Steve Shovlar

But so what? Zmarzlik fault for cutting off Janowski and riding into his partner. Should be excluded for stopping the race. Just because his chain was damaged is no ones fault but himself.

Justice served. Should have been a 1-5 though.

Outrageous ref decision. Zmarzlik caused the stoppage by crashing into his partner!

Zmarzlik out definately. No doubt.

Hopefully able to continue.

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Gary Havelock is managing the team up north, as Middlo has business commitments on weekends.

Well done to Danyon Hume with an excellent paid 10 tonight. Good practice for this time next week.

Danyon has been a very good form. The term Rising star certainly fits. Beat Scotty Nicholls on Tuesday at Kent.

Pirates visit the old days of the club next weekend on a northern tour, taking in Edinburgh next Friday, Berwick on Saturday and finishing with Newcastle on Sunday. Rob and I are coming up for this, and will no doubt be joined by a few others. It’s a long way to come and the weather forecast, at the moment, is looking unsettled with light rain over the three days. Hopefully we won’t loose a meeting as it’s a long way for a one off and not something I would do. If you see us in our Poole jackets, come and say hello we are quite tame and friendly. I myself have never been to any of these tracks so three in three days to be ticked off. Fingers crossed for the return of Ben Cook who has been missed since his crash at Redcar a couple of weeks ago. If he is still out no doubt we will have a horses for courses guest at reserve. As for our replacement at 2, Danny Ford said on Wednesday that they were close to announcing it but nothing until it is signed and confirmed and the rider is in the country. So a guest replacement is likely. As for our chances, Edinburgh are likely to be our stiffest test. Second in the league and good home form. But I fancy our chances at Berwick and Newcastle. Two wins out of three would give us an almost guaranteed playoff berth, especially as we have so many home fixtures coming up throughout August.

I am not fighting with Gavan. Not worth it. Just showing there is nothing between the leagues and it’s time for an a amalgamation for the sport to move forward. If there was a north/south divide, then perhaps a rider could be named in both sections, though it would cause an issue should both clubs qualify for the playoffs.

You are very strange. You won’t see things for what they are. Poole are built to a lower points limit. crump v Schlein. Schlein. Rowe v Poole newcomer. Poole newcomer. King v King. Draw Allen v Neilsen. Allen Cook v Worrall. Cook Kemp v B Cook. B Cook Starke v Hume. Starke.

Yes they would. And Kings Lynn quite easily.

Kemp and Wright do not ride for Poole. They were guests last night. You need to learn who rides for Poole.

Poole would beat both of these teams. Seriously.

That is the issue which would need serious consideration. Perhaps weakening down at reserve by using NL riders. There are riders out there from the continent and Australia who have ridden here that could come back. Ellis Perks, Josh Gracjzonek etc. It could be done. A north south league with north riding against each other twice and the south once. Playoffs top 4 from each section leading to semis and final.

Both teams tonight are not as strong as the Poole team, in a lower league. This winter will surely se an amalgamation of both leagues. There’s nothing premier about the premier league bar it’s name.

Funnily enough I visited the Poole track shop last night for the first time this season. Thought I would treat myself to a Pirates mug at £4.99. Ended up being tempted by a new Pirates jacket at £59.95. A queue in there for tills 15 deep. All holding Pirates jackets and t-shirts at £29.95. Hundreds of pounds of merchandise in that one queue at that one moment. Merchandise must raise thousands of pounds for Poole over the course of the season. It’s an important income source and to lease it out to a third party is foolhardy in the extreme.

Weather forecast for tomorrow looking dodgy. Light rain most of the day. Fingers crossed it misses or blows through quickly.

This meeting is lining up to be an absolute classic. Wish I could have come but might have a chance if we meet again in the cup or playoffs.

What bump/hole? He over cooked it and slid off on bend two. Track is nice and smooth, albeit slick tonight.

Paul Hurry has been a good servant to British Speedway but his time was up. Bring in a youngster who would do no worse.

Thanks for the info. Hope you can get out there and do your job again soon. As for the PA, it really would be worth investing in a couple of decent speakers facing the grandstand. Not hugely expensive and would make things so much better. Sorry I had a go at the announcer but a muffled voice in the background is extremely poor and it needs fixing properly, not just tweaking to make it clearer. Worth doing.

Just got back. Great to see things looking like normal. Good crowd, great atmosphere and a Dominant Pirates win over the favourites for the league title. Don’t somehow think Leicester wil be choosing us if they finish top and have the choice. (Should we make top 4) A 40 mile an hour wind all day did it’s best to ruin the track surface but the track staff put plenty of water down to keep the dust away until the final couple of races. Poole heat leaders far too dominant and the only heat advantage for the lions was in heat 14 when Neilsen fell on bend two, gifting a 2-4. Other than that it was damage limitation all the way but in truth Leicester were no threat and never close to challenging for a losers point. For Poole Schlein was excellent. Kemp took a surprise heat win. Worrall was excellent until heat 15 when missing the start in slick, dry conditions. Neilsen was solid and dropped 2 points with a silly fall. King was excellent and had a couple of very tough battles with Hans. Rider of the night. Wright did much better than yesterday. Hume battled but had a fall in his last by the starting gate trying to make a pass with his bike somersaulting over the finish line. Got up a bit sore but bike a bit bent. For Leicester Hans came alive and the bit between his teeth in the second half of the meeting. Dan Thompson didn’t really do much. Neither did Nick Morris to be honest. Not close to winning a race. Gated in one and S Glenn went past him on the back straight like he was standing still. Howarth battled and gated in heat 14 to win it. Douglas gated and was Gone or missed it and ran two lasts. Kennedy did ok but was a bit wobbly. Hard coming in mid season. Joe Thompson found it too much for the lad. Better days ahead I am sure. Well done to the handful of Lions fans who made the trip down to Wimborne Road. I hope they enjoyed the meeting even though they lost. On another not the music after each race is much improved and gets the crowd going. Keep it up. Danny Ford said after the meeting there should be an announcement on the number two in the next week or so, but they are not going to say who it is until it’s all a definite and the rider can take his place. No idea who it is. Next stop is Scunthorpe on Friday. A very tough fixture for the depleted Pirates but they will give it their best shot. Pirates remain in 6th place, one point behind Leicester with 3 meetings in hand.

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