Wee Eck Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 21 minutes ago, STEVEHOLS54 said: I wonder if any of the Poole riders will announce they won't be back in 2027 after tonights meeting. I wonder if any of the Scunthorpe riders will announce they’re riding for Poole next season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, STEVEHOLS54 said: I wonder if any of the Poole riders will announce they won't be back in 2027 after tonights meeting. Maybe 3 possibly- or maybe not?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 37 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: I wonder if any of the Scunthorpe riders will announce they’re riding for Poole next season? Maybe one possibly, and maybe a guest?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 26 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: Maybe 3 possibly- or maybe not?! Maybe Matt’s getting, erm, Picky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bee Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Back on the 30th of January, I posted on here about making the Eddie Wright Raceway my regular track after moving to Lincolnshire. I said back then “Regardless of where we finish in the league, I’m massively looking forward to the new season. Let’s get behind the lads and hopefully spring a surprise or two” after being written off. Well, look where we are tonight. Whatever happens at Wimborne Road in the second leg, Scunthorpe have had an absolutely brilliant season. Taking an eight-point lead into the Grand Final decider against a side like Poole is massive credit to every single rider, promoter, and volunteer at the club. Do I think they will pull it off tonight? Hand on heart, probably not. We all know how tough Wimborne Road is and how well Poole are around their own patch. In fact, it’s one of the biggest frustrations in British speedway for me right now: every year it feels like a foregone conclusion. You can pretty much pencil in the league winners before a wheel turns, and the entire championship boils down to “who earns the right to get beaten over two legs by Poole.” If the Pirates overturn the deficit and lift the trophy again, nobody will be shocked. But that shouldn't take an ounce of shine off what Scunny have achieved. I’ll be following tonight with everything crossed and if they do it, it’ll be one of the best nights in the club's history. But even if Poole do what Poole usually do, the Scorpions will still be winners having proved pretty much everyone wrong. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 24 minutes ago, Mr Bee said: Back on the 30th of January, I posted on here about making the Eddie Wright Raceway my regular track after moving to Lincolnshire. I said back then “Regardless of where we finish in the league, I’m massively looking forward to the new season. Let’s get behind the lads and hopefully spring a surprise or two” after being written off. Well, look where we are tonight. Whatever happens at Wimborne Road in the second leg, Scunthorpe have had an absolutely brilliant season. Taking an eight-point lead into the Grand Final decider against a side like Poole is massive credit to every single rider, promoter, and volunteer at the club. Do I think they will pull it off tonight? Hand on heart, probably not. We all know how tough Wimborne Road is and how well Poole are around their own patch. In fact, it’s one of the biggest frustrations in British speedway for me right now: every year it feels like a foregone conclusion. You can pretty much pencil in the league winners before a wheel turns, and the entire championship boils down to “who earns the right to get beaten over two legs by Poole.” If the Pirates overturn the deficit and lift the trophy again, nobody will be shocked. But that shouldn't take an ounce of shine off what Scunny have achieved. I’ll be following tonight with everything crossed and if they do it, it’ll be one of the best nights in the club's history. But even if Poole do what Poole usually do, the Scorpions will still be winners having proved pretty much everyone wrong. Not a foregone conclusion especially if the track is a bit wet. Scunny held on to a 4 point lead in 2023 in KOC final and track was damp. Track was wet when Redcar won in BSN trophy last season. I think a lot will depend on what the U21 riders in each team do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 16 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Not a foregone conclusion especially if the track is a bit wet. Scunny held on to a 4 point lead in 2023 in KOC final and track was damp. Track was wet when Redcar won in BSN trophy last season. I think a lot will depend on what the U21 riders in each team do. ...and also what the 2nd heat leaders do?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bee Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 54 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Not a foregone conclusion especially if the track is a bit wet. Scunny held on to a 4 point lead in 2023 in KOC final and track was damp. Track was wet when Redcar won in BSN trophy last season. I think a lot will depend on what the U21 riders in each team do. I think you’ve completely missed my point while trying to prove it! You’ve just cited two cup meetings over a three-year span where specific weather conditions produced an upset, to argue against a point about pre-season predictability over a whole league campaign. My point wasn't about whether a damp track on a random Wednesday in October gives an underdog a chance over 15 heats. My point was that back on January 30th, before a single wheel had turned, before anyone knew the forecast for October, and before team declarations were even warm, you could have bet your house that Poole would be occupying one of the two spots in the Grand Final come autumn. The fact that the best counter argument relies on having to consult the Met Office and pray for rain rather proves the wider issue, doesn't it? If the only thing standing between a dominant powerhouse and an inevitable title is whether the track curator turns the bowser taps off, it wasn't exactly an open, unpredictable league to begin with. Don't get me wrong, I hope you're right and the weather or the U21s turn the form book upside down tonight. Fingers crossed for that damp track, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Poole will be bang up for this where as Scunthorpe will say the same old thing of we all start level etc etc, Pickering will have a go but even he might take it easy later if the score has gotten away from them as won’t want to do something stupid and miss Sheffields chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 45 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: ...and also what the 2nd heat leaders do?! Ok, ok. Every rider is important Also if Scunny do win people will go on to say about Scunny predicted to finish bottom. But if you watch Humans of Speedway YT video about predictions from 6 months ago, AI predicted Scunny 5th, higher than any human! Not that far out really. Though it also predicted Berwick to win playoff final! So you win some, you lose some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, LisaColette said: Not a foregone conclusion especially if the track is a bit wet. Scunny held on to a 4 point lead in 2023 in KOC final and track was damp. Track was wet when Redcar won in BSN trophy last season. I think a lot will depend on what the U21 riders in each team do. 2 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: ...and also what the 2nd heat leaders do?! It's what they all do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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