StarBoy

Think we can just sneak B Cook in by 0.1… Will be interesting to see if any new riders are announced on Friday following this meeting knowing that Ipswich and Sheffield will definitely have both completed 75% of fixtures and ensuring that neither can sign Musielak

After Thursdays dismal showing I bloody hope not

It said at the of the Ipswich report Becker and Lawson

I think it may be very dependent on who Sheffield manage to get in for Woffy. For his standard J Holder had a stinker last time and C Holder can be hit or miss. Hopefully we can a win… Becker - 6(4) Lawson - 10(6) Kvech - 10(6) Iversen - 8(5) Wojdylo - 7(5) Rowe - 5(4)

Becker and Lawson guest on Monday. Assume this will be the 1-7’s: Stars 1. Becker 2. Basso R/R 3. Lawson 4. Iversen 5. Kvech 6. Wojdylo 7. Rowe Tigers 1. J Holder 2. Howarth 3. C Holder 4. Pickering 5. Guest (Fricke, Tungate, Janowski, Harris) 6. Edwards 7. Gilkes This will be even tougher than the Ipswich meeting last night. Would love to see a repeat of the 50-40 cup win, but just can’t see it.

I never said they’d spoken to dozens… it was mentioned by Rob Lyon that they’ve made contact with 21 - I got to 19, but couldn’t think of 2 more. how is that possibly imaginary? If you’re looking to replace an 8.21 average rider the maximum any of these riders is an 8 so it’s not unrealistic or imaginable to think that these are the calibre of riders that they would engage with…? As much as it was stated when Jan came in the MPT situation would be reassessed, imo that was just the PC thing to say, there was never any intention to bring him back in, just like there was no intention for him to be in the 1-7 at the start of the season and that is well documented.

There’s 19 names below, I imagine Lynn have spoken to these plus others Robert Lambert Patryk Dudek Anders Thomsen Kai Huckenbeck Szymon Wozniak Mads Hansen Kacper Woryna Andzejs Lebedevs Rasmus Jensen Oliver Berntzon Jacob Thorssell Kenneth Bjerre Marcin Nowak Tim Sorensen Matias Nielsen Dominik Kubera Mikkel Michelsen Mateusz Cierniak Oskar Fajfer

R/R is based on averages whether or not a facility is granted. Tobi’s average was highest in the team therefore everyone below (remaining 6) can take a ride. Will Kvech make it to tapes in heat 1 this time? Personally I would always put Patryk in heat 1 to get him dialled in for heat 2.

Think we’ll get Tom Brennan as guest for Nicolai and hopefully Tungate guesting for Musielak - if that’s the case we should comfortably win and get the bonus point - 50-40

Also in that time other factors have also contributed whether it be decline, retirement or suspension of some of the greatest the sport has ever seen, including: Greg Hancock - retired Tai Woffinden - decline Maciej Janowski - decline Jason Doyle - decline Artem Laguta - suspended Emil Sayfutdinov - suspended Don’t get me wrong, Robert should now be considered within the top 5 in the world and I would have him back in a heartbeat, but I don’t see the correlation between him leaving us and his stature on the world stage improving. Why would he bother to come back to us last year? He could’ve had the pick of any team in the playoffs on his false average, I’m sure they would’ve made changes to accommodate him.

Well it’s that you just said none in the last 25 years, I was just giving a few names within that timeframe

Kenneth Bjerre - 2011 GP rider and World no. 7 Niels Kristian Iversen - former world no.3 and in his prime was at King’s Lynn Chris Holder - Former World Champion (know it didn’t work out but intent was there)

With the SoN next week, Rob or Dale must be in attendance trying to tap up some of the 21 riders they’ve spoken to previously - harder to say no if you’re standing in front of them. Some possible candidates from the various nations: Poland 1. Kubera 2. Dudek Germany 3. Huckenbeck Sweden 4. Thorssell 5. Berntzon 6. Nilsson 7. Lahti Denmark 8. Michelsen 9. Thomsen 10. Jensen 11. Hansen Latvia 12. Lebedevs GB 13. Lambert

Good job this one isn’t televised on Eurosport to avoid any confusion

Only crying about Buster because he supposedly ensured your club Peterborough had no future. unfortunately many clubs have met their demise in recent years (Wolves, Coventry, Rye House, Somerset, Swindon) presumably by your logic Buster had a part to play in their closures as well? If Buster was so bad, why didn’t YOU step up and make an offer he couldn’t refuse to purchase the club and negotiate an agreement with AEPG to continue using the Showground? That’s right, much easier to sit behind a keyboard than to step up to the plate isn’t it?

Will be close, but I think we should just nick it - 48-42. Heat 1: 3-3 (3-3) Lindgren, (R/R) Wojdylo, Basso, Worrall Heat 2: 4-2 (7-5) Wojdylo, Pawlicki, Rowe, Flint Heat 3: 3-3 (10-8) Sedgmen, Cook, Iversen, Lampart Heat 4: 3-3 (13-11) Brennan, Kvech, Rowe, Flint Heat 5: 2-4 (15-15) Lindgren, Cook, Worrall, Iversen Heat 6: 4-2 (19-17) (R/R) Kvech, Brennan, Basso, Pawlicki Heat 7: 5-1 (24-18) Kvech, Wojdylo, Lampart, Sedgmen Heat 8: 3-3 (27-21) Worrall, Rowe, Basso, Flint Heat 9: 2-4 (29-25) Brennan, Cook, Pawlicki, Iversen Heat 10: 5-1 (34-26) Basso, (R/R) Cook, Sedgmen, Lampart Heat 11: 2-4 (36-30) Lindgren, Kvech, Worrall, Wojdylo Heat 12: 3-3 (39-33) Cook, Sedgmen, Pawlicki, Rowe Heat 13: 2-4 (41-37) Lindgren, Kvech, Brennan, (R/R) Basso Heat 14: 5-1 (46-38) Wojdylo, Iversen, Lampart, Flint Heat 15: 2-4 (48-42) Lindgren, Kvech, Brennan, Cook King’s Lynn 1. R/R 2. Basso - 6(4) 3. Cook - 11(6) 4. Iversen - 3(4) 5. Kvech - 14(6) 6. Wojdylo - 10(5) 7. Rowe - 4(4) Birmingham 1. Lindgren - 15(5) 2. Worrall - 5(4) 3. Sedgmen - 6(4) 4. Lampart - 2(4) 5. Brennan - 10(5) 6. Pawlicki - 4(4) 7. Flint - 0(4)

Could probably name you 19 right now

Ben Cook confirmed as guest on Thursday. 1-7 as follows: 1. R/R 2. Basso 3.Cook 4. NKI 5. Kvech 6. Wojdylo 7. Rowe

With only BV not riding looks like the only realistic guest for Klindt is B Cook or do we go for one of the recently released riders (Kerr or Mountain)? Probable lineups King’s Lynn 1. R/R 2. B Cook 3. Iversen 4. Basso 5. Kvech 6. Wojdylo RS. Rowe Birmingham 1. Lindgren 2. S Worrall 3. Lampart 4. Sedgeman 5. Brennan 6. Pawlicki RS. Flint Lynn desperately need to win this, and should do, but don’t think it will be easy - 48-42

They’ve provided evidence on social media to all the keyboard warriors that the track is waterlogged (not that they should have to justify anything to the fans). I live 5 mins away from the Stadium was raining continuously from 5:30 to 7:15. Not that I’m an expert, the track looked rideable but definitely not raceable - who would want to see 15 processional races of follow the leader?

Wouldn’t be surprised to see him end up at Ipswich

Do you have evidence to support that claim or…

Thoughts and predictions ahead of this one. Full team news to be announced today I assume. My proposed 1-7 Sheffield Tigers 1. Jack Holder - 12(5) 2. Kyle Howarth - 6(4) 3. Chris Holder - 9(4) 4. Josh Pickering - 7(4) 5. Tai Woffinden - 11(5) 6. Jason Edwards - 3(5) 7. Dan Gilkes - 1(3) King’s Lynn Stars 1. Ryan Douglas - 9(5) 2. Niels Kristian Iversen - 4(4) 3. Ben Basso - 5(4) 4. Ben Cook - 6(4) 5. Jan Kvech - 7(5) 6. Patryk Wojdylo - 7(5) 7. Anders Rowe - 3(3) Going to be a real tough one for the Stars to defend the 10-point lead. Will need a big night from Kvech and the 2 reserves if we’re going to make it to the magic 41 points

And how much exactly is he being paid?

If we are going to replace Nicolai (will find out more today the extent of his injury) we need to get it right, as after last nights result the playoffs are definitely not out of sight. Interesting to hear Scotty mention the 2-point deduction and hoping that we get it overturned. Does he know something we don’t?