Steve Shovlar

The seizure is more than likely the body responding from being knocked out. Brain and body not as one. I passed out 20 years ago from a knock and my wife said she was very worried as my body was jerking about all over the place. Once I had come around I was fine and had no idea what had happened. Looks scary to witnesses. Found the rolling pin in the drawer with blood on it the next day.

Middlo has posted on Facebook. Ben has been kept in hospital overnight. Nothing broken. Zach stayed with him. Hopefully released today.

Not much we can do but wish him well. Eurosport didn’t even capture on camera what happened buy it sounds like he high sided and it could be a collar bone injury.

We have 9.16 average for home guest if Ben’s out. 8.72 + 5% Could be Wright at Oxford, Harris or Pickering at Poole

Rather BV in the final than Sheffield simply due to the track. One the best in the country, the other a bit of a death trap. Will be very easy for BV in the final.

Pickering was dire last visit. Josh Pickering - 0, 0, 1, 2, 0 = 3

Can’t find the green sheet averages other than the ones I quoted which are clearly not correct. Where are they?

Not Championship team though.

Pickering 9.42, Cook 8.55 GSA

Too high I believe

I like a Gavan post. Both leagues.

Why do the Sheffield track staff allow the dirt to build up against the fence in such a way to make it dangerous? Not difficult to bring it back towards the center.

Of course. Hope it’s not serious as suggested. Poole left with very little choice of guest.

Ambulance on track for Ben Cook at Sheffield. Disaster for Pirates if he has got injured.

Just what we don’t need.

Don’t have that in the Championship hence the rules are different.

In the Championship in heat 8 a reserve can be swapped by another reserve but no t/r. Clearly the rule is different in the Premier.

Voulas is other reserve. Reserve switch is allowed. Unless rule different in Premier and Championship.

That livens it up a bit. Blodorn won’t ride again Voulas will have his other ride.

Could have done a reserve switch. BV’s choice.

Voulas is riding well.

J Holder riding in a playoff semi like he did for Poole at Ipswich a few seasons back. Real let down.

BV 16 up. Sheffield look spent. BV champs 25.

Belle Vue started the meeting very well. Doing better than most have thought.

I had no idea of the result and it’s not difficult to avoid if I stay off here or Speedwayupdates. Before the meeting it was fairly obvious Oxford would be in the final. Thought Scunthorpe put up a decent fight but they needed to be ten up to counter Masters/Nicholls and were nowhere near it. The reason Scunthorpe and Workington failed to make the final is clear. They didn’t have riders capable of beating the top Oxford and Poole riders. The final is very open as to who will be Champions. Poole have run Oxford close twice at Cowley. Oxford have been beaten and won comfortably at Wimborne Road. To close to call a week out.