Poole 2025

[Bald Bloke]

2 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said:

Not going to make much of a difference. He is not likely going to bother the scorers. Can’t do any worse though.

That's the way

[Arthur54]

12 hours ago, lewy said:

Are Poole trying to cheat again, I thought only new riders come in on 2 average, I think ritchings should  be on a 3 average 

Well he's not, move on, like i said the other day, you have more things to worry about down deepest Plymouth 

[Paddy The Rebel]

14 hours ago, LisaColette said:

https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/22659/riders-development-series-poole-2024

Tbf prob based on this? 

Even that though suggests he ain’t going to be any better than Perry…

[Paddy The Rebel]

3 hours ago, Arthur54 said:

Poole have switched their riding order, Zach moves to 5 and Lewi to 4

Should be Kerr and cook at 3&4 and Rowe at 5 would give the team much better balance,plus Zach I don’t think is a number 5 

 

Edited Tuesday at 12:42 PM by Paddy The Rebel

[LisaColette]

23 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

Should be Kerr and cook at 3&4 and Rowe at 5 would give the team much better balance, plus Zach I don’t think is a number 5 

 

Why not? He has been in majority of H15s this season and SH. Either Rowe or Cook at 5 would be okay imo. Plus if it doesn't work, can always change it again. 

[Paddy The Rebel]

1 hour ago, LisaColette said:

Why not? He has been in majority of H15s this season and SH. Either Rowe or Cook at 5 would be okay imo. Plus if it doesn't work, can always change it again. 

That’s my opinion he’s not at the same level as Ben Cook,Tom Brennan, from last year and many more no5 riders,let’s see how he gets on as I think he will get found out in many ht13s home and away which is something I don’t see with Anders.

[Wee Eck]

On 5/12/2025 at 3:27 PM, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

He’s a temporary number seven, for Christ’s sake.😂

You wouldn’t even make a judgement call on a number one after four meetings, never mind a reserve… let alone a number seven… and a temporary one at that.😂

The absolute irony and hypocrisy of Neil Middleditch saying in this week’s Speedway Star that riders need encouragement, not criticism - or words to that effect - when they’re struggling is incredible.

Matt Marson’s a young man who deserves more than being dumped after four meetings at the expense of someone who will be replaced in 48 days.

Matt Marson is hardly a young man. His first UK season was 7 years ago and he’s sadly not progressed beyond NDL level. He’s scored 2 points from 12 races for Poole, both gifts when Barker fell at Plymouth and Kerr retired at Oxford. 
This gives him a home average of zero, away of 1.33. 
it was brave of him to accept the offer of a CL place, but it can’t do his confidence any good being so far off the pace. So maybe he’s relieved to be let go?

[ASpeedwayfan]

1 hour ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

That’s my opinion he’s not at the same level as Ben Cook,Tom Brennan, from last year and many more no5 riders,let’s see how he gets on as I think he will get found out in many ht13s home and away which is something I don’t see with Anders.

To be honest the league isn’t at the standard of having riders of Ben Cook and Tom Brennan anymore, those 2 are above the championship hence why they have moved on, I would say Sam Masters is also above the championship but perhaps doesn’t want to ride too much abroad 

[AFCB Wildcat]

On 5/13/2025 at 9:07 AM, Steve Shovlar said:

Poole re-arrange next weeks meeting due to football clash. Good move!

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/25155902.poole-rearrange-harbour-masters-meeting-due-europa-league-clash/

It's a shame that whoever thought it was a good idea to pitch last year's Cardiff GP against the opening day of the Premier League season & a full football league programme didn't have the same foresight. Madness!!

Edited yesterday at 11:18 AM by AFCB Wildcat
Edited for clarity

[SteveLyric2]

40 minutes ago, AFCB Wildcat said:

It's a shame that whoever thought it was a good idea to pitch Cardiff against the opening day of the Premier League season & a full football league programme didn't have the same foresight. Madness!!

What's on in Cardiff?

[AFCB Wildcat]

2 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

What's on in Cardiff?

Sorry, I should have been more specific.

I was referring to last years GP. Nobody will convince me that going head to head with the opening day of the football season didn't significantly affect the attendance.

 

[therefused]

18 hours ago, Wee Eck said:

Matt Marson is hardly a young man. His first UK season was 7 years ago and he’s sadly not progressed beyond NDL level. He’s scored 2 points from 12 races for Poole, both gifts when Barker fell at Plymouth and Kerr retired at Oxford. 
This gives him a home average of zero, away of 1.33. 
it was brave of him to accept the offer of a CL place, but it can’t do his confidence any good being so far off the pace. So maybe he’s relieved to be let go?

but we all knew that at the beginning of the season, it was a temporary signing?