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6 hours ago, TTT said:

Buster has done nothing but wreck our season too, the blame really is 50/50.

Two adults having a stand off halfway into the season is a huge no no, Should've cleared the air straight after Holder gate, before a wheel was turned by agreeing to leave the past in the past as well as agreeing to put the business, club and fans first from that point onwards.

The drama might even start again in the near future with Buster receiving another dose of backlash if KL sign a decent replacement for Jakobsen after telling everyone that the KL team is over budget as it is, In the event of fairness Simon Lambert (Hopefully) or someone else who's just as poor should be Jakobsen's replacement imo.

100% this there's several more twists and turns to come in this Buster/MT saga that needs rectifying for the sake of the club.

Neither have come out of this looking great for sure, however anybody who thinks Peterborough Panthers were worth anything without a rental agreement for more than one season are quite frankly mental.

As for the second comment about replacing Jakobsen awaits Tungate for MPT now he's injured. I bet riders become available for King's Lynn all of a sudden 

 

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7 hours ago, Bald Bloke said:

 

It's scary how you still Back MT .. Lets see if delivers a 10th of what he promised :P

MT hasn't been given the chance to prove himself but at least he's stuck around.  Alex was given the chance, fooked it up and  done a runner.

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57 minutes ago, Noodles said:

MT hasn't been given the chance to prove himself but at least he's stuck around.  Alex was given the chance, fooked it up and  done a runner.

Alex walked away due to personal reasons which are far greater than speedway 

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7 hours ago, TTT said:

Buster has done nothing but wreck our season too, the blame really is 50/50.

Two adults having a stand off halfway into the season is a huge no no, Should've cleared the air straight after Holder gate, before a wheel was turned by agreeing to leave the past in the past as well as agreeing to put the business, club and fans first from that point onwards.

The drama might even start again in the near future with Buster receiving another dose of backlash if KL sign a decent replacement for Jakobsen after telling everyone that the KL team is over budget as it is, In the event of fairness Simon Lambert (Hopefully) or someone else who's just as poor should be Jakobsen's replacement imo.

We are all aware that KL is Buster's baby, his one true love. You don't think that he would choose to invest more in the club that he cares about more? I can see why he don't want to spend his own "hard earned cash" on a Peterborough team where there is an all talk sponsor who hasn't really if we're being honest brought anything to the table after all the hype. 

It could be said that Buster has invested more into Peterborough this season already than he will at KL "it was me who did the deal with Nicki Pedersen to race at No.1, which unfortunately went wrong after one race". 

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2 hours ago, Noodles said:

MT hasn't been given the chance to prove himself but at least he's stuck around.  Alex was given the chance, fooked it up and  done a runner.

MT was given a huge chance before the beginning of the season and fooked it up by not delivering on his promises.

Alex has unfortunately got a lot bigger concerns outside of speedway.To which is no ones concerns really.The problem with the invention of social media really is that everyone wants to know everyone's business.

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1 hour ago, StarBoy said:

We are all aware that KL is Buster's baby, his one true love. You don't think that he would choose to invest more in the club that he cares about more? I can see why he don't want to spend his own "hard earned cash" on a Peterborough team where there is an all talk sponsor who hasn't really if we're being honest brought anything to the table after all the hype. 

It could be said that Buster has invested more into Peterborough this season already than he will at KL "it was me who did the deal with Nicki Pedersen to race at No.1, which unfortunately went wrong after one race". 

 

I've never known Buster to put together a competitive team at KL in the top flight tbh.

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3 minutes ago, TTT said:

I've never known Buster to put together a competitive team at KL in the top flight tbh.

It’s always a bargain basement team I have to agree BUT it’s better than the club breaking the bank win the play off final and at the end of the year can’t pay the riders and go bankrupt. Others have come and gone at Lynn but one thing you can’t take way from Buster we’ve had a stable club over the years and some credit must be given for that .

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34 minutes ago, TTT said:

I've never known Buster to put together a competitive team at KL in the top flight tbh.

2018? Finished top of the league, play off runners up and KO cup runners up. If that doesn't scream competitiveness I don't know what does...

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2 hours ago, StarBoy said:

2018? Finished top of the league, play off runners up and KO cup runners up. If that doesn't scream competitiveness I don't know what does...

Look at his record since then…… Apart from one fluke every other time Lynn and Panthers have filled the bottom two places.

2019     (7 teams)

6             King's Lynn         

7             Peterborough

2020

COVID

2021     (6 teams)

1             Peterborough

6             King's Lynn         

2022     (6 teams)

5             King's Lynn         

6             Peterborough

2023      (7 teams)

6             King's Lynn         

7             Peterborough

 

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6 hours ago, scoobydoo said:

Theres obviously someone with a foot in both camps t*t tailing all MTs business at Lynn , if this information being passed around is true then so be it  but it is no one elses business really what went on, but the fact of the matter is IF the Panthers are to continue after this season it needs someone who has the club's best interests at heart and someone stupid enough to be prepared to invest whats required to keep the club alive , that person is clearly not Buster Chapman he thinks its ok to just grind the club down to nothing and perhaps just take the compensation thats maybe offered , personally now think its time the club was closed down and becomes just another venue thats lost to a sport thats on its knees anyway , roll on August and the gates being shut for good .

All his business.. It don't need anyone to twit tail at all. I have only heard from 1 other Lynn fan that only tiny bit of the sponsor money was paid.. And that was after i doubted all his promises.. He might of picked his dummy up and paid it all by now, i don't know, but the situation doesn't look like there is a big wedge of money available. Some would agree, you might not.

And the who would buy a club that could close angle. Well MT said he was, and talked of buying land and building a new track...  So he knew the situation the club was in, otherwise he wouldn't of said he was going to build a new track. I don't see a chunk of money sitting waiting for a rider to grab either. MT has been very quiet since he promised the world, which don't look good on him. No one told me anything. They were  my opinions, and that's all. But since i have been told that I'm pretty much bang on. I don't think for 1 minute that Buster is 100% blameless, but i don't think it's fair he is getting  the blame from a lot of people.. Hopefully both teams will run next season.  

 

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1 hour ago, Flappy said:

Buster is to blame for this he had someone willing to take a club off of him 

As with anything you want to sell, it's up to you if you do or do not, no sense giving it away. 

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2 hours ago, Flappy said:

Buster is to blame for this he had someone willing to take a club off of him 

MT either didn't offer what Buster thought it was worth, or he didn't really want it in the first place. Otherwise he would own it now.

48 minutes ago, Flappy said:

If it was the best chance of a future for the club you do it 

The other way to look at it is, if MT loved the club as he said, and with the "empire" he has built, he might of gone that bit extra for the club he loves.

Leave it there. We could go on forever.:blink:

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9 hours ago, Panthers70 said:

Look at his record since then…… Apart from one fluke every other time Lynn and Panthers have filled the bottom two places.

2019     (7 teams)

6             King's Lynn         

7             Peterborough

2020

COVID

2021     (6 teams)

1             Peterborough

6             King's Lynn         

2022     (6 teams)

5             King's Lynn         

6             Peterborough

2023      (7 teams)

6             King's Lynn         

7             Peterborough

 

Dissapointing for sure, but something Swindon, Somerset, Newcastle & Eastbourne fans would be jealous of!

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10 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Dissapointing for sure, but something Swindon, Somerset, Newcastle & Eastbourne fans would be jealous of!

Could play devil's advocate and say not jealous enough to turn up in the numbers to make it happen....

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3 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Could play devil's advocate and say not jealous enough to turn up in the numbers to make it happen....

The only 2 tracks out of them that directly shut as a result of low crowds were Newcastle and Eastbourne.

 

With no planning application yet to be put in for the East of England Showground is there any chance of speedway taking place there next season and maybe even somebody buying the stadium so it remains in situ? - Cause with the leisure facilities planned for the EoES site surely keeping the stadium would only benefit such plans?

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