POOLE V REDCAR PLAY OFF SEMI FINAL IST LEG, - TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER.

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47 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

Can you explain what you mean?

As far as I'm aware this isn't the first time in history a speedway meeting has been postponed!

And not the first time due to a forecast! If the forecast is wrong that is not our fault.

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30 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

Explain how it's cheating 

Whatever we did would be wrong. 

[daz9100]

It is raining now though

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14 minutes ago, daz9100 said:

It is raining now though

Its no good bringing facts in to the argument!

[Berry9]

30 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

Explain how it's cheating 

Ok it's not cheating but it is skulduggery, every man and his dog knew Poole would do whatever they had to do to ensure this meeting was called off.  I was looking forward to the return leg on Sunday but now I will pray to the rain gods that the gesture is reciprocated. 

They say "cheats don't prosper" but Poole Pirates have proved year on year that they are an exception to the rule 

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[Bellers101]

19 minutes ago, daz9100 said:

It is raining now though

Great. After 9pm. When was it due to start 730pm? Could have been done and dusted by then.

[SteveLyric2]

1 minute ago, Bellers101 said:

Great. After 9pm. When was it due to start 730pm? Could have been done and dusted by then.

There wouldn't be dust in this weather.

[Bellers101]

2 minutes ago, Berry9 said:

Ok it's not cheating but it is skulduggery, every man and his dog knew Poole would do whatever they had to do to ensure this meeting was called off.  I was looking forward to the return leg on Sunday but now I will pray to the rain gods that the gesture is reciprocated. 

They say "cheats don't prosper" but Poole Pirates have proved year on year that they are an exception to the rule 

I

Rain forecast all day around Middlesbrough/Redcar area on Sunday. Might as well call it off now just in case.

[Bellers101]

2 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

There wouldn't be dust in this weather.

Plenty of dust on the Poole track most meetings!

[daz9100]

📢 Poole v Redcar Postponement | Message from promotion

Due to the forecast of heavy rain, we made the early decision to postpone tonight’s play-off semi-final against Redcar in order to save travelling supporters a wasted journey, to avoid unnecessary disruption for the riders. Our concern was not only getting the meeting started, but also whether we could complete all 15 heats.

I also want to address any suggestion that we postponed to gain the advantage of staging the second leg. That simply isn’t the case. Having finished above Redcar in the league we were entitled to the choice of leg and had no issue with going first and wanted to get the semi-final underway as soon as possible.

As it turned out, the forecast proved unreliable and the rain didn’t arrive until around 9pm. While we may have managed to get underway, there was no guarantee of completing the full meeting. For a play-off semi-final, we want 15 heats of proper racing on a track that gives the riders the chance to race, not just circulate on a wet surface.

I sincerely apologise to everyone who has been inconvenienced. Nobody is more frustrated by the situation than I am.

Dan Ford

[Catalan]

16 minutes ago, Berry9 said:

Ok it's not cheating but it is skulduggery, every man and his dog knew Poole would do whatever they had to do to ensure this meeting was called off.  I was looking forward to the return leg on Sunday but now I will pray to the rain gods that the gesture is reciprocated. 

They say "cheats don't prosper" but Poole Pirates have proved year on year that they are an exception to the rule 

I

Bizarre in this day and age if you decide that the truth isn't good enough you can shout and lie then it becomes fact.

[Dorsetpirate]

So no other team has called a meeting off due to the weather forecast then?? So many cheats in british speedway then!

[LisaColette]

22 minutes ago, Berry9 said:

Ok it's not cheating but it is skulduggery, every man and his dog knew Poole would do whatever they had to do to ensure this meeting was called off.  I was looking forward to the return leg on Sunday but now I will pray to the rain gods that the gesture is reciprocated. 

They say "cheats don't prosper" but Poole Pirates have proved year on year that they are an exception to the rule 

I

You do realise Poole could have had the second leg if they wanted to because they finished above Redcar. So your argument is beyond pathetic. 

[Bellers101]

5 minutes ago, Dorsetpirate said:

So no other team has called a meeting off due to the weather forecast then?? So many cheats in british speedway then!

Yes it does happen however Poole appear to be serial offenders. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Bellers101

[Dorsetpirate]

1 minute ago, Bellers101 said:

Yes it does happen however Poole appears to end 

End of the day meetings are won on the track.

[daz9100]

21 minutes ago, Bellers101 said:

Plenty of dust on the Poole track most meetings!

It's great that you watch most of Poole's meetings then, the stream is obviously very successful 

[Berry9]

10 minutes ago, LisaColette said:

You do realise Poole could have had the second leg if they wanted to because they finished above Redcar. So your argument is beyond pathetic. 

Poole had no intention whatsoever of hosting the first leg... It was an empty gesture 

[old bob at herne bay]

Wow... Poole messed up the chance to race yet again against a weakened side using a guest !!!! No wonder Dan isn't happy. 

Will their luck hold in the rearranged fixture ? 

p.off fixtures are usually a lottery dependent on the depth of mud. 

[LisaColette]

7 minutes ago, Berry9 said:

Poole had no intention whatsoever of hosting the first leg... It was an empty gesture 

That makes zero sense. There would be no point doing that. And when they report it off due to the forecast to you really think no one checks it at the time?

If Poole really wanted it off they could have just left the hose on like BV did that time when Zagar missed a flight. 

38 minutes ago, daz9100 said:

📢 Poole v Redcar Postponement | Message from promotion

Due to the forecast of heavy rain, we made the early decision to postpone tonight’s play-off semi-final against Redcar in order to save travelling supporters a wasted journey, to avoid unnecessary disruption for the riders. Our concern was not only getting the meeting started, but also whether we could complete all 15 heats.

I also want to address any suggestion that we postponed to gain the advantage of staging the second leg. That simply isn’t the case. Having finished above Redcar in the league we were entitled to the choice of leg and had no issue with going first and wanted to get the semi-final underway as soon as possible.

As it turned out, the forecast proved unreliable and the rain didn’t arrive until around 9pm. While we may have managed to get underway, there was no guarantee of completing the full meeting. For a play-off semi-final, we want 15 heats of proper racing on a track that gives the riders the chance to race, not just circulate on a wet surface.

I sincerely apologise to everyone who has been inconvenienced. Nobody is more frustrated by the situation than I am.

Dan Ford

Next time take the second leg. 

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Poole should be able to beat Redcar whoever is in the Bears team.