Poole 2027

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5 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

Could Castagna be on his way on a 5.88 average would fit in place of McDiarmid,maybe looking at it the club are looking at a more experienced rider in the team alongside Lawson plus I feel he could potentially be captain having that experience.

if it was McDiarmid then Lawson would be the only experienced rider plus it would be hard to pick a captain as Lawson doesn’t wanna be captain.

Kennett is very experienced if he's part of the 7 and has history with Poole but unsure whether they'd give him the captaincy. I'd like Rich to step up this season and take responsibility. 

[LisaColette]

21 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

Could Castagna be on his way on a 5.88 average would fit in place of McDiarmid,maybe looking at it the club are looking at a more experienced rider in the team alongside Lawson plus I feel he could potentially be captain having that experience.

if it was McDiarmid then Lawson would be the only experienced rider plus it would be hard to pick a captain as Lawson doesn’t wanna be captain.

Sign a no1 who is prepared to be captain then 🙄

[Paddy The Rebel]

Castagna last 5 scores at Poole 

2026- 6+3,10

2025- 10

2024- 6+1,9

decent scores and exactly what Poole need in the engine room of the team a reliable points scorer.

[ASpeedwayfan]

13 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said:

Castagna last 5 scores at Poole 

2026- 6+3,10

2025- 10

2024- 6+1,9

decent scores and exactly what Poole need in the engine room of the team a reliable points scorer.

Yep, I’d be suprised if it isn’t the team I said the other day, Lawson Rushen Harrison Castagne Cairns Kennett Slater, the only one I doubted is would it be Landon instead of Slater. 

It’s a good team, potential to be a great team, needs all 7 riders to but a point and more in their average, which is possible. 

[poole keith]

1 hour ago, LisaColette said:

Sign a no1 who is prepared to be captain then 🙄

If lawson doesn't want to be captain that's fine,not everybody's cut out for it,so long as he scores points  that's fine .How many top professional premier league players refuse to take a penalty?

[LisaColette]

24 minutes ago, poole keith said:

If lawson doesn't want to be captain that's fine,not everybody's cut out for it,so long as he scores points  that's fine .How many top professional premier league players refuse to take a penalty?

But if the majority of the team is young then unfair to make them do it. Although if they do sign Paco then Lawson off the hook 😉

[lewy]

Kyle Newman should be captain 

[Triple.H.]

1 hour ago, LisaColette said:

But if the majority of the team is young then unfair to make them do it. Although if they do sign Paco then Lawson off the hook 😉

But wahat if Paco cannot speak Poolish ?

[ASpeedwayfan]

11 hours ago, lewy said:

Kyle Newman should be captain 

He probably would be, if he was in the team. Hopefully he’s got a place lined up elsewhere 

[JanAndersen]

On 11/7/2026 at 8:35 PM, Paddy The Rebel said:

Same here,but I think Castagna is not at Edinburgh so will be interesting to see where he ends up as he’s definitely better than his average.

He’s demonstrably not better than his average. He might well have the potential to be but averages (genuine ones, not assessed) don’t lie. 

[Arthur54]

Looking at the rumoured team, looks like Poole were building a team with the one rider over 8 rule steal in place 

[therefused]

19 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

Looking at the rumoured team, looks like Poole were building a team with the one rider over 8 rule steal in place 

what other rider would they have signed apart from Lawson?

[Arthur54]

43 minutes ago, therefused said:

what other rider would they have signed apart from Lawson?

Brennan, King were available 

[LisaColette]

1 minute ago, Arthur54 said:

Brennan, King were available 

Ben Cook, Chris Holder. Depends if we are being realistic or not 😉🙃

But pretty much official no more 1 over 8 average rule now, seeing as they have released championship statement. 

 

[therefused]

4 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

Brennan, King were available 

King is under 8 anyway so wouldnt have been an issue. 

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16 hours ago, ASpeedwayfan said:

Yep, I’d be surprised if it isn’t the team I said the other day, Lawson Rushen Harrison Castagne Cairns Kennett Slater, the only one I doubted is would it be Landon instead of Slater. 

Matt Ford confirmed on BBC Radio Solent a few days after the Championship Final that Slater would be returning

[Mgas]

1 hour ago, Arthur54 said:

Brennan, King were available 

It is possible that neither wanted to ride for Poole. 

[DJC]

17 hours ago, ASpeedwayfan said:

Yep, I’d be suprised if it isn’t the team I said the other day, Lawson Rushen Harrison Castagne Cairns Kennett Slater, the only one I doubted is would it be Landon instead of Slater. 

It’s a good team, potential to be a great team, needs all 7 riders to but a point and more in their average, which is possible. 

Didn't Landon have a pretty bad crash a few weeks back and have some nasty injuries?  Several broken vertebra, punctured lung. Would be surprised to see anything about him signing for anyone until fully fit

[ragdoll64]

45 minutes ago, Mgas said:

It is possible that neither wanted to ride for Poole. 

Don’t be silly….it’s well documented that it’s EVERY rider’s goal to ride for Poole….🤣

[TigerIain]

2 hours ago, Arthur54 said:

Looking at the rumoured team, looks like Poole were building a team with the one rider over 8 rule steal in place 

There aren't actually that many riders over 8, with only I think 6 not yet announced.

Flint (probably Glasgow),

Klindt

Jeppesen (probably Workington)

Howarth (retired but rumoured to be going to Oxford)

Zach Cook (not doing Championship)

Craig Cook (unlikely to be signed)

Although the rule is not actually in place anymore, I don't think you'll see anyone other than Oxford having more than 1 rider over 8.00, and Plymouth (probably) and Berwick will have none