Steve Shovlar

And it’s a win for Pirates! Woohooo! Well done Josh G sensible riding no risk to get the win! No need to take a risk. Suprised Kelvin hasn’t realised this.

That’s at least a draw for Pirates!

Great pass by Klindt! Gollob style pass!

How the hell did Josh catch Lidsey there? This meeting far from over. BV stronger as the meeting goes on.

Yank. 0,2,0.

Josh on the form of his life at the moment. Shame Covatti is out. He would love the conditions.

Fantastic Pirates! Great move from Josh.

Well done ref. Looks like we have a homer. Fricke punished himself.

Against fricke And Bjerre?

Pirates problem is clearly heats 13 and 15. We have no real answer to Fricke and Bjerre in these heats. That’s an 8 point swing in just two heats.

Bickley strengthens Belle Vue up no end. Knows the track inside out. Bellle Vue’s to lose now.

The fallacy is that NCC is an easy track to ride with no home advantage. Riders have to have the right setup or they are going to be nowhere. Hence Belle Vue having their home advantage. Pirates have a chance of a win tonight but would have much preferred our official 1-7 than guests and r/r. Still a win will take us closer to the top of the league where I believe we have every chance of finishing. I will take a point tonight and three on Thursday.

Wells will probably ride as a Guest! And I doubt Ricky would be laughing at another rider breaking his arm.

Think we have a good chance tomorrow.

The loss of Nico is a huge blow as he has been scoring well at reserve and the BV track wold have suited him well. Becker is a talent but still learning his trade. Etheridge was dropped by BV for not scoring so no advantage there. Richie struggles at BV but only Josh and the reserves can take his rides. We need one of the reserves to step up to the plate. Difficult to win without scoring 6 or 7.

Hearing Nico might have got away without a bad injury with just bruised ribs. Out for a couple of weeks and no longer hopefully.

Why would you ‘let us back in’ when we could already be in the lead? Poole are a better team than Belle Vue. You might beat us on Monday but I would fancy us over two legs in the playoffs.

Howarth looks to be facing a ban of decent length if he broke the drugs test, even if it’s Night Nurse. Ignorance is no excuse. A shame for the rider.

Would take him at Poole. Undoubted ability just needs time to get back to where he was.

Heeps has been a revelation this year. Shows what fitness, mental attitude and determination can do. Reminds me a little of David Norris who, after many seasons of not living up to his ability, dedicated himself and had a season with a 9 point average.

Perhaps if BV fans are feeling they have been hard done by with the curfew, they will hunt out Mark Lemon on Twitter or at the stadium on Monday and ask him directly.

Woryna? Trouble is they all cost more money than uk clubs can afford at this current time.

You can’t re-introduce a rider you have sacked this year.

Think we have a good chance on Monday if the team ride to their potential. Looking forward to it.

If Nico has got through on the inside I felt confident Richie would have got around Berge on the final bend. They spent three laps tripping over themselves trying moves but blocking each other.