Steve Shovlar

Poole are disliked through envy. The big green eyed monster. Anyone but Poole. Heard it virtually every season for the last 20 years.

If there’s no clash with riders, and Glasgow have no issue with riding on a Thursday, then it would make sense to move the fixture to the day before the Edinburgh fixture. Think of the environment and All that carbon saved from being pumped into the atmosphere.

I should imagine that northern teams will be riding at Plymouth the night before they come to Poole. So when Glasgow are due on 5th July, swap the fixture with Birmingham coming instead, and put Glasgow back to the 19th July. That way they can make two long journeys down to the south coast in a couple of weeks. Sounds fair as that’s what Glasgow want Poole to do, right?

Yes aware but with a bit of co-operation the Glasgow (or Edinburgh) could have been moved to the Sunday afternoon? Gives Poole fans a reason to have a mini northern break, saves riders two journeys to Scotland in two weeks, costing lots in time and fuel. A shames as it’s a missed opportunity.

Pirates 2023 fixtures are out. Start with Steve Worrall Testimonial on 29th March. Our first 4 fixtures, home and away to Oxford and Plymouth, are live on BSN. However, it’s a shame we couldn’t fit in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Berwick over one weekend for a northern tour. We are at Glasgow the week before Edinburgh and Berwick. Such a shame all three couldn’t be tied in together to save on expenses. Date Fixture Comp 29th March Steve Worrall Testimonial IND 5th April Oxford v Poole BSN 7th April Poole v Oxford BSN 11th April Plymouth v Poole BSN 19th April Poole v Plymouth BSN 25th April Plymouth v Poole KOC 3rd May Poole v Plymouth KOC 24th May Poole v Scunthorpe SGBC 6th June Plymouth v Poole SGBC 7th June Poole v Plymouth SGBC 16th June Redcar v Poole SGBC 21st June Oxford v Poole SGBC 5th July Poole v Glasgow SGBC 12th July Poole v Berwick SGBC 19th July Birmingham v Poole SGBC 26th July Poole v Birmingham SGBC 28th July Glasgow v Poole SGBC 2nd August Poole v Edinburgh SGBC 4th August Edinburgh v Poole SGBC 5th August Berwick v Poole SGBC 9th August Poole v Oxford SGBC 11th August Scunthorpe v Poole SGBC 16th August Poole v Redcar SGBC TBA Poole v Leicester JUB TBA Leicester v Poole JUB

Lol. That’s right. Ben Cook will be a fans favourite within a month of the start of the season. A better rider than Batch next season and certainly better than Hans. Averages might not yet show it but potential is big. Fast gater, never gives up and is fast. But remember, he is a pirate first and foremost.

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Nathan certainly does have potential. Last year was a massive learning curve for him and a huge step up. No easy rides and because of having a stronger number t he was only getting three heats a meeting. Trouble was he rarely gated and gave the opposition a head start. After the second bend he was on the same pace but he does need to vastly improve his starts. I am sure he will be picked up by a championship club sooner rather than later as he has the beating of several reserves who are signed up. He’s a young lad with plenty of time on his side. Poland have seen something there. Enough to be picked up.

Really? Off topic I know but TV has never been better. Yellowstone, Tulsa King, 1923, The White Lotus, Andor, The Peripheral, Ted Lasso, The Boys, Jack Ryan, House of the Dragon, Succession, Mayor of Kingstown, The Handmaids Tale, Outlander, list is endless of top quality TV shows. Loads more not mentioned.

Welcome back to Poole Kyle. Local lad, hometown club, popular with the fans. Should kick ass at reserve.

Nathan did the usual inexperienced rider mistake of waiting. He should have said to Danny, do I have a team place, and if the answer was not sure, start phoning around straight away. To wait, then discover no spot, and then further discover no places elsewhere is basic error. Get yourself fixed up asap.

Found it.

Thanks Steve but it was the second leg I was after.

Anyone got the link,on YouTube?

I remember some Poole fans did leave after heat 8, and got ridiculed at the dinner dance. What a night that was.

There’s no real money in that. Travel expenses plus a little bit for time. Not enough to make a living I should imagine. BSN is surely run on a tight budget and can’t squander money on guest commentators.

Think he would be doing extremely well to get out of a reserve berth. Can’t see that happening at all. Newman is more than likely to outscore Adam. If Newman got into the top five, then we would be even stronger at reserve with Zack Cook or Jack Thomas.

He hadn’t.

Yes there is. Ben Cook is a better rider than his younger brother at the moment.

How was Doyle doing at 23?

Happy New Year to all Pirates fans! This coming season is going to be another good one with the silverware likely staying put for another year, baring any injuries.

Was dialled in to a home track with virtually no passing. Gate and go. I wish Flint well as he is a Brit but Zach Cook is an impressive rider with lots of potential. Not so sure with Flint.

Wasn’t meant as negative Steve. Just pointless talking about riders who are not coming to Poole next season. May as we’ll be talking about Zmarzlik being our new number one. Neither are going to be riding for us. Lets be realistic and talk about our touted 1-7 and how we compare to other Championship sides, instead of fantasy riders who are not coming into the Poole team. Happy New Year to you and other Poole fans. Let’s hope 2023 is as successful as last season was.

Zach Cook is a better rider than Flint. Flint might have a higher Champ average but Zach Cook came on leaps and bounds in the second half of 22. Check out his scores on the Speedway updates.

Panthers got a tiger at reserve in Ben Cook. Give him a month to settle and watch him go. Once he has his setups sorted he will be very fast and score a sack load at reserve. Big year for him an his brother at Wolves. But like his brother, just hope he stays safe for his home club.