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

[Bellers101]

52 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Oxford v Redcar is OFF due to rainy forecast!!

It wasn't just forecast, it has rained heavily this morning.

[arnieg]

20 minutes ago, Bellers101 said:

It wasn't just forecast, it has rained heavily this morning.

The operative word here is heavy. Poole fans seem to be unable to distinguish between a forecast of light rain and an actual heavy downpour.

 

I assume that most of them are not that stupid (but I might be wrong) , and that they are simply seeking to wind-up Oxford fans.

[Eagle77]

1 hour ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Oxford v Redcar is OFF due to rainy forecast!!

Yesterday it wasn't raining and according to the forecast the probability of rain in the evening was 30% to 50%... and it turned out to be 0% until around 9 o'clock...

Today it is raining and according to the forecast the probability of rain in the evening is 70% to 90%...

Spot the difference....

[lucifer sam]

1 hour ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Oxford v Redcar is OFF due to rainy forecast!!

Incorrect. Oxford v Redcar was off due to heavy rain that had already arrived. Yes, the forecast is awful too, but the main reason is that the track is already wet through and saturated. 

[therefused]

Poole fans will never admit when they are wrong, they will just double down at every opportunity. 

[foreverblue]

12 minutes ago, lucifer sam said:

Incorrect. Oxford v Redcar was off due to heavy rain that had already arrived. Yes, the forecast is awful too, but the main reason is that the track is already wet through and saturated. 

If it was just the rain that has already arrived the meeting could still be on, it is because there is more rain forecast that caused the postponement.

[foreverblue]

On 9/9/2025 at 12:44 PM, LisaColette said:

 

You except any team to run a meeting with this forecast? 

As Lisa posted yesterday the forecast was bad, a lot worse than the 50% quoted by some.

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, Eagle77 said:

Yesterday it wasn't raining and according to the forecast the probability of rain in the evening was 30% to 50%... and it turned out to be 0% until around 9 o'clock...

Today it is raining and according to the forecast the probability of rain in the evening is 70% to 90%...

Spot the difference....

None both the meetings are OFF

[lucifer sam]

1 hour ago, therefused said:

Poole fans will never admit when they are wrong, they will just double down at every opportunity. 

 

59 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

If it was just the rain that has already arrived the meeting could still be on, it is because there is more rain forecast that caused the postponement.

 

And just like that, a Poole fan has proven your point 😄😄

Clear as day difference from a meeting simply called off on forecast and one largely called off because of rain that has already arrived.

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, lucifer sam said:

 

 

And just like that, a Poole fan has proven your point 😄😄

Clear as day difference from a meeting simply called off on forecast and one largely called off because of rain that has already arrived.

Just to prove my point you said largely called off!

[Tim G]

2 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

Just to prove my point you said largely called off!

It was absolutely chucking it down with rain last night and I doubt very much the meeting would have gone ahead even if we had dry day. Much heavier than last week when the meeting with Leicester was called off.

it’s also been raining during today.

You had no rain and called a meeting off so totally different. 

[foreverblue]

2 minutes ago, Tim G said:

It was absolutely chucking it down with rain last night and I doubt very much the meeting would have gone ahead even if we had dry day. Much heavier than last week when the meeting with Leicester was called off.

it’s also been raining during today.

You had no rain and called a meeting off so totally different. 

But the forecast was very bad, you can't always wait for it to happen before you decide to call it off. 

[arnieg]

4 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

But the forecast was very bad, you can't always wait for it to happen before you decide to call it off. 

No it wasn't.

 

I spent a lot of time looking at forecasts and rainfall radar yesterday (as I went to Wight Warriors). The forecasts all predicted light showers starting somewhere between 7 and 9 with possibly heavier rain arriving between 9 and 11. None of that falls into the category of 'very bad'. And throughout the day the rainfall radar suggested those forecasts were accurate. It didn't start raining in Poole until around 9pm and unless you have the worst prepared track in speedway the meeting should easily have been completed before it became unrideable. [And anyway where rain is threatened most meetings are completed by 9pm anyway]

[Tim G]

22 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

But the forecast was very bad, you can't always wait for it to happen before you decide to call it off. 

I understand that but the circumstances around both call offs are different which you’re failing to understand.

Poole because of a forecast and Oxford because of a saturated track.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Tim G

[foreverblue]

16 minutes ago, arnieg said:

No it wasn't.

 

I spent a lot of time looking at forecasts and rainfall radar yesterday (as I went to Wight Warriors). The forecasts all predicted light showers starting somewhere between 7 and 9 with possibly heavier rain arriving between 9 and 11. None of that falls into the category of 'very bad'. And throughout the day the rainfall radar suggested those forecasts were accurate. It didn't start raining in Poole until around 9pm and unless you have the worst prepared track in speedway the meeting should easily have been completed before it became unrideable. [And anyway where rain is threatened most meetings are completed by 9pm anyway]

If you look at my earlier post referring to the met office forecast, it was mentioning heavy rain from 5 and between 80-95% chance of rain after 1700 hrs.

 

2 hours ago, foreverblue said:

As Lisa posted yesterday the forecast was bad, a lot worse than the 50% quoted by some.

 

[Bellers101]

20 minutes ago, arnieg said:

No it wasn't.

 

I spent a lot of time looking at forecasts and rainfall radar yesterday (as I went to Wight Warriors). The forecasts all predicted light showers starting somewhere between 7 and 9 with possibly heavier rain arriving between 9 and 11. None of that falls into the category of 'very bad'. And throughout the day the rainfall radar suggested those forecasts were accurate. It didn't start raining in Poole until around 9pm and unless you have the worst prepared track in speedway the meeting should easily have been completed before it became unrideable. [And anyway where rain is threatened most meetings are completed by 9pm anyway]

They have got a poorly prepared track to be fair. 😂

[topaz325]

Going to be quite a few call offs this month already 

[Gavan]

Not saying the Poole decision was right or wrong or pre determined 

But season after season with Poole this topic comes up 

Are all the fans of the other clubs wrong everytime 

No smoke without fire 

[LisaColette]

2 hours ago, arnieg said:

No it wasn't.

 

I spent a lot of time looking at forecasts and rainfall radar yesterday (as I went to Wight Warriors). The forecasts all predicted light showers starting somewhere between 7 and 9 with possibly heavier rain arriving between 9 and 11. None of that falls into the category of 'very bad'. And throughout the day the rainfall radar suggested those forecasts were accurate. It didn't start raining in Poole until around 9pm and unless you have the worst prepared track in speedway the meeting should easily have been completed before it became unrideable. [And anyway where rain is threatened most meetings are completed by 9pm anyway]

You conveniently didn't look at the forecast Redcar did. Still got the screenshot for you. 

When it was called off, this is what the met office had: