Starman2006 Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Sensational ride by Harris there Just a shame that Somerset lose due to injury but that’s the sport and Poole can only beat what was in front of them Losing Jack Holder weakened Somerset as did only having 3 riders in heat 13. 2 points from a guest 4 from r/r 4 from IRR Poole didn’t exactly have much to beat With 2 fit teams it’s obvious Somerset would have walked it but that’s the way it goes Shame both semis were spoilt by injuries Now of course Poole can bring in a better rider than Kurtz Advantage Poole Brady got injured as well But you failed to mention that.. Ive already said my comiserations to Gary May, he took it like the man he is. And said the team have done very well this season, and he's right. Edited October 2, 2018 by Starman2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy The Rebel Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Wow what a merting had everything swung 1 way then the other rider injuries loads off rr rides irr rides,plenty of cracking racing,and Chris Harris you beauty what a last lap of speedway awesome pass never seen a meeting like it,get in there pirates forever!! ☠☠ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstaxi Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Heat 15 and ride by Chris must go down in Pirates folk law as one of the great moments of 70 years in the sport, such a shame it could not have been the Final as without a doubt both teams fully deserve to there Edited October 2, 2018 by willstaxi mistake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icicle Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 I assume 'folk lore'; not 'folk law' ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstaxi Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Depends where you come from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) One of the best meetings I have seen for while watched Bomber at Cardiff a number of years ago and it was great to see him get one over Doyle last night ,Chris may never be a world champ but he will always be remember for giving a fair 100% effort everytime he rides . Edited October 2, 2018 by FAST GATER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerforever Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Got to give credit to the Poole team manager, how many people thought Grajczonek would partner Klindt in heat 15, I certainly did, but to put Harris in was a big call in front of his captain. Great tv and best of luck to both teams in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: Poole big favourites for me. Musielak will guest for Kurtz. No he won’t - unless Poole have another rider out - R/R only or can you have a guest for any of your HLs? Too many rule changes - it’s hard to keep up Edited October 2, 2018 by Steve0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomersetBlue Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Starman2006 said: Brady got injured as well But you failed to mention that.. Ive already said my comiserations to Gary May, he took it like the man he is. And said the team have done very well this season, and he's right. Because us losing Holder hurt a lot more than Poole losing Kurtz. With a poor guest performance and having to cover for two r/rs and Doyle not being able to take one of them meaning 4 riders to take the hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, Steve0 said: No he won’t - unless Poole have another rider out - R/R only or can you have a guest for any of your HLs? Too many rule changes - it’s hard to keep up Any of your HL’s I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Panthers89 said: Any of your HL’s I believe I thought that after I wrote it - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Well done to Poole on reaching the final - fantastic heat 15 for Bomber and clinching it for Poole. Such a shame that the Entonox twins (see Instagram) were taken out so early in the meeting - hope both are ok and have a speedy recovery. Poole were lucky but that doesn’t matter - they won and are in the final. Edited October 2, 2018 by Steve0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) musielak said on twitter that was his last meeting this season or though if he was ask would he change his mind Edited October 2, 2018 by ray c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, SomersetBlue said: Because us losing Holder hurt a lot more than Poole losing Kurtz. With a poor guest performance and having to cover for two r/rs and Doyle not being able to take one of them meaning 4 riders to take the hit. The accident caused by Kurtz on Holder was the defining moment of this 2nd leg . When you go into a meeting already using RR , you cannot afford another rider to go missing. especially ne who would have taken an extra ride through that RR. Losing Holder was far greater lost for Somerset than Kurtz was for Poole. To be honest they struggled to beat a one man team. Fair dues to Bomber for a brilliant heat 15 win, but fortunes shone on Poole... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Not watching the meeting I would like to know how Poole were lucky?? both sides lost their second heatleader through what seems a racing incident. Harris rode like a number one tonight but their main priority for next season must be a 9 point top number one. Everyone said Poole were reliant on their reserves , mainly Gavan in other posts that I have not got time to look back for. Yet they were massively outscored in that department lastnight. they were bottom of the league only a matter of months ago now they are in the play off final , and have every chance of winning it. Their not my favourite club, a lot of their fans are clowns but you have to give them credit for that performance lastnight. Lynn will need Iversen firing if they are to have any chance of beating Poole over two legs, hes one of my favourite riders but his form in general this season has been absolutely awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, g13webb said: The accident caused by Kurtz on Holder was the defining moment of this 2nd leg . When you go into a meeting already using RR , you cannot afford another rider to go missing. especially ne who would have taken an extra ride through that RR. Losing Holder was far greater lost for Somerset than Kurtz was for Poole. To be honest they struggled to beat a one man team. Fair dues to Bomber for a brilliant heat 15 win, but fortunes shone on Poole... A one man team? With both reserves scoring double figures? Kurtz could of had a blinder and Holder a poor meeting so we will never know the outcome had they raced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Of course Poole were lucky , the vast majority of their fans realise that but as I’ve said you can only beat what’s in front of you. Somerset were down to 5 riders and one of those in Howarth was poor. Guest and r/r got 6 between them. And if you read posts I did say that Somerset had the only reserves that could trouble Pooles Allen and Covatti had a spell mid meeting where they simply ran out of steam. Has Somerset had a full team they wouldn’t have had 7 rides each and also only go with 3 riders in one heat! Im pretty sure the usual people will say it’s anti Poole because they can’t see past the end of their nose but it’s pretty obvious that a full Somerset side would have won. And the loss of Holder affected Somerset far more as they were running r/r already ..... don’t think Pooles reserves had to have 7 rides each to help cover losing Brady or running a race with only 1 rider so quite clearly that was a huge loss for Somerset Things have fallen nicely for Poole not their fault... no injuries all season..... a weakened team in the semi final and now they can replace Kurtz with someone who goes better at Lynn Obviously not good to see Kurtz and Holder injured but that crash effectively put Somerset on the back foot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 All if, buts and maybe’s. End of the day both teams affected by losing a rider. Both teams picked up 7 points from irr. So no advantage gained by either side in the meeting. The winner was Kings Lynn because whichever team progressed last night they will be weaker in the final because of it. But what a night. Just great speedway in front of a very big crowd. Will be packed next week to the rafters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 End of the day Poole fully deserved to go through, after the brilliant performance two weeks ago where we held Somerset on their own patch. A fabulous effort from the boys to shut up all the people on here with their jibes and riducules. Sure, we go into the final as the underdogs and rightly so. But never underestimate a Pirate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gavan said: Of course Poole were lucky , the vast majority of their fans realise that but as I’ve said you can only beat what’s in front of you. Somerset were down to 5 riders and one of those in Howarth was poor. Guest and r/r got 6 between them. And if you read posts I did say that Somerset had the only reserves that could trouble Pooles Allen and Covatti had a spell mid meeting where they simply ran out of steam. Has Somerset had a full team they wouldn’t have had 7 rides each and also only go with 3 riders in one heat! Im pretty sure the usual people will say it’s anti Poole because they can’t see past the end of their nose but it’s pretty obvious that a full Somerset side would have won. And the loss of Holder affected Somerset far more as they were running r/r already ..... don’t think Pooles reserves had to have 7 rides each to help cover losing Brady or running a race with only 1 rider so quite clearly that was a huge loss for Somerset Things have fallen nicely for Poole not their fault... no injuries all season..... a weakened team in the semi final and now they can replace Kurtz with someone who goes better at Lynn Obviously not good to see Kurtz and Holder injured but that crash effectively put Somerset on the back foot You may make some valid points but how is Howarth being poor bad luck? Riders riding poor is not bad luck . There is no guarantee Holder would of outscored Kurtz had they both completed their rides . R/R for Summers scored more than he has managed at Poole this season. Sadly both teams lost their second heatleaders , Somerset went into a big lead and a Harris inspired Poole clawed them back and done the buisness. End of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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