Steve Shovlar

He led Laguta for 3 laps in his first, then a third, then fell trying to be a little hasty on the second bend when pinned, a race he could have won. Was superb in his ladt two leaving top riders in his wake. Really coming on big time now and taking the step to becoming a really top rider. Hope he is still at Poole next season.

Just watched it on catchup and it was as easy as the scoreline suggests. Pirates dominant and Workington had no answer. Again a terrible decision from the ref in heat 14 to exclude Zach. What was he expected to do? It’s called first bend bunching and it should have been all four back. And he allowed Sam McGurk to race with a dirt deflector bent upwards! Yes we all know he wasn’t going to score but ref, have some consistency! First time I have watched a meeting from Workington and it seems a good track. Shame about billowing dust from the start though. Safe journey home to all the Pirate fans who made the trip up.

Does anyone actually film the meetings at Glasgow so they could release a few heats on YouTube?

Yes. Tom Brennan.

I would tell him his services are no longer required, stick fuel money in his pocket and say the A1 is thataway.

I really like Rowe. I think he has great style on a bike and a proper future in the sport. Gutted Poole didn’t keep hold of him as the potential was there to be seen. Best of luck to him for the rest of the season.

What was the experiment? If it was to exploit the fact she is female for the press and to gain some publicity, it might have worked for the first couple of weeks but if it’s as a scoring machine, well I doubt any other club would have had her still in their side. Having now said that she will pop out tomorrow and bang in double figures! Thing is, she is the best female speedway rider. Would the best female footballer be in a Championship, or even league two side? No. It’s a physical sport as is Speedway and it made a bit of news but that’s really it.

Watched this on BSN, riders all over the place spinning and falling or tailed so far off they were in a different postcode. Barker looked like a complete novice, and has a 20 hour round trip for his “efforts”. It was like Sky Sports deciding to show Brentford v Nottingham Forest, and just up the road Arsenal v Man City were playing but were not on TV. BSN were at the wrong venue.

No way would Max be scoring anywhere near what Vinnie has been scoring. Just need to get his gating to improve and he will be fine. We forget how young he is.

Rob is there and so full reports. Said crowd was quite decent for Glasgow, racing has been good, a bit cold, fair amount of Pirates fans made the trip, ref had a stinker, on his way to Keswick and should arrive just before Midnight. Said the Harris v Cook was highlight.

Thought the same. Giving Smith and Ivacic 4 rides was ludicrous. Pearson a real thorn in our side tonight. Well done the Glasgow team manager for helping us over the line. I mean, the ref couldn’t have done much more for ya!

So we beat Glasgow with an 8 man team and no Tobias. Ref excludes Lawson for first bend bunching in heat one, then excludes Ben Cook who was at the tapes with the other riders for 2 mins. Give the ref a haggis. Justice was served in heat 15 with Tatties and Neeps. The loss of Tobias is clear to see. He has been excellent this year and as I said earlier, Boughen makes us a lot weaker, and so it proved. Pirates move on to Workington tomorrow afternoon. A tough test awaits.

Yes get in! 44-46 A great last heat decider.

2. Ashton Boughen (G) - 2, 0, 0, 0. As I said, Tobias missed big time. He’s never scored that low this season.

That is a bummer that Tobias is out. Boughen not at the same level as Tobias unless he gates.

Totally dominant. Hope Tobias is OK. Wouldnt get in ambulance. Hobbled to pits. Clipped Ablitts back wheel.

Delay as bowser jammed and has overwatered third bend. Godfrey going mental.

Meeting delayed as medical emergency in car park. Paramedics in attendance. Rain stopped. Track looks good. Not a big crowd.

Raining at track but not too heavy. No parade tapes up7.30. Could be a leveller. Listened to Lambert team talk. “The season starts tonight”.

Oh dear…> https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Only club it seems to happen at then, as small teams like Plymouth make a profit from the stream. Redcar and Edinburgh also add to their revenue and even Oxford now stream their meetings. With Glasgow a long way for most fans to travel to, the people who pay for a stream would never attend anyway. Plus you could ban a stream for fans who live within a certain distance.

Only match left this season where we can’t watch a Pirates match on a video stream. In 2024 that’s pretty poor from Glasgow when other much smaller clubs in the league have been streaming for several seasons, and making money out of it. Redcar on Friday consisted of a single camera and a commentator when there was action. Hardly costs much to put together and for £11.99 good value for money. As for the meeting, well Pirates should win it but you never know. Was surprised when Glasgow announced their lineup and thought it was below par. Should be a good meeting. Shame you actually have to be at the ground to witness it.

Glad it’s on BSN. Going to be tough for Pirates with only the reserves having any track experience. Expecting Workington to take a decent early lead before Pirates get their setups sorted and come back into it. The shape of the track shouldn’t be an issue for Lawson, Brennan and Ben Cook.

Comic post of the day. Poole have to build to the rules of the Championship, not Premiership. So of course this current team isn’t good enough for the Premiership. But if we were in the top flight, you can be sure we would be at the pointy end.

Too late.