Daniel Smith

He did rerun the heat initially so should be fine, it'll now be whether Wroclaw says 'not any more', Poland rules the roost

Fingers crossed Klindt & Jorgensen can maintain the uptick in form, especially at home. May be we're seeing the advantage of not pulling the 'Sacked Trigger' to early. The biggest concern now will be what Wroclaw decide to do about Laguta

Wow, how blinkered is that Saying Leicester couldn't get near Laguta when he had 2 3rd places but for reruns is funny

You're absolutely correct but incorrect. She went totally by the rules, 100%. That doesn't mean it was a good decision as most referees are advised that if rider's are unchallenged by an opposition rider to award heats & that happens 9/10 times.

It's when the lights come on, not when the rider falls. The leading rider was on lap three, the only call to make was award the race as Laguta wasn't challenging an opponent. Very poor refereeing

As daft as it may seem but that was a good result from King's Lynn. That could have ended an absolute whooping. Klindt excellent tonight.

You're fishing but unfortunately you'll probably be right about that

Well, that'll be Laguta's Polish club telling him he can't return to British Speedway after picking up a knock

It's a partnership they're looking to exploit, capable of 5-1s & King's Lynn's weaknesses may not be able to cover off that damage. +8 from that partnership would see a win & then use the others to cover 3-3s vs Laguta. Tactically, it looks like Leicester have set up perfectly

The difference being is that, Klindt & Jorgensen have been very unreliable & therefore could be beaten in heat 8 whereas the outcome is unlikely with Laguta in heat 8. At the end of the day, this is going to be a big struggle for King's Lynn regardless of where the R/R is. Heats 2,3,4 & 5 already look like 5-1s in Leicester's favour. Klindt has to maintain his form from the last 2 meetings to stand any chance in this meeting, it could be embarrassing TV.

Another way to look at it is Sedgmen has barely lost a heat 8 all season away from home & Edwards not so comfortable at home, so looking to minimise the damage from that heat.

Not true, rider's can return if long term injured i.e. more than 28 days. The only thing is Pickering wouldn't have been allowed back in for Kye. Clubs are also supposed to find a replacement after 28 day replacement but regularly get an extension.

That's too Old Skool bruv. We need a new cancellation idea, maybe the stockcars have driven through the toilet blocks or something.

Supposedly he was to return to King's Lynn but after Alex left he was asked to sign a new, lower rate contract. Pickering is getting the same deal as original King's Lynn contract at Sheffield.

He wouldn't be reserve at Sheffield either.

Not sure I'd want any of that field in the GPs though. This series staryed off so well with some big names but it's deteriorating year on year

The whole line-up for this is horrific

That will not end well, there would be bigger crowds if Peterborough City Council closed the Eye Roundabout once a week for a meeting

That means what exactly?

Would be the right thing for Pickering & Sheffield.

That's exactly my point. The 80s had hard times but the sport was highly sustainable, still attractive to new owners with decent crowds & riders. The introduction of SkySports should have stabilised & elevated the sport. The promoters failed to future proof with it's largest income in the sports history. Many many other sports have gone to new levels due to TV & sponsorship income, but Speedway thought it best to follow the crowd & did it's own thing.

Absolutely this. The demise I'd exactly pinpoint to when SkySports came on board. No blame at all is to be put on them by the way, it was the promoters just totally mismanaged the whole thing, over paying rider's, not securing their own stadia etc. Zero future planning went in to the sport to which it really should have hit it's peak. Current 80's standard stadia conditions, mismanagement etc the sport remains as a £10-£15 sport but due to economics the price has to be higher. British Speedway is now in a rock n' a hard place in balancing VFM & unfortunately, it's no longer in the favour of the fan.

No Lynn too potentially?

100%, but things are very different today to years gone by. People demand VFM & when you have 3 clubs well backed with World Class rider's, just surviving isn't acceptable for the paying supporter. It's why Peterborough & King's Lynn fans have meltdowns.

Pickering & S.Lambert in Laguta & Jakobsen out