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21•06•18 - Swindon v King’s Lynn - Premiership


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10 hours ago, Trees said:

Haza, have you been to watch Lynn yet this year? Yes of course we want and need a full team, pretty sure the clashes are almost at an end, let's hope the injuries/fitness probs are too and we can push on up the table.... 

Really not sure what the Premiership promoters can do to stop the clashes, those 3 Championship teams don't want to give up their long term Thursday night race nights. If they went to Thursdays, the Premiership teams need priority basically, they won't be happy obviously. Do the Championship teams not have off race nights? It's going to be a hard decision for the riders too, what a predicament! British based squads for the Championship perhaps? 

If I attend meetings or not what has that got to do with anything? As it happens I’ve not been to Lynn since July 1 st 2017 but I fail to see why that stops me having an opinion or interest in the club I’ve supported since I was very young . 

All id have thought we’d all want to see is our own 1-7 in every meeting baring injuries of course this doesn’t seem to happen that often for various reasons which is a shame . The fixed race night thing has been a farce to be fair great idea but should have been Monday/ Thursday rather than Monday /Wednesday who’s fault that is I’m not sure but the point I’m making signing Palm Toft after the season was under way was madness when we knew he had Danish League and also Pboro clashes who get priority as is the case tonight- I’ve nothing against Palm Toft in any way shape or form he’s done well , but he’s not much good to us if he’s missing meetings . I’m sure all we want is our 1-7 each meeting not 5 of our own and two guests - injuries can’t be helped but more thought should have gone into clashes with other leagues . 

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What I can't understand is even if the goalposts were moved after the Danish riders were all signed, why not try running on Mondays with a full team instead of those Weds, with several riders missing? Why could not Buster or Brundle told us that that is what had happened and we would be more sympathetic / understanding?  No-one has talked to the fans any more than in previous years. Suddenly a Monday was tried ( even running against an England football match ) and a crowd of nearly 1,000 was achieved. Could have drawn a bigger crowd on earlier Mondays. with a full team, if they had tried. Poor tactical thinking is what it comes across as.  A much more symbiotic relationship with the KL supporters could have been achieved, which costs nothing.

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14 hours ago, ReadingRacer2017 said:

Confirmed on Swindon website, R/R for Proctor, Ben Morley and Kevin Doolan guest at reserve for the visitors. 

Quite a number of Swindon fans may choose to hold on to their £17 than watch this patched up encounter. Unless they adore steamroller wins. If Morley, Doolan and R/R score more than 8 between them I will be very surprised. Reaching 40 will be quite a "team" effort.

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It was only Jorgensen and iversen that mattered originally before rose quit. Jorgensen was our first signing before anything was done. And when an iversen wants to ride in the uk for your team you would be mad not to sign him. Young jasper was just a punt. If he missed a few meetings he was easily replaced. Rose quitting has caused the toft problems. 

 

There is a positive vibe at lynn at the meetings and the moaners are in the minority. I hope other people who read the forum realise that.

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1 hour ago, waytogo28 said:

What I can't understand is even if the goalposts were moved after the Danish riders were all signed, why not try running on Mondays with a full team instead of those Weds, with several riders missing? Why could not Buster or Brundle told us that that is what had happened and we would be more sympathetic / understanding?  No-one has talked to the fans any more than in previous years. Suddenly a Monday was tried ( even running against an England football match ) and a crowd of nearly 1,000 was achieved. Could have drawn a bigger crowd on earlier Mondays. with a full team, if they had tried. Poor tactical thinking is what it comes across as.  A much more symbiotic relationship with the KL supporters could have been achieved, which costs nothing.

The main reason I can think of is Iversen and Lambert not wanting to fly back to Britain on a Monday in between a Sunday Polish match and a Tuesday in Sweden more often than they need to. One would imagine they agreed terms based on Thursday nights originally.

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2 minutes ago, ReadingRacer2017 said:

Swindon 46

Morris 12 • Musielak 9+1 • Ellis 8+2 • Batchelor 7 • Bellego 6+1 • Wajtknecht 4+2 • Smith 0

King’s Lynn 44

Lambert 16+1 • Iversen 8 • Jorgensen 7+1 • Doolan 5+1 • Kerr 5 • Morley 3

You aren't going because it will be a walkover but then you predict a 2 point margin. Strange.

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1 hour ago, waytogo28 said:

Quite a number of Swindon fans may choose to hold on to their £17 than watch this patched up encounter. Unless they adore steamroller wins. If Morley, Doolan and R/R score more than 8 between them I will be very surprised. Reaching 40 will be quite a "team" effort.

This Swindon fan doesn't. Rather win by 2 against a full team than 30 against a select team.

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40 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

 

The main reason I can think of is Iversen and Lambert not wanting to fly back to Britain on a Monday in between a Sunday Polish match and a Tuesday in Sweden more often than they need to. One would imagine they agreed terms based on Thursday nights originally.

I am sure that you have got it just about right. What a pity that it turned out this way.

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Just as you start to get interested once again in the Stars, and get some momentum, this happens.

Another meeting with almost half the riders missing. Can't be arsed with it anymore. I'll be happy when/if we win but gone are the days when I sit glued to updates/twitter awaiting heat by heat updates when we are riding away. I don't even care too much whether we win or lose at home either as long as it's entertaining.

Poor management has done this to me, both at the club and in the wider sense of those that run the sport.

The execution of the fixed race night policy just sums everything up for me. We select Danish riders who cannot ride on Wednesday's in the UK a lot of the time, and then we also have to ride on Thursday against teams when our riders are already doubling up with their Championship clubs. 

  

 

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1 hour ago, thecoombdog said:

You aren't going because it will be a walkover but then you predict a 2 point margin. Strange.

Mr Internet doesn’t leave the house thecoombdog.....I will be missing this match as I’m off to Russia to watch England play in the World Cup! 

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It's hard to stay positive as a Stars fan. Can see another heavy loss tonight. Why are the  Stars promoters so thick? Can't they see a big majority of there fans are pissed off with missing riders every week. Dale Allitt is a nice enough man but he says the same old crap about it every week. Lynn's promotion are so useless they would serve Carlsberg as refreshments at a alcoholic anonymous meeting.

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