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  1. Posted

    32 minutes ago, arnieg said:

    Musielak got 27+2 in his last two completed fixtures so I think that's a bit harsh. I always thought the key was how well the ex-Panthers adapted to Saddlebow rd, which makes Wojdylo's last performance an encouraging sign for them, but they are still badly short of top end support for Tobias.

    We are around 2.6 points under the limit, if for example we could find an 7 ish point rider willing to come to replace MPT (a huge IF of course) it changes the side completely. But they are hardly queuing up unfortunately.

  2. Posted

    8 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

    After 3 defeats in their first 4 home matches, think I knew better than most regarding Redcar.

    Don't like to see teams struggling, but it's nice to go against the grain & be proved right (so far).

    They still won't finish eighth :D but I think I had them top and they certainly won't be doing that either.

    It's the middle order where they are struggling, most thought Bailey would kick on again after last year and Knudsen has been very hit and miss, Jorgensen would have been much more reliable at 2 or 4 if fit. And of course the falls and knocks suffered by Wright & King haven't helped either.

    Riss would certainly help their cause but I suspect he'll end up elsewhere.

  3. Posted

    9 hours ago, Jaizer said:

    I think it's doubly as galling seeing Tom's form this season in comparison. Whose to say that would be same if he'd stayed but just seems a few poor decisions this year. Tate's obviously another, taking gambles on guys like starke instead id rather take a chance on a young unknown. 

    Brennan only missed out on a max at Lynn on Thursday by a whisker and we were saying on the terraces how changing his two home tracks seems to have helped take him to the next level. There will be other factors too and he might have done the same if he was still at Glasgow and/or BV but changing a comfortable/familiar environment often works.

    As for Worrall he'll get it right as he's too good not to but three ain't good enough.

  7. Posted

    7 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

    Which with all due respect to Lynn, ensures a comfortable home victory. King is very good around Foxhall, but Nicholls equally so so doesn’t weaken us at all. Such a shame Musielak is missing, usually very fast around Foxhall. Hopefully they get a good guest to make the meeting somewhat competitive. 

    Pickering the most likely I'd have thought.

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  10. Posted

    Great win and Wojdylo was sensational (as was Brennan) but tje prospect of being without Museilak for 4-6 weeks is pretty depressing with such a busy time coming up. We need to go with guests, R/R just won't cut it and the best/most realistic options look to be Pickering, Douglas and Harris when available. Only Brum not riding next Thursdsy so I hope Rob spoke to Brennan before he drove away last night!

    Hope I'm wrong but just feels like a typical Lynn season of injuries, team changes and big away defeats. 

  12. Posted

    2 hours ago, iainb said:

    I've just listened to Nicolai Klindt on the British Speedway podcast and I must say I've never heard such a load of crap he was spouting about being dropped from Oxford because it was too cold! He was basically saying that he couldn't get going this season because the temperatures have effected his machinery and that now that it's warming up watch him go! Now Nicolai is a rider with some 20 years of senior Speedway experience initially in "tropical" Denmark and to use this as an excuse is scraping the barrel, yes weather and temps do effect machine performance but to use this as an excuse says more about him than the weather... what does this say to anybody that is thinking of signing him for their team next year? Don't bother until May? He also said that Steve Worrall says he suffers from the same... erm, condition? If I was Worrall I'd be distancing myself from those comments

    I mean each to their own.....I actually found it quite interesting and I'm pretty sure he's not the first rider I've heard talk about cold conditions being a challenge. Generally speaking he's a great podcast guest as he is very articulate and knowledgeable about the sport.

  13. Posted

    20 minutes ago, ouch said:

    I think Dan read this before heat 15 and in my opinion you were both wrong. 
    Birmingham played it correct track wise but it made for very poor viewing. Glad a few diehards enjoyed it though. 

    I appreciate you are a parody/wind up/Lord knows what but it really wasn't. 

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  17. Posted

    King's Lynn desperately need a win to get their season up and running but this suddenly looks like a tough task after Birmingham raced to their first win last night and by the look of things will have Milik at reserve upon the averages changing. Forecast looks very good so the track needs to be exactly as the home riders want it.

    I predict 46-44.

  20. Posted · Edited by Bagpuss

    My expectations were low after the reports on here of the first home meetings but this has been very enjoyable, Brum has always been a decent race track.

    The Brummies have showed plenty of fight, effort and determination but ultimately are probably going to fall short in heat 15 against BV's top end power.

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  24. Posted

    Worky are developing into a decent side, they are getting a much better tune out of Batch than anyone expected and it's pleasing to see both reserves win a race today.

    Probably a bit early to pile in on Scunny too hard but they need to improve, it's not been a good weekend for them. You'd expect them to comfortably beat both Berwick and Worky at home though, although aggregate wins will be a big ask.

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