| POOLE v LAKESIDE (Elite League Play-off Final Monday October 13th)
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| How the night finished - the league trophy back in Poole hands for the first time since 2004 |
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| Adam Skornicki pictured before the meeting with the pre-meeting Play Your Colours Right winners . |
| What a great start. Magnus Zetterstrom (blue) looking out for partner Chris Holder (red) during heat 1 to inflict a 5-1 over Scott Nicholls (green) and Leigh Lanham (yellow) |
| Heat 2 shot showing Daniel Davidsson gets the better of Krzysztof Jablonksi (green) and backmarker Ricky Kling. Out of picture is Pirate Freddie Eriksson, ready to inflict another 5-1 on the Hammers |
| Bjarne Pedersen seeks the outside line over Tomasz Jedrzejak (yellow) and Jonas Davidsson (green). In blue Adam Skornicki worked his way by his fellow Pole to seal a 4-2 advantage from heat 3. |
| Dave Watt (red) and Daniel Davidsson (blue) in heat 4 action against Jonas Davidsson (green) and Krzysztof Jablonski (yellow). It resulted in another maximum heat score for Poole |
| After that powerful start the Poole camp try to calculate just how soon it will be before they are proclaimed champions. Freddie Eriksson (left) and Dave Watt (right) consult with team manager Neil Middleditch and the pit crew. |
| And it wasn't long before they were celebrating as a group |
| The Grandstand goes wild as they raise their 5-1 cards |
  
| And time to share the celebrations with the masses of Poole fans that had turned out to cheer the Castle Cover Pirates on to victory |
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The pair from Down Under full of smiles, Dave Watt and Chris Holder with their championship momentoes. |
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A regular at winning trophies with Poole but this time it is in his capacity as Poole captain that Bjarne Pedersen holds the League Championship trophy aloft. What a proud moment for the quiet Dane |
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Chris Holder has his hands full but what a feeling! |
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Dave Watt proudly holds the trophy |
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Talked out of retirement, Freddie Eriksson becomes a league champion and is full of smiles |
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Adam, Chris, Freddie (helmeted in blue), Magnus, Dave (helmeted in red) and Daniel flank the man behind the club Matt Ford. In the background Bjarne Pedersen looks on whilst doing a number of media interviews |
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Manager and Captain, Neil and Bjarne, what a combination |
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Winning the league wasn't enough for skipper Bjarne he also claimed the Rider of The Night award - with his paid maximum. |
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Matt Ford (second right) celebrates with just some of our valued sponsors |
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He's more than danced his way to the league title, Magnus 'Zorro' Zetterstrom a Poole winner again |
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Skipper Bjarne Pedersen doesn't want to let go of the silverware |
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THE LAP OF HONOUR
HAIL THE 2008 ELITE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
