Rye House V Somerset 23/8/2017

[Mattfordfan]

Perhaps that was the sting. Ride badly for Poole to half his average, get the boot, then sign for Rye and reveal the rider he should have been all season!

 

Rye have done nothing wrong. KK though has acted very unprofessionally all season up until now, missing the gate by miles, moving over for opposition riders, making no effort to challenge for a pass and acting to everyone as though he didn't give a damn. He can congratulate himself that he almost single handedly wrecked Pooles season. Many of the anti Poole brigade of course will find that superb on KK's part.

 

I guess the only good to come out of it other than for Rye fans picking up a number one on a sub six average, is that he will never ride for Poole again either as a team rider or guest. His lack of effort while riding for Poole was quite frankly disgraceful.

 

With Rye now likely to make 4th, its a tough call for Swindon on where to go in the semis. KK now showing his true form makes Rye a potent force. Swindon to Belle Vue, Wolves to Rye?

 

Best not.

 

KK can f off back to Poland and stay there. Disgusting rider always has been and always will be.

[lewy]

Obviously mitigating circumstances for kks poor form for poole maybe poole did not pay the£££s that was promised poor man management crap track i dont know definately something amiss dont think all the blame should be on kk two sides to every coin!!!

Edited August 23, 2017 by lewy

[Bald Bloke]

 

Best not.

 

KK can f off back to Poland and stay there. Disgusting rider always has been and always will be.

Always has been lol.I've seen many Poole fans saying "he's different in a Poole race jacket" at the start of the season

There surely is, in KK's head. Wish the rest of us were privvy.

Would Folder have refused to ride that night if he was in the Poole side.

Did he want to be there.I'll say no more

[Steve Shovlar]

Obviously mitigating circumstances for kks poor form for poole maybe poole did not pay the£££s that was promised poor man management crap track i dont know definately something amiss dont think all the blame should be on kk two sides to every coin!!!

Matt Ford is known as the promoter who pays up the fastest in the league. He owes no money and has a very good reputation with the majority of riders.

 

If it was the track why ride just as bad away from Poole? Clearly there was an issue in KK's head.

[Arthur54]

kk will probably ride himself out of a job next season, average going up now

[lewy]

Matt Ford is known as the promoter who pays up the fastest in the league. He owes no money and has a very good reputation with the majority of riders.

 

If it was the track why ride just as bad away from Poole? Clearly there was an issue in KK's head.

So it was poor man management then

and you dont know the ins and outs of what went on so stop giving it the big one and wind your neck in.

[Rayleigh]

To get 4th is still a tightrope journey but the team is on a roll and I haven't seen such team spirit at Rye House for many a year.

 

Im sure there are two sides to the Poole story foe Special KK (so good they named him twice) but that's two maximums in three meetings and according to Startline Sid he is riding at Somerset instead of practice for the Polish Grand Prix (commitment almost beyond the cause)

 

Back to tonight, the whole team are getting on a roll but again I wish to mention Wells and the effort from Nicholls

 

Prehaps a news signature tune of "Dads army are here to stay" by Elvis Costello, and the rumour is that Poole are considering "No more Heroes" by the Stranglers wink wink.

[SCB]

Obviously mitigating circumstances for kks poor form for poole maybe poole did not pay the£££s that was promised poor man management crap track i dont know definately something amiss dont think all the blame should be on kk two sides to every coin!!!

Team manager who told anyone who'd listen he didnt want him there! Hardly the way to motivate a rider that is know for having pretty fragile confidence is it?

Im sure there are two sides to the Poole story foe Special KK (so good they named him twice) but that's two maximums in three meetings and according to Startline Sid he is riding at Somerset instead of practice for the Polish Grand Prix (commitment almost beyond the cause)

Some will continue to slag him off whatever but I am not at all shocked that he's riding for you guys rather than practising. He almost always put Coventry first when riding for us.

[Gavan]

It's blatantly obvious that KK had an issue with Poole. Maybe they treated him badly, he had a manager that struggled to motivate him. Some managers are better than others I guess

[Bald Bloke]

kk will probably ride himself out of a job next season, average going up now

What on a 7

[Col]

Rye have done nothing wrong. KK though has acted very unprofessionally all season up until now, missing the gate by miles, moving over for opposition riders, making no effort to challenge for a pass and acting to everyone as though he didn't give a damn. He can congratulate himself that he almost single handedly wrecked Pooles season. Many of the anti Poole brigade of course will find that superb on KK's part.

 

I guess the only good to come out of it other than for Rye fans picking up a number one on a sub six average, is that he will never ride for Poole again either as a team rider or guest. His lack of effort while riding for Poole was quite frankly disgraceful.

 

I'm sure getting Holder & Batchelor on 14.99 for next year having made a mockery of Kings Lynn Speedway will soften your KK loss.

[foreverblue]

 

I'm sure getting Holder & Batchelor on 14.99 for next year having made a mockery of Kings Lynn Speedway will soften your KK loss.

I am sure it wont as there is no way Batch will ride for Poole

[EnglishRoundabout]

Hasn't KK done the same thing at every club he's ridden for? Hasn't he been sacked at more clubs than any other rider? I can think of issues at Coventry, Birmingham, Lakeside and now Poole. He also let BelleVue down when he rode poorly at the end of their good season 10 years or so back.

 

Any side that signs him are taking a risk. He will do the business for Rye, but sooner or later he will falter.

[Woz01]

 

Im sure there are two sides to the Poole story foe Special KK (so good they named him twice) but that's two maximums in three meetings and according to Startline Sid he is riding at Somerset instead of practice for the Polish Grand Prix (commitment almost beyond the cause)

 

He did the same for Coventry last season before his home GP.

[cityrebel]

He looked hot last night, but what was he up against. Somerset are hardly full of big hitters.

[Rayleigh]

Hasn't KK done the same thing at every club he's ridden for? Hasn't he been sacked at more clubs than any other rider? I can think of issues at Coventry, Birmingham, Lakeside and now Poole. He also let BelleVue down when he rode poorly at the end of their good season 10 years or so back.

 

Any side that signs him are taking a risk. He will do the business for Rye, but sooner or later he will falter.

 

Quite possibly, but lets enjoy the ride as ALL riders falter in the end, we just don't know what that date is.

 

No doubt he is probably temperamental but he has been riding for the Hortons at Coventry and Ford at Poole, maybe just maybe he never felt welcome as much as the "turbo twins" he lives near Rye, there is a great team spirit in the team driven by Nicholls, his Grand Prix days are over, maybe just maybe he has found a home that wants and appreciates him. Time will tell but right now the play offs are in the sights and all bets are off if we get there.

[Cliffeboy]

Difficult to say what happened here , were Rye very good or were Somerset very poor, probably a bit of both I think. Both teams came up a division for the first time ,but there was a gulf of class between the two. Its all happening at Rye it seems and it was nice to see a good size crowd attending. The Rye team consists of Harris/ Nicholls both multi British champs, former World number 2 KK, American International rider Wells. This backed up by good pro`s Barker and Robbo.That is proper investment in a team to be competitive. The Rebels had nobody to come anywhere near to the top five to be competitive. This result could have been worse, Harris packed up on the line in heat 6, and Wells packed up in heat 5 which gifted the Rebels points.Apart from that KK scored an effortless max, and Nicholls and Harris were only beaten fair and square by Lawson in an entertaining heat13.

I am not going to go on and on about this rider was poor and that rider was poor the score says it all, the fact that Josh didnt beat anyone says it all, unbelievable.

Personally I am happy with the reasons for going into the top tier i.e. getting more local derbies, not having to travel so far etc etc. , however we must be competitive or you may start losing your support. Gary said early doors he was not going to bankrupt the club to be successful,and I applaud that and i`m on his side with that. The side right from the start was a bit iffy,and with Rohan going backwards even at home the start was a bit hit and miss. Changes were made and initially did ok, but still that bit of class was missing.That really showed last night,we needed a talisman to get us back in it. There was no one. All our guys gave it there all, no more than Wrighty who tries so hard ,but frightens the crap out of me sometimes. Lawson was competitive right through and his heat 13 lowering of Nicholls was a great effort. Missed Jake again, Doolan is a pale shadow of the rider he was. Lewis started brightly but faded away, and was unlucky when Nicholls showed all his experience to stalk him for 3 laps before getting past on the final corner, he was clearly gutted with that. I expected more from Cameron , a second behind Harris heat 1 ,then three distant lasts before beating Robbo in 14. I dont want to comment on Josh , because I have never seen that from him ever, he really was nowhere in any of his races, i`m sure it was just one of those really bad days at the office we all have, I`ve not forgotten how he has pulled us through many matches in the past and am not going to start having a pop over one bad night.

For myself always good to see the Somerset people , no Statto and Dave T, but Bernard and Martin ( with his flag and airhorns ) were on duty keeping us entertained.

Probably will not even follow the joke match tonight at Swindon with all those guests, hope its not another hammering.

Edited August 24, 2017 by Cliffeboy

[Rayleigh]

Difficult to say what happened here , were Rye very good or were Somerset very poor, probably a bit of both I think. Both teams came up a division for the first time ,but there was a gulf of class between the two. Its all happening at Rye it seems and it was nice to see a good size crowd attending. The Rye team consists of Harris/ Nicholls both multi British champs, former World number 2 KK, American International rider Wells. This backed up by good pro`s Barker and Robbo.That is proper investment in a team to be competitive. The Rebels had nobody to come anywhere near to the top five to be competitive. This result could have been worse, Harris packed up on the line in heat 6, and Wells packed up in heat 5 which gifted the Rebels points.Apart from that KK scored an effortless max, and Nicholls and Harris were beaten fair and square by Lawson in an entertaining heat13.

I am not going to go on and on about this rider was poor and that rider was poor the score says it all, the fact that Josh didnt beat anyone says it all, unbelievable.

Personally I am happy with the reasons for going into the top tier i.e. getting more local derbies, not having to travel so far etc etc. , however we must be competitive or you may start losing your support. Gary said early doors he was not going to bankrupt the club to be successful,and I applaud that and i`m on his side with that. The side right from the start was a bit iffy,and with Rohan going backwards even at home the start was a bit hit and miss. Changes were made and initially did ok, but still that bit of class was missing.That really showed last night,we needed a talisman to get us back in it. There was no one. All our guys gave it there all, no more than Wrighty who tries so hard ,but frightens the crap out of me sometimes. Lawson was competitive right through and his heat 13 lowering of Nicholls was a great effort. Missed Jake again, Doolan is a pale shadow of the rider he was. Lewis started brightly but faded away, and was unlucky when Nicholls showed all his experience to stalk him for 3 laps before getting past on the final corner, he was clearly gutted with that. I expected more from Cameron , a second behind Harris heat 1 ,then three distant lasts before beating Robbo in 14. I dont want to comment on Josh , because I have never seen that from him ever, he really was nowhere in any of his races, i`m sure it was just one of those really bad days at the office we all have, I`ve not forgotten how he has pulled us through many matches in the past and am not going to start having a pop over one bad night.

For myself always good to see the Somerset people , no Statto and Dave T, but Bernard and Martin ( with his flag and airhorns ) were on duty keeping us entertained.

Probably will not even follow the joke match tonight at Swindon with all those guests, hope its not another hammering.

 

A very pleasant and unbiased report on last night and I agree with most.

 

I am sure Somersets policy has always been continue grow but at their pace and not of others. We wish you luck in the future although not tomorrow.

[SCB]

 

No doubt he is probably temperamental but he has been riding for the Hortons at Coventry and Ford at Poole, maybe just maybe he never felt welcome as much as the "turbo twins" he lives near Rye, there is a great team spirit in the team driven by Nicholls, his Grand Prix days are over, maybe just maybe he has found a home that wants and appreciates him. Time will tell but right now the play offs are in the sights and all bets are off if we get there.

TBF he was more good than bad at Coventry and I think you'll find Coventry fans have more good, positive, find memories and views of the guy than bad. As stevebrum is happy to remind people he was dropped last on a few season ago but has been back and had a good season since. The BV fans only had good things to say about his time there and while Birmingham fans may not have much good to say about him they never saw the best of KK, Bjarne or Harris, the 3 "star" number 1s they had in their time in the EL suggesting it was more management than riders.

 

Once you get a happy KK and he starts scoring points it tends to continue. That first meeting maximum was pretty huge for seeing him turn things around, to have scored another since means, IMO, you have the good KK back. I wouldn't be surprised if he averages 9+ for Rye House.

[cityrebel]

Probably a rider that needs his ego massaged. He will get plenty of that at rye.