HANS Andersen believes Pirates are carrying riders "who look like they don't want to be here" and insists he welcomes changes if they boost his team's title challenge.

Poole suffered their heaviest SGB Premiership defeat of the season on Wednesday – a chastening 56-36 loss to fierce rivals Swindon – which prompted furious owner Matt Ford to immediately state a reshuffle would be made.

And Danish star Andersen has backed that stance, revealing changes could provide a turning point for a septet which he believes lacks desire in certain quarters.

The Pirates skipper told the Daily Echo: "I didn't join this club so we could make up the numbers. I joined this club to win.

"There's nothing worse than a rider riding poorly and not showing any emotions and looking like he doesn't give a monkey's about what he's doing.

"There are a few people who look like they don't want to be here but we will have to wait and see. I'm not the boss but I want to be in a winning team and I welcome changes if it makes my team win."

Defeat to Alun Rossiter's Robins meant Poole had suffered three home league losses on the spin for the first time in 12 years.

Team boss Neil Middleditch was again without the scoring power of Aussie star Brady Kurtz, currently sidelined with a broken rib.

The former Somerset racer is widely expected to return to the line-up following his recovery and Andersen hopes that could be a contributing factor in a potential return to form for Poole.

He said: "Everyone knows there will be changes in our team to come with Brady coming back. We're not that bad.

"Wednesday's meeting has been the only catastrophe as until now, the biggest loss we had home or away was five points and everyone knows what the issue has been. We have been missing points from a few spots.

"What we were capable of previously was actually pretty good considering we have not really had a number one. We lost a few points from Nicolai Klindt's spot as well.

"I'm not worried. I believe in my team. When we have won the league come October, everyone will have forgotten about this Mickey Mouse meeting."

Reflecting on Swindon's second success at Wimborne Road this season, Andersen added: "It's hard to say if it's a wake-up call.

"The meeting didn't start off very well with two riders having to go on their spare bikes due to crashing, and me stopping in heat four having been in front. The meeting was pretty much lined up from then onwards.

"To be fair to Swindon, they outgated us and were better on our track. I'm not pointing the finger at the track because it is ours and we should adapt to the conditions.

"It's one of those things. They were just better than us. It looks like we are better away from home at the moment."