Steve Shovlar

Taking about the 2004 WTC Final…this never gets boring.

And neither venue would attract a decent crowd. Neutral track is no good it will not attract the local crowd in decent numbers. Holding it at Poole guarantees a sell out. The Poole crowd will make up 3/4 of the attendance with holiday makers/other fans making up the rest. Can’t say that of BV or Sheffield who have smaller crowds than Poole.

And what a fantastic event it was, though we were robbed by Andersen’s antics at the death.

Sheffield or Belle Vue is in the north, not the middle of the country.

Come for a trip along the coast with me from Southbourne to Sandbanks.

Think you will discover Poole is the gateway to the world renowned Jurassic Coast, and along with Bournemouth is the UK’s premier holiday resort with 7 miles of golden sands. A mecca for the rich, with lots of famous sports stars past and present living here. A beautiful area that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. (Sometimes way too many as was seen in tv last year) Hardly the arse end of nowhere, considering we are just 90 minutes from London.

They were quoted as bringing streaming in house rather than use an outside company that was not financially viable.

It will be packed. Poole fans alone fill the stadium. Add in fans from Elsewhere and the stadium is capacity. A fair track that racers love and it should be a great event. And Trackerman on here now looks after the track.

Excellent news. Hopefully on a Saturday night under the lights.

Yet you can’t resist responding. Really. Give it up. A pointless exchange. Poole are the Champions. Leave it at that.

I think I have assumed completely correctly what type of person you are.

I am just joshing. Already said they have a good team next season.

If you throw enough money at a team, some of it will stick.

Still chomping on sour grapes? Your team were well beaten in the final. Time to move on and take a chill pill.

Not sure why you are so aggressive and want to make a fool out of yourself. Still, each to their own.

Thank you. Perhaps you will follow your own advice.

A very decent team. Will make the playoffs no doubt. But Ostergaard is at the tail end of his career and had an injury. Might take him a little while to get back to where he was, or close to it. But this is countered by the expected improvements of Basso and Brennan, who I believe will have a breakthrough season. Cook and Nicol the other two. Cook not the rider he was a few seasons ago but still a good scorer at home. Looking at this team against the expected Poole lineup is interesting. Glasgow go with two ageing heat leaders against Poole’s three ageing heat leaders. Glasgows second strings are more solid than Poole’s, but Poole might have a stronger reserve than both Glasgows. (Unless Danyon continues his improvement) Roll on 2022 and another great season like the last.

Every chance I’d he avoids injury setbacks. If he does that he will end up in the top 5 and we will have Zack or Ben at reserve, if they are the riders in the Poole lineup.

You can. You don’t click on the Poole link.

That is a top three to match all championship clubs. It’s going to be hard for any club, and all the Pirates strings job will be is to pick up third places. So a good chance a heat will either be a 4-2 or a 3-3. To get a 5-1 against us is going to be tough. The only heats we don’t have one of our top three will be 2, 8 and 14. However we do need scoring reserves. If it’s Drew Kemp, it gives us a solid reserve who can cover one ride from the other reserve, as well as coming in if either of a second strings are struggling. Add in heat 13 and 15 where we will be strong, and Pirates are going to be tough to beat. Certainly the chance of getting beaten by a margin is slim and over two legs should be formidable.

Amazing how fans of other clubs are so desperate to see the Pirates 2022 announced. one thing it will be. Title chasing as usual. Expect us to be a the pointy end come the playoffs.

No comparison. I went to Glasgow for the playoff final and was shocked how small the crowd was in their clubs biggest meeting. Empty seats all over the place in the grandstand and probably no more than 1200 there. Crowd was double the size at Poole. Having said that the stadium was tidy, and the fans were very friendly. Nice setup.

The track is in excellent condition, we all know it. Trackerman has done a brilliant job and the racing at Poole is top notch. I believe he has been asked to continue his work for next season. Looking at the likely Poole team, we will again be the team to beat. Three very strong heat leaders two improving second strings, and if it is Kemp at reserve we shall always have someone at the bottom capable of winning heats, as it will be him or one of the Cook brothers. Two titles on the bounce? Highly possible if we steer clear of injuries.

Think you will discover the Poole promotion are by the proverbial mile the best and most successful in the sport. I believe the Poole promotion spent many, many hours costing a small fortune managing to bring him to the U.K., against the wishes of the UKIP govt we currently have in power. They managed to get the lad a 2 year visa, which I have heard cost the club financially. End of the day the lads head has been turned by the big bucks offered by Glasgow. A shame. Glasgow trying to buy the league. Only chance they really have. But we all know what happens to clubs who spend a fortune on riders. Seems at the moment it’s sod what it costs, I want a title.

Sounds to me reading that he was lured by the offer of much more money. He will soon discover that Glasgow are a much smaller club than Poole with a much smaller and quieter fanbase. It won’t be the same for him at all, though he might leave every meeting with more money going into his bank account. If it’s just money that he is interested in, so be it. He was very popular at Poole last season. Don’t think a similar reception will be forthcoming to him when he returns in 2022.