7:00am Wednesday 2nd July 2008
By Phil Chard
MAGNUS Zetterstrom believes Pirates should not take a Chris Harris-less' Coventry lightly at home otherwise they could end up with egg on their faces.
Zorro, who hasn't ridden for Poole Castle Cover since June 16 at Wolves because of a knuckle injury, returns against the Bees tonight (7.30pm).
But he has warned the Dorset club they must be on top of their game and not feel they have won the meeting before it has started if they want to go back to perch position in the Elite League.
Pirates will leapfrog leaders Swindon on superior race points difference if they emulate their 53-39 and 58-34 home league and Craven Shield triumphs over Coventry already this season.
Zorro, aware Harris is sidelined with a broken nose and knee damage and Billy Janniro is out with shoulder and leg problems, said: "If you say Coventry are weak, and people are thinking we will win easily, it can rebound on you.
"Then you get a shock like when Ipswich came here and beat Poole.
"There are no easy meetings in the Elite League. There are always 15 hard heats and no way before a meeting can you think you've already won it.
"Whoever rides for Coventry, it will be tough. I'm sure whoever they put in their team will do their best to make it difficult for us."
Coventry joint team manager Peter Oakes has confirmed they can use a guest for Janniro and rider replacement for Harris.
Oakes, whose weakened side were crushed 63-29 at Lakeside on Monday after Janniro pulled out following a heat one spill, was unsure who would step in for the American when he spoke to the Echo yesterday.
Zorro, meanwhile, moves up to number two from reserve in Poole's team and will ride alongside number one Chris Holder.
He added: "If you get your head right it doesn't matter where you ride, and I know I can still do my job.
"You have to be realistic about your ambition, and if I can stay in the main body of the team for the rest of the season I'll be more than happy."
Pirates: 1 Chris Holder, 2 Magnus Zetterstrom, 3 Davey Watt, 4 Adam Skornicki, 5 Bjarne Pedersen, 6 Freddie Eriksson, 7 Daniel Davidsson.
Coventry: 1 Rider replacement for Chris Harris, 2 Oliver Allen, 3 Rory Schlein, 4 Guest to be confirmed for Billy Janniro, 5 Simon Stead, 6 Stanislaw Burza, 7 Andreas Messing.
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