Poole v Glasgow, 15/10/25, Glasgow v Poole, 17/10/25 Championship Final

[Mr Blobby]

Did Smith not guest for Redcar in the first leg of the play off semi? Would that not also make him ineligible?

[Noelinho]

41 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Did Smith not guest for Redcar in the first leg of the play off semi? Would that not also make him ineligible?

If he did, it would.

[LisaColette]

6 minutes ago, Noelinho said:

If he did, it would.

He did as it was Hodder and Trigger in KOC. 

Down to Dayle Wood then, which is prob the best option at Poole anyway. 

Edited 15 hours ago by LisaColette

[Neila]

1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said:

I am most certainly not having a dig at him. I am calling his ability as it currently is for a 16 year old. Talented but a long way to go. If Will misses the start he struggles to pass and tends to follow the rider in front around. Next season will see improvements.  

Unfortunately seeing him at worky on Saturday and in the local establishment in the evening,looks like cairns has had a big growth spurt and will probably keep on growing for a little bit, looking to be the wrong build for a speedway rider now 

[old bob at herne bay]

“I think its the most 50/50 playoff final yet”

what a funny expression🤣🤣

 

so it’s a 60/60 playoff final then?
 

Nah don’t believe it…..

the boy Nigel has never ridden Wimborne…

[old bob at herne bay]

1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said:

I am most certainly not having a dig at him. I am calling his ability as it currently is for a 16 year old. Talented but a long way to go. If Will misses the start he struggles to pass and tends to follow the rider in front around. Next season will see improvements.  

Seen many young riders like that……sometimes they flatter to deceive and never move on and learn to pass ….others fall off lot trying then entually stay on and move up the ladder….only time will tell,,,,

would suggest Poole not the best track to learn the art of passing ?

[LisaColette]

42 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

“I think its the most 50/50 playoff final yet”

what a funny expression🤣🤣

 

so it’s a 60/60 playoff final then?
 

Nah don’t believe it…..

the boy Nigel has never ridden Wimborne…

It's not a funny expression it's called maths!  (mainly percentages)🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

Which i guess isn't your strong point as it has to add up to 100 which 60+60 does not! It would be 60/40 for future reference. 

Hope that helps you out! 

Yes it would also help us out if you sent Nagel to Wimborne as everyone else would be in a different Dorset town of Poole. ✌️

[Fromafar]

2 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said:

I am most certainly not having a dig at him. I am calling his ability as it currently is for a 16 year old. Talented but a long way to go. If Will misses the start he struggles to pass and tends to follow the rider in front around. Next season will see improvements.  

 Cairns has very good bike skills always looks in control and stylish. Don’t see any reason too doubt his ability. trouble was he was “hyped up” and that doesn’t help.Quite sure he can handle it.

[Fromafar]

58 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Seen many young riders like that……sometimes they flatter to deceive and never move on and learn to pass ….others fall off lot trying then entually stay on and move up the ladder….only time will tell,,,,

would suggest Poole not the best track to learn the art of passing ?

To many knockers of the Poole track. mainly on this forum though .It no better or worse than most.

[Arthur54]

1 hour ago, Neila said:

Unfortunately seeing him at worky on Saturday and in the local establishment in the evening,looks like cairns has had a big growth spurt and will probably keep on growing for a little bit, looking to be the wrong build for a speedway rider now 

Did you ever see Michael Lee ride 

[Neila]

12 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

Did you ever see Michael Lee ride 

Yes but that was in the old days, when a lot of it was riders skill on a bike, now most bikes are equal and it's the weight of the rider what makes a difference . Unfortunately in the last few months Mr cairns has grown a lot, which may or may not go against him

[foreverblue]

2 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said:

“I think its the most 50/50 playoff final yet”

what a funny expression🤣🤣

 

so it’s a 60/60 playoff final then?
 

Nah don’t believe it…..

the boy Nigel has never ridden Wimborne…

Who is Nigel?

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, Arthur54 said:

Did you ever see Michael Lee ride 

Absolutely correct, speedway riders come in all shapes and sizes, you dont have to be Dan Bewley size to become a decent speedway rider.

[Neila]

29 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

Absolutely correct, speedway riders come in all shapes and sizes, you dont have to be Dan Bewley size to become a decent speedway rider.

The riders in the past did, big Arthur Browning is another, or little Steve Schofield, but the modern day riders are a very different shape/size 

Edited 11 hours ago by Neila

[foreverblue]

8 hours ago, Neila said:

The riders in the past did, big Arthur Browning is another, or little Steve Schofield, but the modern day riders are a very different shape/size 

They still come is various shapes and sizes. Obviously it helps to be shorter for balance etc but you would not call Adam Ellis short or Anders Rowe.

Edited 2 hours ago by foreverblue

[therefused]

35 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

They still come is various shapes and sizes. Obviously it helps to be shorter for balance etc but you would not call Adam Ellis short or Anders Rowe.

neither of which have pulled up any trees really. Neila is spot on, only have to look at the current world champion. 

[poole keith]

Only have to look at the top motorcycle racers in the world in moto gp,moto 2 and 3,all ultra fit and very lean,think someone posted on here hans neilson advice to any young rider wanting to go faster "lose 5lbs"

[topaz325]

I think Poole are favourites , very strong at home and usually do well away , plus have good reserves compared to Glasgow.

Glasgow need to keep the deficit to 10 pts as a minimum to keep this tie alive .

Edited 1 hour ago by topaz325

[WookieboyDon]

Expect some baffling and controversial decisions on Wednesday evening...Christina Turnbull is the referee...🙈

[bellevueace]

I think Poole will do enough at home to see them through the second leg, thats based on Glasgows performances down there so far this season, will Nagel adapt to the track on his first visit, will Tigers reserves be capable of taking points off the home reserves? Intriguing and interesting final.