PIRATES UP FOR CUP REVENGE

POOLE promoter Dan Ford says the events of last October will be a motivating force in Wednesday’s Cab Direct KO Cup semi-final clash with Scunthorpe.

The Scorpions secured the trophy with a superb display at Wimborne Road to defend a 47-43 first leg lead, and the clubs now meet again in the last four of the 2024 competition.

Ford said: “I don’t think we will ever be able to erase the memories of that night, to be honest.

“They just stubbornly refused us to get any consistency in our scores to be able to pull back the first leg deficit, which to our credit we had been able to hold to just four points.

“Meeting Scunthorpe again and with a Final waiting around the corner, I believe that we have all the motivation we need.”