Oxford V Poole 15/4/26 BSN 1st leg

[Whitelinehugger]

1 hour ago, Arthur54 said:

Spoke to him at Poole last week, has had it with this forum 

If he comes back I will cheer him up😂

[SteveArena]

Cheers Arfer. I bet Shovvy keeps him lubricated with flat whites at Wimborne Road!

[Bagpuss]

2 hours ago, foreverblue said:

Yes agree with that, I noticed at Kings Lynn he had two wins then two last places which could well have been machinery issues.

Gated twice and didn't gate twice, simple as that.

[Trackrat]

37 minutes ago, Whitelinehugger said:

Where you popped up from.

Who are ya?

[Whitelinehugger]

20 minutes ago, Trackrat said:

Who are ya?

The mystery man

Edited Thursday at 02:29 PM by Whitelinehugger

[Arthur54]

1 hour ago, Whitelinehugger said:

Where you popped up from.

When Poole lose, he genuinely appears 😂

[Arthur54]

1 hour ago, Trackrat said:

Who are ya?

He's my friend, we didn't get married by the way 😂

[Jon Boy]

Above all having any speedway to watch last night at Oxford is the real winner. Costs of a rain off or abandonment could have been catastrophic. 
 

Was it a classic? No 

Was it a fair and safe track for the riders given the expected weather conditions? Yes

 

Were Oxford sharper out of the starts? Yes. 
 

I think some of the criticism of the riders given the conditions and personal circumstances are unwarranted. 
 

People seem to forget Lawson had a major smash and mechanical write offs recently so will be playing catch up with fitness and equipment. 
 

Sedgman dropped everything to drive down to Oxford so had no time to prepare and set up for Oxford. I agree he is not a track specialist but marketed that way to soften the blow of losing Riss. Oxford could have gone for the cheaper option of r/r so fair play to both parties.
 

I think Newman rode better than points suggested but lost out from the gates but not his riding or speed.
 

Rushen will be hell of a rider and was giving 100% every single second. 
 

The only rider that based on last nights performance that disappointed me was Bowes who didn’t ride like a team man and wrecked the run of his team mate in one heat and looked quite erratic in another, that said he has been used to the bigger tracks so could have been struggling with a slick, tighter track. But I bet he learned lots so take the positives. 
 

 

[Jon Boy]

Above all having any speedway to watch last night at Oxford is the real winner. Costs of a rain off or abandonment could have been catastrophic. 
 

Was it a classic? No 

Was it a fair and safe track for the riders given the expected weather conditions? Yes

 

Were Oxford sharper out of the starts? Yes. 
 

I think some of the criticism of the riders given the conditions and personal circumstances are unwarranted. 
 

People seem to forget Lawson had a major smash and mechanical write offs recently so will be playing catch up with fitness and equipment. 
 

Sedgman dropped everything to drive down to Oxford so had no time to prepare and set up for Oxford. I agree he is not a track specialist but marketed that way to soften the blow of losing Riss. Oxford could have gone for the cheaper option of r/r so fair play to both parties.
 

I think Newman rode better than points suggested but lost out from the gates but not his riding or speed.
 

Rushen will be hell of a rider and was giving 100% every single second. 
 

The only rider that based on last nights performance that disappointed me was Bowes who didn’t ride like a team man and wrecked the run of his team mate in one heat and looked quite erratic in another, that said he has been used to the bigger tracks so could have been struggling with a slick, tighter track. But I bet he learned lots so take the positives. 
 

 

[Trackrat]

1 hour ago, Arthur54 said:

When Poole lose, he genuinely appears 😂

Genuinely? Strange choice of words there arfwit. 😂😂

[M.D]

5 hours ago, Whitelinehugger said:

If he comes back I will cheer him up😂

I bet he's absolutely salavating at the prospect. 

[Whitelinehugger]

2 hours ago, Arthur54 said:

He's my friend, we didn't get married by the way 😂

All went wrong at the alter. Damn builders

[Whitelinehugger]

2 hours ago, Jon Boy said:

Above all having any speedway to watch last night at Oxford is the real winner. Costs of a rain off or abandonment could have been catastrophic. 
 

Was it a classic? No 

Was it a fair and safe track for the riders given the expected weather conditions? Yes

 

Were Oxford sharper out of the starts? Yes. 
 

I think some of the criticism of the riders given the conditions and personal circumstances are unwarranted. 
 

People seem to forget Lawson had a major smash and mechanical write offs recently so will be playing catch up with fitness and equipment. 
 

Sedgman dropped everything to drive down to Oxford so had no time to prepare and set up for Oxford. I agree he is not a track specialist but marketed that way to soften the blow of losing Riss. Oxford could have gone for the cheaper option of r/r so fair play to both parties.
 

I think Newman rode better than points suggested but lost out from the gates but not his riding or speed.
 

Rushen will be hell of a rider and was giving 100% every single second. 
 

The only rider that based on last nights performance that disappointed me was Bowes who didn’t ride like a team man and wrecked the run of his team mate in one heat and looked quite erratic in another, that said he has been used to the bigger tracks so could have been struggling with a slick, tighter track. But I bet he learned lots so take the positives. 
 

 

Bowes is a waste of space

[Whitelinehugger]

3 minutes ago, M.D said:

I bet he's absolutely salavating at the prospect. 

I’ve got the trap set, believe you me.

[M.D]

1 minute ago, Whitelinehugger said:

I’ve got the crap set, believe you me.

Fixed that for you.

[Whitelinehugger]

4 minutes ago, M.D said:

Fixed that for you.

Trap. He’s got the crap

[foreverblue]

4 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

Gated twice and didn't gate twice, simple as that.

But he didnt even beat PHB in one race or Kvech who also had a terrible night. Cant help thinking he must have had mechanical issues.

[ArthurRudge]

On 4/16/2026 at 6:27 AM, Phannan said:

Danny Ford .. the Ruben Amorim of the championship 

Would have loved to of seen that prats face after the meeting 

[szkocjasid]

On 4/16/2026 at 12:30 PM, foreverblue said:

The track was not to Chris Harris liking because we prepared it for our riders not yours. What is wrong with that? 

The Oxford track was prepared with no material on it due to weather forecast, that is fair enough but it did produce a dusty track, not why we lost though, they were just gating better. 

 

On 4/16/2026 at 1:26 PM, szkocjasid said:

Just out of curiosity, does that mean if you prepare a boring race track on purpose it's acceptable then?

 

On 4/16/2026 at 1:42 PM, LisaColette said:

Oxford didn't prepare it accidentally did they? They did it because of the weather, so the Oxford fans say. So on purpose. 

Maybe a different word would be better. 

I was replying to the first part, about the Poole track in the play-offs.

[szkocjasid]

On 4/16/2026 at 1:26 PM, szkocjasid said:

Just out of curiosity, does that mean if you prepare a boring race track on purpose it's acceptable then?

 

On 4/16/2026 at 1:46 PM, foreverblue said:

I would say the end justifies the means.

If fans are happy with a "boring" win, then I guess that'll keep the crowds coming.

I'm very much more interested in the entertainment on show, than the result. While I'll tend to be cheering on one of the teams in action, I don't have "my team" to support (Rye House & Arena-Essex / Lakeside) so can understand why others would feel differently.