Steve Shovlar

Agree. Swindon’s top 5 is strong but they all need to click all the time, otherwise it’s a struggle. Poole proved that with the draw at Blunsdon and looking the better team all night. Swindon’s reserves were completely tailed off against Covatti and Jakobsen. Last night it was the same at Ipswich and Swindon’s reserves again failed to beat an opponent, other than what was gifted. The Robins will struggle without changes and won’t win the league with this lineup.

No excuse. A crap performance.

8 points from your reserves? No chance. Swindon’s problems were laid bare last night. Ipswich don’t have anywhere near the same top end strength but we’re never troubled. Reserves win meetings as Allen proved last night.

Are crowd sizes up from last season?

That would be the logical answer but all turnstiles are open at Poole and have queues. There would need to be a separate entry gate and there isn’t one!

Better version of Rubin V Łódź.

And yet Poole keep winning title after title after title. Go figure.

Riders didn’t want the track watered once racing had started. Riders should realise fans pay their wages so fans come first. Watering with bowsers happens every few heats in Poland. Riders don’t seem to have hissy fits over there about it. Promotion should tell the riders bowser will go out every 4 heats so get used it it.

Ok. New to twitter. Go to my twitter @steveshovlar Not sure how to post a link from twitter.

Does my link above not work?

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Yes please!

Swindon have a good top three who when riding well are hard to beat. Yet last night at Swindon Poole looked a far better 1-7 than Swindon, who managed to grab a draw at the death. No way on God’s earth should Jakobsen be sacrificed. Today means nothing. It wasn’t league. And I will bet anyone £100 we will be in the playoffs. So please, no headless chicken posts over the team.

Have to say well done to Swindon on their gating show. Left us for dead at the tapes and on a track not fit for purpose it was game over by the second bend. It got so bad riders were disappearing from sight viewing from the main grandstand. Possibly the worst meeting I have attended in the last ten years, and I have seen some rubbish in that period including 62-28 drubbings at Arena! why did the bowser only come out once before heat one? It should have been out every few heats. What’s the excuse? Glad no rider got injured. In the last few heats riders were pulling up as they couldn’t see where they were going. If we now don’t have the track staff to prepare a racing track for a mid day meeting, why not move it to ~good Friday evening? I am sure the crowd would still be big and conditions much better.

Track is smoother but today vastly underwatered. No vision for riders behind. Swindon track much improved but a dip off bend two needs filling. No big deal.

Most important that no rider gets injured in the remaining two heats.

Really? I said Swindons track was fine last night. This should be called off. Dangerous to riders. Kurtz just took a perler and Klindt pulled up with no vision.

Yep. Well I think so if I can make out whats happening in the billowing dust!

Wheres the bowser? Seven races seven Swindon wins. Heading for a stroll for the gating robins. And deservedly.

Gaters paradise and going to be very dusty. Swindon boys leaving us for dead plus have reserve who can score.

More track watering going on.

Big crowd here still queuing to get in.

Track is much better shape. It will take time to settle and needs some attention off the second bend but is wide allowing passing.