King's Lynn Stars 2026

[Youhave2minutes]

Cook is dire here but a hero in Poland and Kvech is only a bit better. Harris rode last night as though is life was on the line

[tellboy]

2 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

I don't think you sign Fricke if there is 'zero ambition'. Castagna and Cook are the main issues at present along with the track surface, and I suspect there's a culture of everybody turning up on a Monday/Thursday evening and hoping it'll all come together. The whole thing definitely needs some fresh impetus.

When the team was announced I wasn’t too pleased they had signed Cook and Castagna.Cook let us down big time last year.I always thought where he gates he stays or goes further back.I don't think I have seen him overtake anyone yet in the Stars kevlars.And the signing of Castagna blew my mind,he isn't that good in the Championship.

Regards the track,that has been awful the last couple of meetings.Dust from the off and all meeting long.Need to get Buster back on it asap.

[Daniel Smith]

2 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

I don't think you sign Fricke if there is 'zero ambition'. Castagna and Cook are the main issues at present along with the track surface, and I suspect there's a culture of everybody turning up on a Monday/Thursday evening and hoping it'll all come together. The whole thing definitely needs some fresh impetus.

It's all dependent on what you view as ambition.

This is Speedway. Regardless of who the original septet is, it's irrelevant to ambition. 2-3 injuries / flop performances are highly likely in this game within every team year in year out. A clubs ambition for the season is always only shown by how they cope with adversity. 

King's Lynn always shows their ambitions year in year out by, if that initial 1-7 doesn't work, it's "oh well, go again next year."

There never is any effort to remove poor, underachieving performance from the team.

The fact Cook & Castagna can still roll on as they are shows an incredible 'lack of ambition'.

[mikebv]

2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

It's all dependent on what you view as ambition.

This is Speedway. Regardless of who the original septet is, it's irrelevant to ambition. 2-3 injuries / flop performances are highly likely in this game within every team year in year out. A clubs ambition for the season is always only shown by how they cope with adversity. 

King's Lynn always shows their ambitions year in year out by, if that initial 1-7 doesn't work, it's "oh well, go again next year."

There never is any effort to remove poor, underachieving performance from the team.

The fact Cook & Castagna can still roll on as they are shows an incredible 'lack of ambition'.

To be fair to Buster...

A lack of ambition to win what exactly?..

The only "prize" appears to be a couple of extra home meetings which should deliver a few hundred more fans...

KL seems to get OK crowds each season regardless of performances, so spending more money won't necessarily mean more fans to justify the cost... 

Has KL got the F1 World Stox Championship this season? 

As that will certainly bring a decent amount in to support any Speedway costs...

Edited 1 hour ago by mikebv

[tellboy]

2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

It's all dependent on what you view as ambition.

This is Speedway. Regardless of who the original septet is, it's irrelevant to ambition. 2-3 injuries / flop performances are highly likely in this game within every team year in year out. A clubs ambition for the season is always only shown by how they cope with adversity. 

King's Lynn always shows their ambitions year in year out by, if that initial 1-7 doesn't work, it's "oh well, go again next year."

There never is any effort to remove poor, underachieving performance from the team.

The fact Cook & Castagna can still roll on as they are shows an incredible 'lack of ambition'.

I agree they both need replacing imo.But you saying Lynn showing lack of ambition in replacing riders again i agree,but then you say there is no one in the Championship of note who could replace Castagna and no stand out foreigner neither,what would you suggest then to replace Castagna to show ambition as you said there is no one.

Edit:Coopers average changes on the 29th which takes the team average well above the 37pt mark.So make a change now imo.

Edited 1 hour ago by tellboy

[Daniel Smith]

1 minute ago, tellboy said:

I agree they both need replacing imo.But you saying Lynn showing lack of ambition in replacing riders again i agree,but then you say there is no one in the Championship of note who could replace Castagna and no stand out foreigner neither,what would you suggest then to replace Castagna to show ambition as you said there is no one.

That's not mine, yours or any fan to find out. That is exactly what the management team should be doing. Club's with that winning mentality always manage to find someone. At reserve, just find someone that's a terrific gater. Someone whose willing to be a roadblock is great for the team even if they end up scoring 1s & 0s. Being able to gate and getting their teammate to the front is a winner compared to right now. Sometimes, someone who scores 2 can be better for the team than a 4 average rider that blocks his teammate. 

A bit of thought & knowledge and that rider can be found. As I say, other teams always manage to find that someone to fill spaces, regardless of averages. 

[tellboy]

4 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

That's not mine, yours or any fan to find out. That is exactly what the management team should be doing. Club's with that winning mentality always manage to find someone. At reserve, just find someone that's a terrific gater. Someone whose willing to be a roadblock is great for the team even if they end up scoring 1s & 0s. Being able to gate and getting their teammate to the front is a winner compared to right now. Sometimes, someone who scores 2 can be better for the team than a 4 average rider that blocks his teammate. 

A bit of thought & knowledge and that rider can be found. As I say, other teams always manage to find that someone to fill spaces, regardless of averages. 

Filip Sitera then😆,or Kevin Brice🤣

[TTT]

6 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

I don't think you sign Fricke if there is 'zero ambition'. Castagna and Cook are the main issues at present along with the track surface, and I suspect there's a culture of everybody turning up on a Monday/Thursday evening and hoping it'll all come together. The whole thing definitely needs some fresh impetus.

Don't think it was ambition in all fairness.

Fricke didn't have anywhere else to go at the time because Ipswich and Northampton left it far too late.

Not trolling here but maybe Max is trying to get his average down this season so he doesn't end up at Lynn again?

[therefused]

19 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

That's not mine, yours or any fan to find out. That is exactly what the management team should be doing. Club's with that winning mentality always manage to find someone. At reserve, just find someone that's a terrific gater. Someone whose willing to be a roadblock is great for the team even if they end up scoring 1s & 0s. Being able to gate and getting their teammate to the front is a winner compared to right now. Sometimes, someone who scores 2 can be better for the team than a 4 average rider that blocks his teammate. 

A bit of thought & knowledge and that rider can be found. As I say, other teams always manage to find that someone to fill spaces, regardless of averages. 

Simon Lambert it is.