Steve Shovlar

Commiserations to Glasgow.

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! Fully deserved!!!!!!

Lawson fall has just cost us but fairs fair. If he had stayed on Glasgow would have needed a 5-1 to draw.

Could be Game over there. Lawson lightly touched but not enough.

Nothing miracle about it. Out of action for ten days and still have fatigue. Most people recover from it.

If that’s aimed at me Neil you couldn’t be more wrong. I am 110% behind the Pirates. I just don’t think we are going to get a 5-1 every heat. Rob’s coming around with a few beers at 7 and we will be cheering on the Pirates this evening. If we come up short, I will happily congratulate Glasgow on their title.

Interesting to note that BSN have put up their prices by £2 tonight. Usually £12.99, tonight £14.99.

Not for us Poole fans, who were the paying customers last night. As I said earlier, I doubt a Poole fan left the stadium last night disappointed in the racing. It’s a final. It’s all about winning.

Not fully recovered but recovered enough not to be contagious. That’s what happens. People get ill with covid, then the majority get better over a period.

There’s no doubt Ipswich had a humongous attendance at the second leg. But where are these people in a normal league fixture. Ipswich as a town support their sporting clubs. And they came out in unprecedented numbers against Leicester. Biggest crowd I had seen since the huge crowds at Poole in the early 2000’s.

It was clear when I arrived that all the dirt had been taken off as per instructions. It was obvious that we didn’t want Bomber blasting around the outside. Why would us Pirates fans want to see that last night? Seriously? Armchair fans in Bognor Regis or Cleethorpes might be wanting it but not the fans in the big crowd at Wimborne Road. We want to see Poole rides crossing the line in heat advantages. The Poole management made the call to give themselves the maximum opportunity to come away with the biggest lead possible. In that they were successful. Let me say this. The crowd were up for it and I doubt any left frustrated over poor racing and no entertainment. They left buzzing after pulling out a decent lead. And that’s all that matters.

So 12 points it is. Should have been a bigger margin but silly errors cost us. Starke in heat two getting slower and slower allowing Hodder by. Tobias in heat 6 when he should have settled for a 3rd and a 4-2. Still 12 points is a good defendable lead to take to the second leg. Pirates stood tall to the 5 Glasgow heat leaders, with the reserves cancelling themselves out. I said there is little between the reserves and so it proved (one point) Got a shock in heat 15 when Poole choose 1 and 3. Lawson had just been beaten by Harris in heat 13 and the two lined up alongside each other again. This time no mistake and Lawson rocketed from the tapes to lead. Cook then made a superb cutback down the back straight to come up the inside of Harris and sealed the 5-1, for the Pirates faithful to take the roof off the stadium. Brilliant stuff. Is 12 enough? I think it’s going to be very close but the boys have given themselves a good chance on Friday night.

Weather is good. Overcast and dry all day. Perfect for this evening. Pirates have got to be on it to a man to take a decent lead up to Glasgow on Friday. No EF’s, no silly falls. 12 point lead required.

Keep it as it is. Polands system allows ridiculous manipulations.

I am most certainly not having a dig at him. I am calling his ability as it currently is for a 16 year old. Talented but a long way to go. If Will misses the start he struggles to pass and tends to follow the rider in front around. Next season will see improvements.

First of all glad to hear that any injuries to the fans were minor. Like the Edinburgh incident when Craig Cooks? flying bike struck a photographer, it seems the fans got off likely. Secondly such a shame the meeting was decided in such a way. With it all square with one to go, the round was on a knife edge and either team could have gone through. Glasgow must feel hard done by, Redcar relieved. Neither club deserved to be knocked out in such a manner. But the rules are in place for such a scenario and were implemented. Congrats to Redcar, commiserations to Glasgow.

This seasons Tarasenko.

Wishing them a speedy recovery.

So a toss of a coin or rerun the meeting? Like others have said, hope no one was hurt badly and get well soon.

False news heat 14 was a 4-2 to Glasgow. All square on aggregate.

Meeting is not abandoned.

Agree. Our reserves are no better than Glasgows. Cairns is either gate and gone or struggling to work out lines to pass. Starke is slow. Hodder could beat them both. Last week the track was slick and I think it will be again. Pirates will need their gating gloves on.

No I am not going. Too far, cost £200 fuel, two days away and I can watch the stream for £12.99. Plus I am going to Crystal Palace Saturday for the top PL clash.

The top two battle it out for the championship. Glasgow finished top by a point and are the favourites coming into this with basically five heatleaders in their team. But Poole are showing good form overall. Weather looks set fair. Nice cool evenings. Poole: Lawson, Thomsen, Kerr, Cook, Rowe, Stark, Cairns. Glasgow: Harris, Nagel, Thompson, Flint, Howarth, Perry, Hodder.

Very very sour grapes by Pijper at the end there. Young lad needs to grow up. It was his own fault.