bigcatdiary Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 7 minutes ago, IainB said: Bin Cook! Reading his statement it sounds like Cook has binned Lynn. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 13 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 13 Cook, ban him, revoke his visa too, kick him out the country, we don’t need tossers like that taking the pee out of British fans, sick to death of riders thinking they are bigger than the sport 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 38 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Cook, ban him, revoke his visa too, kick him out the country, we don’t need tossers like that taking the pee out of British fans, sick to death of riders thinking they are bigger than the sport My thought's exactly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 (edited) The problem with a 28 day ban for "withholding his services" is that both Lynn & Cook are perfectly happy with that. Cook gets 4 weeks off when he doesn't want to ride here, Lynn get a guest or r/r to replace a rider racing well below his average. Maybe they should change the ruling to a 75% guest in situations like these? Clubs will be more likely to look for a replacement in this scenario. Maybe then add 1% to a riders average for every match he misses? Harder to get signed the following season if they decide to ride abroad but not over here? Edited July 13 by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 9 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: The problem with a 28 day ban for "withholding his services" is that both Lynn & Cook are perfectly happy with that. Cook gets 4 weeks off when he doesn't want to ride here, Lynn get a guest or r/r to replace a rider racing well below his average. Maybe they should change the ruling to a 75% guest in situations like these? Clubs will be more likely to look for a replacement in this scenario. Maybe then add 1% to a riders average for every match he misses? Harder to get signed the following season if they decide to ride abroad but not over here? Or maybe the bspl grow a pair and actually make a decision with British fans in mind and force kings Lynn to sign someone who actually wants to ride in British speedway 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin Jason 72 Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 4 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Entirely my own decision is what my polish club has made me say !!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 9 hours ago, SuperStarsFan91 said: Exactly that!… and what an unbelievably lazy guest booking by the way, Si Lambert of course 🙄 So Lynn have known for a while no doubt that Cook won't be riding,and still come up with Lambert.You are right it's a lazy guest booking,it's just to easy to ask someone who is on speed dial at Lynn than to actually try and do some work to get someone in who may do a job. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 18 minutes ago, tellboy said: So Lynn have known for a while no doubt that Cook won't be riding,and still come up with Lambert.You are right it's a lazy guest booking,it's just to easy to ask someone who is on speed dial at Lynn than to actually try and do some work to get someone in who may do a job. Or alternatively, Birmingham are the only club not racing premiership speedway and no one wants to guest who fits / is in the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 8 hours ago, IainB said: Bin Cook! Is that Ben's Kiwi cousin?.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 7 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Cook, ban him, revoke his visa too, kick him out the country, we don’t need tossers like that taking the pee out of British fans, sick to death of riders thinking they are bigger than the sport Good job no one is over reacting! 5 hours ago, Racin Jason 72 said: Entirely my own decision is what my polish club has made me say !!!! Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, castrolargh said: Or alternatively, Birmingham are the only club not racing premiership speedway and no one wants to guest who fits / is in the country more likely scenario this is the issue with fixed race nights guests are a lucky dip depending on who is or isnt riding that night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, castrolargh said: Or alternatively, Birmingham are the only club not racing premiership speedway and no one wants to guest who fits / is in the country I know that,but are you telling me someone like Tofty or Worrall wouldn't ride if a decent offer was put to them.How about giving Luke Harrison some extra laps,because Lambert won't make a difference imo.Hope I am proved wrong though.So in reality our 3 riders+1 half fit one need to score 11pts each with Lambert and Scott getting 2 between them.That is monumental imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 11 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: When are the King's Lynn fans really going to question this club?? We cannot keep blaming Poland. Baggy has said Cook is fully committed to British Speedway. Yes, until he came to King's Lynn. Musielak - never let British Speedway down, yep, until he came to King's Lynn. In 2023 - Pickering did the same, never let anyone down until he came here. Laguta & Tarasenko too, couldn't wait to get out. Year after year after year somebody can't be a$$ed to come back. Which other Premiership teams suffers with this every single season?? The most common denominator is this club, not Poland. Correct 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 as a fan, cannot see this any other way than a complete and utter disregard for British speedway and us the paying fans. You are either fit to ride or you aren't, no matter what Country. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 What an absolute pisstake from Cook. As Dean said, get rid, cancel visa and inform immigration he hasn't been committing to what he was signed up for . Riders taking the piss out of British Speedway is one of if not the main reason for its huge decline. That is a absolute bollocks Cook saying he can ride Polish tracks but not British ones. Laughable that anyone would even remotely consider falling for such rubbish. Ban him from British Speedway for 12 months then when his Polish form in 2026 drops off and they bin him he will soon regret it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasta la vista Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 3 hours ago, tellboy said: So Lynn have known for a while no doubt that Cook won't be riding,and still come up with Lambert.You are right it's a lazy guest booking,it's just to easy to ask someone who is on speed dial at Lynn than to actually try and do some work to get someone in who may do a job. Incorrect. Lyon has been trying to get a suitable guest for the last 4/5 days. Ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 38 minutes ago, Odds On said: as a fan, cannot see this any other way than a complete and utter disregard for British speedway and us the paying fans. You are either fit to ride or you aren't, no matter what Country. The BSP have put themselves into a position where they are painted into a (very small) corner.... On here we have fans from track after track saying "we need replacements" yet the reality is very, very few riders want to come and ride over here.. The reputation of the tracks being part of the lack of enthusiasm, (bloody throttle jockey's eh?), and many simply don't want to take on extra work given lots do Poland, Sweden and their own country already.. Hence the teams start with the riders who do wish to ride over here, with very few interested others.. So, instead of doing the logical thing and reducing team places to create some spare riders, or running with less teams in each league, and keeping Div 3 at a decent level to accommodate those clubs incapable of competing at Div 2 level... They fudged around, making do and mending, having almost everyone doubling up, running leagues with teams completely out of their depth using up rider resource, but also allowing teams to ride in leagues below their organic status just so they could be a big fish in a small pond.. They did all that rather than building a set long term clear vision for the sport, where they were self sufficient, with clear demarcation between the leagues, and organic progressional growth for both teams and riders.... Instead of relying on the crumbs dropped from the Polish table... Like so many issues facing the sport today, all this was called out well over a decade ago on here and in Speedway publications, yet, as always seems to be the case, no one in the BSP saw any issues whatsoever, so just carried on as always... I don't blame the riders given the pressure they are under from their other employer who pays them between five and ten times more, as logically we would all do the same... It's the reliance on these riders that should have been sorted out, a long time ago... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 30 minutes ago, Pinny said: What an absolute pisstake from Cook. As Dean said, get rid, cancel visa and inform immigration he hasn't been committing to what he was signed up for . Riders taking the piss out of British Speedway is one of if not the main reason for its huge decline. That is a absolute bollocks Cook saying he can ride Polish tracks but not British ones. Laughable that anyone would even remotely consider falling for such rubbish. Ban him from British Speedway for 12 months then when his Polish form in 2026 drops off and they bin him he will soon regret it. Just a club shill who doesn’t want to risk upsetting anyone and losing his freebies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 50 minutes ago, hasta la vista said: Incorrect. Lyon has been trying to get a suitable guest for the last 4/5 days. Ask him. Lynn should have been looking for one weeks ago with the knowledge that Cook is taking the pee a wee bit. I have no problem asking Lyon,an old friend of mine🙂👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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