Steve Shovlar

So you are saying every rider who is not Doyle and Emils class should quit. That makes sense.

Howarth messed that up when it was clear to stay inside. Tv has delayed the meeting and there is rain approaching. Should have got on with it. Heat ten and all over.

Howarth dived there.

I think this is already over. No way Ipswich should give up such a big lead with Doyle, Emil and King. But let’s hope for a last heat showdown.

Rain forecast all day Friday and all day Saturday. Only got Sunday morning and afternoon to get the track raceable. Got to expect another quagmire for this first leg if it goes ahead on Sunday teatime. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are forecast dry, but I am thinking Glasgow would get a much bigger crowd on a Sunday, and riders will have to adapt to very difficult track conditions. Could well be a repeat of the Oxford meeting racing wise.

I remember Lee Richardson when he joined Poole as a raw kid. 0,0,0 virtually every week. But he showed good signs of potential like Boughen. Lee went in to have a great career. He needs time and if he is dedicated there’s no reason why he can’t emulate Bewley or Lambert. Good luck to the lad.

Watch the stream. Good and cheap.

And fully deserved to be there. Was just viewing through selfish eyes. Lost out on an extra meeting due to distance. What was surprising was the fact it took so long to beat an Oxford side with only two quality riders. Pirates will be a different force to be reckoned with. More than a ten point win gives Glasgow a decent chance. Should be thrilling as long as the track is not a quagmire like last night.

That’s why the BSN is such a great deal. A season pass to all meetings works out at around £4 a meeting. Perfect Christmas gift for yourself or your loved one, even if they hate speedway! or if you buy on the day £11.99. Makes sense to buy a season ticket and pay per month.

Very true but most knew 10 points was never enough of a lead for Oxford. If the final had been between Oxford and Poole, Cowley would have sold out in an hour. Many hundreds of Poole fans making the trip up. But not to be and it would be something for 15-20 Poole fans to make the trip to Glasgow. Too far for all but the most die hard. A ten hour trip up, and if the meeting finishes at 8pm Poole fans will be getting indoors around 6am. A couple of hundred pounds in fuel, food, entrance fee. Alternatively, watch it on BSN for £4. Bit of a no brainer. I flew up 2 years ago which saved time, but cop26 was on and hotel rooms were £600 a night. Slept (didn’t sleep) in airport. Got home 11.30 am. Poole fan who dropped us at airport got home 9.30 am knackered.

Pirates get second leg. Yes next Wednesday will be called off if the first leg hasn’t taken place.

First leg announced for this Friday, 6th October. Forecast is lousy so is it a ploy to get Poole all the way up there on a wasted journey? Pretty sure the travelling Pirates fans will be miffed if it’s called off having wasted some serious cash making the very long trip. Sundays forecast looks a lot better. Guess we will have to just wait and see. Expecting a sodden deep track just like last night if it goes ahead as planned. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcuvz3bch#?date=2023-10-06

First dry day in Glasgow is Sunday. Friday is rain most of the day.

So all roads lead to Glasgow on Sunday at 6pm, when the super strong Tigers take on the Pirates. With Vissing fit but likely to not ride, Glasgow can use riders on form to more than cover. Complin tonight showed what he can do around Ashfield and will probably get 6-7 rides in the first leg. Pirates job is to keep it tight and the last time the two teams met here ended in a two point win to the tigers. However, since then Glasgow have strengthened up with Tarasenko coming in, making them favourites to win the title this year. But Poole never give up and even coming into the final as underdogs, will fight for every point and try and retain the title. The odds might be stacked but we will fight all the way. Should be a great couple of matches. Bring it on!

Watched the PL final on Eurosport but the BSN production knocks that into a cocked hat tbh. Watched the Glasgow v Oxford meeting in 40 mins on fast forward and it was much better.

Made harder work with that than I expected, but if they had failed to have pulled back 10 points it would have been classed as a choke. A shame for Oxford but they were their own worst enemies, with Kerr and Boughen breaking the tapes, and a bit of luck for Glasgow in heat 12 with Pijper falling allowing Complin in. So off we go to Glasgow. A shame it wasn’t Oxford as it’s 2 hours up the road and many of us now will be watching on BSN. Commiserations to Oxford but ten was never enough against that powerhouse Glasgow team. Hopefully track conditions will be a bit better in the final whenever the first leg is.

Best race of the night in heat 14.

Completely flat for the playoff final. A shame. Twenty point lead coming up.

Chris Holder in full self preservation mode.

Look at the teams in 2010. Plus CH was in peak WC form back then before his accident.

Think the BSPA should bring in the Polish rule in that all tracks should be prepared within certain parameters. They had all day to prepare a decent surface but produced this. Yes it gives Ipswich a massive home advantage but for the fans it’s a very poor spectacle.

Chris Holder can’t handle the conditions. Never rode Ipswich well in his Pirate days and back then the track was smoother and slick. He will have a lot of making up to do in the second leg.

Ipswich have nailed on 8 points in 13 and 15 unless Lambert can get in there. They should have a healthy lead.

Now Howarth takes a purler. The showcase event wrecked by track prep.

Agree Danny is a great lad. Really like him.