kelvinht

The crowd last night was decent, but that was no more than the usual school holiday effect. Laguta probably only helped a little....

it's been happening for years and can't work out why - good riders come to Lynn and get worse. Riders leave Lynn and improve. Why do they under-perform when they pull on a stars race jacket? I think the last time we out-performed as a team was when Rob Lyon was team manager...

Brady is clearly trying his best and to get Artem was a great coup. What we probably need is an ex-rider alongside him in the pits who can talk the same language as the riders and try get the team working better together. Picko could fill that role while injured....

One would hope Artem and Kye both get a run out before tomorrow nights meeting to get a feel for the track - it will be totally new for both - and can't afford for them take a race or two to get up to speed. Stars may sneak a win , but have a horrible feeling we'll end up with a narrow defeat..

Fully agree with this but that is where the commonality should have stopped - the management teams at both tracks should have been completely separate. Allit should have been at Lynn or Peterboro - not both - and preferably Peterboro so he was out of our hair Anyone know if the pit gate is now 'fixed' ......

Its Ipswich, what do you expect - they always get special treatment at foxhole :-(

2 opening 5-1's for Sheffield killed this tie for Kings Lynn so unsurprisingly heads dropped, particularly MPT who clearly didn't appear to like the track all evening. Sheffield looked very professional and finished the job. Really not sure what to do with this team, we badly need a no.1 who can be relied upon to score points - but realistically, who is out there that would be willing to ride for us. That will take pressure off the rest of the team. Not sure who you would replace though - but averages must be coming down nicely ready for 1st of May....

Didn't I read somewhere that Jakobsen lost his mechanic on the eve of the season to Sayfutinov? Not saying thats the reason, but possibly won't help

r/r for musielak weakens sheffield around the Norfolk Arena. 28 points is a very big ask, but not impossible with the right attitude. The right attitude is not Lambert. Sounds like the stars have given up on the KO cup already and just want to give the riders some more track time at home. It looked like a poor crowd against Wolves the other week, which surprised me as it was Easter hols - suspect it will be poor again and Stars management will just be keen to get the match out of the way on concentrate on the league

I guess that with early call off flights into UK can be avoided and programmes not produced, so all helps keeping costs down. Hate wet meetings as invariable (and understandably) riders are just going through the motions to get the match over. On this occasion this may not have been right call, although I can't to profess to being that close to Kings Lynn, but south of Norwich have had the odd short shower and a good drying wind with plenty of sunshine through the day and a nice calm evening. Look to be some clear dates later in April where this could be rescheduled too...?

Edwin Overland has retired and Gavin Canney is taking over on centre green mike

would love to see Nicki back in the Premiership - not sure if I'd want him in the Stars colours, but he is box office - never a dull moment. Maybe he's better to be in your team rather than against!!

Stopped wasting money on programmes a few years ago. Use/read once, stick up in the loft. Still got a load, but not adding to it other than for 'big' meetings. Its interesting to read what the promoter/team manager/other think in each programme but they are generally regurgitating the same basic words. I can get enough off the t'internet these days...... Had my own spreadsheet, but now use an app (manually have to enter teams and scores, but it works out heat line ups, cumulative team and rider scores, etc) and costs nowt. With ever increasing entrance costs and my petrol costs (100 mile+ round trip to Kings Lynn), a programme is a cost I can happily live without these days. And before anyone asks, no I'm not a youngster, I'm approaching 60 faster than I would like, but I am tech savvy

Hope KK doesn't turn into the Kilderman of 2022...

Jason Edwards must be nailed on for the rising star birth as Jack Thomas as moved to Ippo. Until he got injured in thought Jack was the slightly better of the two

Does anyone get a job on merit these days? You either have to be a mate or tick the right diversity box..

Refs should be able to restart races with riders in their original position at time of incident. Not sure what would work best though - a rolling start with riders having to be a line coming off bend 4, or trying to stagger start and 5 metre intervals....

Racing definitely, but for once, just once it would be nice to win the league!

No KK PLEASE - on his day he is a world beater, but he is equally as likely score zero

Playoffs should be no more than 2 teams out of 7 really. If its extended further, then teams should start matches with additional points graded on finishing position - otherwise no benefit to finishing top......maybe add 4 points per match for finishing top, 2 for second, 1 for third, nothing for fourth. Top place finisher v 4th place would start with 8 point aggregate advantage...

Don't forget Lawson wasn't fully fit in the early part of the season. For a rider of his calibre in a league not as strong as it was a few years back, 7.91 is easily achievable. You won't any improvement on that, but you should get a decent solid (second?) heat leader

Can't see Killer being in the side next year

Mine arrived Tuesday, been taken away by the kids as its my Xmas pressie

Sheffield forecast does show a chance of rain late afternoon / early evening......but dry all day apart from that......

Assuming the Aussie boys are heading back home already, but why no Klindt? Stars still have a chance to turn this round looking at those line ups IMO