Daniel Smith

Is it negativity or realism? We've seen teams put together for about a decade now, fans "happy" with the side only to be whining & calling for changes weeks later because the teams s#!t. Rinse and repeat at King's Lynn and imo, 2025 will be the same again if real Heatleaders are not found. Even every other clubs fans, when they do predicted line-up, they always give King's Lynn the dregs nobody else wants. I get & understand some are just happy to still have the Speedway, but knowing you're going in to a season without any chance of competing with only 7 teams in the league?

🤣🤣 go have a look how bad the WHOLE league was then. That Peterborough team is not a yard stick to go by. It's fact, you can't win anything without Heatleaders, anyone over a 5½ average at No6 is a waste of points. King's Lynn before a wheel is turned will really really struggle to make top 4.

He can only replace Boughen once. 8 from 5 would be poor with how the teams built. Let's think Boughen will score 0 regularly we're then relying on the top 5 to average almost 8. For me, it will be poor judgement & horrible mathematics to have anyone over a 5.50 average at No6. It's a waste of team building numbers that cannot logically work. We have to work with facts, and the facts are, no team has ever been successful with this "strength in depth" nonsense.

It's simple then, If You Can't Pay - Top 4 Gets Taken Away. The promotion desperately needs 7+ No1 & No5s for any top 4 hopes

Think you're confused by the racecard. Home 2, 7, 11, 14 - Away 2, 6, 9, 12 If he comes in as a reserve switch he'll always be against a Heatleader. For me, that many points used in team building at reserve is wasted

There's a reason Harris could be at reserve, he's no longer THAT guy. 100% he'll still deliver on the entertainment front but winning races when needed? There's a reason he's a 6 - 6½ average. Maybe it's just me, but I don't get the belief & excitement. Old guys at reserve are there for a reason, if it was the next big thing (Bewley, Lambert, Ward, Woffinden) at No6, that's a different story.

What's the advantage of Bomber at No6? That he can have 7 rides by any chance? It's a waste as it means others in the top 5 are not performing. A strong No6 is only valid with strong Heatleaders. No team can compete if the No1 / No5 are less than a 7.50 average.

5%?? Some random numbers there lad 6.22 - 2.5% = 6.06

Have Poland dropped their 2 league rule as I've seen Doyle is predicted to return to Sweden for 2025?

Is there still a 2 club rule from the Ekstraliga, or has that been scrapped??

Is it though? For me it's always been weak. Only really Brennan has come out of the system and done ok. But yes, it should be scrapped, it hasn't delivered what it was meant to do & that get more homegrown into the main team. Most just end up going backward and stuck in the Championship going nowhere. The hope was to find the next Bewley & Lambert but that just isn't happening. The system should just be adopted by the Championship. In the Premiership, I think Brits U23 should get a 25% reduction every year unless they establish a 6 average. That would work better imo.

If Oxford get that quartet, that's strong. All 4 capable of 8+ averages.

Just the 25%

Thanks, but that's not throwing Buster under the bus though. That's all well known hence why Michael Tomalin was involved wasn't it? He was looking for land & buying the registration off Buster. Is he still around & in this fight?

What did he say about Chapman?

100%. I'd really love to know (of course money counts) why he likes coming over. What is it British Speedway give him? Us fans are always this tracks s#!t, that tracks s#!t, this & that teams s#!t, stadiums ⅔ empty. Is it as simple as "easy money" in the Premiership over the Elitserien or is their something else us fans just don't understand? With Doyle & other Aussie's it's obvious why they'd be here, language, family etc, but I don't understand it with Pole's, Swede's, Dane's etc. Organisation of our league is so erratic with weather & rearranged fixtures too. The competitiveness of the Swedish league is far greater. But yes, 100% Sayfutdinov is box office & should be appreciated by every track.

To summarise:- It's like Trump vs Harris Israel vs Iran Russia vs Ukraine Both sides think they got the win, in reality, nobody knows 👍🏻

I'm in my 40s, disabled & broke. If I was still going to meetings paying the concession price, I wouldn't sweat over £2-£4. Concessions is an old idea to cover the 'blue collar' workers whose bodies had packed up by 55. Pretty much all those hard slog jobs don't exist anymore and people in to their 70s are way fitter than a 70yo, 30 years ago. If concessions are a need, it should simply be for the disabled & blue badge holders. Just because you're "old" shouldn't give an automatic right to money off. That's absurd in 2024. Anyway, this ain't for this thread. Thanks @LagutaRacingFan for stirring that hornet nest 🤣

King's Lynn are in a really bad spot if they go with anything like that

Think it's fair to say that if you're a pensioner & poor, it's not likely they're attending Speedway anyway. If you are already attending Speedway, you can manage an extra £2.

That's a fair point & 100% agree. The death of Speedway as a stadium spectator sport has been long & slow. So are we at the point in the UK where all tracks need permanent cameras & every meeting can be watched from the comfort of the sofa? I'd pay £20 / £25 a month for King's Lynn home & away fixtures. Stadiums then remain accessible for spectators at £15. A 2 fold income stream would be better than just the £25 trackside in this generation, would it not?? BSN could become what Eurosports was & meant to be before Discovery destroyed it. Every meeting Live online of my club would be the dream

Here we are again, some have revisited entry pricing. I've heard also on the AGM agenda is another £2 increase for 2025. So, £24/£25 for Premiership, £22/£23 for Championship. While chatting they said these prices are set by the BSPL & individual clubs are not allowed to set their own entrance prices more or less than £2. This seems outrageous to me and surely against trading law? If an owner is happy to take losses, why not allow them to charge what they want? For years now many say Speedway in the UK is a £10 sport, and it's probably right but global inflation costs would probably put it to £15 maybe? Just sitting here thinking radical ideas and the only one I can come up with is this. Is a 💡 moment? Set the price across both Premiership & Championship the same at £15. No OAP concessions U18s & Full Time Students free. At the stadium entrance / exit a one tap donation card reader accepts £5. Would clubs find it easier to get 500 - 700 extra spectators at £15? Would spectators be willing to donate at the £5 terminal? _______________________________ Any other genuine ideas out their to increase the numbers on the terraces?

Match going King's Lynn fans crying in their Hot Chocolates tonight. Their heatleading hopes were all pinned on Lawson. Thought & prayers are with them 🙏🏻

You won't win anything next season with those 2 reserves what ever the points limit is. Heavy reliance on the top 5 to score 40+ and the middle order (especially after Zischke's injury) is unreliable. I'd go as far as to say, that 7 is horrific

If you're a switched on rider you'd demand a significant signing on fee