King's Lynn Stars 2025

[Col]

15 hours ago, StarBoy said:

1. B Cook - 6.99

2. Kvech - 6.58

3. Iversen - 6.83

4. Klindt - 6.59

5. Lawson - 6.91

6. Harris - 6.06

RS. Boughen 

Total - 39.96

While I've enjoyed watching Iversen ,& Harris over their careers and Kvech & Cook last year, on occasion Boughen too...  that's not a team to challenge. Sorry. That team would need to be 10 points up by heat 12 to have a chance.

Klindt is always injured and out for the season by May.

5 hours ago, Marky_Mark said:

Bomber not at Kings Lynn

And not Oxford. Surely won't be at Belle Vue.  Don't tell me the Sheffield management aren't building a ridiculous top heavy team!

[SuperStarsFan91]

10 hours ago, Marky_Mark said:

Bomber not at Kings Lynn

Yes he is

[GiveusaB]

On 10/25/2024 at 5:28 PM, Steve Irving said:

Well I guess you would! Reason being?

Try and help teams with the lowest budget? give the fans something to look forward to each week (i.e watching the best British prospect as opposed to foreign has-beens!) need I go on.....???

[Steve Irving]

7 minutes ago, GiveusaB said:

Try and help teams with the lowest budget? give the fans something to look forward to each week (i.e watching the best British prospect as opposed to foreign has-beens!) need I go on.....???

No, please don’t because you’re talking b0llocks. No club should be given a helping hand. We already have a points limit to try and keep the leagues competitive, carry on trying to manufacture performance/results and you start veering towards WWE nonsense. Performance this season should have absolutely no bearing on preparation for next season, a totally different season where everyone has the opportunity to do better. 
 

I’ve already stated I have some sympathy with Birmingham on this occasion because of the uncertainty over their future and seemingly being a step behind everyone else on team building. I don’t have a problem with Birmingham being protected slightly on rider control as a one off and I’ve already said as such. 
 

What I don’t like is restricting certain clubs who had a successful year and helping those that didn’t by bringing in this ridiculous favouritism on rising star control. 

[arnieg]

24 minutes ago, Steve Irving said:

No, please don’t because you’re talking b0llocks. No club should be given a helping hand. We already have a points limit to try and keep the leagues competitive, carry on trying to manufacture performance/results and you start veering towards WWE nonsense. Performance this season should have absolutely no bearing on preparation for next season, a totally different season where everyone has the opportunity to do better. 
 

I’ve already stated I have some sympathy with Birmingham on this occasion because of the uncertainty over their future and seemingly being a step behind everyone else on team building. I don’t have a problem with Birmingham being protected slightly on rider control as a one off and I’ve already said as such. 
 

What I don’t like is restricting certain clubs who had a successful year and helping those that didn’t by bringing in this ridiculous favouritism on rising star control. 

And yet an awful lot of people take American sports seriously, despite numerous ways in which weaker teams are given a 'helping hand' (draft picks, revenue sharing, salary caps etc).

Without support for weaker teams many tracks would have closed at some point in the past and in all likelihood been permanently lost to the sport, thus accelerating the sport's decline.

[therefused]

1 hour ago, Steve Irving said:

No, please don’t because you’re talking b0llocks. No club should be given a helping hand. We already have a points limit to try and keep the leagues competitive, carry on trying to manufacture performance/results and you start veering towards WWE nonsense. Performance this season should have absolutely no bearing on preparation for next season, a totally different season where everyone has the opportunity to do better. 
 

I’ve already stated I have some sympathy with Birmingham on this occasion because of the uncertainty over their future and seemingly being a step behind everyone else on team building. I don’t have a problem with Birmingham being protected slightly on rider control as a one off and I’ve already said as such. 
 

What I don’t like is restricting certain clubs who had a successful year and helping those that didn’t by bringing in this ridiculous favouritism on rising star control. 

Speedway promoters in this country could only dream of the crowds the 'WWE nonsense' pull across the world. 

[SteveLyric2]

4 hours ago, arnieg said:

And yet an awful lot of people take American sports seriously, despite numerous ways in which weaker teams are given a 'helping hand' (draft picks, revenue sharing, salary caps etc).

Without support for weaker teams many tracks would have closed at some point in the past and in all likelihood been permanently lost to the sport, thus accelerating the sport's decline.

For what it's worth WWE attracts huge audiences wherever they go - and tickets are by no means cheap! Give the followers what they want. Create heroes and villains, goodies and baddies and hype up the media!😉

Wake up, we're in the Sports Entertainment sector, people!!

Edited November 4, 2024 by SteveLyric2

[GiveusaB]

3 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

No, please don’t because you’re talking b0llocks. No club should be given a helping hand. We already have a points limit to try and keep the leagues competitive, carry on trying to manufacture performance/results and you start veering towards WWE nonsense. Performance this season should have absolutely no bearing on preparation for next season, a totally different season where everyone has the opportunity to do better. 
 

I’ve already stated I have some sympathy with Birmingham on this occasion because of the uncertainty over their future and seemingly being a step behind everyone else on team building. I don’t have a problem with Birmingham being protected slightly on rider control as a one off and I’ve already said as such. 
 

What I don’t like is restricting certain clubs who had a successful year and helping those that didn’t by bringing in this ridiculous favouritism on rising star control. 

Fair point!

Just feeling sorry for Bham ! 😀

[Goldhawk]

Birmingham need some help for good of league and sport as a whole. Premiership needs as many clubs as possible to get sport back on upward trajectory again. id say 10 is the number we need to be credible league

[SuperStarsFan91]

1 minute ago, Goldhawk said:

Birmingham need some help for good of league and sport as a whole. Premiership needs as many clubs as possible to get sport back on upward trajectory again. id say 10 is the number we need to be credible league

I thought this was a King’s Lynn Stars 2025 thread?…

[Steve Irving]

10 hours ago, GiveusaB said:

Fair point!

Just feeling sorry for Bham ! 😀

My reply was rude. Apologies. 

[Hamish McRaker]

14 hours ago, arnieg said:

And yet an awful lot of people take American sports seriously, despite numerous ways in which weaker teams are given a 'helping hand' (draft picks, revenue sharing, salary caps etc).

Without support for weaker teams many tracks would have closed at some point in the past and in all likelihood been permanently lost to the sport, thus accelerating the sport's decline.

Would you say that during their previous attempt at running in the "top league", Leicester was supported by the others, or shafted by them?

[Steve Irving]

21 hours ago, arnieg said:

And yet an awful lot of people take American sports seriously, despite numerous ways in which weaker teams are given a 'helping hand' (draft picks, revenue sharing, salary caps etc).

Without support for weaker teams many tracks would have closed at some point in the past and in all likelihood been permanently lost to the sport, thus accelerating the sport's decline.

The only American thing I mentioned was WWE, you’re not calling that a “sport” surely? If you’re talking actual sports, the only people that like them are Americans. 
 

I can’t agree with you I’m sorry. I’ll never ever get on board with a sport that restricts certain clubs due to a previous season’s good performance, whilst giving preferential treatment to a club that had a poor year. That’s a complete and utter nonsense and the fact a few people liked your post, really sums up this “sport” and the people that follow it to a T. 

Maybe in football, let Ipswich Town, Southampton and Leicester play with 12 men instead of 11? That should insure a more competitive game against Man City. Or how about in Darts, when world number 1 Luke Humphries faces world number 75 Robert Owen, make Luke play with two darts instead of three. 
 

When Ronnie plays anyone else, make him use the butt end of his cue!

Edited November 5, 2024 by Steve Irving

[StarBoy]

1 hour ago, Steve Irving said:

The only American thing I mentioned was WWE, you’re not calling that a “sport” surely? If you’re talking actual sports, the only people that like them are Americans. 
 

I can’t agree with you I’m sorry. I’ll never ever get on board with a sport that restricts certain clubs due to a previous season’s good performance, whilst giving preferential treatment to a club that had a poor year. That’s a complete and utter nonsense and the fact a few people liked your post, really sums up this “sport” and the people that follow it to a T. 

Maybe in football, let Ipswich Town, Southampton and Leicester play with 12 men instead of 11? That should insure a more competitive game against Man City. Or how about in Darts, when world number 1 Luke Humphries faces world number 75 Robert Owen, make Luke play with two darts instead of three. 
 

When Ronnie plays anyone else, make him use the butt end of his cue!

Your football reference doesn’t really hold credibility because you do get rewarded following relegation from the Premier League through parachute payments. That gives you an advantage financially next year in the Championship and 9 times out of 10 at least one of the relegated teams gets promoted again the next season. 

How is that fair on the teams that were promoted from League One and have now been restricted from the previous seasons good performance?

[GiveusaB]

9 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

My reply was rude. Apologies. 

Thank you, but no offence taken...its just passion etc...

I've dished it out myself on a few occasions, so I have to be prepared to take it ! 😀

[Daniel Smith]

9 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

My reply was rude. Apologies. 

Oh my, let's all take a moment here, someone apologised on this forum..........................................................................................................

🤣👍🏻

[Bald Bloke]

13 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Oh my, let's all take a moment here, someone apologised on this forum..........................................................................................................

🤣👍🏻

Back onto KL 2025. I believe we have our team. And i'm happy with it.

[Aries]

3 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:

Back onto KL 2025. I believe we have our team. And i'm happy with it.

Wasn’t it this time last year you were all convinced you had Harris and Lawson before they ended up elsewhere?

[Bald Bloke]

2 minutes ago, Aries said:

Wasn’t it this time last year you were all convinced you had Harris and Lawson before they ended up elsewhere?

I'm confident..

[Aries]

Just now, Bald Bloke said:

I'm confident..

You were confident last year! I’d wait until the team is officially announced before either lamenting it or singing its praises. Always the best way.