Normski Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago Bandits welcome Poole in tonight's 2nd Leg of the Semi-Final. An excellent performance at Poole on Wednesday sees the Bandits only 4pts down, as they hope to reach their 1st KO Cup Final since 1989 where funnily enough they beat Poole in the final. Both teams are using R/R Berwick have Fredriksen away on internation duty, whilst Bowes is injured. Poole also bring in Simon Lambert to guest for Will Cairns riding in an SGP2 qualifier. We all know that Poole normally ride Shielfield well, and they will be bolstered by Richard Lawson being available again after missing Wednesdays night's meeting for whatever reason hmmm. Berwick need all 6 riders to be performing tonight can see Jenkins being busy. Going to be tight but i can see us getting over the line 49-41 don't want a Super Heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago It's going to be tight, but I think Berwick will shade it, Jenkins will be the trump card tonight with probably 7 rides 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 22 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: It's going to be tight, but I think Berwick will shade it, Jenkins will be the trump card tonight with probably 7 rides So Poole's visits in the past 2 seasons have seen a win and a loss, both by 2 points. The same tonight would suit the Pirates but with it being Cook's least favourite track and Rushen never having seen the place before, it'll be a real challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) Got to admit Berwick are clear favourites here after Wednesdays inexplicably poor performance. Stupid dropped points, a lack of interest from certain riders and no Lawson probably cost us a place in the final. With Jenkins at reserve and likely to take 7 rides, it will be a surprise if we manage to get through, especially as we are missing Will Cairns and Rushen has never been there. Excuses done. Edited 9 hours ago by Steve Shovlar 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 19 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Got to admit Berwick are clear favourites here after Wednesdays inexplicably poor performance. Stupid dropped points, a lack of interest from certain riders and no Lawson probably cost us a place in the final. With Jenkins at reserve and likely to take 7 rides, it will be a surprise if we manage to get through, especially as we are missing Will Cairns and Rushen has never been there. Excuses done. I agree but with advice from Lawson with set up, he will be ok after a race and perform like we know he can, he was unlucky to get excluded on Wednesday but as he will get an extra ride from R/ R he will need to be at his best. Lawson missing at home was a massive miss with Harris performing so poorly and then disappointingly on fire for BV at Ipswich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluekevin Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 45-45 Stop all this negativity, can see a full team performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Expect Poole to go through. Lambert getting more points than Cairns would get and having Lawson riding being the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Templeton Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago May the best team win..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, Steve Shovlar said: Got to admit Berwick are clear favourites here after Wednesdays inexplicably poor performance. Stupid dropped points, a lack of interest from certain riders and no Lawson probably cost us a place in the final. What actually happened there - it makes little sense. Poole definitely didn't benefit from Lawson being missing. Why did he miss the meeting in Denmark though an injury which doesn't seem serious at all (rode in England on both Monday and Thursday and looked fine around quite a tricky Ipswich track). If he wasn't injured, then why not ride for Poole on Wednesday? All very weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago Come on Berwick. Would love to see them in the final. Need to make a good start and put Poole under pressure from the off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 58 minutes ago, Bluekevin said: 45-45 Stop all this negativity, can see a full team performance. Not negative, realistic. We should have got at least a 10 point lead wednesday and would have without bad luck but that happens in sport and we would have with Lawson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 37 minutes ago, lucifer sam said: What actually happened there - it makes little sense. Poole definitely didn't benefit from Lawson being missing. Why did he miss the meeting in Denmark though an injury which doesn't seem serious at all (rode in England on both Monday and Thursday and looked fine around quite a tricky Ipswich track). If he wasn't injured, then why not ride for Poole on Wednesday? All very weird! Maybe the bike testers were about again 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Neila said: Maybe the bike testers were about again 😜 Does that happen in Denmark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster00 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago Bowes missing again…….Shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, Hamster00 said: Bowes missing again…….Shock. Yes pulled out of home meeting, still suffering from his previous crash when he had a punctured lung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago This is one that could go either way, r/r should suit both teams. I fancy Poole to just shade it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: This is one that could go either way, r/r should suit both teams. I fancy Poole to just shade it. I think we are going to need a bit of luck for that to happen. Zach is usually poor at Berwick and he wasn't great wednesday at home, he will need one of his better nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Zach Cooks worst track. Think this one got away from us on Wednesday. No Cairns just adds to the issue. Need to gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago A hard to call, Wednesday things didn't go Poole's way, but they are a class team with enough experienced riders to deal with the pressure. So providing they get their fair share of luck, I predict a place in the final for the Pirates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Doesnt look like lawson made parade. Working on a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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