Steve Shovlar

Followed by ‘good call tellboy,but i suppose he is very predictable.’ So if I disagree with the first post which was clearly aimed at me, proved by your second, it is not having a dig? It seems you don’t like debate or a differing opinion to your own. To the point of pre-empting my thoughts on a rider missing. Bad arrogance. I have ignored your sarcasm before but not again. If you can’t handle a differing opinion then stick me a blocked poster.

Why no tv?

Glad someone has decyphered the scrolling message!

Read your post. You were totally offensive towards me! And you expect me not to respond to your abusive post?

Polsat sport currently showing beach volleyball to music.

Josh has finally come into some reasonable form. So Klindt will now have to cover Josh’s rides meaning if Worrall or Woryna ride poorly they might still have to take 4 rides. Harris scored 0 there this year for Rye House. There’s no way on earth going there with 6 men is better than going with 7. Anyone with an ounce of speedway savvy knows this. I am hoping for a win but it makes it that much harder to acheive.

If you think going to Leicester a man down who scored paid nine last time doesn’t weaken us you are clueless!

We need to be going there with 7 riders, not relying on Klindt giving us cover. We all know Nicolai is completely hit or miss, even between heats. This leaves us vunerable to a defeat when we need the win. UK is Mondays, not some unimportant catch up meeting in Poland.

Of course it affects us! Josh scored paid 9 there a couple of weeks ago. How are we going to cover his rides? It clearly makes our task harder. Easy to say Klindt can cover 3 of his rides but what if Woryna or Worrall need covering? And I don’t expect Klindt to score similar to his last visit anyway. Josh needs to be forced to ride. Mondays and Wednesdays are UK, or not worth having fixed race nights.

Is it televised? So remote for most fans to consider attending. Perhaps Pay per view should be set up.

I normally look forward to away meetings but having been several times to this track I know the ‘racing’ will be absolutely dire and it will be a gating competition as always. Still, I will be there cheering on the Pirates to hopefully a repeat of their last visit.

OK so as it is, Hans will be at Leicester, Josh might be at Leicester but could be at Lodz. But then money talks and Lodz will be probably on to Leicester begging for them to release Hans for the day as he is there anyway and it will save a lot of bother etc, and here’s some money to sooth over the pain. Similar situation to Jack Holder at Peterborough last season? Think Hans will be at Leicester. Josh, on a Polish license might find it harder to not be in Poland with possible threats of having said license revoked etc. Josh scored a very good paid 9 a couple of weeks ago in the win. R/R won’t cut it. We need both at the meeting.

Only passing on the info I was given on Wednesday at the stadium. So Lodz have two home meetings in two days? You can see where the confusion comes from with Hans and Josh there on the Sunday then. Hopefully both will be at Leicester on Monday.

I don’t believe Klindt will do as well as a couple of weeks ago. Not sure about Harris at Leicester. We need to be on it straight away.

Next Monday 30th sees Pirates return to Leicester after winning there just a couple of weeks ago on BT in a last heat decider. This time Pirates return with Harris in place of Sundstrom. Leicester have changed 4 members of their lineup. There are question marks over the availability of Josh G for Poole and Hans for the lions as both have been named in the Lodz lineup at their stadium opening which takes place the same night in Poland. Hopefully both will be at Leicester. Pirates need to continue their run of winning at home and picking up points on our travels. Another very close meeting on this gate and go track. Hoping for 3 points to Poole. Thoughts?

Keeping Smith seems a very strange one as last after last does him no favours. The lad is trying hard but is it doing him any good? Swindon have Zach but he is returning from injury. And he needs backup. Nothing has been done to strengthen. In comparison Poole started with Spanner and Shanes. Shanes was and still is popular but was replaced by Neilsen who banged in bigger scores until injury. Then replaced by Klindt who is stronger still. Fredie Jakobsen is a step up from Spanner. Improvements. Swindon have stood still while other clubs have improved. Could bite them on the jacksy. But their fans can be happy with the loyalty shown.

Swindon really are falling apart as we approach the business part of the season. Love the loyalty Rosco gives his team. Long may it continue.

For Poole. Brady was excellent. Led from the front. Nicholls gave him a brilliant race to get by. 9/10 Josh started poorly but got better as the meeting wore on. 7/10 Kacsper. Identical to Josh. 7/10 Richie had one bad ride and was attempting to come from 3rd to first when he lost it on bend three. 6/10 Harris started with a poor last, then a defensive paid win, before stuffing Andersen and Scotty. 8/10 Freddie is a very good reserve and improving. Lots of bike skills and one for the future. 7/10 Nicolai was rock solid, dropping just one point. 8/10 For Leicester Nicholls started very well as did Hans but they just couldn’t live with Pirates tonight. Stu Robson also tried. Wells got a win in heat 14 but Worrall was about to have him when he slid off.

At the press conference Brady said the track was spot on after the first few heats. Just as they wanted it. The Pirates buzz is back. Time for the other teams to get a little worried.

Well I havejust got back from a buzzing Wimborne Road. Arrived an hour before tapes up and everything was as usual. But up to 7.30 the crowd kept coming in and it was easily the biggest crowd of the season. Full grandstand, people all the way around the place. Excellent. Spoke to Robbo in the pits and he said the track looked good. No comparison to Swindon where if you were not in front you couldn’t see anything. The first 4 heats were a but tentitive fir the riders. It was clear the track staff had worked late last night putting down thousands of gallons of water and had continued to water during the day. After the first 4 races the track settled down and we were treated to some excellent racing. After an enforce sun break, the Poole boys came out and attacked hard. Leicester just crumbled. They tried, and produced some thrilling heats, Andersen and Nicholls giving everything, but Pirates were just too good. Harris, who ran a poor last in his first, showed what he was about by having two sensational races, shoving Andersen to the fence to allow Jakobsen through in one, then bombing Nicholls in another to allow Brady through. This is what we have been missing all season. Someone who can take the fight to the opposition, and boy did Harris deliver. A great night, some great racing and three points to Pirates in our quest for the playoffs. As Middlo said in the press conference, no team will want to pick us in the playoffs. Next stop is Leicester next Monday. Hopefully 3 more points.

Best crowd of season here tonight. Very good.

No chance of dust here at WR, for the first few heats anyway. Track was soaked last night and has been continuously watered. Currently some standing water on track. Spoke to Robson who said Swindon track was so bad if you were not leading you were lucky to stay on because of the dust.

Stead should have got onto the ref, and reminded of such a rule existing. As a new rule the ref might have forgotten all about it!

Disagree Grachan. If the roles had been reversed you might be far from happy. Clearly the rule should have been used as Swindon gained a full advantage. Whether or not Morris fell deliberately or not, Bellego was out of the race being so far back so why should he gain advantage by coming off the gate again? The opportunity shouldn’t have been granted to him. Not sure Stead got on the phone to the ref to remind him but if not it was a missed opportunity.