Redcar 🐻 (42) vs Poole ☠️ (48) P/Off Semi Final 2nd leg Oct 5th 6pm

[Bagpuss]

41 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

But your happy to be over critical of the Poole track.

Big difference between a track which is usually excellent being poor now and again and a track which is usually poor being excellent now and again.

[SteveArena]

Fair enough SS.  Would you like Poole to have another crack at the Premiership or prefer the Championship action?

[lbw]

Grand Final Dates

Oct 15 Poole vs Glasgow 

Oct 17 Glasgow vs Poole 

(From the Poole website)

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

1 hour ago, foreverblue said:

But your happy to be over critical of the Poole track.

That was… sort of the point.🤯

I had already criticised the Poole track, so didn’t want to also criticise Redcar’s.

I’d take ten of tonight over one from Wimborne Road though. I call that track the sleeping tablet.

[lbw]

There's only one Poole PIRATES one Poole PIRATES 

Walking along singing a song 

Walking in a PIRATES wonderland!

[StevePark]

1 hour ago, Tracy Bird said:

That was Ben Powell,riding for newcastle.

Are you confusing the night when Ben Powell, riding for Scunthorpe, aimed his bike (after the race) at Kenni Larsen (after Powell has dismounted it)?

[StevePark]

2 hours ago, Tracy Bird said:

That was Ben Powell,riding for newcastle.

Are you confusing the night when Ben Powell, riding for Scunthorpe, aimed his bike (after the race) at Newcastle's Kenni Larsen (after Powell had dismounted it)?

Edited 12 hours ago by StevePark

[StevePark]

2 hours ago, Tracy Bird said:

That was Ben Powell,riding for newcastle.

 

duplicated post

Edited 12 hours ago by StevePark

[lbw]

PIRATES ☠️ ARE.........

 

 

[Pinny]

3 hours ago, Fromafar said:

I can give you 1 example as far back as 2005! travis McGowan of Oxford guested for Newport v Berwick.(Oxford in bid league then)

Happened for years. We had Harris guesting for Wato in 05 or 06 when Wato had a high average and was out for season with broken ankle. 
 

Mads K whilst full time with Swindon also guested for us a couple of times. 

[tyler42]

3 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said:

What a good performance. Fully deserved. We gave Redcar the opportunity and they effed up their track. Gate and go and thank you very much.

I don't think they doctored the track. It looked like a typical October time track to me. Greasy and damp. It was alway going to stay that way with the cold air imo

 

 

[Fromafar]

26 minutes ago, Pinny said:

Happened for years. We had Harris guesting for Wato in 05 or 06 when Wato had a high average and was out for season with broken ankle. 
 

Mads K whilst full time with Swindon also guested for us a couple of times. 

That’s who Travis was guesting for at Newport👍

[szkocjasid]

3 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said:

No passing tonight after second bend in 15 heats. As each lap went on riders got more spaced out. 

I didn’t find it dull due to what was at stake, but for a neutral it must have been a very poor watch. But Redcar only have themselves to blame. The overwatering took away any home advantage, rendering Wright and Kings passing ability obsolete. What were they seriously thinking? They went into tonight’s meeting as clear favourites. I was thinking the worst at heat one but when Thomsen gated and held off Wright, I thought, hmmm, perhaps we might be in with a sniff.

Wright and King had a terrible meeting. There was no consistency with any Redcar rider. 

I bet next week the track is completely different and will suit the Redcar team much better. Pirates will need a bigger lead to take back up there.

I'm not so sure, Poole won on aggregate by 12 points, so even another 6 point home win, will put the pressure on Redcar, especially after this loss.

I think Poole will get a bigger win though, as they'll be high on confidence after rescuing another final.

[Pinny]

2 hours ago, Fromafar said:

That’s who Travis was guesting for at Newport👍

Think its always been a rule , certainly used to be double the elite average for premier. 
 

some huge averages in 2000s when EL riders dropped a league. Ray morton, ben howe, armando castanga , garry stead. Sure were more that same season.

 

[IanBrannan]

4 hours ago, Pinny said:

Think its always been a rule , certainly used to be double the elite average for premier. 
 

some huge averages in 2000s when EL riders dropped a league. Ray morton, ben howe, armando castanga , garry stead. Sure were more that same season.

 

The rule is ANY rider who has a British Speedway established average can be considered a guest, so long as their converted average fits. For Premiership riders that only usually leaves a few possibilities such as covering for the very top riders as in this case. When you look at the other top averaged Championship riders they are mostly Redcar, Glasgow or Poole riders, none of which can be considered. The rest you would argue are not on a par with the top rider in the league at this time in Richard Lawson. 
 

Obviously the very top Premiership riders wouldn’t be eligible in any case not least their average would be hideously high. So Adam Ellis for Richard Lawson is one of the few situations this would work. 

[SteveLyric2]

5 minutes ago, IanBrannan said:

The rule is ANY rider who has a British Speedway established average can be considered a guest, so long as their converted average fits. For Premiership riders that only usually leaves a few possibilities such as covering for the very top riders as in this case. When you look at the other top averaged Championship riders they are mostly Redcar, Glasgow or Poole riders, none of which can be considered. The rest you would argue are not on a par with the top rider in the league at this time in Richard Lawson. 
 

Obviously the very top Premiership riders wouldn’t be eligible in any case not least their average would be hideously high. So Adam Ellis for Richard Lawson is one of the few situations this would work. 

But, depending on how long Lawson's compassionate leave lasts, Ellis won't be usable next Friday due to the '8-day rule'!

[lbw]

Well I've thoroughly enjoyed me toast n butter 😀 I didn't involve the jam as I'm saving that for further more appropriate celebrations.

Currently enjoying me celebration flat white ☕ in Costa Cleveland Centre 😀 @Neila

[IainB]

8 hours ago, tyler42 said:

I don't think they doctored the track. It looked like a typical October time track to me. Greasy and damp. It was alway going to stay that way with the cold air imo

 

 

But they were watering the track shortly before the start of the meeting 🤷‍♂️

[lbw]

Anyone any idea as to why Anders could barely walk in the pits after his 2nd ride? Havvy was avin to help him walk

[foreverblue]

14 minutes ago, IainB said:

But they were watering the track shortly before the start of the meeting 🤷‍♂️

It was said they started watering before 5 so an area that had quite a bit of rain a day or two previously needed watering!