Steve Shovlar

I hate this toy track.

How is he second in the averages? edit. Just looked at current gs. So Vissing is riding in Denmark? Makes it game over over 2 legs now. Sign a rider on a high average knowing they can use Doyle and Holder. Then probably ditch him afterwards as job done. Vissing wouldn’t have got near a point on Wednesday. oh well just have to win the league instead.

Richard Lawson, bwd and the reserves can take his rides. Makes them stronger though.

Nothing to do with 2010. I took a break two years ago due to too much work and the forum was an unnecessary distraction. Wasn’t posting the year Pirates beat Belle Vue in the final.

Thank you Lisa. My wife and I had 5 nights away. I was back on the forum the following week.

No I didn’t. Stop making up lies, troll.

Just lost 2 hours of my life wTching that. The fans in the area already knew it was crap looking at the turnout. Utter guff and to to it the gating tart wins off the inside. Time to bury this second rate comp.

Can’t unfortunately make the trip up for this one. Was looking forward to it but curcumstances see me elsewhere. Expect Belle Vue to win but Pirates should keep them honest.

Doubt those two will do much. I think we can do them and go through if the team is on it like against Lynn.

No chance of Somerset beating us on the night. You can bookmark this and throw it at me for the rest of the season if they come away with a win.

A while back. Don’t think Vissing has ever had a good meeting at Poole. Covatti and Allen will struggle to get near Woryna. If Spanner continues to improve they will find it hard. Doyle and Holder will need good backup from another rider.

We have a good chance here if we ride like we did against Lynn. Brady won’t be as poor as at Somerset, and the rest of the team seem to be dialled except for Josh. I think we can pull back the deficit if we can go for it from the start rather than about heat 6. Woryna at reserve will need to be used quickly if another rider has a poor ride. He is now showing true form and can beat anyone. Riders like Lawson blow hot or very cold at Poole. Other than Doyle and Holder, we don’t have anything to be afraid of. And Doyle has a GP to think about.

Middlo is the most successful living manager. His record speaks for itself. Long may he remain at Poole as manager.

The ball is clearly in Wrights court. He is probably aware of what Gary May said last night and it’s clearly up to him to sort out a mess that he has caused. I heard last week that a certain Poole rider was pulled out of a heat at Wimborne Road and got the hump with Middlo when he was told. He had ridden poorly in his first two rides and was shocked when told he was being replaced. His response was to come out in his last ride and show what he hadn’t showed earlier. Middlo got the response he was looking for.

He isn’t beating what is in front of him. Nearly all riders are in front of him!

Yep they can swap teams. Not sure Wright is any better than Grazonek though.

Don’t think Garys reputation has taken a dent. Did the right thing when a rider acts like a brat. You can’t tell your boss to eff off when taken out of a heat As for Allens dropped points, they were both self inflicted so it was frankly hilarious when he came out on the centre green to be interviewed. First of all he got a puncture by hitting the kick boards. Who put the bikes wheel on the kick boards? He did ! Secondly his chain came off causing him to fall. Whose fault is that? His or his mechanics! Should have checked the tension on the chain. No doubt that Somerset were worthy winners though.

I agree that Grazonek needs a face to face with Matt Ford. So he can be given his marching orders. Been crap all year with no signs of improvement. Had all the time needed to sort himself. No more.

Jack holder brought being booted out of Poole on himself, the same as Wright at Somerset. He most certainly wanted and expected to stay and was in disbelief when Matt Ford phoned him to tell him he wasn’t in his plans. Yoy reap what you sew. In fact knowing how he behaved he would have had his sorry ass sacked way before the end of the season if I was the owner. As for Hans, he was riding like a journeyman last season and not leading from the front. Seemed happy to settle for the points he had coming off the second bend and it was time to try someone else. Sundstom is now riding well and that’s not our issue. Josh G is riding like a reserve. That’s our problem. And unable to bring in CH has put a huge burden on Kurtz which he struggles to deal with at times due to lack of experience.

Gary May interview.

Well just got back. Result was never in doubt even though it went down to heat 15. The problem is we don’t have a Chris Holder figure to win heats when it matters. We were never going to get anything out of 13 and 15. In heat 14 Sundstrom rode an absolute blinding defending ride to bring home the bonus. The team as a whole rode well, except Kurtz and Grazonek who were worse than abysmal. Off the pace all night, or riding team mates wide to allow a Somerset reserve though. We were lucky to get a point as Somerset through away 2 5-1s as riders had a puncture or fell last bend. Grazonek needs to go. Sorry but he just hasn’t improved and tonight on a track he knows well, he was woeful.

His two points were won by riding spanner out to allow a 3-3 to go to a 4-2 to somerset. Both Josh and Brady have been woeful tonight. Thank god Woryna has shown some mettel. Dont think we will get a point tonight.

Coming up for this tomorrow evening. Weather seems set to be dry so good news. Somersets changes are interesting. Wright at the Oak Tree was a good scorer so will be missed. Vissing is decent but it will be his first meeting. At the other end Covatti no doubts strengthens Somerset at reserve. What they lose in the 1-5 they make up in the reserve berth. Does it make Somerset weaker? Possibly tomorrow but not by much. If we turn up in a determined mood I think we will come away with a point, which would be a good improvement on our first visit. It would be disappointing to go home empty handed.

I see KK is bringing his Poole 2017 form to Rye tonight.

R/r