King's Lynn Stars 2025

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12 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

I would say Schroeck is terrible, worse than Ermolenko imo.

Both Oxford teams could have been stronger but they didn't use up their available points.

Look at Poole & Belle Vue, both dropped reserves to try & strengthen up, didn't matter that they were already safe in a play-offs position. Winning mentality at those clubs.

Poole will always strengthen if possible, we get slated for it but it works. Oxford seemed to want to just survive the season on the cheap by not strengthening. 

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1 hour ago, AceBelle said:

Cook is not in top Ekstraliga he is riding in Ekstraliga 2 1st div for Leszno 

Going to be tough for Ben at number one, he had a good season with Belle Vue but when you look at the other number ones he will struggle.

[StarBoy]

2 hours ago, AceBelle said:

Cook is not in top Ekstraliga he is riding in Ekstraliga 2 1st div for Leszno 

And there isn’t elite riders in that league?

[StarBoy]

2 hours ago, Gavan said:

So you think 5 out of your top 6 will improve their averages? Tall order 

Let’s wait and see

[AceBelle]

21 minutes ago, StarBoy said:

And there isn’t elite riders in that league?

Good riders and has beens yes but last season he was riding top elite riders in Ekstraliga 

[AceBelle]

3 hours ago, foreverblue said:

Going to be tough for Ben at number one, he had a good season with Belle Vue but when you look at the other number ones he will struggle.

he was only 2nd string all season at B/vue so tough going straight to a number 1 ? 

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3 minutes ago, AceBelle said:

he was only 2nd string all season at B/vue so tough going straight to a number 1 ? 

That is the trade off, if you build strength in depth.

[Youhave2minutes]

3 hours ago, foreverblue said:

Going to be tough for Ben at number one, he had a good season with Belle Vue but when you look at the other number ones he will struggle.

Totally agree at 1

[AceBelle]

24 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

That is the trade off, if you build strength in depth.

time will tell on that one ? they are going to be strong at home for sure !!

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39 minutes ago, AceBelle said:

time will tell on that one ? they are going to be strong at home for sure !!

You could say they are overly strong at reserve and Harris may not win every reserve race. 

[FishersGate]

Kings Lynn's side isn't built for heats 13 and 15. More like heat 2 ,12 14 etc

[Hackett]

Solid Stars - Lacking an out and out number one but a solid 1-7 nearly got Leicester over the line last season. Looks as though the Stars are looking at a similar structure. 

[StarBoy]

3 minutes ago, Hackett said:

Solid Stars - Lacking an out and out number one but a solid 1-7 nearly got Leicester over the line last season. Looks as though the Stars are looking at a similar structure. 

Can Kvech become the 9-point rider Fricke is though? That is the only question mark, he certainly has the ability to…

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1 hour ago, StarBoy said:

Can Kvech become the 9-point rider Fricke is though? That is the only question mark, he certainly has the ability to…

I think he could make it up to an 8 average for sure… and if he does then I think we’ll make the playoffs, because everyone else will score their average or more most of the time! Especially at home 

[FishersGate]

5 minutes ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

I think he could make it up to an 8 average for sure… and if he does then I think we’ll make the playoffs, because everyone else will score their average or more most of the time! Especially at home 

I'd put Kvech at 4 personally. Rob has a great opportunity to switch riders around depending on the opposition. Could easily put Cook and Lawson as a pair and that gives Lawson heat 8 as well. Makes them strong in heats others aren't.

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18 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

I'd put Kvech at 4 personally. Rob has a great opportunity to switch riders around depending on the opposition. Could easily put Cook and Lawson as a pair and that gives Lawson heat 8 as well. Makes them strong in heats others aren't.

Cook will need support while he's at #1, so Lawson is the obvious choice for #2 because he's already very familiar with that position.

[Arthur54]

15 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said:

Cook will need support while he's at #1, so Lawson is the obvious choice for #2 because he's already very familiar with that position.

Plus he rode with him at Poole 

[Danny Connor]

Nobody is expecting cook to score 15 at number 1. I expect 7/8 in 4 rides. The thing is the whole team is capable of that also. That's all we need. Riders will have off nights. For every point 1 rider drops another has to gain!! 

 

I think we're going to be alright! 

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52 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

I'd put Kvech at 4 personally. Rob has a great opportunity to switch riders around depending on the opposition. Could easily put Cook and Lawson as a pair and that gives Lawson heat 8 as well. Makes them strong in heats others aren't.

So you’d have Cook 1, Lawson 2 and Kvech 4?… so you’re trusting Iversen or Klindt to ride at 5?… if they put Lawson at 2 then Kvech needs to be 5 imo, especially whilst Harris is at reserve 

[Col]

Whichever of the 1-6 are at 1 & 5 are going to struggle for their period in those positions.  Whichever of the 1-6 are at 2 &  6 should thrive in those positions. The 4 & 5 should hold the own.

Can the 2 & 6 get the team a big enough lead before heats 13 & 15, where this team will be pretty much conceding 8 points home & away (two 5-1's against).

Teams built this way are less capable of taking advantage of tactical substitutes & are more susceptible to tactical substitutes.

Edited November 17, 2024 by Col