Steve Shovlar

Very much so. Could be either Freddie, Josh or Richie heading to the reserve berth.

6+1, 9

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Nicolai has been banging in very good scores. Rather have him than r/r any day. His last scores inc bonus points have been 10, 18, 10, 11, 11, 7, 9, 9. Doubt r/r will cover.

Well after Belle Vue picked up 4 points tonight at Swindon, the Robins know they need to winat Wimborne Road next Wednesday to have a chance of a top 4 finish. Lady luck is certainly shining on them as Pirates are without Nicolai Klindt and Freddie Jackobsen, both riding in Denmark. R/R covers Klindts rides and Matt Ford has drafted in Riss for Freddie. We are certainly going to miss Nicolai who has been excellent since coming into the team. R/R won’t cover adequately. Although Freddie has had 2 poor meetings in a row, he will also be missed and it’s doubtful our guest will do much. Swindon have the opportunity to rectify the home defeat. Will they manage to repeat the A fixture, or will Poole gain revenge?

Off to Italy after the season ends but Bassano Del Grappa.

Looks like Kurtz has done more than Cook would have done tonight. But fear not Swindon fans, as next Wednesday your lot can get back the points you lost tonight when you come to Poole next Wednesday with our seriously weakened team. No Klindt (r/r) or Jackobsen (M Riss guests). The opportunity to rectify tonight. Will your lot take the points which will be virtually handed to you on a silver plate? Or will we see more choking like tonight?

Wayhay! You can blame DC2 for all the crap he threw our way earlier this season. What goes around comes around and he who laughs last laughs longest. The funniest bit is a Poole rider stuffing the Robins in heat 13 to give Belle Vue the win. Hey DC2, cheer up, you might still make the playoffs and meet us in the semis. I see it made real sense to show faith in your 1-7 and not make changes. Well done to the Robins management for that one.

Heavy rain this morning. Track could be quite heavy.

Best meeting I saw there was the pairs a few years ago before the GP.

Next Monday sees the BT cameras at the Oak Tree Arena for Somerset v Poole. After a close meeting at Poole, the return could be just as exciting and close as the two clubs fight for top spot. Will the Rebels bounce back after the shock defeat by Belle Vue, or will they lose three on the bounce ? Both teams will hopefully be at full strength. IMO it will be a close one which is hard to call. Thoughts?

Having read that, hopefully the racing is as good on Monday with BT there. Nearly every time I have been there the racing has been mediocre.

Thing with Blunsdon is that the Swindon riders know how it rides and are very hard to beat out of the gate around there. Time and again they are set up to lead going into the first bend, leaving the opposition for dead. Then it’s basically a spread out four laps. If you can gate them you have a chance, but that’s not easy to acheive.

Belle Vue know they have to win tomorrow at Swindon. They have to be all guns blazing. Cook needs to continue where he left off tonight and..... oh hang on a minute..........

Think those bv fans might change their mind after tonight.

That’s given a few fans from Swindon and Lynn a squeaky bum tonight!

Well done Belle Vue! What a turnaround from Monday! Thank you very much from this Pirate fan. We remain top if the league for another 24 hours!

Gives Kurtz a practice for Bank holiday Monday.

That means about 6 are not going.

Judging by post number 4on this thread it seems pretty clear that most think there should be no extention. And rightly so.

This is a ridiculous thread. Neither team are guarenteed a place in the final.

Its the away team that has refused Somersets dates.

No points are awarded to either club.

I would say the club should have planned better. No excuse this year to not have completed the fixtures on time. The weathers been fine. We are not overloaded with fixtures. There’s not been enough for gods sake! For those that fail to complete, tough!

We have had a long dry summer. No reason to extend at all. Clubs could have planned better to fit fixtures in gefore panicking as time ran out. Think back to all those weeks when no fixtures were run. The playoff dates should not be moved imo. Clubs should simply plan their fixtures better.