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Not sure that it was totally due to being frozen out at Wolves otherwise he’d have been back again since. Several of those riders I’ve named have already ridden elsewhere in the UK but I do take your point. The facts are that the league has to grow and to entice clubs up they would have to have access to a number one so something will need to be done.

There would have to be some of rider control if it was for the good of the top league ie Lynn to give up Lambert or Cook, Swindon Doyle or Batchelor, Poole Holder or Kurtz, Belle Vue Fricke or Bjerre etc.

I don’t think you have a proper appreciation of how rain works, patchy rain like yesterday can be different a mile down the road let alone the thirty between Lynn and P’boro. That said with the amount we had yesterday I’m sure he could have got the Lynn meeting on if he’d really wanted. The local radio said is was postponed due to the forecast rainfall, whereas the website said waterlogged track

Whoever it was on the tractor at P’boro yesterday deserves credit as it was a good meeting, probably as good as anything on telly this season league wise.

Really enjoyed that, Peterborough is as good as anywhere when it’s prepared right, have always loved the racing there. Plenty of fight shown by the Panthers riders too.

Racing getting better. The centre looks like dead grass to me.

Where’s the white line?

I wonder how Fraud kept a straight face when providing his snippet for the match preview on the BSPA website.

Apparently he’s been riding injured most of the year but it’s funny that he can’t ride now that Edinburgh’s season is effectively over and Poole need points to finish top. And yes it’s the same that Porsing is fit now that Lynn can’t make the top four. Speedway needs to stop damaging itself, can’t believe the penny hasn’t dropped yet.

No doubt you do but exaggerating injuries to use ringer guests does the sport no good at all and it one of the reasons why people walk away and don’t come back - and yes Lynn are just as bad if that’s the case with Porsing.

Can’t say too much as it’s the same with Porsing but it’s a highly convenient injury seeing as Wells completed his four rides at Newcastle last night. No doubt this shoulder injury will keep him out of the Play Offs too.

And it makes more meetings more interesting for longer.

STARS v POOLE, PREVIEW Sunday September 08, 2019 KING’S Lynn hope to dent Poole’s hopes of finishing top of the league when they take on the reigning champions at the Adrian Flux Arena on Monday (7.30). After Wolverhampton stunned the Pirates with an impressive victory at Wimborne Road on Thursday, it meant the Poultec Stars’ chances of reaching the play-offs were over for another year. Although some will say the Norfolk outfit are only racing for pride, they still have an unbeaten home record at stake and they could play a key part in deciding who finishes where in the Premiership standings. Stars skipper Robert Lambert is set to make his first appearance on home shale since July after missing the previous four home meetings with a back injury. While Nicklas Porsing also returns at reserve. Poole, meanwhile, will want to bounce from their home defeat last time out, and they head to East Anglia at full strength with recent signing Tomas H Jonasson making his first appearance at King’s Lynn since he rode for the Stars in 2017. Stars boss Peter Schroeck said: “The main focus over the next three meetings is for the boys to put themselves in our thoughts for next season. “We have already been planning for 2020 so; my job now is to keep the boys focused as they’re all racing for a team spot next year. We are going to have to look at a different strategy of how we are going to win away like we do at home. “We are going to carry on doing what we have been doing at home because we have got something good, but it is not quite good enough to make an impact away. “We just have to analyse the situation at the end of the season and maybe make one or two changes to be able to cope with going away. It is no good being at home scoring 12 or 14 points and nothing away, that is a big issue and we need to have more consistency.” KING'S LYNN: Robert Lambert, Michael Palm Toft, Erik Riss, Thomas Jorgensen, Craig Cook, Lewis Kerr, Nicklas Porsing. POOLE: Brady Kurtz, Nico Covatti, Nicolai Klindt, Josh Gracjzonek, Jack Holder, Tomas H Jonasson, Ricky Wells.

I’m all for riders stepping up and the higher league taking priority for the sake of their development but I can also see the sense in blocking signings late in the season if home race nights clash between CL and NL.

You would imagine he’s a little tentative due to still suffering some pain and bring a little low on confidence, certainly backed out of one or two situations. Pretty sure he’ll come back as strong as ever next season, needs a restful winter to fully recover.

I can remember AJ coming to Lynn with Coventry three times in 2001 when he hadn’t been racing here long and winning all of his 14 heats, and that was against a Lynn side containing four GP riders at that time. Fantastic rider when on it and ought to have had at least one World title on him with his talent. Best wishes to him for the future.

If Peterborough hadn’t suffered so many injuries and had virtually a full team out for each home meeting they would have won the majority of them and perhaps might not have finished bottom.

Another crap GP. If only they could select the ten best race tracks in the world and use those.

You’d imagine Lambert might be lining up at Lynn on Monday.

Palm Toft withdrawn from Redcar’s meeting at Eastbourne tonight after two scoreless rides so must be doubtful for Monday. Struggling to summon any enthusiasm on all honesty with nowt to race for.

And how much they would cost? Pretty clear Poole have had to cut their cloth this year a bit more, like the majority of teams. There just isn’t the money sloshing around in British speedway that there once was.

THJ will be better in the Play Offs than he was last night I’m sure.

Mores the pity.

To be fair you’ve had horrendous injury issues this year, people appreciate a good effort against the odds whereas they might not be so forgiving had BWD, Nicholls, Wright, Garrity, Summers and a fit Hans all been riding.

Please tell me I’m misinterpreting that comment and it’s not a pop at the country’s best race track? You are better than that if it is.