Steve Shovlar

Agree about the screaming. Goes right through you.

Seriously. We could actually count the number of fans on the back straight. Be lucky to have had 12-1400 in the whole stadium.

How have Mountain and Howarth done?

TV at the wrong meeting. The action from Monmore is more superior tonight.

There’s 3 million people in Manchester. 151,000 in Poole. Manchester 20 times as big as Poole.

Neither do BV. About 200 there looking at the feed.

Just waiting for the Wolves Sheffield clips. More competitive meeting with no dodgy signings.

Looks a far better meeting at Wolves. Wrong meeting being shown.

Have to ask. Why such a tiny crowd? Half the size of Poole.

Utter BS. A shame Belle Vue have wrecked the league playoffs with this one move. Pretty disgraceful to be honest. Their title will be completely hollow.

Within the rules? Don’t they have no changes after the end of August?

Credibility of the top flight? Blown out of the water. Shameful allowing Lambert to ride.

I would be ashamed. There’s something called guests or r/r. I call this cheating.

Isn’t there a rule so no changes after 31 Aug? If I was in opposition I would tell BV to stick the trophy up their jacksy.

What is this utter BS bringing in Lambert? Effing joke. Belle Vue fans must feel totally embarrassed. Shameful and wrecks the playoffs. Utter joke of a decision.

Poole are not moving up with current size of top flight. Interestingly, the team Poole have in the championship would probably have made the playoffs in the PL.

Fridays should be good for travelling Leicester fans. Expect the second bend to Be full of Lions fans cheering their team on to defeat.

I think we need a good 14 point lead to take to Leicester. We can forget about the 60-30 drubbing we handed out a couple of weeks ago. That isn’t going to happen in the final and Leicester will be all out to revenge the Poole kicking they received a couple of weeks ago. The team as a whole are riding very well and if we can get Drew to show the form and skill he has like in heat 14 last night, we are going to be hard to beat. Bring it on!

On Friday Pirates travel to Redcar for the first leg of the Knockout Cup Final. A good racetrack and one that we ride quite well. Poole won there in May 40-50 with a solid display. Will the Bears be able to give themselves a chance with a decent lead to bring to Wimborne Road?

I have never known Poole have a long gap between meetings. Think three weeks once a few seasons ago with a gap then rainoff. Never, ever 7 weeks. Club isn’t run like that. No meeting this week though with Redcar in the K O Cup next on the 12th Oct. Guessing following week for the final.

As Danny King has just said, it’s speedway and losing Tom Brennan possibly cost Glasgow a win but Poole were right up for it from the start. Havvy said first two heat decisions fired Pirates up to win tonight. Thought Ben and Zach Cook were both excellent. Zach’s pass of Craig Cook was brilliant and both rode great. Drew improved as the meeting went on. Other top three all did their job. Glasgow unlucky to be missing Hume and Ostergaard, though the latter was a choice I believe. The difference between the teams was Stark(E) Pun intended. The Poole team just wanted it more and it showed from the 1st heat to the 30th. Favourites for the title and league toppers Leicester will have to be on their best form to win the title. Obviously they are more than capable and the final should be an absolute thriller. Poole on 19th with Leicester on the 22nd? Bring it on!

Starke should have been exc two mins. Load of rubbish pretending they named a different rider. We all heard who cami Brown picked.

Havvy saying the first two heats fired them up for the win.

Nice one Drew. Heat 14 special. Shame it takes him until then to get going.

Both need their third ride. No T/S in playoffs