Steve Shovlar

Was anything said ?

After what has happened at Brandon, wouldn't it be nice if the Kings Lynn and Buxton promotions refused stoxs.

Forgot all about it to be honest.

The reason is facing a normally great Poole team on their own track.

Whats the link to the live pirate cast?

Woffinden, Hancock, Holder, Doyle top 4.

No, but it was a small part of many issues he had in his life last year. The track was fixed and rode brilliantly for the rest of the season.

Sorry that my response is dull. I don't rate the Wolves team at all and think they will just about make top four. The reserves are desperately weak and liable to be there all season. Greaves and Clegg will be cannon fodder away from Monmore. Howarth didn't kick on at all last year and Skornicki should have stayed retired. Unless there are changes this team will be nowhere near retaining the title. Three stronger teams already announced in Poole, Rye House and Kings Lynn. If Coventry do run they will be battling with Wolves for 4th spot. (Obviously BV and Leicester teams are not yet announced)

Not going to challenge even if they are over 50 points. Weak reserves, very dodgy second strings.

Exactly. Sentiment doesn't win titles. We could have ended up with a team like Swindons with Doyle taking up far too many points. Those extra points we had to play with made all the difference and anyone with an idea of putting out a strong balanced team can surely see this.

Crap reply? I explained the exact reasoning why Holder was dropped in favour of KK on another thread. The extra points made available by using KK outweigh retaining Holder, who didn't help himself last season with personal problems and the drunken arrival at a sponsors party. I am a Holder fan and will continue to support him in the GPs but no rider is bigger than the club. Poole stand a much better chance of winning the league with the team Matt Ford has put together than a team that would have included Holder.Holders inclusion would have meant two very weak reserves. No thanks.

How many league titles have Kings Lynn won? How many league titles have Poole won? No need for Poole fans to be in uproar. We have a stronger team without Holder.

I have never seen James Shanes ride yet. He looks about 14 years old. Seems a very decent young man though and lives 100 yards from Kyle Newman who is a friend. Riders develope at different speeds. Who would have thought 5 years ago Jason Doyle was a knats dick away from being world champ? Guess we will see how he can do in a few months time. Luckily for him there's a lot of passing opportunities at Wimborne Road. If he is on the pace he has a chance.

Jesus, what is that meant to mean?

I think you might be. Give me a couple of months practice on a speedway bike and I bet you if I went the fastest I could, the chances are I would be lapped by Shanes before the end of the race. Shanes was the only rider to beat Ellis at Eastbourne. Sure he and other two pointers are going to find it hard to score but Shanes has potential. To compare him to Lambert at this stage of his career is stupid though.

What I meant by an NL rider would have them for breakfast was if he was on his speedway bike. These mx bikes cant properly broadside and look nowhere near as quick as a speedway bike. It just looks crap. Imo.

Nobody is putting him down but to say he is the next best thing is ridiculous. The story might be different if he could gate. Does anyone think he can compete with Dudek, Holder, Helium etc in a couple of years time?

Cant see Lambert being any better than Harris. His gating is atrocious and you can't give top fivers a couple of bikes lead by the first bend and expect to get it back.

Sure Noddy was critical at one stage last year but the track was sorted. Kings Lynn used to be a good race track but over the last few years the Kings Lynn fans have been moaning about lack of passing. In my last 4 visits I can confirm that has been the case. In comparison, the Poole track brings up superb racing virtually every week. I hope the Kings Lynn track will be sorted this winter and get back to the good race track it once was. As it is now, its one of the poorer tracks in the top flight.

Having watched it on youtube, I have come to the conclusion that its a load of crap. A NL rider on a speedway bike would have any of these for breakfast. Hardly any passing, and no dirt. Can't see anyone turning up in the UK to watch this. Only benefit would be to introduce mx riders into speedway.

One thing does need to be said. Chris Holder is immensely popular at Poole and forever will be. He is a club legend and Poole fans regard him with utter respect. There should be no bitterness or arguments between Poole and Kings Lynn fans because he is no longer riding for Poole. I am sure many Poole fans will still support Noddy in the GP series as will Kings Lynn fans. A true servant to British speedway. Hopefully he will come back to Poole in future years but I would rather he was riding for another UK club than lost to the UK. I for one wish him every success in 2017.

I see Freddie Lindgren was in last years final. A very poor mans speedway.

The Polish speedway authorities are NOT higher than EU employment laws, even if they like to think they are. A speedway authority has no power to demand where someone works. They cannot dictate which leagues riders can and cannot ride in.

Iversen doesn't HAVE to ride in Denmark. He could have chosen Kings Lynn over his Danish club. Of course it would have upset his Danish fans as Woofinden has to British fans over here, but nothing to stop him riding for Lynn other than his will not to.

That could well be true. But, the extra .65-.85 of a point higher average he might get over KK, is completely lost by the 1.5 + saving Poole made. Chris Holder is not 1.5 better than KK, so Poole get the advantage of KKs lower starting average. If Chris Holder finishes the season 1.5 higher average than KK, we would still have been better off with KK, as with Chris Matt Ford would not have been able to put together the team he has 100% the right call for Poole to use KK.