Somerset v King's Lynn KO Cup final 1st leg 17/10/18

[Kickitov]

Can only assume Busk Jakobsen wasn't available or prepared to guest tomorrow, otherwise can't see why Aarnio is being used again. To be fair not many options but can't see anything other than a Somerset win on aggregate. Hope i'm wrong!

[tellboy]

1 minute ago, Bald Bloke said:

Apart from HT 2, I don't think a Lynn reserve beat a Somerset one in the whole meeting.. I don't think the reserves did their job myself.

Think S.Lambert done his job,but we are finding it difficult to find a suitable replacement for Toft.As i said though Wright would have done the job for us.Surely once Toft was injured,confirmed last Tuesday the management should have thought about replacements then.If they overlooked Wright then that was criminal.Maybe Wright had already committed to Somerset who knows.

[Bald Bloke]

2 minutes ago, tellboy said:

Think S.Lambert done his job,but we are finding it difficult to find a suitable replacement for Toft.As i said though Wright would have done the job for us.Surely once Toft was injured,confirmed last Tuesday the management should have thought about replacements then.If they overlooked Wright then that was criminal.Maybe Wright had already committed to Somerset who knows.

If you take Simons "gifted" 3rd he scored 3. That's his average, so I suppose I was a bit harsh there. If we can't use Wright, maybe if Auty is free? Capable of popping out and getting a win or 2 from reserve.

[therefused]

36 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

The Stars faulted because of poor performances from R.Lambert and Proctor.

The reserves practically done their job with a 5-1 in heat 2. It's up to the rest of the team to then cover the reserves in the other heats.

Bubble has exploded on the Stars season, today's result not influenced by MPT being missing. Especially as Jack Holder's replacement only bagged 6 point.

There are no excuses for King's Lynn's end of season performances, beaten by the better teams in both finals.

You seem to have gotten more and more bitter as the season has gone on 

[scunny1]

17 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:

If you take Simons "gifted" 3rd he scored 3. That's his average, so I suppose I was a bit harsh there. If we can't use Wright, maybe if Auty is free? Capable of popping out and getting a win or 2 from reserve. 

Auty's season is over due to ankle problems- unfortunately for us.

[drew2]

Just wondered if Robert Lambert received a warning for NOT moving at the start in heat 15?? He jumped got it wrong and cost himself a chance of preventing the Rebels 5-1. Considering he was on gate one too he can't blame anyone else as he was looking left at the magnets.

Jorgensen got away with a massive roller in heat 10 somehow and NKI was pushing his luck with delaying the start even before he actually got warned. Mind you so did Simon Lambert in heat two and only got warned in heat 4 when he tried it again and failed as he finished last.

Fair play to Charles to the performance he put in tonight especially after his trip over the handlebars on the second bend of heat 8. Quite an acrobatic tumble i think if anyone has any pictures of it! All of the Rebels did well and battled hard. My feeling in heat 14 was that I may have just seen Richard win his last race at home in a Rebels jacket, until that ride he wasn't at the races considering he was a heatleader on home shale. Jake and Nico were great value as always and Bomber's ride in heat was typical of him as is probably the '3210 scorecard' against his name at the end of the night. Doyley seemed to lack speed after heat one which was very quick, in the 56's until heat 15.

Hopefully 16 points is enough and the KO Cup will be heading back to Somerset at this time tomorrow! 

[speedybee]

29 minutes ago, drew2 said:

Fair play to Charles to the performance he put in tonight especially after his trip over the handlebars on the second bend of heat 8. Quite an acrobatic tumble i think if anyone has any pictures of it!

I can go one better than a picture   

 

[cityrebel]

7 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

The Stars faulted because of poor performances from R.Lambert and Proctor.

The reserves practically done their job with a 5-1 in heat 2. It's up to the rest of the team to then cover the reserves in the other heats.

Bubble has exploded on the Stars season, today's result not influenced by MPT being missing. Especially as Jack Holder's replacement only bagged 6 point.

There are no excuses for King's Lynn's end of season performances, beaten by the better teams in both finals.

Very similar to the Mildenhall situation. Worthy champions, that look like they have run out of steam. 

[Starman2006]

58 minutes ago, cityrebel said:

Very similar to the Mildenhall situation. Worthy champions, that look like they have run out of steam. 

You would be very Nieave to write Lynn off in the 2nd leg, believe me. Somerset still have work to do.

Edited October 18, 2018 by Starman2006

[Cliffeboy]

6 hours ago, speedybee said:

I can go one better than a picture   

 

Ouch, they are a tough breed these guys.

[g13webb]

One of the reasons we finished top of the league this year was that in MPT, we had  a quality rider, able to have extra rides when it mattered.   losing him was always going to be a massive lost.    But when it come to chosen bad guests   the Stars must be up there with the best of them.   There can be no excuse this time, everybody knew MPT would be missing following last Monday, after being taken out by Jakobsen.   Surely, in 9 days, we could have chosen a better replacement than a 2nd division rider..     Not riding for a premier league  shows  what a bad selection it was.  We should have been looking for someone who is efficient and be able to take those extra rides, not someone just to fill a space.. Booking him for both legs obviously show how the management thinks.      Buy one and get one free... 

Congratulations to  Somerset  who done all that was expected of them.     I cant see them losing  a 16pt lead now.       Yet again we have shot ourselves in the foot....

[waytogo28]

Clueless King's Lynn once again. Poor thinking or 'cheap" thinking? Agree entirely that MPT has been a key ingredient this season, along with Eric Riss. But the promotion let it all fall to bits, showing that as Master Tacticians they score 2/10. Not to worry there will be a "New Dawn" coming along soon with the 2019 BSPA New Era. Perhaps even a new Stars Anthem?

If they pull back these 16 points I'll eat my shorts!

[Wolfsbane]

Why didn't KL use, for example, Harris to replace MPT? 

Ignoring the rules seems to be all the rage these days.

 

Edited October 18, 2018 by Wolfsbane

[idh]

Big payback by Bomber in heat 13 what a race 

[EnglishRoundabout]

The stage was set at the OTA last night with a spectacular sunset. It was pitch black by 7pm, there was a chill in the air and the grass was heavy with due. Autumn was upon us and the end of the speedway season was nigh. Always a feeling of sadness for me, even going back to when I was a10 year old, I had those sad feelings that winter would bring long nights and no speedway. 

A big crowd witnessed some terrific racing once again on a superbly prepared track. The shale looked a distinctly darker red and Garry May indicated that he had employed further assistance to ensure the track was in tip top shape 

 

The introduction of former Rebel Charles Wright as a guest, brought a huge cheer from the crowd, and an even bigger cheer as he crossed the finish line in front in heat 3. 

The crowd were literally buzzing as Nico Covatti and Chris Harris inflicted the first defeat around the OTA for Niels Kristian Iversen  for a long time. 3 consecutive maximums he had reeled off over the years, which in this day and age is a remarkable record. His defeat in this particular race was Slightly fortuitous in my opinion as NKI was gathering speed and momentum and gaining fast on the Rebels duo, before getting out of shape and losing ground again   His victory over Jason Doyle from the back in heat 6, showed he definitely hadn’t forgotten the quickest route! He literally hunted Doyle down for two laps before pouncing with a superlative pass on the back straight  

 

Kings Lynn put up an excellent fight after going 10 points down mid meeting, reducing the deficit by just 4 points. S  When Charles Wright hit the deck after attempting a swooping outside pass on Erik Riss, taking a horrible looking tumble, it looked like the Stars were right back in the match  Wright lay stricken on the track for a number of minutes  His helmet peak led snapped on the track nearby, and his groans of pain could be heard as the crowd fell silent . Incredibly, he was up on his feet and walking back to the pits, claiming his shoulder had popped out, but had gone straight back in again!

Chris Harris rolled back the years with a fine pass on NKI in heat 13, and Jason Doyle seemed to persuade every inch of power from his slightly under performing machine in his final 2 races  

The Rebels had two heavy hitters at reserve in Covatti and Jake Allen and this made all the difference with the boththe Stars reserves, Lambert and Arnero looking decidedly weak. Robert Lambert unusually at Somerset had a poor meeting, and a mis firing Ty Proctor gave the Kings Lynn side little chance in the final few heats, as the Rebels turned up the gas  

An excellent meeting and a fine season by the Rebels, ended with the usual firework display and a promise from Garry May that he would do everything he could to bring back Charles Wright for the 2019 season.

 

Heres hoping we will all be back here in 2019  

EnglishRoundabout  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve Shovlar]

Kings Lynns choice of guest goes down to Dale Allit and perhaps his lack of experience is showing through. Last week he caused mayhem booking Ellis after Poole had already booked him, and now he has gone with a rider who is unlikely to beat either of Somersets reserves.

Perhaps he should fall on his sword and Chapman bring in someone with more experience?

[therefused]

13 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said:

Kings Lynns choice of guest goes down to Dale Allit and perhaps his lack of experience is showing through. Last week he caused mayhem booking Ellis after Poole had already booked him, and now he has gone with a rider who is unlikely to beat either of Somersets reserves.

Perhaps he should fall on his sword and Chapman bring in someone with more experience?

IT WAS IN THE RULES TO BOOK ELLIS

 

Ive put it nice and big and in bold for you so you can maybe understand it. 

[KLFAN]

Yes I agree our choice of guests has been very poor (in fact the irony is that it has been the difference between good and bad guests that has cost us the League and probably the Cup).

I am at a loss to explain how we have our current guest against Somerset. I am totally frustrated that a season of hard work has ultimately been decided by the total lack of application to choices of guest.

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

Shouldnt Kings Lynn be looking closer to home than the guests as to why the deficit is so big

The No1 scored 4 from 5 rides

Even 8 points from him (which is the minimum you should be able to expect) would mean the gap being only 8 and the Stars being strong favourites

[Trees]

Oh come off it KLFAN, Adam Ellis had top scored for us in a previous meeting at Lynn, he should’ve been a great guest at both tracks tbf.

We are just gonna get a guest to rival MPT, he was on red hot form, racing like a heat leader .... impossible task.