King's Lynn Stars 2025

[SuperStarsFan91]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

Think there's still some serious bitterness from Ipswich fans that Rowe turned them down in 2023 & went to King's Lynn

Oh well 🤪😂

Very very bitter mate

[SuperStarsFan91]

Bomber has confirmed he’s not at Oxford in 2025, Stars it is!

[Bald Bloke]

31 minutes ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

Bomber has confirmed he’s not at Oxford in 2025, Stars it is!

A fine No.6. No doubt he won't be there for long. But it don't matter, we're so solid all the way through.

Edited October 30, 2024 by Bald Bloke

[Arch Stanton]

2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Think there's still some serious bitterness from Ipswich fans that Rowe turned them down in 2023 & went to King's Lynn

Oh well 🤪😂

He didn’t at all. He didn’t receive any offer from Ipswich and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future. Very difficult to turn down an offer that isn’t there. 

[Aries]

1 minute ago, Arch Stanton said:

He didn’t at all. He didn’t receive any offer from Ipswich and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future. Very difficult to turn down an offer that isn’t there. 

He knows that, he’s just fishing for bites. 

[siggysigalos]

1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said:

He didn’t at all. He didn’t receive any offer from Ipswich and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future. Very difficult to turn down an offer that isn’t there. 

Spot On, He never even spoke with Ipswich in 2023, coz Ipswich were never in for him, so sadly not bitter at all, just stating the truth on the Anders situation in 2023.

Needed to be addressed with truths rather than hearsay and Tittle Tattle.

[ouch]

13 minutes ago, siggysigalos said:

Spot On, He never even spoke with Ipswich in 2023, coz Ipswich were never in for him, so sadly not bitter at all, just stating the truth on the Anders situation in 2023.

Needed to be addressed with truths rather than hearsay and Tittle Tattle.

Surprising as he was your RS in 2022, or maybe not. I’ve heard of riders being ghosted by the club they ride for when looking to the following season. 😡

[Aries]

38 minutes ago, ouch said:

Surprising as he was your RS in 2022, or maybe not. I’ve heard of riders being ghosted by the club they ride for when looking to the following season. 😡

Not sure of the ins and outs of the situation, but I do know Ipswich didn’t want to use either Rowe or Drew Kemp for the 2023 season. The official line was “we wanted to go down a different path” from the manager. I don’t think all was well between Rowe and the management but I’m not quite sure what happened. 

[szkocjasid]

On 10/29/2024 at 7:15 PM, Daniel Smith said:

Anders is a million miles ahead of Thompson. Why are they even being compared in the first place as they're at different stages of their careers. 

British Speedway (Premiership or Championship) is not the yard stick.

The fact Rowe is learning in Poland's U24E is far more progressive than anything served up here.

In 2 years Thompson could be better, but right now, not a chance.

That first sentence is the most ridiculous thing I've read on here in ages. By all means you can suggest Rowe is stronger / more promising but a "million miles ahead" come on, be serious.

As for why they are even being compared?  Well they've both progressed out of the RS berth at the same time, so why wouldn't you compare them?

[SuperStarsFan91]

1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

That first sentence is the most ridiculous thing I've read on here in ages. By all means you can suggest Rowe is stronger / more promising but a "million miles ahead" come on, be serious.

As for why they are even being compared?  Well they've both progressed out of the RS berth at the same time, so why wouldn't you compare them?

Rowe isn’t a million miles ahead of Thompson, but maybe a few thousand

[arnieg]

10 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

That first sentence is the most ridiculous thing I've read on here in ages. By all means you can suggest Rowe is stronger / more promising but a "million miles ahead" come on, be serious.

As for why they are even being compared?  Well they've both progressed out of the RS berth at the same time, so why wouldn't you compare them?

It is also worth noting that it has taken Thompson two years less to do this so the case is far from closed.

They both had good seasons, they both showed plenty of promise, and I hope they both have successful careers ahead of them.

[Daniel Smith]

58 minutes ago, arnieg said:

It is also worth noting that it has taken Thompson two years less to do this so the case is far from closed.

They both had good seasons, they both showed plenty of promise, and I hope they both have successful careers ahead of them.

You have to look at the wider picture though. Rowe is getting work on the continent and doing ok. The be all & end all is NOT what's happening in the Premiership &/or Championship. 

British Speedway is no longer the yard stick.

Right now, Rowe is way in front, but I did say he's 2 years older so comparing the 2 anyway is absolutely ridiculous. Thompson could be a heatleader, in the GPs & smashing the Ekstraliga in 2 years. Or go severely backward.

Comparing youth with 2-3 year age gap / experience is nothing short of ridiculous. 

[Arch Stanton]

49 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

You have to look at the wider picture though. Rowe is getting work on the continent and doing ok. The be all & end all is NOT what's happening in the Premiership &/or Championship. 

British Speedway is no longer the yard stick.

Right now, Rowe is way in front, but I did say he's 2 years older so comparing the 2 anyway is absolutely ridiculous. Thompson could be a heatleader, in the GPs & smashing the Ekstraliga in 2 years. Or go severely backward.

Comparing youth with 2-3 year age gap / experience is nothing short of ridiculous. 

So is saying Rowe is currently “way in front” based on the fact he gets rides in Poland. That in itself isn’t a yardstick to compare them which is what you’re doing.  The only fair comparison is a comparison in which they compete in the same league. That is the ONLY way to compare where they’re currently at. 
 

Look, I know it’s absolutely desperate being a Lynn fan these days but trying desperately to claim some kind of small victory by claiming a rising star that rode for you this year  (one that has already buggered off btw) is in a different stratosphere as a rival Rising star when it blatantly isn’t the case, is bizarre in the extreme. 

[Steve Irving]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

You have to look at the wider picture though. Rowe is getting work on the continent and doing ok. The be all & end all is NOT what's happening in the Premiership &/or Championship. 

British Speedway is no longer the yard stick.

Right now, Rowe is way in front, but I did say he's 2 years older so comparing the 2 anyway is absolutely ridiculous. Thompson could be a heatleader, in the GPs & smashing the Ekstraliga in 2 years. Or go severely backward.

Comparing youth with 2-3 year age gap / experience is nothing short of ridiculous. 

“Screamer” screaming more b0llocks. 

[Steve Irving]

19 hours ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

Very very bitter mate

This has to be the funniest reply on this forum. You do realise Screamer was fishing for bites and Rowe didn’t actually turn down Ipswich? And why on earth Would Ipswich fans be bitter about Kings Lynn? LOL. 

[Daniel Smith]

4 minutes ago, Steve Irving said:

This has to be the funniest reply on this forum. You do realise Screamer was fishing for bites and Rowe didn’t actually turn down Ipswich? And why on earth Would Ipswich fans be bitter about Kings Lynn? LOL. 

 

8 minutes ago, Steve Irving said:

“Screamer” screaming more b0llocks. 

🤣 very 🧂 & 🍺

[Daniel Smith]

21 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

So is saying Rowe is currently “way in front” based on the fact he gets rides in Poland. That in itself isn’t a yardstick to compare them which is what you’re doing.  The only fair comparison is a comparison in which they compete in the same league. That is the ONLY way to compare where they’re currently at. 
 

Look, I know it’s absolutely desperate being a Lynn fan these days but trying desperately to claim some kind of small victory by claiming a rising star that rode for you this year  (one that has already buggered off btw) is in a different stratosphere as a rival Rising star when it blatantly isn’t the case, is bizarre in the extreme. 

I wasn't doing the comparing, I said it's ridiculous too, how many more times 🙄

Getting rides on the continent does make any rider 'way ahead', especially Poland.

Comparing the 2 in the same league is also impossible. Thompson was at 2 because the No6 was crap. Rowe was at No6 because King's Lynn was built with strength in depth. Thompson's home track is a trick track which is tough for even away heatleaders. Rowe's home track is super grippy (even with no shale) which is tough for mid to lower order rider's. The parameters for both to be compared are all over the place.

But like I said also, in 2 years time Thompson could be 'way ahead'. I have no problem with who rides for who, I just hope we have some more Dan Bewley’s & Robert Lambert’s coming through.

 

[Col]

Looks like Lyon is trying to recreate the Dad's Army format that won the league for Panthers without the undoubted World class that team had in their prime, Iversen aside   If Cook is #1 Stars have no chance.

[TTT]

The more rumoured 1-7's I see, The more I rate KL's potential 1-7's.

And you know that I don't like to give Buster any sort of credit lol.

[Col]

12 hours ago, TTT said:

The more rumoured 1-7's I see, The more I rate KL's potential 1-7's.

B Cook, Kvech, Lawson, Iversen, Basso, Harris & an RS?