Poole 2027

[TigerIain]

35 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

...and whether that list is as now or after the 2.5% discount has been applied.

Last year it was after (allowing Workington to sign Craig Cook on 7.99). Currently 10 riders would be above 8 for next year, including Kyle Howarth. 8.00 was chosen last year as that was the top 9 riders being spread across 9 teams. So it could work that way again this year (I've not heard anything either way).

Would only mean Poole losing someone (as Klindt is currently unattached). Berwick and Plymouth had no one finish over 8 (after a 2.5% reduction in Scott Nicholls average)

Kye Thomson, Leon Flint, Sam Masters, Zack Cook, Richard Lawson, Charles Wright, Nikolai Klindt, Josh Pickering and Jonas Jeppesen. Plus the now retired Kyle Howarth

Any brit between 8.00 and 8.20 would go below 8 after a 2.5% reduction (Scott Nicholls and Bomber)

[Neila]

Post updated 

Edited 21 hours ago by Neila

[LisaColette]

19 minutes ago, TigerIain said:

Baffles me that people keep suggesting every year that Bomber will sign for Poole. The man loves blasting round the fence in the deep dirt, I genuinely think a bit of his soul dies when he turns up to super slick tracks with next to no dirt on them. I reckon Bomber would quit rather than ride on a home track as slick as Wimborne Road every week.

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Equally spending nearly 8 points signing a rider like Bomber doesn't fit Poole's business model these days. They want better gaters in their team. 

1. Poole fans love Bomber despite him riding for Glasgow. He has best reception on parade for an away rider.

2. He has already been a Poole rider in 2018. So he has already agreed to ride it on a weekly basis before!

3. Maybe if Poole signed him they would prep the track for him, so win-win. 🙃😉

[Neila]

Some of these riders mentioned may have a hard decision to make if Poland insist the polish league and 1 other league rule is in place, take Zac, rides in Poland belle Vue and Poole, one of these will have to go, other riders like masters and Thompson etc will be in the same boat

[False dawn]

5 minutes ago, TigerIain said:

.......Plus the now retired Kyle Howarth

Is it actually official that Kyle has retired? Or did he just take a break?

[crescent girl]

11 hours ago, False dawn said:

Is it actually official that Kyle has retired? Or did he just take a break?

If you are including Kyle Howarth (which is fair enough) you need to include Craig Cook as well, his average remains well above 8.00.

Not that he's a likely target for anyone.

 

[SteveLyric2]

In other news, Gaming International who hold the Poole Stadium lease from the Council, have gone bust! Interesting times with (I think)14 years left on the lease......!

[Triple.H.]

14 hours ago, ASpeedwayfan said:

Zach may be back next. He’s not yet decided whether he will be dropping championship racing. Hopefully the 1 over 8 rule disappears and we have the chance to keep our 1 and 5

 

He might be concentrating on his grasstrack commitments 😁

Edited 8 hours ago by Triple.H.

[PersonalResponsibility]

56 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

In other news, Gaming International who hold the Poole Stadium lease from the Council, have gone bust! Interesting times with (I think)14 years left on the lease......!

Excellent news. No doubt another parasite will swoop in to buy them in due course, but at least we can celebrate this demise in the meantime.

[TigerIain]

40 minutes ago, PersonalResponsibility said:

Excellent news. No doubt another parasite will swoop in to buy them in due course, but at least we can celebrate this demise in the meantime.

Be careful what you wish for. It could be a property developer that buys the lease, or the stadium, which could spell the end for speedway there, and probably the Pirates. 

I don't enjoy watching the racing from Wimborne Rd but speedway as a sport can't really afford to lose any teams or stadiums.

[poole keith]

Whatever is going to unfold regarding poole stadium, guarantee it wont be straightforward,without the development potential it would be easy,council don't want to get involved,matt fird puts local consortium together to takeover the lease of whole stadium.However add the possibility of maybe 600/800flats and it becomes a serious dogfight.

Edited 6 hours ago by poole keith

[SteveLyric2]

34 minutes ago, poole keith said:

Whatever is going to unfold regarding poole stadium, guarantee it wont be straightforward,without the development potential it would be easy,council don't want to get involved,matt fird puts local consortium together to takeover the lease of whole stadium.However add the possibility of maybe 600/800flats and it becomes a serious dogfight.

Just to make it slightly more interesting, what if said consortium includes a serious property developer?

[Wolfie456]

15 hours ago, Neila said:

Some of these riders mentioned may have a hard decision to make if Poland insist the polish league and 1 other league rule is in place, take Zac, rides in Poland belle Vue and Poole, one of these will have to go, other riders like masters and Thompson etc will be in the same boat

Doesn't affect Sam Masters as he rides in polish 3rd division rule doesn't apply there 

[Neila]

Not being anti Poole this time 😜. With the news that the stadium owners have gone bust, from an outsider,the area looks to an  a prime property development site, also the big office block and multi storey car park is boarded off and looking sorry for its self, so a massive area for a possible regeneration. 

Matt ford has been successful over a long period of time, and obviously made money out of speedway over the years, but may have had enough. It may take a couple of years for an idea of what may happen to the site. Will be an interesting time all round 

[SteveLyric2]

1 hour ago, Neila said:

Not being anti Poole this time 😜. With the news that the stadium owners have gone bust, from an outsider,the area looks to an  a prime property development site, also the big office block and multi storey car park is boarded off and looking sorry for its self, so a massive area for a possible regeneration. 

Matt ford has been successful over a long period of time, and obviously made money out of speedway over the years, but may have had enough. It may take a couple of years for an idea of what may happen to the site. Will be an interesting time all round 

He's not had enough and has already been in talks!

[Sadman]

Worst outcome Gaming could form Gaming 2026 and buy the old company cheap has happend many times before.