rjsj9803 323 Posted September 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: No he had not, got 11, so def more than 5 before H15. Sorry Lisa You are right i was watching it on updates and they had it as 5, but now corrected ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beowulf 1,513 Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Becker has been untouchable. Really likes the Poole track. Have to get him here for next season. With sudden Sam behind him at Monmore, he's going nowhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted September 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, hagonshocker said: Do recall a certain poster on here mentioning the weakness in Swindon reserves early season.....cough THJ/Wells..... Certainly gone full circle. You can’t win meetings without scoring reserves and tonight proved it! I said as soon as Howarth was missing that Wolves were far stronger and so it proved. They surely want him to stay injured because as a team they will score far more points. Paid 9 from his rides. Of course the reason Wolves won is because they outscored Pooles reserves by 1 point (gifted in heat 2) to paid 21. A massive gap the Poole top five couldn’t cover. In fact no team could cover that. Becker was excellent as he was last visit. Both he and Douglas had Wells and THJ for breakfast. Whilst the latter can be slightly excused as it was his first meeting, Wells has gone from bad to worse. In fact he never looked close to a point. THJ did have one go in heat 14 which he led for a lap before coming under pressure and then falling. Best bet is to now get rid of Wells for what is left of the season. While we can’t replace him, we can use horse for course guests which is surely likely to do better. Really though there was only one team in it and from the start Wolves were faster out of the starts. On a slick track we couldn’t make an impression. A bit of pirate pride kicked in to close the gap but were were always found wanting whenever we had a reserve in a heat. In heat 15 we needed a 5-1 to draw but Brady completely missed it and Klindt made two errors to allow the Wolves riders through. The correct result to be honest. Well done to Wolves. A A Formidable force. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsbane 12,944 Posted September 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: So much for THJ being a good signing and I read that Klint hit a rut on bend 1 in heat 15, oh dear Going back to the same well is always a bad move. We've done it often enough! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,284 Posted September 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Certainly gone full circle. You can’t win meetings without scoring reserves and tonight proved it! I said as soon as Howarth was missing that Wolves were far stronger and so it proved. They surely want him to stay injured because as a team they will score far more points. Paid 9 from his rides. Of course the reason Wolves won is because they outscored Pooles reserves by 1 point (gifted in heat 2) to paid 21. A massive gap the Poole top five couldn’t cover. In fact no team could cover that. Becker was excellent as he was last visit. Both he and Douglas had Wells and THJ for breakfast. Whilst the latter can be slightly excused as it was his first meeting, Wells has gone from bad to worse. In fact he never looked close to a point. THJ did have one go in heat 14 which he led for a lap before coming under pressure and then falling. Best bet is to now get rid of Wells for what is left of the season. While we can’t replace him, we can use horse for course guests which is surely likely to do better. Really though there was only one team in it and from the start Wolves were faster out of the starts. On a slick track we couldn’t make an impression. A bit of pirate pride kicked in to close the gap but were were always found wanting whenever we had a reserve in a heat. In heat 15 we needed a 5-1 to draw but Brady completely missed it and Klindt made two errors to allow the Wolves riders through. The correct result to be honest. Well done to Wolves. A A Formidable force. I thought he had to be injured to do that ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
89buttons 751 Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Becker has been untouchable. Really likes the Poole track. Have to get him here for next season. Have said the same to my dad watching him at Ipswich - superb around Foxhall and getter better every visit! Would love to see him ride for the witches! wolves have got a gem there, hope he has the right people guiding him could reach the top imo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted September 5, 2019 Not if wants to be released. Can’t force him to ride. He is absolutely not the type of rider we have in Pirates colours. If a rider scores nothing but is giving it a go, then fair enough. But to be tailed off going down the back straight of lap one is not acceptable. I am sure he is a nice guy but it is doing him no good at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,024 Posted September 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, rjsj9803 said: Sorry Lisa You are right i was watching it on updates and they had it as 5, but now corrected ) Looking over the heats I think he got 10 rather than 11. Unless I have added it up wrong! Poole twitter said 11+3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,284 Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Not if wants to be released. Can’t force him to ride. He is absolutely not the type of rider we have in Pirates colours. If a rider scores nothing but is giving it a go, then fair enough. But to be tailed off going down the back straight of lap one is not acceptable. I am sure he is a nice guy but it is doing him no good at all. That old chestnut. Can't see him withdrawing his services, and no chance to earn, but it happens. It isn't doing him much good, I agree.. And Poole even less good You need 2 new reserves for the play offs. Edited September 5, 2019 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyabb17 1,077 Posted September 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Not if wants to be released. Can’t force him to ride. He is absolutely not the type of rider we have in Pirates colours. If a rider scores nothing but is giving it a go, then fair enough. But to be tailed off going down the back straight of lap one is not acceptable. I am sure he is a nice guy but it is doing him no good at all. So withholding his services & therefore would get a 28 ban. Wouldn’t this mean he couldn’t race for Edinburgh?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve0 5,517 Posted September 5, 2019 1 minute ago, hyabb17 said: So withholding his services & therefore would get a 28 ban. Wouldn’t this mean he couldn’t race for Edinburgh?! Not to worry - he’s just on a fishing trip - he can’t help himself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,024 Posted September 5, 2019 Better say it before the Ippo fan tells us all off Well done Wolves!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted September 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: So withholding his services & therefore would get a 28 ban. Wouldn’t this mean he couldn’t race for Edinburgh?! Getting desperate now. Starting to suggest a bit of cheating! Ford is skint though so there won't be a brown envelope slipped to Wells suggesting he quits!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,284 Posted September 5, 2019 1 minute ago, lisa-colette said: Better say it before the Ippo fan tells us all off Well done Wolves!!! Wasn't to bad was it Lisa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
