Steve Shovlar

Actually there was the hole issue at Poole that suddenly appeared on the apex of the 3/4 bend a couple of years ago and Shclein got his bike, rode the track and the meeting went on.

Barker talking sense for once.

Riders looking unhappy. Crowd is in. Walking the track and calling it off would P off the final few fans. Hope they ride for the clubs sake.

Not sure of atmosphere to match. Belle Vue seemed silent last night.

Well it’s on BSN so you can watch it yourself. And Middlo is not our trackman. No need to stress on how our track will be.

If that’s the case then Edinburgh forfeit the tie and Poole get the three points. Otherwise through no fault of our own we would miss out on top spot, which would make a mockery of the league section before the playoffs. Poole were going to win big anyway so it’s not like we would be stealing the points. As Poole are at Scunthorpe on Friday, why not arrange it for the following night at Edinburgh?

Any rider with the slightest bit of ability would not have fallen, and certainly not jumped off the back launching his bike at Adam Roynon. It was the slightest of touches and Roynon was completely passed. Wood is a danger to himself and other riders at this level. Shouldn’t be riding Championship speedway.

Woeful is too harsh a word. I should have said very poor out of the starts. But he didn’t look like he was likely to trouble the Poole riders.

Boxall was woeful. Coles slightly worse than Boxall. Roynon is better than both of those riders. Would have been max points on our northern tour but we now have to go all the way back up there for the Edinburgh points. Probably be a lot harder in the rerun. Next stop Oxford at home then up to Scunthorpe next Friday.

Fabulous news he's on the mend, albeit 3+ months. The main thing is he will fully recover. Couldn’t really have hoped for better news.

Judging by the Bandits reserves, Adam would have probably scored similar but well done to Lee for getting stuck in. Right guest for the track.

Well that was very enjoyable. Pirates made to work in the first half of the meeting before pulling away. Hans Andersen causing Steve Worrall to wag his finger due to Andersens blocking tactics. Later nearly fencing Zach with an over aggressive move on the first bend. Some of the Pirate lads struggling with setups at first before getting tuned in. Kyle had run two lasts and I would have taken him out of heat 8 for Rowe who really is riding well at the moment. But Havvy kept him in and out he popped for a good win. Lawson loving it and on superb form. Steve Worrall showing his liking with a superb cutback under Schlein for a paid win. Great three points and now onto Wimborne Road for the big one on Wednesday, live on BSN.

Left the AFCB v Lorient match at Vitality half way through second half to get back for this. Don’t think I will miss much lots of subs and tippy tappy practice for West Ham next Saturday. Glad the rain has stayed away. Come on Pirates!

Less of the old!

I watched that meeting and Complin was good. Got stuck right in. In fact there was loads of passing in that one. There is rain all around Berwick today. Fingers crossed for everyone who has travelled it stays away.

We have the clash of the two possibly strongest teams on Wednesday at Wimborne Road. Pirates have had the last two home meetings washed out due to this dreadful summer but the forecast is for a lovely dry sunny day. A very big crowd is expected and it’s live on BSN. Should be a thriller. Could this be this years final? A possibility. Oxford come as a team on good form and sit top of the table 7 points clear. Pirates are currently 10 points adrift in 4th with three meetings in hand at this time of writing and need to close the gap. Scott Nicholls always rides Wimborne Road well and Sam Masters is excellent. Lewis Kerr is no slouch either, though will he be riding? Cameron Heeps at reserve could be viewed as a trump card but his form at Poole is normally very poor. Will he do better this time around? Should be a thriller.

You and I go back a long way and my instincts proved correct. Trying to score petty points over another poster when someone has been seriously injured is poor. I am not getting in some mud slinging argument on here with you.

Knew as soon as I saw you post it would be some petty points scoring remark. You didn’t let me down.

Question about the live stream on Bandits TV. I am out until about 7.30 tonight. Will Bandits TV allow me to view the stream after the meeting has finished. I don’t want to join the stream from around heat 6 and rewind incase I see the score. Will the stream be available after 9.30 so I can watch from the start, or does the stream have to be “live” for me to be able to watch it? It says when purchasing there is no on demand service.

If he was I apologise.

You think I am the only one that wants an update on the guys condition?

Gary Allen

Thought Edinburgh had changed their track to give them a bigger home advantage, but it backfired spectacularly. The Monarchs were all over the place while the Poole boys were passing for fun. Rowe in particular enjoyed it and Lawson said he loved the conditions. Gary Havelock said when interviewed, it doesn’t matter what Edinburgh do to the track because Poole will only ride it the once and won’t have pre conceived setups.

Agree FD. An update would be appreciated on the cameraman.

A shame the stream from last night is not available so we could show heat 2 and the incident which brought Roynon down. Has to go down as one of the very worst refereeing decisions of the year.