Pinny

Always makes me laugh reading/hearing stuff like this. The same as people who buy cheap work boots in construction and then moan their uncomfortable/falling apart quickly. £1000 is naff all for a suit that the rider will wear at least 30 times over an 8 month period.

Crump won more titles because he was the better rider. Being ruthless and slamming the door closed on riders behind is part of being a good speedway rider. Look, I have no bias towards either rider but Crumps individual acheivements outclass Adams by some margin.

Lorams win was a one off season, apart from that season Adams probably finished above him in every other gp season and in the averages every season. Crump was sublime in the leagues, was on the podium ten years on the bounce in the gps, won three world titles and in my opinion that makes him a far better rider than Adams who in fairness was majestic in the leagues but not a patch on Crump individually.

Crump obviously had something Adams didnt, and that got him three world titles to Adams 0. I liked both but I find it hard to argue with the fact that individually, Crump was a far better rider.

Crump was far better tham Leigh Adams... winning three world titles to Adams 0 during the same era.

I would put Bjarne down as still a quality rider in this league, should comfortably average 8.5 plus.

Lund was pretty good at Newport but was always pretty poor on away tracks. He had a horrible injury at Newport in the same meeting Wato first done his ankle in and that was the end of him as a six point man. He lived on the farm with NKI and Mads K. NKI never went out partying, the other pair did. Then look at how their careers panned out!

Happy retirement pal!!!

I am no Poole fan, I am just saying it how it is. It just looks head and shoulders above anything else named this season.

Cook vs kurtz - kurtz is improving at a fast rate, is only marginally behind Cooks average now and has expierienxe at number one in the top flight whereas Cook hasnt. Come October I would say Kurtz will higher average so I would probably go with him. Fricke vs Holder - Holder all day long , he wont be world champ again but if he has his head remotely screwed on there is plenty of room to add to his figure. Fricke didnt kick on as hoped last season. Tungate vs Sundstrom - Sundstrom all day long. Worrall vs Josh G - hard one but Josh G averaged more last season and that was from riding at 1 in a struggling side. Then you throw in the two Poles and this Poole side looks brilliant. If they avoid injuries I cannot see anyone touching them, and that is just with the Poles adding to their figures. The top three could all add a point if not more to their aves.

If you think cook, fricke, worrall and tungate is as strong as Holder, Sundstrom, kurtz and Josh g, i think your very much mistaken

After about 3 meetings at Newport and his away scores at the likes of Exeter, Swindon and Reading, it was plain to see he was going far. I remember Jonas Davidson coming in for Reading that season on a 9.00 and all the Reading fans spouting he would be a better signing, ha. Nki went on to average over 9.00 in his first year, and was sensational for Newport. Was all set to sign for a second season until Wagstaff at Oxford said he wasnt gonna let him double up again which was a massive shame. I think he would of topped the averages the following season had he raced PL.

So your saying Ford may use KK if Sundstrom deal falls through? Pull the other one FFS!

I remember Iversen for Newport at Swindon in, it must of been 2003. In heat 15 he laid it down on the first bend and stayed down, Newport were 2 up going into that heat i think with Watson unbeaten after 4 rides . Iversen got fined for staying down and the ref fined him , in which the crowd had a whipround. Pretty sure wato needed to win heat 15 to win it for newport but missed the gate in the re run and altho he passed Allen (?) he couldnt get close to Gjedde. Good times

If you hadn’t of childishly liked my post with the laughing face, this wouldn’t of turned into an “argument”. i simply stated Iversen is superior to Lindgren in UK speedway these days to which you laughed at, despite it being true. In the last four seasons in which both Lindgren and Iversen have raced in the EL/whatever you want to call it, Iversen has had the higher average. And that is why any day of the week, I would take him over Lindgren, espiecially on a track away from Monmore Green.

Isnt Lindgren also coming back from a nasty back injury as well?

My backside is he. Iversens the better premiership rider and has been the past 5 years, the stats do not lie. Also if we are going to talk about GP form, Iversen has a bronze medal to his name, has Lindgren ever been on the rostrum come end of season? The last two seasons both have rode in the Premiership together: 2015: Iversen 8.98, Lindgren 6.11 2016: Iversen 9.04, Lindgren 7.21. This is despite the fact Lindgren has a huge home track advantage at Monmore. I would also guess that Iversens averages in Poland and Sweden over the last five years have been higher, but cant find the links to the averages. Lindgren was superb around 2009ish in the EL, that is without question. But now, I would take Puk over him every time in League Speedway. Gps maybe a different story, but this is a Kings Lynn thread. edit, just checked. Iversen had a higher average in 2012 and 2013, as well (in the UK). there is no doubt in the UK, Niels Kristian Iversen is the better rider

We arent discussing GP form or form elsewhere, we are discussing British racing where Iversen has been superb for the last four or five years. I, and I would think most, would go with NKI over lindgren as far as uk speedway is concerned

Lol. lindgrens years as top dog are long gone in the el now. 2016 when both Iversen and lindgren rode in the EL, Iversen was two points higher than him so anyone suggesting he would be a better signing for Lynn than iversen is deluded. Lindgren was one of the top averaged riders last year but so he should be in such a weak league. For kings lynn iversen is a much better signing than Lindgren would be.

I see that numpty Steve Brum laughed at my last post. Hes obviously dull enough to not see how true it is. Iversen nearly 2.00 a higher average than Lindgren in 2016. would much rather NKI leading my side than Lindgren.

Iversen far superior to lindgren and hampel in UK speedway

Iversen is a top number one and in all honesty is a pretty damn exciting rider to watch, why on earth anyone at this point in their careers would prefer Nicki P to him at number one I dont know. Pedersen is probably finished now, his best days are long gone. And I am a huge Nicki Pedersen fan.

Sundstrom posted it on Twitter a few days ago as well.

Yet Rickardsson has six world titles, Gollob has one !!!! Sure Rickardsson has many sleepless nights thinking of that.

Surely your joking. Rickardsson was an absolutely immense talent on a bike. Some of the moves he made were out of this world, he was simply awesome. As for Loram, entertaining yes exciting yes, one of the most skilled ever? Do me a favour! He had an exceptionally good year in 2000 and a good half season the year before but was always IMO in the shadow of Crump and Rickardsson, even Hamill. He was a very entertaining rider but even in league speedway, when he was around I would always of taken Crump, Rickardsson, Hamill, Adams, Sullivan and probably Hancock over him to lead my team. If he could gate it could of been a different story, but he couldnt and thats half the battle so thats that.