Kent Kings 2020?

[RobMcCaffery]

3 hours ago, *JJ said:

On the other hand, we will be rebuilding Hadrian's Wall, and reviving the law which said that Scots could be shot on sight.

Only in Carlisle within the city walls with a bow and arrow. A separate adjudication is required for Berwick to prevent people shooting themselves ;-)

Enough politics.

[Triple.H.]

On 12/13/2019 at 10:40 PM, arnieg said:

Too soon to say, but unlikely to be any changes until 2021 at the earliest.

If Priti Patel is to be believed then it is likely only a handful of top foreigners would be allowed in. But it is quite possible that Boris may trim to the centre and any restrictions will be fairly modest.

Either way I wouldn't rate the chances of riders like Jakob Bukhave and Emil Grondal having much of a future in GB.

In the event of British Speedway ever getting an independent body in charge.

BJ and PP are probably in with a shout of being the preferred choices for that body by the BSPA

[teaboy279]

Looking at the way other teams have come together, I am think we have a mid table side and if we scrape into the play offs then anything is possible.

Bacon, Gilkes, Ledwith, and Starke already know the fast way around CP so hopefully we will be pretty hard to beat from day 1 at home. And on paper thier are 5 or 6 teams we may be a threat to on the road.

One thing is for certain, Good Friday cant come quick enough.

[East End Fan]

7 hours ago, teaboy279 said:

Looking at the way other teams have come together, I am think we have a mid table side and if we scrape into the play offs then anything is possible.

Bacon, Gilkes, Ledwith, and Starke already know the fast way around CP so hopefully we will be pretty hard to beat from day 1 at home. And on paper thier are 5 or 6 teams we may be a threat to on the road.

One thing is for certain, Good Friday cant come quick enough.

Makes a pleasant change to see a Kings fan writing on the Kings site. Almost everyone else is a fan of elsewhere !!!  Personally I think that, as newcomers to 

the Championship, the Kent 7 look O.K. to me.  Know nothing about Covatti, but other people have told me he is a racer...if so, he will please me personally.

But I will get my greatest kicks out of watching youngster Gilkes and "Oldster" Ledwith dealing with the upper division. I'm sure they will find it tough going,

but, as the saying goes, that's when the tough get going.  Pleased that Kent will also be in the N.L.

[George Dodds]

On 12/14/2019 at 12:53 PM, *JJ said:

On the other hand, we will be rebuilding Hadrian's Wall, and reviving the law which said that Scots could be shot on sight.

65 miles further north this time 

[East End Fan]

On 12/17/2019 at 4:46 PM, George Dodds said:

65 miles further north this time 

Berwick is a long way from Kent...but not on this thread apparently....

[TurnTwo]

On 12/17/2019 at 2:57 PM, East End Fan said:

Makes a pleasant change to see a Kings fan writing on the Kings site. Almost everyone else is a fan of elsewhere !!!  Personally I think that, as newcomers to 

the Championship, the Kent 7 look O.K. to me.  Know nothing about Covatti, but other people have told me he is a racer...if so, he will please me personally.

But I will get my greatest kicks out of watching youngster Gilkes and "Oldster" Ledwith dealing with the upper division. I'm sure they will find it tough going,

but, as the saying goes, that's when the tough get going.  Pleased that Kent will also be in the N.L.

Ledwith - worst signing in championship history. So many other options on his gsa!

4.23 to play with: Kingsley, Bowtell, Morley,  wood, Mikel b Andersen, Lawson, hume, Kennedy even worse than when etheridge first went to Edinburgh and the manager stated he was the worst new comer to British speedway!) 

[Sings4Speedway]

2 minutes ago, TurnTwo said:

Ledwith - worst signing in championship history. So many other options on his gsa!

4.23 to play with: Kingsley, Bowtell, Morley,  wood, Mikel b Andersen, Lawson, hume, Kennedy even worse than when etheridge first went to Edinburgh and the manager stated he was the worst new comer to British speedway!) 

If any of the others have strong links with major sponsors then im sure they would have been welcomed into the side instead. Much in the same way that Simon Lambert has enjoyed prolonged spells at certain clubs in the past. 

Speedway has far more behind the scenes than building a team that will demolish the opposition.

[East End Fan]

2 hours ago, TurnTwo said:

Ledwith - worst signing in championship history. So many other options on his gsa!

4.23 to play with: Kingsley, Bowtell, Morley,  wood, Mikel b Andersen, Lawson, hume, Kennedy even worse than when etheridge first went to Edinburgh and the manager stated he was the worst new comer to British speedway!) 

As a recently converted Kings fan, following the closure of Lakeside, I enjoy watching Ledwith. A bit unpredictable, hairy at times, always

giving 100%. I really hope he makes his critics on this forum eat their words...and he is quite capable of doing that. He rode the second half

of last season with a shoulder injury ( from Stoke 4TT). He deserves his chance IMO.

[TurnTwo]

8 hours ago, East End Fan said:

As a recently converted Kings fan, following the closure of Lakeside, I enjoy watching Ledwith. A bit unpredictable, hairy at times, always

giving 100%. I really hope he makes his critics on this forum eat their words...and he is quite capable of doing that. He rode the second half

of last season with a shoulder injury ( from Stoke 4TT). He deserves his chance IMO.

I’ll eat my words if he does score points which I know he won’t. Morley and wood don’t set this league alight so ledwith doesn’t stand a chance considering his average is about 3 1/2 points below theirs 

[szkocjasid]

On 12/20/2019 at 10:43 AM, TurnTwo said:

Ledwith - worst signing in championship history. So many other options on his gsa!

4.23 to play with: Kingsley, Bowtell, Morley,  wood, Mikel b Andersen, Lawson, hume, Kennedy even worse than when etheridge first went to Edinburgh and the manager stated he was the worst new comer to British speedway!) 

Can't do any worse than Jed List!

[East End Fan]

11 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Can't do any worse than Jed List!

Never heard of him.

[szkocjasid]

1 hour ago, East End Fan said:

Never heard of him.

I guess that makes my point!

[Rebel1]

The Kent Championship line-up is a sound mix of experience and youth. One cannot evaluate how the individual riders will fare at this stage therefore it is unfair of pundits on this forum to pick holes in individuals. I have over the years seen riders expected to perform well fall back on their averages as well as others who were not expected to do well over-perform. At this stage in my speedway life I am happy to see the lads out on track doing their utmost for the team and that can also be in the pits. Keep an open mind I suggest.

[Chris116]

3 minutes ago, Richard Weston said:

Averages don't lie. Yes, some will out perform but others will fall short. As a general guide, averages are there or thereabouts as a form guide. However, youngsters are always likely to out-perform .

As the adverts for financial services always say - Past perfomance is no guarantee of future performance.

But averages are a useful guide and the way team building has to be done so they have their place.

[DC2]

On 12/21/2019 at 9:16 PM, szkocjasid said:

Can't do any worse than Jed List!

 

The time might come when you eat your words regarding Jed List:

http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/19581/victorian-albury-wodonga-14th-december

 

[szkocjasid]

25 minutes ago, DC2 said:

 

The time might come when you eat your words regarding Jed List:

http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/19581/victorian-albury-wodonga-14th-december

 

I was commenting on his form for Scunthorpe (all 3 matches he was given)!

[Sidney the robin]

5 hours ago, DC2 said:

 

The time might come when you eat your words regarding Jed List:

http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/19581/victorian-albury-wodonga-14th-december

 

A strange decision by Scunthorpe regarding List again averages having a great bearing on the decision.List coming in on a four meaning he was in a top five a huge ask if he had been  at reserve all year he would of been fine. Just  look at young Bailey at Glasgow he was given time to find his feet and will be super rider in time.Strange by Scunny really as there record of given prolonged runs in the team to riders is  renowned.Also in there defence they brought in Danny Ayres which was a great move he is a favourite of mine and is worth the entrance money just to see him ride.He is a real crowd pleaser and  this years British Final he made that meeting along with Charlie Wright.

[poolebolton]

8 hours ago, DC2 said:

 

The time might come when you eat your words regarding Jed List:

http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/19581/victorian-albury-wodonga-14th-december

 

Australia results mean nothing. As proved time and time again. If we went by Aussie results Rohan Tungate might be the best rider in the world. 
 

also against a field with 1 real challenger in Cook because Gilmore was injured. 

[DC2]

2 hours ago, poolebolton said:

Australia results mean nothing. As proved time and time again. If we went by Aussie results Rohan Tungate might be the best rider in the world. 
also against a field with 1 real challenger in Cook because Gilmore was injured. 

 

You do talk some rubbish.

Just compare the results of Aussies against those of the Brits over the last ten years and take a look at the riders in our leagues this year.

Doyle, Batchelor and Fricke. Where were the Brits?

And even the next rung down, Kurtz, Holder and Masters on a par with our best, Lambert, Cook and Bewley.

All from a country that doesn’t have a league of its own.

And if you put their seven best under 21 riders against ours they’d probably win despite not having ridden in our country (with the exception of Lidsey).