Steve Shovlar

It was a ridiculous decision and both clubs should have used neither.

Any rain around tomorrow should be clear by 11 am to leave a dry and sunny afternoon. Fingers crossed for no rogue late afternoon thunderstorms.

I have a regular long walk at Ringstead and Purbeck coast and last week as I walked through the almost deserted nudist beach, an old man stood up naked, then made “helicopters” in my direction. Perhaps I will post the exact spot so Trackrat can check it out. Might be his thing as he seems to like make strippers.

There was nothing bad. No “evidence”. I picked up a SHPO completely unintentionally many years ago, which is due to expire next year. A SHPO covers a huge range of things and I fell foul of it while trying to make space on my old 16gb iPhone. I actually told my manager what I had done and thought nothing of it until I got a summons and small fine. I was involved in the very lucrative adult entertainment business and without knowing it we overstepped U.K. Law. I got out of it straight after and have never been tempted to return. Receiving the SHPO was a joke but they were all the rage for judges at the time. It has never affected me in any way other than embarrassment.

Would you pay to watch me strip? I charge £50 for 30 mins.

Ha! People reading far too much into it. All stems back to my days working in the adult entertainment business, and the reason I got out.

I don’t understand why the Dugards won’t allow NDL speedway at Arlington. As long as the rent is paid what’s the issue? Unless they just want the stadium to go for a period of non use so that planning permission for houses can be put in as no one wants to use the speedway stadium?

To be fair it rained all the way back to Dorset. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Always have a good chat with Gary every week. Good bloke and probably our next manager should Middlo quit.

Now in Exmouth and the rain doesn't even really make the ground wet.

I changed my day around so I could make it. I was meant to be in a meeting in London today but have re-arranged that so that I am going to Exmouth this afternoon, just about to leave, then onto Plymouth, which I am now not. I have been to all Poole meetings this season at Plymouth. You can find me easily enough on the back straight.

Yes of course.

No hate from me. All the crap comes from Plymouth fans. A very abusive bunch down there. And yes, I go to nearly every Poole away meeting.

Hopefully Pirates will smash Plymouth tomorrow making next weeks meeting a formality. Will save many of us the bother in travelling down.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow morning at Poole but doubt you will see is called off until it has to be.

But you gave out false information that it was this Friday.

So says someone who wants Poole fans to travel down on Friday.

Thing is, a meeting should not be called off until it is guaranteed to be off. There might be a risk of rain later today, but it might miss. Too often meetings have been called off early only for the rain to miss/fail to materialise, leaving a dry evening. Plymouth are not even attempting to give it a try.

Perhaps they could pop down the local Coventry Tool Hire and rent some acetylene cylinders and flame throw the track dry.

You’re, not your.

If they haven’t got track staff to sort out a wet track (with overnight covers down) they need to take a close look at themselves in the mirror. Swedish clubs can fix wet tracks in an hour. Natural drying during the day should do it. They could pop around the local farm and buy some hay to burn.

So the track was perfect yesterday, covers were put down, and we had a little rain this morning which is now clearing away. Plymouth are so so desperate to get the second leg they call the meeting off when the rest of the day is forecast dry. Are they that inept at getting a race track in rideable order? Pathetic. This really should be turned into a one legged round with the winner going through after tomorrows result. Plymouth promotion calling off so early is giving up. Not even giving the day a chance.

So the track was perfect yesterday, covers were put down, and we had a little rain this morning which is now clearing away. Plymouth are so so desperate to get the second leg they call the meeting off when the rest of the day is forecast dry. Are they that inept at getting a race track in rideable order? Pathetic.

I don’t see that at all. Think Plymouth can win tomorrow night by 6-8 points if they ride to their potential. I am pleased that Plymouth have a team to compete on Wednesday. Flint rode very well earlier this season and scored a sackful. Summers is very very good if he gates. Hans blows hot and cold. Certainly closer than some expect but Poole should, if they ride to their capabilities, qualify for the semi against Glasgow.

Shame for Lublin. Ran out of steam at the worst possible time. Michelsen and Drabik invisible. 12 points too much to pull back. Terrible gating meeting. And riders like Wozniak thrive in such conditions. Lublin needed to keep it to 8 max. Game over.