King's Lynn vs Leicester KO Cup 2nd leg 16-05-2018

[Mr Bump]

8 minutes ago, mrss said:

Am I the only one who thinks the Stars will go out of the cup tonight?

Yes you are 

[Bagpuss]

Could go either way, but if Kerr, Lambert & Proctor ride like they have been Lynn could go through comfortably. And the racing could be good like it has been.

The issues people are getting wound up about are off track rather than on.

[Haza]

Am told Scott Campos now in for Auty 

[Star Lady]

[Bagpuss]

Seems Auty is there and Campos is number eight.

 #chinesewhispers

[Star Lady]

5 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

Seems Auty is there and Campos is number eight.

 #chinesewhispers

But no mention of it officially, seems fans don't need to know. Then the club wonder how rumours start.

as it happens I applaud naming a number 8, IMHO it should be compulsory when using r/r

[Bagpuss]

8 minutes ago, Star Lady said:

But no mention of it officially, seems fans don't need to know. Then the club wonder how rumours start.

as it happens I applaud naming a number 8, IMHO it should be compulsory when using r/r

Personally I wouldn't feel the need to know who the number eight is until the parade, but I agree it wouldn't hurt to include it in the press release if possible. 

Should definitely be compulsory to name a number eight.

[topaz325]

Championship select meeting?

[Teromaafan]

I wonder why there was no mention of the team line up on the Lion's website? Only Harry & Megan's wedding will see more guests this week. (Actually there is a rumour that Schlein may stand in for Megan's dad on Saturday)!

[mikebv]

51 minutes ago, Teromaafan said:

I wonder why there was no mention of the team line up on the Lion's website? Only Harry & Megan's wedding will see more guests this week. (Actually there is a rumour that Schlein may stand in for Megan's dad on Saturday)!

And Bombers on stand by should Prince Charles not make it..

[foreverblue]

9 hours ago, foreverblue said:

I really don't get all the moaning about the team, Buster couldn't get Rory so what other guests could he get that would  be better?  You can't be worried about Wells surely! Leicester reserves are far inferior to Kings Lynn reserves, the team isn't that bad.

Well i think i got that assessment right.easy win. 

[tellboy]

4 hours ago, Haza said:

Am told Scott Campos now in for Auty 

You need to find more reliable sources.

[Bert]

4 hours ago, Haza said:

Am told Scott Campos now in for Auty 

Why start yet another item of fake news ? I assume your happy if you managed to stop a few attending,  you really won’t  be happy until KL speedway is no more, ok we get it you no longer attend but those that do have enjoyed 3 good meetings this year....oh the absent Auty was exceptional tonight.

[kelvinht]

That was an easier win than expected tonight. This year's team really are a team of fighters.  Even Josh fitted in nicely. If MPT ends up with a lot of clashes, he would be a good shout.

Racing this year is definitely much better than last season or two.

Only complaint was the temperature, felt more like March than May!

[tellboy]

Not a bad meeting again tonight.Good to see K.Andersen enjoy his paid win tonight,then ht 14 not so happy when he had problems with his bike at the start.All 6 Stars contributed well with decent scores.Some good scraps tonight mainly involving Schlein and various Lynn riders.

The Lynn management proved they made the right call in the end as regards having Auty for MPT rather than a guest for NKI.

Leicester pretty poor in the main.Expected so much more from the Pole having seen him in the World u21's a few years back.He was awesome that night scoring something like 19pts.

Even with a full team i don't think Leicester would have beaten Lynn tonight.Lynn tipped as the basement boys seem to have some belief that they are far from that.

What has happened to Lambert he seems to going well where ever he is riding atm.Does this fitness regime help with sharpness away from the gate because he has certainly upped his game in that department.

Good luck to Lambert and NKI in the GP qualifier in Slangerup on Saturday.

[Haza]

7 hours ago, Bert said:

Why start yet another item of fake news ? I assume your happy if you managed to stop a few attending,  you really won’t  be happy until KL speedway is no more, ok we get it you no longer attend but those that do have enjoyed 3 good meetings this year....oh the absent Auty was exceptional tonight.

Congratulations on a Stars win .

As it turned out Campos wasn’t in for Auty all I did was repeat a post on Twitter I certainly didn’t start it and as far as I no I’ve never started fake news thank you . 

you are wrong on me wanting KL speedway closed - totally 100% wrong but guess that your opinion and I respect your views .

if anyone didn’t attend that’s there choice not mine that’s entirely up to them if they went or not . 

Pleased Auty had a good night and by the sound of it so did the rest of the team and progressed to the semi finals . 

Well done to the Stars 

[g13webb]

Not the meeting I had expected it to be .   After 4 winners in the first 5 heats,  Leicester were then totally overcome and never won another heat.    Was that because the Stars were that good, or was it that Leicester wasn't up for a fight.  It was hard to tell.   Guests Schlein and Wells battled hard but the rest were disappointing.   Robert Lambert is really benefitting from his new gating prowess.   But for a wicked lift coming out of L4B2  he would have secured another maximum.    It would be wrong to pick out individuals as all the Stars gave a creditable display that will only benefit them as a team.     I am in no doubt Leicester suffered more than the Stars with top riders missing.   and although  on another day  they would have been a tougher nut to crack,  I still believe  the Stars would have won with the determination they showed last night.  

It was my intention to go to the after show meet in the bar, but the meeting dragged on..   and on.       The attendance was down from the start,  but when its that cold we need to press on.   After 4 heats we have long track grade.   It felt like the  tractor took as long as the racing.   After ht 8 we have another track grade.  Probably  lasting another 10 /15 mins.   After another 2 heats  and we then have an interval.  I looked at the watch, it was 9-15 and we have had only 10 races.    The Royal Box was now half empty,   same with the Car park.   It was that cold  people were leaving early to get warm...      But the progress was that slow.    By the time I got to the Car at the end it was 10 o clock.  

Some will say I'm always moaning,  but do these meetings need to be so drawn out,    Do we need a  track grade after ht 8 and  then an interval 2 races later.       Why not have the track grade and interval together  after heat 8.       In the end the terrific performance by the riders was overshadowed  by the long meeting and the freezing conditions.     

[Bagpuss]

Shouldn't be lasting for over two hours. The cynic in me would suggest that after a slickly run first meeting food and drink takings were down

Pleasantly surprised by the winning margin, assuming we can stay clear of injury this team could be dark horses for top four and beyond, great to see. Some really positive feedback from paying customers on Twitter which is pleasing, just need to tweak the PR a bit and minimise those Danish clashes and this could be a very good year.

[waytogo28]

11 hours ago, Teromaafan said:

I wonder why there was no mention of the team line up on the Lion's website? Only Harry & Megan's wedding will see more guests this week. (Actually there is a rumour that Schlein may stand in for Megan's dad on Saturday)!

Not worth it for Rory as they are only paying a grand!

[waytogo28]

43 minutes ago, g13webb said:

It was my intention to go to the after show meet in the bar, but the meeting dragged on..   and on.       The attendance was down from the start,  but when its that cold we need to press on.   After 4 heats we have long track grade.   It felt like the  tractor took as long as the racing.   After ht 8 we have another track grade.  Probably  lasting another 10 /15 mins.   After another 2 heats  and we then have an interval.  I looked at the watch, it was 9-15 and we have had only 10 races.    The Royal Box was now half empty,   same with the Car park.   It was that cold  people were leaving early to get warm...      But the progress was that slow.    By the time I got to the Car at the end it was 10 o clock.  

Some will say I'm always moaning,  but do these meetings need to be so drawn out,    Do we need a  track grade after ht 8 and  then an interval 2 races later.       Why not have the track grade and interval together  after heat 8.       In the end the terrific performance by the riders was overshadowed  by the long meeting and the freezing conditions.    

Thanks for telling it as it is webby. That is not moaning. I did't go on principle because of the missing Danish riders even though I missed a great performance by Robert. But other factors like the meeting dragging on and on don't appeal to me much either. As for the lack of information until 24 hours before the match - nothing has changed with the approach of KLS to keeping fans in the loop. With the return of Iversen much heralded I want to see him in the team. Of course congratulations are due to the overall team effort.