Odds On

lets be perfectly honest here, is it realistic to think that the probability of a new stadium/track being built is next to zero?

Goggles are only to be worn in non Poole meetings!

biggest change will see the black and white tactical helmet cover change, it will now be a blue colour with a skull and cross bones on it.

where the hell are they going to ride then?!

take a look at Reading and Milton Keynes and look at their new stadiums and then look at what Swindon are supposed to have!..

you know as do most people who are close to riders do, lets be honest the speedway world is pretty small and tongues wag!

There in lays the whole problem with speedway, this mentality is what's killing our sport to a degree, the promoters just cant afford the demands of these so called top riders.

Riders need to be more realistic in their demands when signing for a club, surely even they must realise that the home crowds they see in front of them week in week out are not paying the bills? The promoters are losing money hand over fist and in the end it will mean that the well will run dry, are todays riders partly to blame for the state of todays speedway downwards spiral?

The riders need to take pay cuts, the people who pay the bills(the promoters) are losing money, any business where the outgoings are bigger than the income is treading water and is only a matter of time before it all goes ** up!

(ps. Just a shame there was so much chit-chat about 'fuel additives' in the away pits!! Can't think who or what they meant?!! Apparantly similar comments at Somerset on Tuesday too!!) Guess you went up to the rider concerned and said as much?

well done to the Pirates who on paper are the champions but the real champions are the Aces. Also full credit to Cook who was by far the most consistant rider over the two legs.

I believe you are correct but whether it gets changed or not is a different scenario!!

he broke the rules and got away with it, he also broke the rules and got away with being foolish, another day and both could of been different outcomes.

this forum will go into meltdown next week if Bomber guests for Poole!

Stick to the conversation and not hyperthetical occurrences, it was heat 15 and the meeting was long done.

Like I said some sad people in the world. Out of interest do you smile a people who have broken down at the side of the road?!

Some strange people if that's what floats their boat, as for a natural reaction?...I can't be natural then! Cheering at someone's misfortune is pretty low in any walk of life.

So you would cheer when someone has an engine failure?... Some sad people in this world.

very disappointed in the reaction by the Poole fans when Bomber crashed, even Middleditch said "fortunately Chris wasn't injured", the cheers went up as soon as he came off and no-one would of known if he was injured or not at that point. I also cant for the life of me understand why people cheer when someone has just blown an engine, quite clearly an expensive one at that when Hans blew his. As a neutral the meeting was over before it even started and imo a very poor advert for the sport. Having two meetings on in one night just doesn't work.

if Josh Bates scores more than a point I will be amazed. Poole to win this in a canter and thus will be a non event.

I disagree as the only people making money out of speedway are the riders and engine tuners. The people who should be making the money(the promoters) aren't.

the biggest problem is the promoters aren't making money out of the game, the promoters need to promote the sport and in turn make money out of the sport, I cant think of many businesses where the employees take home more than what is being raised through income. You can change uprights, laydowns, dirt deflectors etc etc but the real source of the problem is income for the promoters.

great performance by the Aces, it appeared that Swindon had one too many show ponies who didn't turn up when it really mattered!

earnings!..I would imagine most have done their proverbials this season!

The team was poor, very poor before the season even started, Luke quitting was a very small factor in the grand scheme of things!