Shaleshifter

The Pirates take on the Edinburgh Monarchs this coming Wednesday after a three week gap without a home fixture. The last home meeting against the Berwick Bandits being rained off two weeks ago. The Monarchs have in thier ranks a top two who are more than capable of lowering the colours of Pooles top three. Josh Pickering was one of the best visiting riders to Wimborne Road last season. Sam Masters also rides Poole very well. The Monarchs appear to have a long tail and I don't expect Jacob Hook or Lasse Fredriksen to score many points on thierf Wimborne Road debuts. Paco Castagna I am not sure if he rode at Poole for Birminghsm last season. That leaves Kye Thomson and James Sargeant. Kye rode quite well on his debut at Poole last season before fading later on. James Sargeant has been around a while and seems to have gone backwards. Whilst you must not underestimate the Monarchs I expect the Pirstes to win this encounter and collect 3 points. Thoughts?

Going up to Perry Bar on Wednesday and I agree that it won't be a walk In the park I am sure thst Poole will treat the Brummies with respect and will all need to be on form to get a result.

Are you for real? The decision was taken early as the evening forecast is for rain and with the possibility of thunderstorms. Now if the forecast turns out to be inaccurate then have your say.

Weather permitting,the Pirates taken on the Bandits on Wednesday which means the return of Chris Bomber Harris to Wimborne Road. Bomber being a track expert will no doubt be in double figures. The Bandits appear to have run over several Black cats with injuries to key riders happening at the wrong time when they have been in good form. Would like to think thst Poole should pickup 3 league points but not yet knowing who will be guesting for them could mean a closer contest. Thoughts?

Hey mate, your more like a swede than a turnip. Seriously it was a good win for Poole. Are you coming down next Wednesday Neil?

. You silly sausage.

Great win for the Pirates especially in securing 4 league points. Agree that Drew Kemp was the match winner. The heat 12 5-1 over Eric Riss and then again in heat 14 was sublime. The live stream was good although I did experienced some buffering. Up the Pirates.

After last weeks disappointing result and performance down at Plymouth the Pirates take on the Diamonds at Wimborne Road. This should be a straight forward victory on paper but there is no room for complacency. Thoughts.

Well done mate the Gladiators deserved thier victory and were much more tenacious when out gated. Look forward to June and hopefully swift revenge.

Steve is driving us back so he can't reply. He is disappointed, but in good spirits

Hey Tosh, I have no issues with the result tonight. The Gladiators are stronger this year.

Well done to the Gladiators tonight. Thoroughly deserved on the night. Chris Harris was a good choice of guest and his track craft was sublime. Not the best of nights for the Pirates but that's Speedway. The Gladiators will be a tough nut to crack at home. Well done, just remember you Gladiator fans the Pirates will be hungry for revenge.

Coventry, have some of the worst fans in speedway. Gloating when they win and bad mouthing when they loose Who exactly reacted happly to the demise of the Bees ? You really are a sad person if that's what you want to happen. It also makes you know different from the so called Poole fans you alleged were gloating when Brandon closed.

We were talking about this last night and though I can't speak for all Poole fans most have accepted racing in the championship. There is more variety having more teams although next season there will be missing both Kent Kings and Eastbourne Eagles it's been excepted and let's be honest there isn't much difference between both leagues.

Thanks Cookiefan it was lovely to see you and the Tigers fans who made their voices heard you all are a credit to the sport.

Thanks Cerro I would like to say what a credit not only to Glasgow Speedway but to the sport the Tigers fan are.

Ha ha Mr I have a Grudge against Poole and anything connected to Poole Speedway. Coventry Bees fan aren't you. Anyway if we loose then so be it but if we do come out on top I can't wait for your reaction.

Nice to meet up last night Tyretrax and other forum members. Great meeting with both teams giving it 100%. Well done to the Tigers on the night but its not over just yet.

Hi Neil yep we are hear to cheer on the mighty Pirates.

Hi Andy where are you in the city centre? Steve and I are in the St Enoch Shopping centre upstairs by KFC

Hey Andy, Steve and I are in the Enoch Shopping centre upstairs by KFC.

Thanks for that Scotchopper. Steve and I would have come and said hello if we had known who you were. Thanks for the kind words. At least you were gracious in defeat and an honest assessment of the two legs overall. It's a pity that a certain Mr Jan Andersen couldn't bring himself to be more pleasant. Hope to get up to Armadsle next season as Steve and I were on the Northern tour in the summer when we had that horrendous weather. See you hopefully next season.

You really have a problem with your anti Poole stance in your posts. I don't recall you being gracious in defeat either after the Cup final. Each to their own.