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He has had a great first two meetings - hope it continues for him.

Are they? 7 days minimum in Speedway. 21 days minimum in Rugby Union. And if my understanding is correct 21 days is becoming the standard globally across most sports. Are the concussions in rugby really three times worse than speedway? Or is it more to do with financial consideration in Speedway?

Just about all of the MDL teams, including those attached to senior teams, were run by 'enthusiasts' in my experience (which was 10 years ago now). I don't think that I came across the person you refer to: just about all of of the riders I saw were young hopefuls. People on this forum are always moaning about the shortage of riders, but IMO the destruction of the MDL has only contributed to this. Provide the opportunities and the riders will turn up.

A thoroughly deserved win for Ipswich, once again they were far sharper from the gate. Brennan was excellent and as a Team GB fan its great to see m, I think he can develop into a very good rider. Lynn just need to start better. Apart from Kvech who was on a lawnmower everyone had plenty of speed, Scott and Rushen had loads of pace but were yards behind into the first turn. They will get better and score plenty of points particularly at home. They were always going to take time to settle. Thought Paco had a decent home debut. The Witches were pretty ordinary below Brennan & King but always had the Stars at arm's length. Lynn need to be much better when the fixture is repeated next month.

If my Aunt had a pair of b0llocks and all that. IF Musielak repeated his 17 pointer haul on one of his visits last year (capable) Lynn would have been obliterated. IF Bangs had more time to settle in to racing in this Country it wouldn’t have even gone to the last heat etc etc. The fact is Lynn never looked like winning either meeting and had to use a tactical on their own track against a team many has tipped for the Wooden Spoon! They’ll improve and get better results as the season goes on sure, but they’re not even close to competing for that elusive title you’ve never won.

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Not necessarily. Fricke himself isn’t the problem although it does inevitably make things difficult to build the rest of the team on a reduced team total. It looks like their issue was also signing a near 7 pointer and two 6 and a half pointers just below him. That doesn’t look wise at the moment.

There's absolutely zero reason for any Stars fans to panic. I'd argue that the points scored is quite encouraging. Had Kvech scored 8-9 (expected) at No5 the result could easily have been reversed. Regardless of how they got the points, 4 from Castagna & 3 from Rushen is fine. Move the top 5 riding order to:- 1, Fricke 2, Castagna 3, Kvech 4, Harris, 5, Cook, it will be far more solid

For me its.... 1. Sheffield, I look at their team and wonder how they got it under the points limit - very strong 2. Leicester, if Kemp becomes a 6 point plus rider they will challenge Sheffield 3. Ipswich a solid team that will not loose much at home and pick up bonus points away 4. Belle Vue, unbeatable at home but will struggle on the road 5. Northampton, solid but uninspiring team, cannot believe their heat leaders will stay injury free 6. Kings Lynn just have to compromise on overall strength to get Fricke into the team

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What this result show is that Leicester were correct in not signing Fricke. His average is to high for the six man limit below 40 points. As a result they have to run an inexperienced No6 who is going to find it tough at this level. Cooper is a great talent as shown by his paid max at Poole so I hope that riding at 6 does not hurt his confidence. I suspect its going to be another long old season for Lynn fans.

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The Opole qualifier is this afternoon live on Motowizja start time for programme is 2.40pm UK time. If available link will be posted later.

Baring injuries Northampton should be shoe in for the spoon.

They must have been gutted when Ipswich got bought as they were eyeing fourth without them at that time... But then happy when Northampton got confirmed as they maybe now won't be bottom.... Must be a rollercoaster of emotions....

Emma Jones ? I’d rather it be her than that other Emma , miss Royds .

There WILL be KO CUP, BSN and the Harbour Masters Challenge fixtures to be slotted in. The latter probably dependent on getting enough young riders to commit to a midweek meeting!?

Lynn still very much in contention for the wooden spoon

Suppose this result goes some way to prove that getting dialled in on the day of the match means nothing for the home team. The problem with that is that there’s an away team in the equation. And the fact that they are probably better has an effect on the score of the meeting in the end. Donald God Trump knows how to win away from home .. allegedly

Don’t worry they’ll be saying it again after we’ve been battered at Belle Vue next Monday 😁

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Sonny Springer is returning to speedway. I think its too early for Jamie, and likewise Sonny, but I feel Sonny will grow as the season progresses whereas I cannot see Jamie doing that.

You make fair points... I'm split on whether it's a bit quick or not... was impressed by his effort even when his own riders didn't help him by getting in his way or not looking for him in the first 2 bends.

I'm not saying it's definitely wrong for Cooper to step up so soon, or that it definitely won't work out, just that it could prove disadvantageous if it hurts his confidence in such a tough position. He could have a long career in front of him, so thought "why take the risk"? Obviously didn't do Robert Lambert any harm, but most riders take smaller steps.

Well it seems the whole afternoon just wasn't long enough to do the trick Uppa Witches