't budge one iota and Matt just had enough because it was going nowhere and he wasn't prepared to pay the huge increase Allen was demanding. I doubt there wasn't a single Poole fan who wasn't gutted at the outcome. Its clear where the blame lies in all this. Mark Loram should have sat down with Norrie Allen before the bargaining stared and said, get the best deal you can but don't jeapodise my team berth. Instead Allen went in there and without the slightest bit of flexibility promptly put Matt Ford in a position that left no manoeuvrability. If, after hearing nothing from Matt Ford after a couple of days, why didn't he right him and try to sort something out? If it meant backing down so be it. Instead he lost his place and ended up at Peterborough on probably a lot less money than he was on before. From then on his career went downhill. Matt Ford is shrewd but he would have wanted Loram back, especially as he was World Champion and the extra sponsorship that would have brought to the club.