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Scott slightly below par at Poole I would say. Normally good for 12ish points. Don't normally see him get 5-1'd once let alone twice!!

Always struggled at Poole tbh, I wouldn't read too much into it. Batch struggling at Poole more of an issue as needed this meeting to bounce back into some form...?

Stop it!! Of all the places I would put Poole potentially winning, Leicester isn't one of them!

Just going by final score, Birmingham did alright!! Bodes well for home meetings when weather behaves itself!

Hmm, was not expecting this score line when reading the thread earlier!! Edinburgh better than expected or Berwick under performed?

What happened? Did Richie really try and punch TA's helmet?? Last I looked it was 25-23 to Leicester and then at Poole they read out final scores and Leicester lost by 20??!! I think even Nij our announcer was shocked!!

Apart from the odd time Heeps gated, then there was passing! Unfortunately for you leaving as H13 and H15, some places were decide right on the line!!

Bigger than a lot of our Prem crowds for sure!!

Yeah, was always gonna be fine in the evening. Tourists already gone through by then. I'm sure the morning and lunchtime would have been hectic though.

Queues are never usually that long not even for playoff final lol. But the other issues you raise could depend on what is agreed with GI/Stadia UK..? Having said that if you pay by cash, you can jump a lot of the queue it seems! As apparently no one uses cash anymore? Well more fool them!!

Ha, I like the Glasgow 'music video' !! Very interesting dancing there!

As the Poole track creates quite a bit of interest on this forum, there is an article in today's Bournemouth Echo by Dan Rose about it, if anyone is interested? 'IT IS no secret Pirates will want to make Wimborne Road a fortress for their 2022 SGB Championship title defence – so they decided it was time for Terry. Experienced track man Terry Chrabaszcz, literally known as ‘Terry the Track’ revealed how he was asked to examine the circuit in Dorset last season. Pirates hosted an infamous meeting against Birmingham last August, during which a hole “about the size of a kitchen table” according to promoter Danny Ford appeared on the Wimborne Road surface. But with 40 years of experience at an array of tracks up and down the country, shale guru Chrabaszcz was asked to help out for the business end of the 2021 campaign. Having taken inspiration from Doc Bridgett, the man he learned his trade from, Chrabaszcz enjoyed his time at Poole so much, he came back to prepare the track this campaign. Asked how he started working at Pirates, the track specialist told the Daily Echo: “It was towards the end of last season, there were a few problems. The SCB initially sent me down and we sorted it. “I did the last few (meetings). The play-offs and the cup. “There was an opportunity to come back and I took it, because it’s such a good club. “I have been in the sport 40 years now. I’ve done Wolverhampton for years and it’s just nice to have a change of scenery and help a club out. “I help out at Wolves and I helped relay Birmingham this winter after all the problems they had there last year.” Asked how many tracks he would have worked on throughout his time in the sport, Chrabaszcz said: “I don’t know. Wolves, Coventry, Oxford, Redcar. I have helped out at Sheffield a bit – quite a few. “I live just outside Cannock but the other side. I leave at three o’clock in the morning to come here but it’s worth it. I love the sport. “It’s like 24 hours for me to come here – with the travelling back home – but it’s not a problem.” While the hours throughout the campaign are set to intensify for Chrabaszcz, it is the positive comments from Britain’s elite riders up and down the country which helps him to keep going. Asked what it was like to receive that feedback, the track man said: “It means a lot because you only get out what you put in. If you don’t put the work in, you are not going to get the result. “I am looking forward to it so much because I think Poole can, hopefully, do what they did last year. That is so good from a track man’s point of view, to be part of it.” Pirates are set to host the reborn Oxford Cheetahs in their Good Friday meeting tomorrow (7.30pm). And number one Steve Worrall, who was part of the Poole side last season, was full of praise for the work of Chrabaszcz. “You need to make your home track a bit of a fortress,” said the British star. “You need to create an advantage and when the new guy came in, that’s what we were able to do. “He was able to gain (us) a bit of an advantage from making a few things different. He was able to do it. He will come over and listen to what we want and get feedback from us. “I feel like once he came in, it flipped around a bit. I enjoyed the track so much more.”

Also how many Championship teams are riding? Even if you count Poole riding on a different race night to normal. Would the Prem clubs have enough riders available?

I thought Havvy might have been on managerial duties tonight with Boro at Bournemouth he could have gone to the footie beforehand!

I feel like he may have ridden at Poole before? Name sounds familiar.

Pah, you'll be lucky!!

And decide on an aussie cook...

Not far off!!

Ippo not much luck with the TS!! Some Ippo fans in twitter moaning about the track saying there is nothing out wide?

Tbh it hasn't been too bad recently. The traffic has moved pretty well on the contra flow considering. But you are right Good Friday could be very busy, depends on how many escapees from Ringwood there are at the time!! But I would have thought most the traffic will be going through in the morning and early afternoon. Shouldn't be too bad when you get to the evening.

I think Danny King said he has when him and Steve did the interview on BSN and they were asked about whether they had ridden at Oxford previously.

How come? Do they have a squad system in that league?

Does it take over an hour to get from Bournemouth to Poole?? Footie would finish about 4.50 if you allow for injury time. I'd say getting from Manchester to Poole in 3 hours on Good Friday when everyone seems to descend onto Dorset! Is more of an issue, esp if the BV meeting overruns imo.

It was a bit of wishful thinking!