Only the management and Niels know exactly when he decided not to ride here next season but the way the evening with Iversen was arranged inferred to me that he was leaving although it was a surprise that it was not announced that night. I would think the management knew well before it was announced and they were just trying pick the right moment which is difficult when your losing one of the best riders in the world.
To me and i would imagine to a lot of people the evening with Iversen was to thank him and celebrate with him what he has achieved with Kings Lynn and his GP win at Cardiff as a leaving gift. Even if it wasnt certain then it certainly was by november and thats 3 months ago!
The evening with Iversen was announced in October so they would have known he wasn't riding then, it was obvious he wasn't going to ride next season then and they still haven't found a suitable replacement.
Personally i feel Niels is getting a bit of unfair criticism as to me he is just doing what's best for him and his career. He probably feels it is getting near his last chance of GP glory and wants to give it his best shot. I have always liked him as a person and a rider and as far as i am concerned one of the nicest guys in the sport. Kings Lynn's problem is not Niels fault the management must have known his plans months ago.
Kerr needed to do PL and EL and rightly so. Kl wednesday Ipswich thursday perfect then KL change race night why should he change his PL team and let Ipswich down. To me this is entirely the fault of KL. No need to change race night this year.