FromBendThree Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Look at the Stars sponsors and you will see where he comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 16 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Wasn't in demand by Sheffield despite his efforts for them last year! 6 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Its what he's done this season that counts , he's put himself in a very strong position when it comes to next season. My point is, If he rode well last year & wasn't in demand by Sheffield, who dropped him. What will change next year after another good season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: My point is, If he rode well last year & wasn't in demand by Sheffield, who dropped him. What will change next year after another good season? He was ok last season but no where near as good as this season hes made vast strides forward from Sheffield last year, more teams would of taken note of his improvement at the level hd is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: My point is, If he rode well last year & wasn't in demand by Sheffield, who dropped him. What will change next year after another good season? 4 minutes ago, scoobydoo said: He was ok last season but no where near as good as this season hes made vast strides forward from Sheffield last year, more teams would of taken note of his improvement at the level hd is now. Pickering's 2021 ave 7.38 (8.31) Pickering's 2022 ave 7.37 (7.89) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Pickering's 2021 ave 7.38 (8.31) Pickering's 2022 ave 7.37 (7.89) 2021 - very few heats 13 & 15 (and a ride against reserves in heats 8,12 or 14) 2022 - heats 13 and 15 in every match (and no easy heats 8,12 or 14) Makes a difference 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Diddnt Sheffield say they wanted to keep him but he priced himself out of a sport as he asked for to much which then kings lynn paid his demands 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 The racing was OK but mainly waiting for the inevitable pass by the BV riders. Better gating by BV and it would have been a different story. Too one sided to get excited from my perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 50 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Diddnt Sheffield say they wanted to keep him but he priced himself out of a sport as he asked for to much which then kings lynn paid his demands And I believe we turned to Pickering once Ipswich outbid us for Doyle. So I've heard anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Ward Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said: Diddnt Sheffield say they wanted to keep him but he priced himself out of a sport as he asked for to much which then kings lynn paid his demands You usually get what you pay for and josh is worth every penny of whatever we paid to get him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Ward Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: And I believe we turned to Pickering once Ipswich outbid us for Doyle. So I've heard anyway. But Pickering isn’t a no 1 and if we had pushed the boat out and signed Doyle as well we would be in the top 2 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Clive Ward said: But Pickering isn’t a no 1 and if we had pushed the boat out and signed Doyle as well we would be in the top 2 now I'm sure we would but I'm also sure the club has a budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Plus the club were never dropping Kerr & Jorgensen. I'd put 80% chance of both being still at the club in 2023 too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Diddnt Sheffield say they wanted to keep him but he priced himself out of a sport as he asked for to much which then kings lynn paid his demands Wasnt it the fact they got his average wrong and had to change there plans for the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 30 minutes ago, scoobydoo said: Wasnt it the fact they got his average wrong and had to change there plans for the team Sounds the most likely tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 9 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Always enjoy reading your posts as you get the point of team sports which speedway clearly doesn’t Truly baffles me Dean.. No point having teams in existence if you dont create rivalry.. I remember fondly the early to mid nineties when BV raced against Wolves.. A few hundred away fans at every meeting.. And plenty of (good natured) abuse between both sets of fans.. Add in "Sammy" swiping "Young Joseph's" leg away as they entered turn 3 and you had uproar.. Two things I could guarantee.. One. Both promotions would have loved looking at the fixture list and seeing as many of these matches planned in as was possible.. And two? Anyone visiting for the first time, or maybe had just started going a few times, would definitely have been back the week later.. Noisy, tribal followings... It is what makes a team sport successful, and delivers growth.. UK Speedway seems to be ran like a Group of Gentlemens Clubs with those who own them quite happy to have "somewhere to go" rather than worry about ever expanding... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Clive Ward said: But Pickering isn’t a no 1 and if we had pushed the boat out and signed Doyle as well we would be in the top 2 now Not so sure we have the capacity of TruPlant! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, mikebv said: Truly baffles me Dean.. No point having teams in existence if you dont create rivalry.. I remember fondly the early to mid nineties when BV raced against Wolves.. A few hundred away fans at every meeting.. And plenty of (good natured) abuse between both sets of fans.. Add in "Sammy" swiping "Young Joseph's" leg away as they entered turn 3 and you had uproar.. Two things I could guarantee.. One. Both promotions would have loved looking at the fixture list and seeing as many of these matches planned in as was possible.. And two? Anyone visiting for the first time, or maybe had just started going a few times, would definitely have been back the week later.. Noisy, tribal followings... It is what makes a team sport successful, and delivers growth.. UK Speedway seems to be ran like a Group of Gentlemens Clubs with those who own them quite happy to have "somewhere to go" rather than worry about ever expanding... The rivalry comes between the fans not so much the riders, they should have respect for one another that's it. As for the team managers and promotions I thought we wanted them working for speedway as a whole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, mikebv said: Truly baffles me Dean.. No point having teams in existence if you dont create rivalry.. I remember fondly the early to mid nineties when BV raced against Wolves.. A few hundred away fans at every meeting.. And plenty of (good natured) abuse between both sets of fans.. Add in "Sammy" swiping "Young Joseph's" leg away as they entered turn 3 and you had uproar.. Two things I could guarantee.. One. Both promotions would have loved looking at the fixture list and seeing as many of these matches planned in as was possible.. And two? Anyone visiting for the first time, or maybe had just started going a few times, would definitely have been back the week later.. Noisy, tribal followings... It is what makes a team sport successful, and delivers growth.. UK Speedway seems to be ran like a Group of Gentlemens Clubs with those who own them quite happy to have "somewhere to go" rather than worry about ever expanding... Before I started riding I used to be that fan that went nearly everywhere with wolves, on coaches to away meetings,it was always the same crowd singing away our songs like Brian karger has no father or we all hate the spoons to the American national anthem, great times and we loved our clubs no matter how bad they were at times, it was a tribal thing now I don’t even go to wolves that often and don’t feel an affiliation with them, I still love speedway but I can’t get behind a bunch of riders that don’t “ride “for that team, they ride for the money and anywhere they can get it,the sport has created this modern way but the riders have pushed it just like the modern bike, the riders have pushed the bike and nobody has ever held them back and we are now riding bikes cost to much for little reward and certainly no reward for the sport, British speedway has got to understand it’s a team sport on bikes not a motorbike sport and when it does understand that the fans are the lifeblood of the sport 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 5 hours ago, speedwaysliders said: ok FAIR PLAY ,but as you are a Lynn fan, can you give outside people like me the inside info on ALex and who he beat to get the job?100% honest question i havnt a clue where he appeared from,has he been in speedway?Thanks in advance. Alex is a very long term King's Lynn Speedway fan and fan of speedway in general, he is one half of our main team sponsors, Minors and Brady, so a successful businessman with the attributes that go with it. When Peter Schroek lost his job I believe Alex was asked if he wanted to take on the job, obviously becoming main team sponsor he was more than interested in team fortunes, he learnt some of the ropes from Rob Lyon and Dale Allitt and is still learning I guess you could say .... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrss Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 30 minutes ago, Trees said: Alex is a very long term King's Lynn Speedway fan and fan of speedway in general, he is one half of our main team sponsors, Minors and Brady, so a successful businessman with the attributes that go with it. When Peter Schroek lost his job I believe Alex was asked if he wanted to take on the job, obviously becoming main team sponsor he was more than interested in team fortunes, he learnt some of the ropes from Rob Lyon and Dale Allitt and is still learning I guess you could say .... If Alex is learning from Dale Allitt, it would explain why the team are where they are now. Bottom of the league. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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