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  2. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    On 4/11/2024 at 10:17 PM, TINYS said:

    Some excellent racing tonight Tarasenko looks a good prospect. Thought they would have had 2 minutes silence for John Louis but he didn't even get a mention :angry:

    He's 30 i think. But will up his average this season.

    On 4/12/2024 at 12:19 AM, TTT said:

    I agree on that.

    The problem is NKI and MPT though.

    NKI is declining year on year and he's giving off Hans Andersen's final year vibes already after two poor performances in the easiest 1-5 race jacket.

    MPT hasn't had a good run of form at Premiership level since Peterborough's Dad's Army Title Triumph so it could be a case of one bad injury too many.

    Very early days yet. NKI scored 9 in the Peter Craven memorial meeting, which was a good start. But out of his 9 points in 2 league meetings so far, 5 points have come from HT8. As i said, very early days. But by the time our next home meeting comes around on the 22nd against Sheffield, we could well of lost our first 4 meetings (3 away, 1 home). Loosing the Sheffield meeting would be a disaster. It's a must win, as well as running our away meetings close. I'll look at the riders stats after the 5th meeting, before i get on any riders case though.  

  3. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    5 hours ago, Speedball said:

    Looking forward to finally get our home meetings underway. 

    Rob Lyon said on this week’s Pride of the East podcast that a few of the boys had a spin yesterday, so hopefully we’ll be dialled in from the off. 
     

    Would be much more confident if we’d had those the Leicester and Birmingham meetings under our belt first, but still think we have enough.

    Stars to win 48-42 (hopefully)

    Normally id  go for something like 50-40. But given MPT's spill and the lack of track time at home, i can see this one going either way tbh. I expect BV to be the sharper of the 2 teams early doors. Heats 13 and 15 could be tough for the Stars as well. Hoping Vadim and Toby are both on it tonight.

    Can't make it, so will be watching the updates come in. Lovely evening for it. :t:

    Come on u Stars .......

  5. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    On 4/5/2024 at 9:27 PM, tellboy said:

    If he is out we must try to get Nicholls short term before his tv work begins.

    100%.. If we are serious of a play off place, we can't f00k about for a few quid.

    If Lynn have a crap year with this team (not cheap), the fans will continue to dwindle.  End of King's Lynn maybe ? We know Buster wants out.. Profit might keep him interested..

  8. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    3 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

    No need for “tinted glasses “ at Ipswich. They actually make an effort to get meetings on. They uploaded photos from mid afternoon last year of the track literally under water, but worked their boll0cks off to get the meeting on by 7.30. Same last week, heavy showers on and off all day, if that had been Norfolk you could guarantee it would have been called, but not at Ipswich. The like of Bagpuss who seems to defend his club to the death need to call out his club for once. They’re currently a pathetically ran Speedway club who need a dry week and completely dry forecast on race day to let a meeting go ahead, seemingly because they can’t be @rsed doing any track work if any rain falls. Stop trying to defend the indefensible. If it’s not the weather it’s telling lies about broken pit gate locks because half your team is away on Danish duty. Pathetic club, Lynn fans should be embarrassed. 
     

    There has been an identical forecast in Ipswich as Norfolk for today. Early morning torrential rain flooded the roads, forecast is off and on showers for the rest of the day. Have Ipswich called it off? No. It may well get postponed if and when more rain falls, but you can guarantee that when it gets called there was zero chance of it going ahead. But that won’t prove Lynn correct and Ipswich wrong. Ipswich are simply prepared to do all it takes and work hard to get a meeting on, Lynn clearly can’t be bothered!!!

    7 m  · 
    Sadly, we have been forced to postpone tonight's fixture against Leicester at Foxhall 
    Too much rain has fallen late this afternoon for the track to dry out 
    A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course …
    See more
     
    That post was around 6pm  on the Ippo FB page. With  away fans probably on their way. Riders there ? I thought they would of tried until at least 7.30 to get the track rideable, if not raceable?

  13. Posted

    4 minutes ago, TTT said:

    It is early but racking up L's against teams who aren't even fancied for the play-offs is a cause for concern imo.

    Home form alone won't see teams into the play-offs this year because almost everyone will go unbeaten at Home.

    My reply was just to this meeting, and the bet.

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  14. Posted

    1 minute ago, TTT said:

    Bad loss that bet.

    Not sure what to make of the Tigers this year now tbh, More than alarming to be 10 points down after 4 Heats to a Brummies side that's built way under the limit.

    I'm with you on that one as well :rofl:. I keep telling myself, it's early days yet;)

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    3 hours ago, Speedball said:

    Hoping so. 3 of us coming from Lynn tonight.

    Looking forward to a good meeting. Difficult one to call with it being both teams first meeting. My gut feeling is Leicester will have too much for us, but hopefully we'll put on a decent performance and hit at least 40.

    I predicted 49-41 to Leicester on the podcast so better stick with that.

    Would be a great start if we could get something tonight. I do think you prediction is about right though. Enjoy your evening:t:

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  18. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    11 hours ago, Aries said:

    Why aren’t all the efforts being put in to finding new land and building a new track? Yes I know it isn’t cheap, but all the talk this time last year was how deep the Purple man’s pockets were! Didn’t Carl Johnson (soon after buggering off) say they had land identified? Literally all the comments STILL on here are aiming digs at Buster, while Tomalin, Johnson, and the other members of the “consortium” (who were given full permission by Buster btw to negotiate with AEPG themselves) have gotten a free pass?

    Where is Ged Rathbone also by the way? Neil Watson has often told us that Buster didn’t in actual fact save Peterborough Speedway as Rathbone would have simply carried on if nobody came forward. Why isn’t he part of the consortium? Why isn’t he doing anything to help Peterborough’s plight now?

    It has been said that Buster bought them to save the Prem, and the TV deal. Rathbone was going to continue in the Champ if no buyer came forward i believe.

    There are a some Panthers fans that are starting to give MT a bit of stick on here lately, and rightly so imho..  I think some  still don't, hoping he might come good one day, and don't want to pee him off. As you mentioned Johnson" buggering of " ,  i wonder what the Panthers fans would of thought of him, if his actions would of caused Chapman to shut up shop mid season. Maybe a cynic might think he did it thinking that it would put Buster in trouble, and help  his mate MT get the club cheap/free, who knows? 

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  19. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    6 hours ago, scoobydoo said:

    Until the outcome is finally resolved concerning the LP policies,  it doesn't matter who is or isnt involved & the club will remain in its present state of limbo

    No fool would invest a vast amount of money from there own pocket whatever there wealth  if theres a chance of funds having to be made available from elsewhere.

    If the club does have a future the consortium will then go though and buy out Chapman and who knows have a future plot of land ready to go or even an emotional return to the showground .

     

     

    No fool would promise what he did to the fans before engaging his brain first either , I’m afraid.

  21. Posted

    KING’S Lynn supporters will be able to get their first taste of 2024 track action when press and practice takes place on Tuesday March 19.

    The Stars are building up to the new Sports Insure Premiership season and fans can watch the practice session at the Adrian Flux Arena from 6pm.

    Earlier in the day riders, management and sponsors will be fulfilling various media commitments along with team activities.

    The stadium will be open to the public from 6pm with admission free, and collection buckets will be present for Ben Fund donations.

    The on-track session is expected to last around two hours and will be followed by a Meet The Riders event in the bar.

    Season ticket holders will be able to collect their tickets on the night. If you are unable to attend, these will also be available for collection at our opening home meeting on Thursday March 28, or by arrangement.
     

  22. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    6 hours ago, castrolargh said:

    And if Buster hadn't signed them,another club would have.As a point of interest Puk has ridden more seasons for the stars than the panthers, Ben Basso was rumoured to be coming last year anyway, we've got our team manager back,and Buster put his hand in his pocket to sign Tarasenko and woydlo last season anyway, so why shouldn't he have first option.If your rich fairy godfather had put his money where his mouth is and used the land he supposedly had access to to build a track you might have been running next season.If it wasn't for buster you wouldn't have had the dads army  title winning team, the panthers would have either folded or been in the championship!

    Agree.

    People knew about the PB situation before the season started, thats why we got the new stadium talk/ waffle from you know who.. As the PB fans know, Lynn finished bottom the year PB won the title. Buster brought riders in after CJ left him in the poo, and those riders helped PB to win a good few meetings nearer the end of last season, which dumped He's beloved Lynn bottom yet again. I would like to think that real speedway fans would realise that Lynn might well of suffered after Buster took over at PB.. And that it's just Buster that they are pissed off with, and not the fans.. With  regard's the riders, I suspect that several teams were talking to their/ Busters riders before the season had finished. No surprise that Buster was too, as you say.. He bought them over :t:

    No one knows if Buster has taken that "brown envelope" that some have wrongly spoke of. We will find out in the end, no doubt..And he will get deserved flack from all angles, if he has.  I hope that TM eventually puts his money were his mouth is, and helps the Panthers build a new track elsewhere. But i'm not holding my breath..

  24. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

    I'm no Chapman fan but I'm also not blinkered & fair. I've defended Chapman alot over this myself & as I said, most Peterborough fans came to terms with closure until Tomlin started shooting his mouth. 

    Micheal Tomlin is the problem in all this, not Chapman. This guy promised to buy the ownership & trapped off about land to build a new track & it all kicked off from there.

    Has he now ran off & left it to Bratley & Johnson to figure out?? Don't hear much of Tomlin's name to save the club now do we?? 

    I'm the same Daniel. I've been getting it since NP did half a lap.. MT did indeed promise the world, and got the fans buzzing. i believe "i'm a winner" and "the new Man city of speedway" was mentioned. Oh dear!! . Then we had his right hand man at the time CJ having a go at the fans for only just paying to get in, or something similar. Then he bailed out and left Buster in the brown stuff. Oh and in a statement he said they were looking at land, and that they had " some waiting"..:blink:

    We have had Mick Bratley on this forum standing up for Buster twice. Once stating that if Buster didn't remove the fence and lights, they would get someone in and bill Buster. Some still moaned, and Mick said" Believe me, Buster ain't the bad guy here".. 

    So for me, until someone can prove Buster has took a brown envelope, my opinion will not change. I know he's far from perfect, and no doubt it will come out in the end.

    I have no doubt the consortium are doing their best. And wish them the very best.  MT was listed as a part of that btw. Don't know if that's still the case.

    3 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

    But he was powerless to stop the horse from bolting. They just ain’t having Speedway at the Showground and he was told that. He knew he was pi$$ing in the wind and wasn’t prepared to chase unicorns. The consortium have now found that out for themselves. The slanderous accusations on here over the past 6 months from the likes of TTT and the sheep that followed, accusing Chapman of taking “brown envelopes” to ensure the closing of Peterborough speedway have been absolutely staggering. 

      My likes are not working. But i agree with the brown envelope thing. To premature and wrong to  even suggest such things... It will come out in the end i'm sure.

    I've been very quiet on this for a while now, but reading this has started my engine again :)

  25. Posted · Edited by Bald Bloke

    44 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

    https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/decommissioning-work-starts-on-peterborough-showground-grandstand-as-councillor-labels-work-as-cultural-vandalism-4509226?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwqMwgwKioIACIQh1iLtZCkMCIZBBT4VTBSLSoUCAoiEIdYi7WQpDAiGQQU-FUwUi0wmrzxATD2yo4C&utm_content=bullets

    Thanks Baggy. I was hoping it was just a rumour:( Wow, they're giving the seats away, what kind people they are, with such a big hearts:rolleyes:

     

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