Chris

Good to see the promotion haven't hung around. Watt was never getting back to where he was a few years ago. Wells seems to have stepped up a level & should settle quickly. Goes well around Rye and should make the team much more solid.

Always thought Lynn is on the narrow side. You can't get two riders going in to a corner together side by side. Could certainly do with coming in a few feet around the kerb.

If I'm on a bike doing 60mph with no brakes and three other blokes near me, the last thing I'm worrying about in those 60 seconds is whether my Mrs is jumping up and down on another bloke. If he's that fragile he shouldn't be riding anymore.

Wouldn't want Barker, bit of a nob. Don't think him and Edward get on too well either. Wells has always rode Rye well. Lawson or Jorgensen would be good signings but both ride for Saturday tracks. Would stay away from double uppers anyway as will miss too many meetings. Wouldn't be against Busk Jackobsen returning. Looked to be on the verge of turning into a top talent in his first season at Rye before he ended up at Peterborough, which didn't work out.

Head-No confidence. Scott Nicholls quoted in the local paper that's it mental. Just from watching you can see he's tentative and riding the wrong lines(you need to be on the fence at Rye) and he won't go anywhere near it. The promotion cannot allow him to get an average as that will kill our season. I would get rid now but doubt our promotion will be that ruthless. Not a particularly good meeting. Track way too slick again and was all down to gating. Harris mentioned in the local paper about needing to buy more shale and that's what needs to happen. The inside half of track is unusable as there is nothing but concrete and you end up going backwards if you stay low. No problem with racing at Rye when there is enough dirt down but that's becoming less and less unfortunately. Not surprised someone had a fall, health and safety would have a field day at Rye at the moment. It's a very uncomfortable place to watch speedway at the moment and isn't acceptable for the crowds we are getting(2500+). It's not going to be a quick process but it's certainly not going to impress any newbies. Always nice to beat Lynn though and read the sour grape comments from them. Reminds me of the old PL days. Not as much Lynn support as there used to be on the first turn.

Fancy Lynn to win tomorrow. Two home defeats in the first three fixtures would be very damaging for business. With Poole then visiting the week after it looks even worse. Season could be over by end of April. The problem is Robbo and Watt are taking up nearly 15 points on averages & are nowhere near that. We do not have enough heat winners away from home either all season with this team. I don't trust the promotion to make changes if it all goes ** up. Jenson & Schroeck seem very wet behind the ears still.

Wasn't a fan of Schroeck last season, poor team manager for me. Afraid to take struggling riders out of heats, seems too matey with the riders and seems to lack knowledge of the sport/current riders. Seems a bit weak and if he allowed Branford to ride for Sheffield he should be stood down. Cost the club and riders money as now no extra meetings in the cup plus the damage of an early home defeat to the club.

Wouldn't be a shock if Lynn won this comfortably. Better side than Rye. Would give Watt the 3 meetings this week and if no better he must be shown the door.

What's the actual story? Was it a cock up by the BSPA or did we allow Sheffield to use Branford? If we allowed them to use him it's an absolute disgrace and beggars belief.

If your losing to that Swindon side at home by 8 then your in trouble. Watt is done at this level & I wouldn't have had Robbo back this season. Similar to Leigh Lanham last year, he's not going to be the rider he was ten years ago. Is just looking to stay out of harms way, score a few points and make a living. He's not going to put his body on the line anymore. The Branford situation is a mess. Surely as he rode at Rye last season we should get priority? If he ends up missing half the fixtures you may as well write the season off already. A lot of over the top predictions on this side before a wheel turned. Too many question marks against it. I wouldn't be confident the promotion would change the side and improve it. They didn't do it last year in the PL. Jenson & Schroeck don't seem to have much knowledge of riders. The track was a joke in the second half of last season. No dirt & way too slick. The inside half of the track bare concrete & sounds like similar on Saturday. They need to invest in some new shale. If you provide a bare track for this side you will be in trouble as there isn't a gater in the side. What with improved crowds, the last thing you want is results like Saturday. Kings Lynn could be very messy if they are in form.

Decent enough meeting to start with although the track slickened off towards the end. Would have got the water cart out after heat 10 to give the riders something to work with. Massive crowd. Arrived at 6.40 & couldn't park anywhere near the stadium. Rye has always had the potential to attract these sorts of crowds if someone put their hand in their pocket, provided a good side & showed some ambition. It was going stale in the old PL, so a good decision to move up. While BMR deserve credit for the side put together(Harris & Nicholls won't be cheap) the stadium is unacceptable. They have owned the place for over a year & a half now & have done very very little. In this day & age the facilities are unacceptable. Its not a good look when newcomers walk through the gates. What are they actually going to do? The way it looks at the moment they may as well flatten everything outside of the track & start again, but it's going to be a big job. If you want to attract those crowds regularly and newcomers then you can't provide those facilities. A few annoying bits, speakers inaudible on bends 1 & 2, no programmes left, no team kevlars & dark areas(floodlights & bulbs out)all around the track & on turn 4. These are simple things to fix and should be done by the first meeting. A really good buzz about the place last night though. Sort the off track issues out & it will be looking good.

We can add you to the mugs list with Chapman, Rosco, Van Twatten etc. Fingers crossed for a Polish rain off & they rearrange on a Lynn date & it costs your club.

Would make the sport look even more Mickey Mouse than it is. Awful idea.

If Chapman agrees with these thoughts and signs the paperwork then he is a complete mug.

Won't say a lot for the authority of the chairman if he lies down and let's the Poles tickle his belly...

Ford didn't like being knocked off his perch. It was clear that Coventry under Sandhu with his finances, enthusiasm and professionalism( in comparison to the other cowboy promoters) would have cleaned up for many years. Ford and the BSPA weren't having that.

100% Steve? Coventry would probably still be running if your promoter hadn't of shafted him.

Bates is a bellend, bit like Garrity. Both have the intelligence of a gnat. Wouldn't want idiots like them.

The Watt signing makes no sense if Robbo was returning all along. It looks a bit dads army now.

Undecided on Watt. Could go either way. Wouldn't touch Schlein at all, low average but has had way too many bad injuries & had zero confidence last season. I don't want another season watching a rider poodle it round the line & back off when they get close to other riders. Had that last season in Lanham. Nothing more infuriating. Would prefer a Jorgensen, Berge, Busk Jackobsen. Young & fearless. Side looks like it could do with a bit of youth as well.

Decent signing in Nicholls. Should be much more comfortable around Rye than the NSS. Strength in depth side from the quotes. Thomas Jorgensen would be a very good signing, one of the quickest visitors in the last couple of seasons.

Visit Rye a lot last season did you? Another downside to moving up is having to read Starmans pearls of wisdom in the EL section.

The new Rye promotion showed they had no clue last season. Dreadful side put together, stadium a bomb site & generally came across as though they had no real knowledge of the sport. Started ok with them sorting the track and getting rid of the camber on bends 1/2 & racing was very good in the 1st half of the season. Track for second half of the season resembled a motorway & they certainly never purchased any shale as there was none left towards the end of the season. Track as bald as Steve Hone. Shocked at first with the decision to move up but there is going to be minimal difference between the two leagues now. I have no real belief the current promotion will know how to put a side together & will end up like Leicester. Andreas Jonsson must be a big target what with his connections to Lakeside, no GP's and a real genuine number one. If they go with Edward at number one it will all end in tears.

Lacklustre stuff. Poor crowd with no atmosphere & racing wasn't much better. Woffindens starts have been truly dreadful all season. Harris esque. Cost him any chance this year & will for the rest of his career if he doesn't sort it.

Teterow is an embarrassment for the series. The new Terezano. Crap track with no facilities.