Steve Shovlar

Its a complete self inflicted sh*t show. Inquest should start tonight. Some riders are not pulling their weight.

Well done Will Cairns tonight winning his sgp round. Sorely missed tonight.

Nothing to do with riding a bike. Etheridge went for a space that wasnt there. Rushen was always in front and never touched him. All immaterial now as Berwick are clear and away. They have been the better team tonight and good luck to them in the final.

Throttle goes both ways. Cooper was clear in front. Shocking call. Etheridge should have been out.

That is a disgraceful decision bar none.

Simon Lambert (G) - FX, 1, 1, 0 Newman even worse. Berwick up for it we riding like on Wednesday. Never enough.

We are completely weak at reserve as Kyle just doesn’t have any speed in those old bikes of his.

Who said Lambert was good around Berwick? 🤣🤣

Agree. Lethargy in the Pirates camp. Needs to be stamped out and quickly.

Look at the difference between Cooper Rushen and Zach Cook. One going through the motions while the other is hungry.

Cook completely disinterested there. Smith beat him by a mile.

Lambert did a great job there.

Doesnt look like lawson made parade. Working on a bike.

Zach Cooks worst track. Think this one got away from us on Wednesday. No Cairns just adds to the issue. Need to gate.

Got to admit Berwick are clear favourites here after Wednesdays inexplicably poor performance. Stupid dropped points, a lack of interest from certain riders and no Lawson probably cost us a place in the final. With Jenkins at reserve and likely to take 7 rides, it will be a surprise if we manage to get through, especially as we are missing Will Cairns and Rushen has never been there. Excuses done.

We done Berwick it all fell into place for them tonight and they must be favourites to go through. A catalogue of silly errors, falls an inept riding from Poole tonight. But special mention to the track staff with a decent prepared track and no dust to speak of. First of all Lawson was sorely missed. Harris was a woeful guest to be honest and made no impact. Plenty of dirt down he just played follow the leader. Made no effort to pass Bowes in heat 6 and was tailed off in his last ride. Bowes must be in borrowed time. Kerr was unlucky to lose a chain when on a 5-1. Cook looked disinterested. Rushen overtried and cost himself and the team a few points. Cairns was solid as was Newman after bike issues in his first. But the performance was lacklustre. No intent. Berwick chipped away with what looked like a weak team but had a trump card at 7 with Jenkins who rode well. The others ride OK but did enough to keep it close. They have to be favourites to go through.

In the stadium. Small crowd no surprise its unbearably hot. Many regulars not coming. Should have been postponed.

Factor 50 sunblock, bottles of water, a hat or cap, make sure you are properly hydrated.

Would have thought climate change is obvious to all but perhaps not.

Bydgoszcz is my favourite track. Still doesn’t mean I can ride it though! 😂

I Remember the summer of 1976 vividly and we had a long dry summer and got hot for a few days in July. Since then temperatures have been smashed, especially in recent years. Our climate has changed and not for the better unless you like sizzling summers. June shouldn’t be this hot. The worry is for old or infirm people in July and August as most UK citizens don’t have air conditioning.

Oh &**k off.

Today’s forecast gives 32C at 8pm. With the sun shining directly into the main stand I think the club should consider a postponement. There are a lot of elderly people sitting in the stand who might end up in difficulty. A lot of fans will not come due to the heat anyway. A bit of common sense is needed here. If the meeting is to go ahead I suggest everyone brings at least a litre of water with them. Global warming for all to see.

Forecast is giving 37C on Wednesday. Seriously too hot. And it’s only June. Track staff will have a thankless tast getting water down in the track. Be drying out ten minutes after they flood it.

Hard to pick between them at the moment. Both destined for the top of the sport. Cairns more a Robert lambert type of rider while Rushen more a Loram. It’s great to see and both riding for the same team only pushes them on to beat each other and the opposition. Be interesting to see who has the better career. At the moment they are both extremely raw.