King’s Lynn Stars vs Oxford Spires - 18.08.25

[tellboy]

3 hours ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

😅

i must have dreamt driving out of the car park at twenty past nine last thurs then 

as i said its a myth and youve just proved it 

Agree,some people have to make things up to suit an agenda.It was done early as I even decided to go into the bar last week and have a listen to what the riders had to say.Then I was getting a drink from McDonald's at 10pm.

[SuperStarsFan91]

9 hours ago, Odds On said:

Track is grippy according to Staechman…why aren’t BSN interviewing Tungate or the Oxford team manager, absolutely rubbish show.

Luke Harrison said it was slicker than usual when he was interviewed 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[SuperStarsFan91]

3 hours ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

😅

i must have dreamt driving out of the car park at twenty past nine last thurs then 

as i said its a myth and youve just proved it 

i was there too, the meeting Thursday at Lynn did finish at 9:15-9:20 ish 👍🏻 which it usually does 

[Bagpuss]

There are clearly some issues at Oxford but fair play to McDiarmid, Killeen and particularly Kildemand for putting in plenty of effort. Palovaara was reasonable considering it was his AFA debut but the less said about the others the better.

As a friend of mine said last night, we've only been waiting five months for the Lynn team to all click 😁 the opposition was obviously very poor but nice to hit 60 albeit too late to mean much. 

[kelvinht]

10 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

There are clearly some issues at Oxford but fair play to McDiarmid, Killeen and particularly Kildemand for putting in plenty of effort. Palovaara was reasonable considering it was his AFA debut but the less said about the others the better.

As a friend of mine said last night, we've only been waiting five months for the Lynn team to all click 😁 the opposition was obviously very poor but nice to hit 60 albeit too late to mean much. 

This team has always been very capable.  Ben's injury, close away defeats an home and away to BV and Sheffield that could so easily have been wins - add a bit more confidence and belief and our season could have looked very different..... 

If this team all fit average wise again next season, I'd probably take it, especially if we can't attract a genuine no. 1....

Edited 2 hours ago by kelvinht

[Son of Shaleman]

5 hours ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

😅

i must have dreamt driving out of the car park at twenty past nine last thurs then 

as i said its a myth and youve just proved it 

I was in a pub drinking a pint by 9:50 and that was seven or eight miles from stadium. And I stopped for five mins on way out of AFA to talk to someone I bumped into.

[bigcatdiary]

11 hours ago, Odds On said:

Track is grippy according to Staechman…why aren’t BSN interviewing Tungate or the Oxford team manager, absolutely rubbish show.

Why aren’t BSN showing Leicester v Ipswich, it would have easily doubled their viewing, rather than this crock of shyte

[Bagpuss]

14 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said:

Why aren’t BSN showing Leicester v Ipswich, it would have easily doubled their viewing, rather than this crock of shyte

And there it is, no televised meeting from Lynn is complete without a whinge from our friend from Peterborough 😁

[tellboy]

1 hour ago, kelvinht said:

This team has always been very capable.  Ben's injury, close away defeats an home and away to BV and Sheffield that could so easily have been wins - add a bit more confidence and belief and our season could have looked very different..... 

If this team all fit average wise again next season, I'd probably take it, especially if we can't attract a genuine no. 1....

They all fit in easily with their current averages, if the points limit is the same next season.

Just thought I would take a look at the averages after last night's result,and under King's Lynn it has the Oxford averages😆

Edited 55 minutes ago by tellboy

[Bagpuss]

1 hour ago, kelvinht said:

This team has always been very capable.  Ben's injury, close away defeats an home and away to BV and Sheffield that could so easily have been wins - add a bit more confidence and belief and our season could have looked very different..... 

If this team all fit average wise again next season, I'd probably take it, especially if we can't attract a genuine no. 1....

 

1 minute ago, tellboy said:

They all fit in easily with their current averages, if the points limit is the same next season.

It depends on the limit and how many teams compete (ie who may be freed up) but I'd be quite happy to seen them all back, its a team I've enjoyed watching this year. You just feel it needs somebody to nail down the number one spot so that everyone rides on the position they should, the current 1-7 has a really good balance. Niels has been a different rider at 2 for example compared to his earlier struggles.

[TINYS]

6 hours ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

😅

i must have dreamt driving out of the car park at twenty past nine last thurs then 

as i said its a myth and youve just proved it 

It was the Leicester fixture that was 9-55 finish not last week my mistake. It's definitely not a myth. There is some one on here that dosen't go to Lynn anymore because of the late finishes. Sorry to wake you.

[PersonalResponsibility]

4 hours ago, mikebv said:

"If" that is fhte case ...

Then just don't turn up....

And state why.....

That way the fans will actually understand and more than likely be on your side..

Turning up and just going through the motions means fans will be cheesed off with you after having paid to watch you ride...

And a ban won't make any difference to a rider if they are not getting paid anyway....

Maybe a ban won't make much difference in some situations, but why should the rider suffer if they're the ones not being paid? What if Tungate had the opportunity of another team place and couldn't take it up because he was banned for withholding his services? 

Who knows what the real truth is here. Let's face it, Tungate is hardly Mr. Reliable at the best of times, but everything always seems so focused on the riders. If it's a crap track, riders are 'whining', if they're not getting paid they should refuse to turn up, etc.

Maybe it's time they started properly investigating these things and punishing the club if they're to blame. It's not as if a points deduction would bother Oxford this season, but it might send some sort of message.

[Bagpuss]

19 minutes ago, TINYS said:

It was the Leicester fixture that was 9-55 finish not last week my mistake. It's definitely not a myth. There is some one on here that dosen't go to Lynn anymore because of the late finishes. Sorry to wake you.

You get the odd late finish but generally its over and done with by 9:30 at Lynn nowadays. If people cant be out later than that as a rule then that's on them not speedway clubs. Those people obviously don't go to midweek football matches, concerts, evening cinema showings or anything else that might deprive them of their cocoa.

[StarBoy]

27 minutes ago, TINYS said:

It was the Leicester fixture that was 9-55 finish not last week my mistake. It's definitely not a myth. There is some one on here that dosen't go to Lynn anymore because of the late finishes. Sorry to wake you.

Where the track required extensive work due to the downpour in the afternoon. If it was a normal evening it would’ve been done and dusted a lot earlier…

[ShanoXtra]

2 minutes ago, StarBoy said:

Where the track required extensive work due to the downpour in the afternoon. If it was a normal evening it would’ve been done and dusted a lot earlier…

Or any sunshine then it requires a break in match as well, in both Ipswich matches the start has been delayed due to the club not getting the fans through the turnstiles, I'd suggest to have tickets online to alleviate that issues or at least help the situation.

[Odds On]

12 hours ago, Gating tart said:

Maybe if Oxford were paying the riders it would be different story! 
 

riders are owned a lot of money now I don’t blame them 

anything to back this up or just hearsay?

[BackInTheDHSS]

3 minutes ago, Odds On said:

anything to back this up or just hearsay?

Take a guess? If there was any truth in it, there would have been a thread ‘Oxford riders not being paid’ before, and we wouldn’t conveniently be hearing this for the first time a few mins after a rider has a tantrum. 

[Odds On]

this is my take on the Tungate saga....practice start before his first heat the bike doesn't sound right, shakes his head towards his mechanic, mechanic then touches the bike and taps Tungate on the back as if good to go, the 2 minutes was on anyway, so couldn't of done a lot else, tapes go up and bike gets no further than the second bend and gives up..Obviously words in the pits, misses his second programmed ride, next ride he finishes third but the bike looked like it all but died going over the finishing line, doesn't ride again.

Now it could be several things, both bikes died on the night or he doesn't want ride for what ever reason.

What ever the reason it didn't look good for Oxford, Speedway or Tungate himself. Hopefully the truth will come out and not just a pointless press release from the club or rider.