Daniel Smith 5,645 Posted May 24, 2017 Taken from the Shawn Mendes "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" [Verse 1]I wanna follow where they goI think about them and they know itI want the Stars to take control'Cause everytime that they get close, yeah [Pre-Chorus]They pull us in even if we have a guest inAnd I will shout when we finally go racin'Go racin', yeah [Chorus]Oh, I've been shakingI love it when we go crazyThey take all my inhibitionsFact, King's Lynn Stars are on the attackThey take us places and tear up others reputationsNever suffer exclusionsFact, King's Lynn Stars are on the attackKing's Lynn Stars are on the attackKing's Lynn Stars are on the attack [Verse 2]The King's Lynn Stars are never afraidThat's why the opposition's shakin'We're mostly first out the gateIf not we'll do the chasin' [Pre-Chorus]They pull us in even if we have a guest inAnd I will shout when we finally go racin'Go racin', yeah [Chorus]Oh, I've been shakingI love it when we go crazyThey take all my inhibitionsFact, King's Lynn Stars are on the attackThey take us places and tear up others reputationsNever suffer exclusionsFact, King's Lynn Stars are on the attackKing's Lynn Stars are on the attackKing's Lynn Stars are on the attack [bridge]'Cause when we win our meetings and we took it to the barI know we'd be alright, I know we would be alrightWith you there by my side as I stumble to a carI know we'd be alright, I know we would be alright'Cause when we win our meetings and we took it to the barI know we'd be alright, I know we would be alrightWith you there by my side as I stumble to a carI know we'd be alright, I know we would be alright [Chorus]Oh, I've been shakingI love it when we go crazyThey take all my inhibitionsFact, King's Lynn Stars are on the attackThey take us places and tear up others reputationsNever suffer exclusionsFact, King's Lynn Stars are on the attackKing's Lynn Stars are on the attackI feel so free when we are winnin', I say King's Lynn Stars are on the attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gresham 928 Posted May 24, 2017 Not in Poland, they just chant etc the whole meeting from beginning to end, would do my head in every week. They have so much pride for their teams .... As my father used to say....'Empty vessels make most noise'. Pride or Vodka? ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The White Knight 9,039 Posted May 24, 2017 Do you not go anymore? No I don't as I suspect you know. Airhorns, however, would encourage me to stay away not bring me back. However, if that is the way Speedway wishes to go - good luck to it. By the way - the fact I no longer attend does not preclude me from having an opinion. If Double Points ended tomorrow I would be back. But Airhorns would only influence me against a return - they are horrible things. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted May 24, 2017 As my father used to say....'Empty vessels make most noise'. Pride or Vodka? ;-) Pride, vodka and beer definitely, plenty of drinking goes on before the walk down to their stadiums on a Sunday afternoon, seen first hand of course. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gresham 928 Posted May 25, 2017 Pride, vodka and beer definitely, plenty of drinking goes on before the walk down to their stadiums on a Sunday afternoon, seen first hand of course. Agreed...from my travels to the likes of Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and other 'Eastern European' Countries, it's like you've gone back to the 70's when watching sport there. Drinking, chanting, singing, hostility. It's a proper throw back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moxey63 1,784 Posted May 25, 2017 Agreed...from my travels to the likes of Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and other 'Eastern European' Countries, it's like you've gone back to the 70's when watching sport there. Drinking, chanting, singing, hostility. It's a proper throw back. Just wait till they get Teletext! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gresham 928 Posted May 25, 2017 Just wait till they get Teletext! I know...next they'll all be coming over here on cheap flights...Oh hang on a minute lol In all seriousness though, it's that 70's thinking that allows the freedom they have. Less Rules and Regs...or if they have them, like most of Europe they choose to ignore them, or find ways around them. Common sense prevails there still it seems. Plus you don't seem to get the NIMBY syndrome like you do over here. Which I've never understood. People are so stupid. Live next to a Speedway track that's empty and quiet for the majority of the week, or next to more housing and more constant noise? No brainer imo. I always laugh at the Nimbys that complained about speedway at Eastville in Bristol. Now they have to deal with a massive Ikea in it's place lol Idiots... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted May 30, 2017 Pride, vodka and beer definitely, plenty of drinking goes on before the walk down to their stadiums on a Sunday afternoon, seen first hand of course. Maybe if the social and enjoyment factors could be allowed to return to British Speedway, crowd numbers would increase here too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,721 Posted May 30, 2017 Not in Poland, they just chant etc the whole meeting from beginning to end, would do my head in every week. They have so much pride for their teams .... I was watching a second division meeting yesterday at rawisz , must of only been a couple of hundred there but they were chanting away for the whole meeting , looking like they were having a blast Maybe if the social and enjoyment factors could be allowed to return to British Speedway, crowd numbers would increase here too?i believe this is a huge factor missing from British speedway , it used to be such a social sport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted May 30, 2017 I was watching a second division meeting yesterday at rawisz , must of only been a couple of hundred there but they were chanting away for the whole meeting , looking like they were having a blast i believe this is a huge factor missing from British speedway , it used to be such a social sport It still is for the majority of us, there's just not enough of us. We don't have a drinking culture at our speedways which is pretty important for many people to be able to relax and give up their inhibitions because our meetings are on work nights on the whole and we generally do not live in walking distance of our clubs like most Poles do.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted May 31, 2017 Very difficult I would suggest to engender the emotional loyalty needed to passionately support 'your' team when it's very rarely all 'your' riders actually there... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,645 Posted May 31, 2017 Very difficult I would suggest to engender the emotional loyalty needed to passionately support 'your' team when it's very rarely all 'your' riders actually there... Nonsense I'm a King's Lynn Stars fan not a Holder, Lambert, Batchelor, Porsing, Rose, Huckenbeck, Lambert fan. The 1-7 are a club collective and that's what the atmosphere should be about. Maybe consistent local lads (Robert Lambert, Lewis Rose) in the team may get their own tune. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted May 31, 2017 Nonsense I'm a King's Lynn Stars fan not a Holder, Lambert, Batchelor, Porsing, Rose, Huckenbeck, Lambert fan. The 1-7 are a club collective and that's what the atmosphere should be about. Maybe consistent local lads (Robert Lambert, Lewis Rose) in the team may get their own tune. How often do a teams seven riders actually be in attendance? A Kings Lynn Select, Belle Vue Select, Wolverhampton Select etc etc simply cannot engender emotional loyalty.... Can anyone really get behind someone who a few weeks before rode against you and had led a defeat of your team? A 'club collective' in Speedway is often nothing more than 'a collective riding under a flag of convenience'... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted May 31, 2017 How often do a teams seven riders actually be in attendance? A Kings Lynn Select, Belle Vue Select, Wolverhampton Select etc etc simply cannot engender emotional loyalty.... Can anyone really get behind someone who a few weeks before rode against you and had led a defeat of your team? A 'club collective' in Speedway is often nothing more than 'a collective riding under a flag of convenience'... I'm a Stars fan and I will support any rider (even supported Pedersen a little OMG!) who turns out in Lynn colours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,645 Posted May 31, 2017 How often do a teams seven riders actually be in attendance? A Kings Lynn Select, Belle Vue Select, Wolverhampton Select etc etc simply cannot engender emotional loyalty.... Can anyone really get behind someone who a few weeks before rode against you and had led a defeat of your team? A 'club collective' in Speedway is often nothing more than 'a collective riding under a flag of convenience'... A club collective. It's about the Stars v anybody, the 1-7's irrelevant. The issue is people get to hooked up on rider's rather than support their clubs themselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites