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Because at that time he was waiting for a yes or no from Neils? Kerr's 'actions' have made nobody look silly. Its all been blown way out of proportion.

Who is blaming Lewis?

I'd say that the fact it happened so quickly suggests that Buster had been part of the discussion from the word go too, unless you are suggesting Lakeside spoke to Kerr without King's Lynn's knowledge I am sure as soon as Kerr starting talking to Ipswich Buster must have at least considered the possibility that he would lose the rider should Puk decide to cut the UK out in 2016. The fact that everything has happened so smoothly and without heels being dug in suggests all parties were prepared for the scenario and that back up plans were in place long ago. I guess we will have a better idea once Lynn's new number six is announced as at present the reserve draft list, along with the heat leader list, seems to be shrouded in secrecy. As for the change of race night I don't believe Buster would enforce such a significant change on his customers without having a pretty good idea of their preferences and tolerances. He has been running the club/stadium for well over twenty years now and I would suggest knows exactly what is what. Its not ideal to switch from Wednesday to Thursday I'll admit but i don't believe it will cause too many people much of a problem, we had several Thursday fixtures a couple of seasons ago and one would assume it didn't affect crowds levels an awful lot. Plus if Thursday is going to be one of the set race nights next year as seems quite likely then for the sake of a competitive side why not make the alteration a year early. Norfolk people are a pretty laid back bunch and fairly adaptable, plus we've all been given over three months notice so I personally don't see it as a massive deal, although others may well disagree.

Both of those things can't be true.....if Buster had a back up plan as far back as you indicate then his ducks obviously were 'all in a row'. As any club would for a rider of his calibre and with such a high points limit he gave Puk time to have a think about returning next season, and it seems to me he had a plan B in place all along, but one which unfortunately means a change of race night. Don't forget though this is nothing new, we rode on plenty of Thursday nights in 2014 because of Danish fixtures. It seems Lewis was told that the race night might change but decided to sign for Ipswich anyway and join up with his Team Revolution partner, which is totally his perogative. Obviously if Buster had discussed all this with Cook weeks ago he must have had a contnigency plan, just as he has for replacing NKI. Giving one of the top riders in the world a bit of time to decide isn't dithering. Buster Chapman is many things (especially according to you) but daft isn't one of them. I'd have thought you could have just been pleased to have signed a fine reserve like Lewis without taking the opportunity to have a bleat along the way.

Don't really understand why people think there has to have been some kind of fall out or that anybody has to take the blame for the Kerr situation.....circumstances have conspired against Lewis riding for both Lynn and Ipswich, just one of those things. Personally I think riding two different circuits next season at what are two decent clubs will do him a lot of good and help his career. Pretty sure we haven't seen the last of him at King's Lynn.

Even if Davey is allowed to ride surely that goes against the grain of what the number seven scheme is trying to achieve?

These Nicki Pedersen rumours seem to surface every year, and like every other year I'm afraid they are pie in the sky IMO, although I'd happily be proved wrong. As for Lewis Kerr then if those rumours are true and we are swapping our race night then as disappointed as I'd be to see him have to race elsewhere in the EL it only seems right to me that Ipswich (and Lewis himself in PL terms) don't get penalised. No idea how many points it would leave for the mystery man but I would speculate that the other six will be Lambert, Schlein, Batchelor, Bjerre, Rose and Kerr/Roynon.

Spot on. You also have to wonder why rules and regulations always seem to favour one particular team....there are either a lot of stupid people making decisions or they are being influenced in some way. Or probably both.

I've never really understood the clamber for snippets of information during the close season, its pretty obvious that riders will be announced (usually all in one go) once they are signed up. We are something like four months from the start of the season so there is no big rush. I agree that the PR during the season could be much better but press releases in the winter containing very little as there is nothing really to say seems rather pointless to me.

Certainly not the end of the world but the shortage of top riders coupled with the ludicrously high points limit means there simply aren't enough to go round. I've little doubt the team will be reasonably competitive but having had a sniff of being a top side a couple of seasons ago you can't blame people for being pessimistic at the prospects for 2016. There aren't enough decent riders willing to race in the UK.

I find the best way to watch any speedway on telly is recorded or delayed so that anything other than the actual racing can be 'whizzed'.

Over the last five or six months I've found myself drifting away from domestic speedway after thirty plus years of almost fanatical support, I haven't been on here for a long while and I think I attended seven meetings last season after years and years of 30+ season in, season out. Suffice to say even before Puk decided to sit out the UK (don't blame him or any GP rider) the coming EL season looked unappealing with more big names opting out and a too high a points limit controlling the riders who are left. No doubt an extra pound will be lumped on admission for what is an annually weaker product and overall I can't see me even making the seven meetings I did last season in 2016. The enthusiasm just isn't there any more which a few years ago would have been heartbreaking but just doesn't seem to matter. Hopefully Buster can use his five years to sort things out but without support I'm not sure he can do an awful lot.

Great to see Kozza back amongst the points. Will definitely try to get to Peterborough to watch these two sides.

Did he do the same to his SGP colleagues?

As I said on another thread let's get the FBI in to sort out British Speedway once they are done with FIFA.

Big home win.

Fifteen real points from the three guests is poor, might have had a chance of a point with all our riders. Time for Kenny to go I'm afraid, has let the team down once too often. Three new signings required to get things back on track.

And in the interests of balance a big fat zero at Lynn last Thursday.

Precisely. Just like people only being concerned about getting the four points on Monday night rather than the damage that was done to speedway's already flimsy image.

The only thing 'usual' is your ultra defensive claptrap. This thread is actually quite a good discussion with, on the whole, some very balanced views.

I bet I won't. Apart from the final couple of heats last night and a few races from Swindon last week I've not bothered with the EL coverage this year. There is usually something better to do.

I'm afraid to say that for probably the first time ever I really don't care what happens tomorrow night, with every guest named my enthusiasm erodes a little extra. The EL becomes more and more farcical each year and last night's events have made me fall out with the sport a bit more and I just don't see an end to it. I've been to Lynn three times this year and not really missed it on the Wednesdays I've not gone.

IF Cook has declined the opportunity to ride in Poland it's a great shame. I've long said that I don't believe he has reached his full potential but he won't reach that until he rides abroad a lot more. If he is content riding and earning well in the two leagues over here then good luck to him but I hope he doesn't regret it when he retires. As a Team GB supporter it frustrating but I wish him well.

I've been to loads of NL at Lynn mate and it just doesn't do it for me at all.

About time we dispensed with Sky I'm afraid, the opportunity was there in the noughties to push our sport on to the next level but the people in charge as usual made a dog's breakfast out of it. I know clubs will lose income but I believe we need to get back to basics even if that means the few remaining big names being lost. This whole heat 10 business and the need for Sky to to show meetings whatever the weather in front of abysmal crowds needs to end. Time for regular fixtures with far fewer guests.