John Scrutton Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Perhaps the enforsed 2020 season might have a good time to do alteration to the saddlebow track if anything was needed (like widening the bends or making them higher) who knows.but with them having Stock Cars who were able to run it wouldn't have been possible and the income was needed.and with them running over the winter perhaps it could be done now if not many meeting have been programmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sommelier Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 14 hours ago, Trees said: I have actually been to Torun and Gdansk ...... Gdansk was not so concrete, they still had the old grandstand. My club is King's Lynn, my passion is King's Lynn, no other team comes close. It's the Polish fans that make their clubs, I've walked with hundreds of Gorzow fans to their stadium for a league meeting. It would be like fans from all over King's Lynn gathering in the Tuesday Market Place then making their way en masse to Saddlebow Road, would be awesome if King's Lynn people cared enough! I might have meet you! did you go to a league match at Opole on the Friday night before the GP at Wroclaw in 2019? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, Trees said: I have actually been to Torun and Gdansk ...... Gdansk was not so concrete, they still had the old grandstand. My club is King's Lynn, my passion is King's Lynn, no other team comes close. It's the Polish fans that make their clubs, I've walked with hundreds of Gorzow fans to their stadium for a league meeting. It would be like fans from all over King's Lynn gathering in the Tuesday Market Place then making their way en masse to Saddlebow Road, would be awesome if King's Lynn people cared enough! You really do need to dump those rose tinted glasses - Torun Is a great stadium Gdańsk is a dump compared to Torun - as for walking to the stadium Gorzow is in the city/town and they race mainly at the weekends which very different from saddle Bow Road it is out of town and race on a weekday so finish work chase to the Tuesday market place walk to the stadium from there watch the meeting then go pick your car up from Tuesday market place arrive home 1-30 am ?? Yea people of Kings Lynn don’t care enough. Edited December 8, 2020 by Haza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 7:26 PM, Haza said: You really do need to dump those rose tinted glasses - Torun Is a great stadium Gdańsk is a dump compared to Torun - as for walking to the stadium Gorzow is in the city/town and they race mainly at the weekends which very different from saddle Bow Road it is out of town and race on a weekday so finish work chase to the Tuesday market place walk to the stadium from there watch the meeting then go pick your car up from Tuesday market place arrive home 1-30 am ?? Yea people of Kings Lynn don’t care enough. Oh read it again Haza, I don't think I suggested we should bloody walk from Tuesday Market Place to Lynn on a Monday night!! We all know you aren't a fan of Lynn anymore, god knows why you even post on here, you couldn't be more down on Lynn if you tried!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 9:47 AM, Ringitsneck said: Nothing wrong with supporting your team , just don’t do it with blinkers on. Far better stadiums out there and far better race tracks. Lyn is good but just not THAT good! My point is I don't care about any other club however good or bad their stadium/track is .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted January 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 50 minutes ago, geoff58 said: Lambert tweeted not riding in England this season !! Good for him, the only decision he could make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 It’s a great pity but I don’t blame him in the slightest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Bagpuss said: It’s a great pity but I don’t blame him in the slightest. And 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Cue the "turning his back on British Speedway", "he wouldn't be where he is now if it wasn't for British Speedway", "and just at the time British Speedway needs all the support it can get"...Comments.. He will be German next.... Edited January 6, 2021 by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Jawohl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 7 hours ago, mikebv said: And 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Cue the "turning his back on British Speedway", "he wouldn't be where he is now if it wasn't for British Speedway", "and just at the time British Speedway needs all the support it can get"...Comments.. He will be German next.... british speedway didnt do anything for robert in his early stages,thats why he and his parents travelled to germany every weekend so robert could get some competative racing when he were 12/13.the powers that be would allow him to do so in the uk.isnt it strange how when he showed his real potential they were all over him.........another young rider that vatcher & co cant claim credit for 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunce Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I guess we have to accept it was just a matter of time before this happened. Are any other Clubs/Riders in the UK affected in the same way by the Polish rules? Now Kings Lynn have to plan for life without Robert and I wonder what "Plan B" is. In fact I wonder if there IS a "Plan B" His are mighty big boots to fill, and with the number of top class heat leaders diminishing all the time, will the AGM be the time to change the whole structure of British Speedway? We will have to wait and see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyderd Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 12/8/2020 at 9:47 AM, Ringitsneck said: Nothing wrong with supporting your team , just don’t do it with blinkers on. Far better stadiums out there and far better race tracks. Lyn is good but just not THAT good! kings Lynn was and still can be a great racing track,if the will is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, geoff58 said: Lambert tweeted not riding in England this season !! http://www.kingslynn-speedway.com/news.php?extend.31039 Edited January 6, 2021 by screm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 hours ago, screm said: http://www.kingslynn-speedway.com/news.php?extend.31039 Having signed for aPolish and Swedish side, then he would be breaking his contract with Poles if he tried to ride in GB. so inevitable... The question is would he have ridden if there was not a barrier..... He still may have elected to reduce his commitments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hadnt Doyle signed a deal in Sweden as well as Poland but dropped his Swedish commitment to stay loyal to British speedway? Seems the most loyal rider to these shores is an Aussie and full respect to him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, bellevueace said: Hadnt Doyle signed a deal in Sweden as well as Poland but dropped his Swedish commitment to stay loyal to British speedway? Seems the most loyal rider to these shores is an Aussie and full respect to him. Don't get things twisted though. He's not riding the UK 'for' Swindon. He's doing it for his family. He admitted he hated all his time away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Don't get things twisted though. He's not riding the UK 'for' Swindon. He's doing it for his family. He admitted he hated all his time away. So what? Doyle has been one of the most committed riders I have seen on UK shores in 20 odd years. He has given nothing but 100 percent in every race he goes out in, never misses a meeting because he can''t be arsed and is pure entertainment. Has not once considered ducking the UK and would ride every day of the year if he could. You would struggle to find a rider past or present or future who puts a club before their family. Lambert is just a prima donna, big sulking baby and your probably better off without him long term. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Don't get things twisted though. He's not riding the UK 'for' Swindon. He's doing it for his family. He admitted he hated all his time away. Jason Doyle rides with an England flag on the leg of his kevlars. Sure, it may be partly down to his family life but he is still loyal to this country and, thankfully, Swindon repayed that loyalty when the BSPA tried to get rid of him by giving him an average of over 13. At least there's one GP rider who is keen to ride here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, Grachan said: Jason Doyle rides with an England flag on the leg of his kevlars. Sure, it may be partly down to his family life but he is still loyal to this country and, thankfully, Swindon repayed that loyalty when the BSPA tried to get rid of him by giving him an average of over 13. At least there's one GP rider who is keen to ride here. I think the last line is key, ONE GP rider who rides over here, and if his family wasn’t based here I suspect he wouldn’t. Lambert no longer resides in the UK and as well as his two leagues will be doing GP, SEC and presumably GP qualifying. Riding once a week in Sweden rather than often twice over here plus the extra travelling and less down time must be a big factor in his decision. Loyalty doesn’t really come into it for me, he has to do the best for himself and his career whatever that means. Tai is obviously a role model and mentor for him and his achievements since he cut out UK racing speak for themselves. As I said I don’t blame him at all and hopefully he goes from strength to strength and continues to develop into a world class rider. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Bagpuss said: I think the last line is key, ONE GP rider who rides over here, and if his family wasn’t based here I suspect he wouldn’t. Lambert no longer resides in the UK and as well as his two leagues will be doing GP, SEC and presumably GP qualifying. Riding once a week in Sweden rather than often twice over here plus the extra travelling and less down time must be a big factor in his decision. Loyalty doesn’t really come into it for me, he has to do the best for himself and his career whatever that means. Tai is obviously a role model and mentor for him and his achievements since he cut out UK racing speak for themselves. As I said I don’t blame him at all and hopefully he goes from strength to strength and continues to develop into a world class rider. Definitely don’t blame him he’s got to do what’s right for him to maximise earnings and home life and of course his speedway career- as for racing in the Uk there is so much uncertainty regarding COVID restrictions personally I can’t see league racing starting here until possibly July 1st as we can’t run without crowds - sadly speedway in the UK was on its knees before COVID - COVID has just made matters worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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