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The negative stuff is disproportionate to the rosy garden stuff I'm afraid.

Let's just keep the criticisms at the post not the poster. You can be sure positive, negative or somewhere in between the people posting on here must have an interest in Kings Lynn Speedway.

Agree, the same few have made their feelings known over and over again over the last few months, not sure what their motives are but to continually repeat the same old same old is getting really tedious, we get it, you have all made the same points, many, many times but is it not time to look ward and not back and to get behind the Stars for the new season ?

just when will this sport turn to the electric speedway bike to continue the sport in the uk ? it will become a plug n play sport , like it or not . no more warming bikes up , changing carbs/fuel . changing oil . emissions will be zero, noise will be a bonus when it comes to running the sport next to a housing/built up area . plug in yer laptop , charge her up and off you go . everybody on the same gear .no more fancy carbs /clutches and a million oil changes . think of the planet they have mx bikes and i think they run an electric race in the T.T. its coming , so get ready for it . any thoughts people . ohh , by the way the electric mx times v fuel bike time ! the electric was quicker in the tests . yes , you can slide em .

Not too bothered who promotes / runs meeting it means that I see racing on at least 20 occasions. As for what "Third man" calls nothing meetings I just love to see the guys doing their thing on the bike whatever level.

If chris had a higher average than he has got dont think he would be riding for us ?

Spot on... The racing in the Colts meetings last year was great and if they keep the same price structure (£10 and free for kids) I am sure many will still go each week regardless of results... Development of the riders should always be the main objective at this level.. Let's be honest, the 'pinnacle' of winning the Premiership has zero kudos due to the way the sport is ran, so winning the second and third tiers of any sport ran like that doesnt really mean much... Let's hope for plenty of good racing and rider progression and the results will be what they will be..

I used to love the annual do at high beech, it was a real pilgrimage. Paradise park is bigger with better facilities, but kings oak was the real deal.

Would that be a good idea when he made it plain he didn't want to ride for the club?

Short and tall, rotund and thin.

there arnt any ELITE teams anymore .

Some fair comments there,and maybe I was been a tad bit harsh with my comments, but realistic I think. Last season Scunthorpe brought back lost of the riders that had failed the season before and it proved to be their downfall last season. Berwick have brought back Doolan, Howe, Gappmaier and Etheridge, all similar standard riders with one of those expected fill in a heatleader role. Really think that they would have been better going with just two of those four, three at the absolute most. The academy that they are setting up should be applauded, and it will be fascinating to see how young Leon Flint fares at Birmingham because if he fulfils his potential Berwick would do very well to get him on a contract and maybe sell him to one of the big Elite League teams for big money.

@boomerang @Winditon Why don't you take this crap offline?

Fair point..... moaning must be contagious ! ........hopefully being positive is ? Roll on the 4th April, I for one can’t wait !

Ok let's try this out. Is the team announced for this season a positive, negative or somewhere in the middle. For me it's got a chance of top 4

I guess I'm one of the few. Have you ever thought it's because we actually CARE what's happening to something that has been a big part of our lives for so many years. I would like nothing better that to spend an entertaining evening at Saddlebow Road as I've done so many times in the past. That's not moaning or complaining, simply explaining.

Whatever happens in the future I would think there will not be any Speedway here in 5 years time

Obviously it could go either way with Edinburgh this year . They thought they had pulled a rabbit out of the hat with Becker , but that move was scuppered and that was a huge blow . That could have been the signing which could have turned them into serious contenders . As it is , it's still not a bad side . Wells , while not an out and out number 1 , is a reliable enough top end performer . And there's no reason why Erik Riss cant improve again and possibly even challenge for the number 1 race jacket . The younger Riss struggled after moving out of reserve last season , but he has not reached his level yet and you would expect a point or two onto his average . Big season for Pickering , and starting at reserve will help . Likewise Williamson improved at Workington last year and no reason why that cant continue . Andersson is the unknown and could be anything . 5.25 left for the final rider will maybe mean another foreign newcomer will fill the last position . They don't immediately strike you as a top 4 side , but it wouldn't need too much improvement from two or three riders for that to change .

Assuming you were referring to me, I'm pleased I'm making you laugh...., Because there is not much making me laugh these days.... If you read my post there wasn't any moaning merely pointing out, that I will be there regardless of what happens on the track... I'm quite aware of the amount of work Buster does, I take my hat off to him, but it was his choice. He choose to be Chairman of the BSPA, hoping to make a difference , but he has since found out it was an impossible job. I'm sure he would have done a far better job at Lynn if he had donated all his time to the Stars cause.

Baggy, If one thing History has taught us with Buster and the Speedway. He doesn't listen. The guy is never wrong.. Even his own flesh and blood has said as much. So go to a Speedway fans forum, for what ? To be told the same old, same old. Expressing your views to Buster is waste of good breath. As Webby said he pointed out some things that need improving etc and the response he got was...Woo is me look how much money I dropped last season. I cant ever recall in the real good years, Buster saying.....Oh WOW look how much money I've made this year.

Probably because they were laughing so much (like the rest of us) when bringing in the ringer for the playoffs spectacularly backfired

The classic bit about Torquay is that why on earth would Osbourne want to be a football chairman ! he has little love for any sport at all ...how times can this bloke keep pulling the same strokes at every sports venture he is involved in ..but still no matter how many times he does it you still have people believing him when he puts out yet another false statement ...I find it completely amazing . And even worst you have people high up in Swindon having a go at any supporter whe dares to doubt Osborne Clark ! and even worst is how the local media have let him off lightly when they taking him to task and start asking questions ..

With determination, and a rod of iron, you could put many of Lynn's problems right (and for that matter, many other club's) Buster (all promoters) should just say: Parade 7.15 First race 7.30 No track grading until 4 races done Next grade after 8 races Next grade after 12 races +interval Of course, if track conditions/safety demand – grade End of - no silly delay before ht 15 while team managers mess around about who to choose. If they don't know who to choose...... Referees should stop all the time delaying nonsense 2 minutes should mean 2 minutesAnd, do you know what, it is easy to know what time the sun sets - work it out and factor that in to how the meeting is run. You could look it up now Too easy?

Anyone else think the same.... Really wanted to go Poland but not good enough..........yet. but heard ipswich really good club who gives riders a chance............won't sack you unless utterly rubbish and even then will allow you to be rubbish for ages.. Hmmm

You know, there has been a thread on here about Swagman about once a year since the forum began. Isn't it about time someone made another speedway film we can all talk about? I know the sport isn't as popular as it once was, but it could still make a suitable and exciting backdrop to a film. There are dozens, maybe hundreds of star trek fan films out there on YouTube etc. Isn't there someone with the skill and knowledge to make a speedway fan film?