foreverblue Posted Sunday at 07:37 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:37 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, Neila said: Redcar less travelling 😜 and more chance of beating the pilots 😃 Pirates beat everyone, you should be used to that by now! Last season was a bit of a blip! Edited Sunday at 07:38 PM by foreverblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks123 Posted Sunday at 07:55 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:55 PM 23 hours ago, LisaColette said: Wow! Has anyone won the GP before and only scored 8?! Bewley won in Wroclaw (think in 2022 after winning Cardiff) with 8 points. Think its been done 2 or 3 times (Bartosz won the Torun GP and world title with 8 points in 2023 or 2024). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted Monday at 09:51 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:51 PM On 5/2/2026 at 5:28 PM, SteveLyric2 said: Poole's Matt Ford waiting to see how Gilkes performs for Leicester before making any decision ONE POINT? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Monday at 10:15 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:15 PM 21 minutes ago, Bitza said: ONE POINT? Definitely need to keep Kyle, maybe replace Bowes with someone who could score a few points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted Tuesday at 06:31 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:31 AM 8 hours ago, Bitza said: ONE POINT? Lads been out best part of 12 months, steps right back in to Premier League with a few practise spins. Show some respect!  6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Tuesday at 06:46 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:46 AM 7 minutes ago, HGould said: Lads been out best part of 12 months, steps right back in to Premier League with a few practise spins. Show some respect! Â Fair point, we need to see how he goes in his next meetings, apparently guesting for Workington, see how that goes in what should be easier than riding at Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Tuesday at 11:55 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:55 AM Also lets not forget Bowes got injured in the winter, keeping him out of the Aussie Championships. He has actually scored well in his first few meetings (5+1, 6+1, 8+1) but then only managed 3, 2+1 and 0 in his next 3 which included falls and mechanicals! His average has gone from 5.63 t0 5.42, whereas Kyle Newman has gone from 4.82 to 4.98. With Cooper Rushen getting a 'full' average in a week or so, I guess Kyle will be dropping to reserve!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Tuesday at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:54 PM 2 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: Also lets not forget Bowes got injured in the winter, keeping him out of the Aussie Championships. He has actually scored well in his first few meetings (5+1, 6+1, 8+1) but then only managed 3, 2+1 and 0 in his next 3 which included falls and mechanicals! His average has gone from 5.63 t0 5.42, whereas Kyle Newman has gone from 4.82 to 4.98. With Cooper Rushen getting a 'full' average in a week or so, I guess Kyle will be dropping to reserve!! Kyle at reserve will be terrific, I am so pleased he is staying, always liked him, always gives his best for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted Tuesday at 04:32 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:32 PM (edited) Dan Gilkes has said he has been droped by Poole Edited Tuesday at 04:34 PM by M.D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelinehugger Posted Tuesday at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:33 PM Just now, M.D said: Dan Gilkes has said he has been drooped by Poole From what height? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted Tuesday at 05:37 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:37 PM 1 hour ago, M.D said: Dan Gilkes has said he has been droped by Poole And snapped up by Scunny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted Tuesday at 05:39 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:39 PM The way Gilkes was speaking I don’t think he will be keen to line up for Poole anytime soon….. Leicester showing loyalty to their rider even though the replacement became the second best rising star in the top flight Poole immediately bin him and keep the replacement whose average has gone up a huge 0.16 Poole have history of being ruthless and showing zero loyalty …. Why not sign Newman at the start of the season if Poole were worried about Gilkes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Tuesday at 06:03 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:03 PM 11 minutes ago, Gavan said: The way Gilkes was speaking I don’t think he will be keen to line up for Poole anytime soon….. Leicester showing loyalty to their rider even though the replacement became the second best rising star in the top flight Poole immediately bin him and keep the replacement whose average has gone up a huge 0.16 Poole have history of being ruthless and showing zero loyalty …. Why not sign Newman at the start of the season if Poole were worried about Gilkes Leicester would soon drop him if it cost them league points. They have 6 other riders on form, or 5 after Dan T got injured. They can carry him no probs. We cant carry 2 in the top 5 that is the difference. As then you are asking Will and Cooper to be getting at least 6/7 points a meeting. You really need to listen to MF's interview on solent at start of the season. Will answer a lot of your questions. For one they said Dan could come back, Kyle could be an option if he did well or they could look somewhere else. So he was never 100% coming back if that was said just before season started.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Tuesday at 06:15 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:15 PM 33 minutes ago, Gavan said: The way Gilkes was speaking I don’t think he will be keen to line up for Poole anytime soon….. Leicester showing loyalty to their rider even though the replacement became the second best rising star in the top flight Poole immediately bin him and keep the replacement whose average has gone up a huge 0.16 Poole have history of being ruthless and showing zero loyalty …. Why not sign Newman at the start of the season if Poole were worried about Gilkes They did sign Newman once they knew Gilkes wasn't ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Tuesday at 06:16 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:16 PM 4 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Leicester would soon drop him if it cost them league points. They have 6 other riders on form, or 5 after Dan T got injured. They can carry him no probs. We cant carry 2 in the top 5 that is the difference. As then you are asking Will and Cooper to be getting at least 6/7 points a meeting. You really need to listen to MF's interview on solent at start of the season. Will answer a lot of your questions. For one they said Dan could come back, Kyle could be an option if he did well or they could look somewhere else. So he was never 100% coming back if that was said just before season started.  Exactly and if you look at what Gilkes said, he was disappointed but understood the reasoning. The facts are he was not fit at the start of the season, he has spent a lot of time and money trying to get fit but he turned up for his first meeting and scored one point so he clearly is not ready yet. From a Poole point of view, we got in a rider to cover for his absence who did very well, this rider is a Pirate through and through who has always given his all for us, to dump him for a not yet fit rider would be stupid. I feel sorry for Dan Gilkes but this is a sensible decision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Tuesday at 06:59 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:59 PM 41 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Exactly and if you look at what Gilkes said, he was disappointed but understood the reasoning. The facts are he was not fit at the start of the season, he has spent a lot of time and money trying to get fit but he turned up for his first meeting and scored one point so he clearly is not ready yet. From a Poole point of view, we got in a rider to cover for his absence who did very well, this rider is a Pirate through and through who has always given his all for us, to dump him for a not yet fit rider would be stupid. I feel sorry for Dan Gilkes but this is a sensible decision. ....plus Kyle is a decent decorator!!🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelinehugger Posted Tuesday at 07:22 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:22 PM 22 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: ....plus Kyle is a decent decorator!!🤣 He paints the walls that Lawson plasters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyfan Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago On 5/5/2026 at 6:39 PM, Gavan said: The way Gilkes was speaking I don’t think he will be keen to line up for Poole anytime soon….. Leicester showing loyalty to their rider even though the replacement became the second best rising star in the top flight Poole immediately bin him and keep the replacement whose average has gone up a huge 0.16 Poole have history of being ruthless and showing zero loyalty …. Why not sign Newman at the start of the season if Poole were worried about Gilkes Funny how it’s only Poole that show zero loyalty…..No mention of Scunthorpes zero loyalty to Simon Lambert…but of course he didn’t ride for Poole!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 5 hours ago, scottyfan said: Funny how it’s only Poole that show zero loyalty…..No mention of Scunthorpes zero loyalty to Simon Lambert…but of course he didn’t ride for Poole!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think Scunthorpe could ever be accused of a lack of loyalty towards Sumon Lambert, too much if anything. FWIW I don't think Poole have done anything wrong here, you can't drop a rider scoring as well as Newman has been. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, Bagpuss said: I don't think Scunthorpe could ever be accused of a lack of loyalty towards Sumon Lambert, too much if anything. FWIW I don't think Poole have done anything wrong here, you can't drop a rider scoring as well as Newman has been. I agree, Lambert has been shown too much loyalty. Poole have never been a club to keep an underperforming rider, we just got lucky with Newman, he has come in and done a job way above expectations, the form he is in he would have been picked up by someone else. It would have been crazy not to keep him. We all wish Dan Gilkes the best of luck this season with his respective clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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