Steve Shovlar

Pinny showing Gavan up as per usual. Gavan with a completely floored argument. He will come back with the usual bullcrap about why its not floored but Doyle not riding in heat 15 was frankly ridiculous. All he had to do is gate and ride for 60 seconds and Somerset would have won. Doyle is not a lightweight. If he doesn’t ride tonight there might be some logic, but if he lines up at Somerset then it was a farce of the highest order and something must be seriously wrong in the Somerset camp. #prayfordoyle

If Doyle pulled out of an all important race last night it must be highly unlikely he will be riding tonight. #prayfordoyle

No reason he wouldn’t ride in heat 15. Not as though he is defending the WC. To make every effort to win the meeting then not ride in heat 15 is bizarre in the extreme. If I was a travelling Rebels fan I would be fuming.

Ok thanks. Any idea who goes first?

So Doyle has had a major fallout with Somerset and refused to ride in heat 15? Pray tell us then.

Look like Somerset v Poole and Kings Lynn v Belle Vue / Swindon in the other semi. Which pair have the first semi next Monday?

Somerset have already decided they are happy with second judging by heat 15 tonight at Leicester.

Ask Gary May.

Guess they fancy a trip to Poole in the semis.

Somerset threw the meeting tonight. Decided not to use Doyle in heat 15.

Why did Somerset throw that meeting?

So Swindon fans now want a rider change, after the deadline? Too late. August 15th been and long gone.

What must be avoided at all costs is further dumbing down to the lowest common denominator. Every year the leagues get weaker. Whats for next year? Pandering to a team in the CL who gets 300 gates?

The final league meeting of the season next Wednesday before the playoffs, and we welcome Wolverhampton to Wimborne Road. A chance for the boys to put the disaster at Kings Lynn behind them and get a decent win. Hopefully Stuart Dickson is back from his holidays to get the track just how the boys like it. I can’t see further than a Pirates win of around 52-38ish. Thoughts?

He is far too slow. Its his bikes which are fine for Championship racing but he is too slow for the top flight. He needs a faster engine it is clear to see.

You do realise Poole handed out a much bigger arse whopping to Kings Lynn and could have had 65 but for a fall and ef. We would still have won on aggregate.

Well at least you didn’t finish that sentence with a question mark. You give an opinion that it will be the smallest attendence of the season. No idea why you think that. If you believe a meeting on BT will keep hundreds away I believe you are very wrong. There’s my opinion.

No. It won’t. It will be less than recent weeks due to the holidays being over but far from the smallest attendance. Why on earth are you so negative all the time? Very strange.

We just had a bad night. At Leicester Kings Lynn gated in most races and won at a canter and did the same last night. You will always win big if you are first and second out of the gate. Lynn were trapping far better to a man and that was that. Even Simon Lambert scored big, when he normally scrapes a few points.

Why on earth would Poole fans not turn up to support Poole just because Belle Vue v Somerset is on a satellite sports channel? Don’t they have record facilities? Not going to keep any Poole fan away.

You flatter us. Kings Lynn just gave us a thumping.

Then perhaps you should have a word with the texter. KL Gate and go, gate, gate, gate.......

Neither are Swindon.

Middlo said last week he isn’t bothered about finishing top. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/16595931.pirates-season-like-forrest-gump-saying-you-never-know-what-youre-gonna-get/

After that Kings Lynn are bound to chose us in the playoffs if they finish top. All they will have to do is turn up. Somerset clear favourites. N B Jakobsen at reserve is far, far superior to Allen, and they are bound to use him all the way.