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Daniel Smith

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  1. It's all about what level of rider you think you have. Whether you see improvement or depreciation. I don't see improvement on averages except for Pickering. Jorgensen, Kerr, Lawson & Worrall are at their level. Kildemand average is higher than his recent history suggests he'd perform too. It's all about finding those rider's on an upward trajectory, I don't think we've done that at all. To me we've put a team together that's flat, should be a consistent team just don't see anyone coming in & jumping to the next level.
  2. Again, I haven't criticised the club, and every club should play to a budget, nothing wrong with doing that. I've said it before, this team is waaaaaaaay better than last season but compared to the other (predicted) teams we're still finishing bottom. To still predict us to finish last (that's nearly every Speedway fan by the way) the thought process at this club is out of sync. It's all about hope for us, but what I will say though, it's possible we'll finish above Peterborough & Ipswich imo. Doyle apart, Ipswich are dreadful & I'm not convinced Peterborough can be as good as last year, another year older, Ostergaard won't be as good, losing Pedersen & an unknown Basso. We're heavily reliant on others failures though rather than being on the front foot
  3. I haven't criticised the team or the club. You've chosen to read it that way. My point was that there hasn't been any real thought needed to put this team together. 3 rider's signed last season, 2 released by their club rather than 'wanting' to be at King's Lynn & a young local lad. Kildemand is the only 'outside the box' because no fan would've picked him. Now he's here I hope he does well but he's been absolutely awful for a while now. Pickering can be a great signing, the team could be solid but compared to the others (on paper of couse) we're looking like ending up bottom of the league again.
  4. Really?? Kildemand is the only 'out side the box' signing. Jorgensen, Lawson & Kerr sorted last season. Pickering & R.Worrall released from their clubs & King's Lynn their only other options available, rather than King's Lynn poaching. Thomas a local lad. Don't see any 'thinking put in to it' at all
  5. Have you got qny chance of Hellström Bängs coming in? Enjoyed himself at the SON
  6. 1. Sheffield 2. Belle Vue 3. Peterborough 4. Wolverhampton 5. Ipswich 6. King's Lynn
  7. No genuine firepower in that septet. Nobody I see in their that can significantly improve their average either. Heavy reliance on a quality 7 ride No6 all season is our best hope imo.
  8. I'm amazed some think this teams is nothing. This is by far & away the strongest 7 compared to any other (predicted) team. Wait until you see King's Lynn's tomorrow evening
  9. Grudziadz too for me. Leszno is my (maybe) struggle. Apart from the No1's & No7's it's much of a muchness for me. It's probably they weakest I've probably seen the Ekstraliga for some time
  10. Some very interesting line-ups. For a change (so far) there's definitely 2 teams (maybe 3) that would struggle in the British Premiership imo
  11. This always makes me laugh with rider's averages. He has a very low average because that is his ability, he's finished as a top rider
  12. Would be a madness to pick Crump over Worrall. Crump only offers sentimental value & that's certainly something King's Lynn can't afford in 2022 after the season we had in 2021. We have to be competitive and yet again, with the predicted 7, we're well off it again. Crump would just add further pain.
  13. 15 years ago that would have been a top Ekstraliga team
  14. Although Kildemand is a huge risk this team is 100% better than last years shambles. But here's the kicker. When you look at the other 5 potential teams, we're still ending up bottom of the league. There's just no 'thinking outside the box' with this management team. Safe, very average options again.
  15. Are we really seeing Kildemand at King's Lynn?? I just don't think he adds anything. He's been dreadful in recent years
  16. What I don't understand is why admission prices have to be the same or similar across each league?!? If a promoter feels he can make his business profitable at £5-£10 why not? It's just an odd rule to have in place imo. There has to be some kind of incentive to get people back in, a full stadium is so much more entertaining than 800 vastly spread out even if you'd be a few quid down, especially with clubs that have no rents to cover. I just find it odd
  17. Some random names on people's list. I assumed "Nightmare Signings" referred to absolutely pointless, rubbish rider's. Some are actually picking top rider's that guarantee points on the board for the team.
  18. There would be a huge meltdown if that happened. The only way the management would be able to recover that situation is by bring C.Holder & T.Batchelor back
  19. There's absolutely no point in change with 4-3-2-1. It's exactly the same as the current one. Personally, league racing should remain the same, but all Cup matches (ko cup, SON etc) the scoring system shouldn't allow for draws & never benefit 2nd & 3rd. League - 3-2-1-0 Cup - 6-3-2-0 Trying to win races has to be priority for me.
  20. What does Dale do, that's the question??
  21. To be fair, Janowski is a bottle job. This is not the first time he's let his country down hence why he always gets left out usually. This may well have been his last chance as a Polish International
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