Poole 2026

[LisaColette]

44 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

I’ll go Tobias Thomsen 

For what? 

[SteveLyric2]

2 hours ago, Paul Johnson said:

Blimey how did they manage when 20 teams in the league? including all the cups...people arw so reluctant to changing things. get a fixture planner to pen together a mock fixture list to see if its doable. we have plenty of time and maybe run a meeting or to on off days if necessary

Mondays and Thursdays were available back then.

[Paddy The Rebel]

1 hour ago, LisaColette said:

For what? 

Wrong thread 

[SteveLyric2]

Lawson confirmed for 2026.

[SteelShoe]

20 hours ago, Marksman said:

It's simple, you hit the ground running from the mid March to the end of August with league fixtures (Just like the Premiership do). Would be 16 home league matches, plus at least one KO Cup fixture, making 17 meetings to fit into 24 Race nights, allowing for rain offs/rider availability.

The BSN series is a nonsense competition.

While we are on the subject, Mark Lemon's comments on the same page in the SS were tone deaf as usual, speaking about the Championship clubs not to think about themselves being okay (I'm alright jack was what I think was quoted). If he wants to mess about thinking that clubs like Poole and Glasgow should move up to save the Premiership, then he needs to give his head a wobble. The crowds both clubs get provide the best business model to run a sustainable sport with a future.

Getting the biggest names in the sport to ride over here is not sustainable in the long term apart from 2/3 clubs unless Lemon is quite happy to see clubs go to the wall. He wants to try promoting speedway outside a major city then he will see how hard it really is.

yeah I didn't think much of his article either.

[Doners123]

12 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Lawson confirmed for 2026.

As much as Lawson is Lawson, good rider and good signing for Poole again.

[SteelShoe]

5 hours ago, geoff100 said:

Can remember mr beaton at shawfield saying bigger crowds ment bigger bills!

not sure I get that one Geoff. I remember Mrs Beeton wrote a cracking book on household management though, wonder what the BSPL are cooking up 🤔

Edited 10 hours ago by SteelShoe

[Neila]

2 minutes ago, SteelShoe said:

not sure I get that one Geoff.

Probably meaning bigger tax bills to pay out (or hide) 😛

[ASpeedwayfan]

Fantastic signing, not a surprising signing, but a fantastic one. 
It felt like he was going to win every race last season, especially at home, fantastic team rider aswell. 
he could certainly up that average but I think he will go back to putting the handbrake on and allowing his teammate past on the run to the line 

[geoff100]

9 minutes ago, Neila said:

Probably meaning bigger tax bills to pay out (or hide) 😛

Sure it was more vat and tax stuff he ment

[lewy]

14 minutes ago, Neila said:

Probably meaning bigger tax bills to pay out (or hide) 😛

I am saying nothing🪖

[SteelShoe]

6 hours ago, geoff100 said:

Sure it was more vat and tax stuff he ment

You gotta earn big to owe big. It's like Neila putting a few shifts overtime in (when he was working😀) then complaining about how much income tax he paid.

Edited 3 hours ago by SteelShoe

[Bald Bloke]

8 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Poole want more meaningful fixtures to help balance their annual stadium rental costs!!

Poole fans brag about their crowd levels. All Ford is interested in is  profit..

[Marky_Mark]

9 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Poole want more meaningful fixtures to help balance their annual stadium rental costs!!

Surely they just pay rent per meeting? Therefore more meetings just means more rent to pay?

[crescent girl]

12 minutes ago, Marky_Mark said:

Surely they just pay rent per meeting? Therefore more meetings just means more rent to pay?

Most, not all, stadium owners will charge a flat annual fee for a speedway club to operate   If that was (f'instance) £65k, and you run 15 meetings, you're paying £4.3k per meeting.  But if you run 25 meetings, it'll only be £2.6k.......

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said:

Poole fans brag about their crowd levels. All Ford is interested in is  profit..

Matt Ford loves speedway but as a businessman also wants us to make a profit, shocking!!

[szkocjasid]

On 11/6/2025 at 10:16 PM, LisaColette said:

So why are Poole, Berwick, Glasgow and Redcar been complaining all season about too many long gaps between fixtures then 

Three of those teams could run development league racing, but choose not to. Redcar had big gaps in the fixtures despite being in all the competitions, seems they either couldn't or wouldn't get opposition teams to come on their blank Fridays. 

Poole actually ride 17 home fixtures, 2h & 2a is only 16 home fixtures, adding KOC and/or play-offs potentially gives a few extra fixtures, but not much more than Poole currently get.

2h & 2a is feasible if clubs work together, are willing to race of off-rave nights (i.e 4 Friday tracks) and have riders who don't miss matches to race abroad (which can cause blank race dates).

[SteelShoe]

4 hours ago, foreverblue said:

Matt Ford loves speedway but as a businessman also wants us to make a profit, shocking!!

Goes without saying all promoters want to make a profit,  who wants 5 and 6 figure losses.