StarBoy

Whilst I agree with you in principle, the BV tail can be exposed just as much as Sheffield’s. Mulford will never make it at Premiership level; Zischke is coming back from a horror crash and has barely turned a wheel in the top league; and they’re replacing a 7 point rider in B Cook with his brother or Rew. Whoever his replacement is, and how they go this season is the deciding factor in my opinion. Can Kurtz, Bewley and Lidsey carry them to 35-40 points week in week out?

Can Kvech become the 9-point rider Fricke is though? That is the only question mark, he certainly has the ability to…

Let’s wait and see

And there isn’t elite riders in that league?

My thoughts regarding our 1-7 below: B Cook - Obviously on a massive upward trajectory if ‘24 is anything to go by. I think riding in Poland will benefit him competing against top guys every week. Going to be a different challenge this year as he doesn’t have 2 senior heat leaders above him. I think he may struggle initially especially with his riding position, but once he comes out of No. 1 and into 3-4 he will be very consistent home and away. 8/10 signing. N K Iversen - The back end of 2024 was insane, he had no right to be rolling back the years like that. I wouldn’t expect him to carry on in the same manner though, but this year I don’t think he’s expected or will be needed to step up as much. As long as he stays steady gets his 6-7 points consistently home and away he’s certainly done his job. 8/10 signing. N Klindt - I like Nicolai, he’s an honest and open guy who is genuinely passionate about Kings Lynn and wants the club to succeed. Think that can be seen last year when he made a few surprise appearances when out injured. However, he is coming back from another truly horrendous injury. We all know it’s not just the physical side of it, it’s the mental too. Will he be as aggressive? will he attempt the manoeuvres he would’ve before? Personally, I think it might just have been one big injury too many. That being said, he is the most likely to drop down to reserve after the first average changes, and like anyone in the team he should be a trump there. 7/10 signing. J Kvech - What a man this guy is. Came in last season and completely turned our season around. He took to Saddlebow Road like a duck to water. His away scores weren’t the best and he would be the first to admit that. However, this season that should change as he’s now seen everywhere at least once. Will be a big year for Jan, and I think we all expect him to step up and be the 8.00 rider we know he’s capable of being. 10/10 signing. R Lawson - Great to have him back. Again like Nicolai, he calls the AFA home. A No. 1 around Lynn, and probably one of the most consistent performers you could ask for. Will never let you down and is a great guy to have around. 9/10 signing. C Harris - Over 10 years in the making getting this guy to Lynn. A speedway legend in every sense of the word. Mr Entertainment, will do the unthinkable and will bring excitement. Starting at reserve is a huge bonus, and should score big points to ensure we get off to a good start of the season. 9/10 signing. A Boughen - The rising star with highest ceiling, but will he fulfil his potential? I don’t think Rob is putting too much pressure on young Ashton, and with the way the team is built there shouldn’t be. If he can score 4-5 at home and 2-3 away, he’s more than done his job. Local lad as well, knows the track inside out which helps. With no expectation on him, I’m sure he will get over his confident issues and he can just go out there and enjoy riding. 8/10 signing.

Lawson is essentially a No. 1 around Saddlebow Road. If he can score 10-12 every meeting and get 7-8 away then he will most likely move to No. 1.

I’m going to put a bold claim of starting and final averages for the Lynn 1-7 for ‘25 Starting Final 1. Cook - 6.99 7.05 2. Iversen - 6.83 6.64 3. Kvech - 6.58 7.89 4. Klindt - 6.59 6.75 5. Lawson - 7.09 7.21 6. Harris - 6.22 6.56 Total - 40.3 42.1

Could potentially see him at Birmingham. Realistically he is a good option for them and if he wants to do UK it’s his only option…

And as promised I will hold my hands up and give kudos to the promotion for announcing the full team in one go

I would imagine a lot of meetings will be a foregone conclusion before the latter stages (home meetings only) Ht 1 - 4-2 Ht 2 - 4-2 (8-4) Ht 3 - 3-3 (11-7) Ht 4 - 2-4 (13-11) Ht 5 - 3-3 (16-14) Ht 6 - 5-1 (21-15) Ht 7 - 3-3 (24-18) Ht 8 - 5-1 (29-19) Ht 9 - 4-2 (33-21) Ht 10 - 4-2 (37-23) Ht 11 - 2-4 (39-27) Ht 12 - 4-2 (43-29) Ht 13 - 1-5 (44-34) Ht 14 - 5-1 (49-35 Ht 15 - 2-4 (51-39) I think 51-39, 50-40 and 49-41 will be very likely home results for Lynn next season

And who would you have at reserve to replace Bomber then?

Should go 10 or 11 out of 12 at home and potentially 3 or 4 out of 12 away picking up around 6 or 7 aggregate points. That gives a grand total of 32 or 37 points which might just be enough to scrape in the playoffs

Tolley is probably the only one stupid enough to pay over the odds for him, but Rew fills a nice hole left by B Cook at BV

Unlike you to say anything nice about KLS. Must be getting near Christmas time, everyone is feeling merry!

Think you’ve got more chance of Artem going to Oxford with his pal Maciej than anywhere else

Doesn’t mean 6 either though… I’m prepared to be stood corrected and blown away by 6 riders being announced, and gracefully hold my hands up

I personally don’t think they will. It means going against what they’ve done every year

The quote is cheesy and just empty words. Been a supporter of Lynn for far too long to know that they’ll never announce the full 1-7 in one go. There has to be an air of suspense about it😂

They won’t announce the full team tomorrow, they never do. I suspect this order Friday 15th November - Klindt Monday 18th November - Iversen Tuesday 19th November - Kvech Wednesday 20th November - Harris Thursday 21st November - Lawson Friday 22nd November - Cook

Should be a given anyway! Remember we used to do them a lot against the Panthers as well and then they suddenly stopped…

Toruń is a bit different to Zielona Gora, and you can see that they weren’t prepared to risk Emil ride for Ipswich when both were in the playoffs… that being said I think Jan prefers to ride in the UK over Poland, just a shame that money dictates everything

I take it you’re not an Ipswich supporter as your last sentence completely contradicts your second one and third one

I just don’t know how they could enforce a 28 day ban? They sold off the protected race night to get big names over here and then subsequently punish the clubs for bringing the big names over

The same could be said about Musielak…

1. Musielak - 8.21 2. Riss - 5.55 3. Janowski - 7.02 4. Wright - 6.32 5. Tungate - 7.71 6. Pawlicki - 4.89? 7. Killeen - RS Total - 39.7 I only say Pawlicki because it might work well with 2 other poles and his good mate Maciej