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  2. Posted

    4 hours ago, Haza said:

    Spot on and top post - think you should be working with the promotion 

    Amazing !.......Speedballs suggestion sounds great however let me get this right,  he is suggesting at week 15 we announce the last two team members, week 15 is as far as I can see is mid to late February, which has not happened yet, with four riders already announced it is likely that by the end of February we will know the full 1 to 7, more or less in line with Speedballs timescale, this is exactly what KL is being continually critisised for, but is now being praised........by the same people !

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  3. Posted

    3 hours ago, g13webb said:

    Yes , lets look what happened ,     we started well off the pace,      Niels was never there,  Rose gave up  and Andersen struggled to compete.   When the injuries to Andersen and Kerr came we were anchored to the lower regions of the league.  It was only the introduction of Riss and MPT that propelled us to the height of  league winners.   Yes, in that final we were hit by injuries. but we were let down by everyone else,  The Managers, the Referee, the BSPA, the rule makers, the  guest riders, they all compered to make the  final a joke.   53 yrs I had waited for that moment only for it to be turned into a  charade.    The belief in this sport,  I had cherished for all those years was finally destroyed that night...    When that integrity goes there is nothing else that matters....

    As in all previous, I attended every meeting last year.   I did so, knowing  the supporters  were of little importance to the club, and were usually treated like Mushrooms.      Could you ever imagine  Theresa May  announcing to the media a big decision before letting her Cabinet know,   but that what happened to the Stars speedway this week.        Of course, all and sundry should know about the acquisition of Robert Lambert  , but I feel the fans should have been the first to know .    like the olden days when the riders were introduced at a supporters meeting.  It was nothing more than I expected from such a secret society.... 

    I'm pleased  I feel the way I do.     To all those who still go. I wish you all well,   but a lot of changes will have to be made  before I go again.....

    The point you make about the team changes following the injuries and retirement is a good one as the upturn in form did coincide with the changes but they worked rather quite well, but you still criticise, I can’t imagine (well I can) what moans you would have had if the  enforced changes hadn’t been a success! (I would class finishing 6pts clear at the top of the league table a success)

    The only way you would be happy about the announcement of signings would be if Buster knocked on your door and told you weeks before “all and sundry” who are all fans or potential fans.

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  4. Posted

    8 minutes ago, semion said:

    Haza, with you not going to Saddlebow and not having a good word to say about Speedway, let alone Lynn Stars.  Sorry, but to me it begs the question why waste ink ( old school here) posting ?

    Just humour me and explain what it is you are trying to achieve ?  Speedway frustrates the hell out of me and I ain’t afraid to release that frustration on here, but I still go when I can. 

    Sorry for the speeling :rofl:. (Sorry couldn’t resist). 

    Happy New Year to one all. Yes, even Shovvy down at Poole.

    It would be interesting to know who in his eyes would be an “inspirational signing”..........Nicky Perdersen I assume ? 

  5. Posted

    7 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:

    As I said if what Lynn did in 2018 wasn't enough for him to attend, he might as well give up ;)

    I recall prior to the start of last season he criticised the team and was “ put together on the cheap”......look what happened,  the most successful team KL have ever had in the top flight.......perhaps after  attending for years he was slightly annoyed in missing out ! It’s a shame he missed out on witnessing Erik Riss as he was pure entertainment, hopefully another signing that will be announced before the start of the season, be it by the SS, EDP, The Sun, News at Ten or he club.....it does not matter !

     

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  6. Posted

    1 hour ago, mrss said:

    Why don't you go and spread your negativity somewhere else. All you do is critisice everything the Kings Lynn Stars do or say.

    Totally agree, by his own admission he did not attend last year, so what is the point on him continuing with the same garbage he continues to spout...he is irrelevant, it’s probably only a matter of time that Notts CC will become the butt of his moans !

     

    1 hour ago, mrss said:

    Why don't you go and spread your negativity somewhere else. All you do is critisice everything the Kings Lynn Stars do or say.

     

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  8. Posted

    On 16/04/2018 at 12:45 PM, Haza said:

    Before the meeting from 7pm -after the meeting there would be no problem with apart from they’d be doing hot laps to an empty stadium. 

    7.45pm first race is perfect......there are a lot of people that have to travel a fair distance to attend, 7.30pm start would stop me and my wife attending as we travel from boston but often don’t leave work until 6.15ish, as it would many others I suspect, is 15mins at the end of the night such a big deal ?

  9. Posted

    On 15/02/2018 at 7:22 PM, Daniel Smith said:

    I'm sure if something positive happens that adds to my experience of being a Stars fan I more than some do shout loudly.

    This winter from the club they've added nothing that I should get excited about.

    I feel the team is poor, training announcements irrelevant, link up with UEA that'll have no bearing on the sport as a whole and my experience. For all that an extra £1 for the pleasure.

    So far the winter break has been as poor as the 2017 season itself

    Incredible .

  10. Posted

    24 minutes ago, Haza said:

    Now we have someone being negative who is normally positive and moaning about someone trying to be positive who some think is normally negative and the positive one ie Bert is being negative raking over last season by naming Holder and Batch surely it’s time to move on from that one Bert ? stop being so negative be more positive and stop bloody moaning . 

    Fair point..... moaning must be contagious ! ........hopefully being positive is ?

    Roll on the 4th April, I for one can’t wait !

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  11. Posted

    13 minutes ago, Star Lady said:

    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.

     

    14 minutes ago, Star Lady said:

    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.

    Ok , the usual suspects have “explained” many many times, really not sure what is being achieved by constantly repeating the same explanations.

    i am not sure that you do care, you have made it clear you no longer attend, even before the farce caused by holder and batchelor last year, and that you don’t intend doing so in the future, perhaps it’s time to move on find new interests ?

  12. Posted

    19 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

    Not really, just that we've heard the same negative stuff a trillion times since November and good things are largely being ignored. Some of us just want a bit of balance.

    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 ?

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  14. Posted

    11 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

     

     

     

    I'm allowed an opinion regardless of whether you see it as moaning or not.

    As of now to your great delight I'm sure, I'm no longer attending. There's no justification in increasing adult admission prices in an even further watered down league.

    As they say in Dragons Den - I'm Out

    Just hope that now you are no longer attending that will also mean an end to your constant moaning and negativity, genuine KL supporters are really fed up with reading the same tedious comments from the likes of you and a few other regulars who will hopefully take your lead and not return either, perhaps you could go to Peterborough with Star Lady.......they deserve you both !

    Good Luck to the Stars in 2018 !

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  16. Posted

    Ged shouldn't hand anything over.

    That's Peterborough Speedway's money.

    BSPA are acting like a mafia organisation.

    Walk away and let the club close down, I'd rather that happen than a single penny go to Chapman.

    Get your facts right, It is the Speedway Control Board who have fined Peterborough not the British Speedway Promotors Association....nothing to do with Chapman, incidentally it is not a fine, they are just recovering the bribe money Peterborough illegally received from Poland....surely that is only righ and proper ?

  18. Posted

    Well I went to support the stance Buster had taken and believe it or not was looking forward to it.

     

    There were some good points and some bad. Think it's fair to say I was not impressed with the overall value for money, in that respect nothing has changed. It's two years since my last visit and it will probably be at least two more before my next.

     

    On arrival was nice to be welcomed back personally by Cheryl (sorry for name dropping :P ) on into the stadium and as it was before just a massive expanse of grey. Whichever way you look it's grey - terraces, centre, stands etc. Apart from the advertising hoardings and I found it rather depressing to start the evening off. There was some music playing on the pa, think it was reasonably old cos I recognised the tunes and I don't do modern stuff. That was the sum total of entertainment. Buster was still going round on his tractor at 7-20 if that counts for others :P

     

    I read the programme, grossly overpriced at £2.50 for what it was as I wanted to read Busters thoughts. Should have saved my cash cos I'd read it all before and the rest of the prog could have been copied and pasted from just about any programme of the last 10 years with just the names substituted.

     

     

    There was absolutely zero atmosphere all night. The parade truck before the meeting the riders held one arm in the air as a gesture of waving. Now I know I was on the third bend and it was not densely populated but the folk on there had paid the same as folk in the stand etc and deserve some kind of acknowledgement. To be fair THJ did a proper wave as he went by. That should never happen anywhere, riders should be made aware that the fans, especially kids and there were several near us, need to feel appreciated. Yep that is a pet obsession of mine!

     

    Parade on the dot of 7.30 and by my watch heat 1 started just before 7.45 so no complaints there.

    Heat 1 and an awkward crash for Doyley so a long delay (no complaints there) and pretty obvious sadly that would be the last we would see of him this evening. Prior top the crash the first lap had looked promising racing wise but it was not to be. What followed for the next 13 heats was basically follow my leader except for one pretty good overtake by THJ about heat 4 or 5 (you can tell my attention was wandering :D ).

     

    The Lynn riders did come right round if they won a heat but as for acknowledging the fans....zilch :mad:

     

    I will give the newcomers credit, they certainly put the effort in, they never gave up trying nor did Kai. Auty tried to add to our entertainment with a perfectly performed somersault complete with bike at the start of a heat. Thankfully he seemed OK. They weren't helped it seemed to me by the track. When heat leaders who have won previous heats cannot pass reserves there is something wrong.

     

    Buster had curtailed his tractor demos tho, thankfully with only one 4 or 5 lap stint. Seemed to me that he only graded the outside of the track tho, and the riders didn't ride the outside all night, certainly not on the 3/4 bends.

     

    A big plus was no interval so well done on that.

     

    We surrendered after heat 13 and as we went out we heard there had been a crash on lap 1 heat 14 hopefully all riders were OK.

     

    They have a nice new big screen, why the hell don't they put the riders names on it before a heat?

     

    They did seem to go thro the meeting fairly efficiently given the IRR being in operation and 2 races on the trot etc so that's a good point

     

    Was it value for money.......NO

    Was it good racing..............NO

    Were the new riders trying....YES can't fault their effort.

    Were the riders as skilful as in the past....Probably

    Do the new super silencer/overtuned engines improve the racing NO

     

    Will I go back to Lynn in the near future......not a hope

     

    Sorry if my views don't please some people but they are honest. I paid my money and am entitled to my views., I've been told on twitter that the racing tonight was better than normal. If that truly is the case god help any Lynn supporters.

  19. Posted

    Well said !

    Never posted before after supporting KL for over 30 years, completely fed up of reading these negative posts especially from people who never go, Star Lady and other regular moaners just shut up, your getting very tedious.

    The very people who have wanted £10 admission for TV meetings are now moaning that it is not KL that have done it but BT.......does it really matter, get off your keyboards and down to KL to support the club you are supposedly fans of !

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