Speedball

I’d love to see Tom Brennan in Stars colours but think he’ll probably be at Sheffield. I would think Jody is nailed as RS and unless Kvech has a change of heart about racing in the UK, pretty sure he’ll be back. I could see Northampton fancying Bomber but again, think he’s likely to return. Can’t see Lawson returning, think that ship has sailed now. I think average wise, Lynn could theoretically track the same 1-7 as last season. Whether they will or not, I don’t know. Personally I’d take Brennan over Cook and use the extra to strengthen the number 2/4 position which was a problem for us last season. Would love to see Bednar over here but again, probably fantasy speedway.

Andy Phillips?

Looking to head over to Poland for the weekend of 24/04 and hoping to take in the Leszno meeting. Does anyone know when dates for that weekend will be confirmed?

Delighted with the signings so far. Hopefully Cooper will have a long and successful career with the Stars. He’s fast enough already, it’s just the consistency at the starts he lacks. But can’t wait to watch him develop over the course of the season.

Smektala is interested in coming to the UK but he won’t be cheap. No 1 money for a lower second string/reserve.

https://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/topic/95046-kings-lynn-stars-2025/?do=findComment&comment=4001026 In case anyone missed Chris’ post on the King’s Lynn 2025 thread, we interviewed Ben Cook where he talked about his injury and his possible return. Any delay to the UK is because of a realism of his situation. When compared to Musielak, the difference was he gave every indication to the club he was going to return then didn’t.

Hopefully some common sense will apply in both the cases of both Doyle and Cook. Both have suffered significant injuries. In Cook’s case, his wrist was/is a mess and everyone knows Lynn’s track is grippy and you’d need more strength there than a flat, slick Polish track. Equally Doyle has just come back from a nasty injury and rode a double header in the SGP. Don't think you can accuse either of taking the pee out of UK speedway. In either case they can simply get a Dr’s note to say they have suffered a reaction to their injuries and avoid a ban.

Kyle Howarth guesting in place of Ben Cook and Jody Scott at reserve.

There is but I think this is now more a welfare issue. He’s clearly not right in the state of mind and needs help and support to get through the issues he’s facing. In my opinion there’s too much pressure and expectation, probably from himself and those around him. He needs to take a break and reevaluate. He’ll never reach his potential if he’s not even enjoying riding.

Boughen won’t be riding as he’s taking a break from the sport. Kildemand guesting again for the Stars and believe Danyon Hume replacing Thompson.

Best wishes to Tai, horrible news. Went to his winter tour at Lynn and you can tell he was really determined to not only get over his elbow injury, but to regain his place in the GP’s. was looking forward to seeing how his return would go and now it’s over before he’s had a real crack at it.

Enjoyed my visit to Oxford, the result of course helped. Magic, Gusts & Wright were lively but other than that, thought Oxford were disappointing. Stars looked solid again. Six riders with a win or paid win. Bomber, Jan & Richard all good value but the pick was Niels for me. Looked like the rider of old. Best I’ve seen him ride for years. BTW are Bomber & Ashton guesting for Oxford next week? Plenty of fans on 3rd/4th bends kept shouting “see you next Tuesday”. Strange, can’t see a fixture listed 😂

Hoping for a win to get the league campaign off to a good start. Stronger middle order and reserves should see us through. Kurtz & Bewley will of course be a threat, but they’ll need more than that to win. Stars 51-39 Aces is my prediction.

Making the trip down this evening. Looking forward to seeing the setup at Oxford. Will be my first visit since 2001. Hoping for a good evening's racing.

Not sure I'm as confident as some above but we should be capable of defending a 16 point lead, especially with Bomber at reserve. But Wright & Riss will more than likely fare better than they did at the AFA. I fancy us to go through on aggregate but could see Oxford winning on the night. But that's my ol' Norfolk pessimism shining through 😆