POSITIVE COVID TO STADIUM STAFF CAUSES POSTPONEMENT FOR THE PIRATES

Poole Speedway has been rocked by the news that this Wednesday night's scheduled home meeting against Redcar will not be able to be staged, due to circumstances beyond the club's control.

Today, (Monday 9th August) the club were informed by George Edwards of Gaming International, that a number of key employees responsible for the stadium activity are now self-isolating after being contacted by the NHS Track and Trace app, meaning that the speedway has to be postponed on Wednesday evening.

Poole Pirates boss Matt Ford explains, "We are absolutely devastated that with the school holidays upon us we are not permitted to allow entrance to the stadium without the landlord's permission. We can't believe how much we regret the situation that has presented itself to us. We have already lost thousands of pounds this season as an aspect of Covid-19 restrictions, and we now encounter this latest problem which is beyond our control. We can only apologise to everyone who was looking forward to enjoying the evening's entertainment this week and a full refund will be made to anyone who has pre-booked tickets, within the next three to five working days."

Poole will announce a revised date for the meeting in due course but the next action at Wimborne Road is now set for Wednesday 18th August when Scunthorpe are due in town.