Steve Shovlar

It was predicted from lunchtime! All they had to do was look at the radar and see it heading their way. It will stop shortly but is the damage done?

Looks bad at the mo.

It’s not going to last. Maybe 10-15 minutes.

Good news is the rain that’s passing through now is not going to stop the meeting going ahead.

I won’t be going if Poole go PL.

The rain is close but fragmented into two patches. You will get the first one but fingers crossed the second will Peter out before it gets to you. Looks like similar to what happened at Poole in our semi.

Doesn’t look like it’s going to miss and if it’s like the rain showers we have had down here....... Fingers crossed it pushes through and they get it on. Though a very wet track affects the hone side more than the travellers.

pouring down with heavy bursts of rain in the last few hours. Not surprised. Hopefully a date when we don’t clash with other meetings.

It’s not what has gone, it’s what is coming. raintoday.co.uk

I hope I am wrong but I now have my doubts this will be on.

Latest radar shows very heavy rain in the Irish Sea heading east.

We have had some very heavy showers this afternoon and some more are moving in. Track will be very wet.

Look at the Kings Lynn lineup. Not worth spending money on watching.

Well for the first time in 30 odd years Speedway is taking place at Poole and I won’t be there. Only meetings I miss is through being on holiday but tonight I just can’t be bothered to attend. This season ended at Ipswich and will be looking forward to next season, in whatever form it takes.

I am a far too busy to waste time and effort in a sport. No proper money in it. Why waste time and effort in a sport where what you do is scrutinised by idiotic people who would never dream of putting their hands in their own pockets. Matt runs his business to be self sufficient. Cloth is cut accordingly. Possibly the worse thing to happen to the sport is Sky TV. The money allowed for the best riders but as soon as Sky left the crowds vacated as team strengths plummeted. In the long term it did the sport no favours at all. BT costs clubs big time as they pay nothing and empty the terraces when in town. Best bet is streaming where the clubs benefit directly. Tenner a meeting, geo blocking local areas. Money there to be made.

Though Swindon was the next week. Poole should move to Sunday afternoon then!

This should be moved to Thursday.

Wednesday clashes with Poole v Kings Lynn. A far more important fixture. Seriously what was likely to be a pretty dire crowd will now be down to probably the worst ever crowd in Poole’s history. Better to change to Thursday now. For the Poole meeting

Well the rain is going through very early so fingers crossed there’s enough time to fix the track. Yesterday it looked like a no hoper but Bob Hope has got a cab back to the arena! Track might well be very heavy. Batchelor will enjoy the conditions.

Result was never going to be in doubt. Ostrow number one about a Gorzow second string.

This meeting looks like it’s got two hopes of being on tomorrow. No hope and Bob Hope. And Bob has left the arena.

We agree on something! Madsen is clearly the best rider in the world at this time but injury cost him this year.

One thing for sure. The old guard has finally been completely blown away.

Put your money on Madsen for next year. Reckon he will romp it. Won it in faultless style tonight.