Steve Shovlar

Love haggis. Have it regularly. Not very healthy though.

Yes Carlisle or perhaps a bit further south so we don’t have massive journey next day. Reckon a three hour drive south from Glasgow would be a good stopping point. I am ok as I have a camper van but Rob will need a travel lodge. See how knackered we will be. The hotels are taking the pee. Was going to fly from Gatwick, at £75 return, but can’t get a hotel so either sleep or doze at the airport before a 9 am return flight, or just drive and be our own captains. 8 hours drive plus stops so leaving around 8 am. Easy drive but just a very long way. Couple of hundred quid of fuel I should think. Just hope the weather is set ok. A long way to go for a rainoff.

Singalong after heat 14.

Well me and Rob have decided to come up for this one. Got oxygen tanks in the van as the air is a bit more rarified up there, and bringing an air rifle incase we get attacked by an angry herd of haggises. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to learn some of the lingo. Gonnae no' dae that really. We have to drive straight back as hotels are up to £1000 a night! Not Mad wae it, see how far we can get back before finding a travel lodge. If you see us in our Poole jackets, cone and say hello. We don’t bite!

Just got back from a great nights speedway worthy of a final. Track in top notch shape. Well Don to Terry (trackerman) riders liked it. Pirates just too strong for Monarchs who gave it their best shot. Poole’s strength in depth proving too much. Only 4 heat winners all night tells the story. For Poole: worrall excellent. Only dropped a point Al night in heat one. Danyon battled for his points. Rory unbeaten and on top form. Paid 15. Retiring a season or two too early imo. Cook battled and improved. Unlucky to be swept up in heat 14 when just about to take the lead. (See earlier posted video) King only dropped one point. Kennedy did his job. Better than expected. Well done to him. Basso was struggling for speed but changed his bike and rattled off two straight wins. For Monarchs: Masters started well but faded Rowe struggled Thompson was not in the pace and not near a point. Pickering disappointed. Expected more from him. Better here last time. Worrall had a couple of great battles with King and his bruv. Kemp as expected was hit then cold. Fair play to the youngster. Edwards found the going a bit too tough. So the Pirates win the KO Cup in front of a noisy and large crowd. I didn’t see any Edinburgh fans but if there were few there, I am sure they wouldn’t have been too disappointed. Next up Glasgow. Looking forward to it already.

A great meeting. Commiserations to Monarchs who battled hard but Pirates too strong.

Nasty crash heat 14. All up eventually.

Just been announced if weather looking dodgy then the second leg is next Thursday for playoff final.

You jest. Big crowd here. Fantastic atmosphere.

Proper big crowd here tonight. Great atmosphere.

No

Track is excellent. Brilliant race with King Worrall. Well done Trackerman!

Expecting it off on Friday as Poole wAnt second leg.

Of course it is. It’s Rob McCaffrey with his usual anti Poole diatribes. He despises us and his past rants in the Premier section were quite amusing but for the fact he meant every word. No one on this thread or any other Poole thread has been boasting, being intolerable, or anything else for that matter. A bit of banter, well it is a sport, but little else. Heading down shortly. Will Chuck up some clips of track/pits/parade etc. later on my Twitter. @steveshovlar

Friday looks a dry day after early morning rain. A risk of a few showers in the morning to leave a dry afternoon and evening. Season should be done and dusted by 10pm Friday.

If Basso is in the 2022 team, and clearly all Pirates fans want it to be so, then missing a handful of meetings is a small price to pay for what could be a heat leader on a reserve average.

DVD isn’t even HD, and we are on 4K and now 8K TVs are coming out. Everything is online today. No physical copy ever required. Perhaps it should be made available to download in 4k.

Haven’t owed a DVD player since about 2010.

BBC forecast for Thursday in Glasgow was rain all day. If they move it to Sunday, which is showing dry, then Poole next Monday, also forecast dry, could be a go-er, albeit we head into November.

Off.

Forecast tomorrow is ok and it should go ahead with no issues. Rain in the morning clearing to leave a dry day lunchtime onwards.

Zaine Kennedy? Had about 2 decent rides in 20 around Poole. Fact out front but nowhere if he misses it. Good luck to him though.

Poole reserve guest is fine, though a real shame Stefan Neilsen got so badly injured it ruled him out for the season. Never properly replace his scoring potential with guests.

https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/Poole

Forecast for Poole on Fridays isn’t bad. Risk of a few afternoon showers and a dry evening. Long way off yet though.