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On 11/10/2024 at 12:02 AM, SpeedwayFan91 said:

I don’t usually spend £15 a night on food and drink though…

But as I’ve already said, take the food and drink out of the equation, why should I waste 20 odd quid on a ticket and petrol on a 100 mile round trip if we had a team that clearly wasn’t capable of getting top 4 from the start and being 2-3 points under the limit?… to be capable of getting into the top 4 we need a team that is no worse than Cook Iversen Kvech Klindt Lawson Harris Boughen!! It’s as simple as tha

I suppose that depends on whether you want to watch live speedway or only watch it if you win.  I much prefer to see good racing, whoever wins rather than boring victories but I know others think differently.  I've seen some good meeting where my team has lost sometimes by quite a margin.

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On 11/9/2024 at 10:26 PM, SpeedwayFan91 said:

I shouldn’t have to… but even so, take the food and drink out of the equation, why should I waste 20 odd quid on a ticket and petrol on a 100 mile round trip if we had a team that clearly wasn’t capable of getting top 4 from the start and being 2-3 points under the limit?… to be capable of getting into the top 4 we need a team that is no worse than Cook Iversen Kvech Klindt Lawson Harris Boughen!! It’s as simple as that 

Bang average side that one 

Our heat leaders Doyle Emil and Brennan very superior to Cook Kvech and Lawson… 2 of those were second strings last year …. 
 

Ellis and King better than Iversen and Klindt 

Harris should do better than Dan T and maybe not much between Boughen and Jenkins 

A team that might scrape 4th but injuries aside miles off of Ipswich Sheffield and Belle Vue

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1 hour ago, Gavan said:

Bang average side that one 

Our heat leaders Doyle Emil and Brennan very superior to Cook Kvech and Lawson… 2 of those were second strings last year …. 
 

Ellis and King better than Iversen and Klindt 

Harris should do better than Dan T and maybe not much between Boughen and Jenkins 

A team that might scrape 4th but injuries aside miles off of Ipswich Sheffield and Belle Vue

not sure id agree with that but its worth a debate certainly

the most important thing is that lynn fans are happy with their 1-7 and want to go and watch it and i think they will be

it should win the majority of home matches and be a nuisance away 

IF injuries can be avoided 

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1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said:

Think Oxford will be Lynn’s biggest threat for 4th. Be interesting to see whether they take full advantage of Janowski’s low average. Potential is there to build a powerful side. 

Assuming KL's rumoured 1-7 is correct and Oxford get what I've got pencilled in for them then I think they'll both make the play-offs tbh,

I'm not convinced on Sheffield, Stunning rumoured top three but that tail end is dreadful and it's relying on Picko keeping up the end of season form also will Woffy be the same rider after his injury?

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2 minutes ago, TTT said:

Assuming KL's rumoured 1-7 is correct and Oxford get what I've got pencilled in for them then I think they'll both make the play-offs tbh,

I'm not convinced on Sheffield, Stunning rumoured top three but that tail end is dreadful and it's relying on Picko keeping up the end of season form also will Woffy be the same rider after his injury?

I am playing devils advocate here but the same could apply to Jason also - hes been out a long time and we have to hope he is fully fit and able to carry on where he left off!

KIngs Lynn always seem to have a (half) decent side on paper - afterall they started 24 with Tobais who I rate then all seems to go wrong after a few weeks! At least if Harris is announced they have a racer to watch!

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56 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:

I am playing devils advocate here but the same could apply to Jason also - hes been out a long time and we have to hope he is fully fit and able to carry on where he left off!

KIngs Lynn always seem to have a (half) decent side on paper - afterall they started 24 with Tobais who I rate then all seems to go wrong after a few weeks! At least if Harris is announced they have a racer to watch!

Personally I don't worry about Jason because he's dealt with big injuries throughout his entire career and everytime he's come back stronger.

I throw the Tai question up because he was declining as a rider before the injury.

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1 hour ago, GeneralMelchett said:

I am playing devils advocate here but the same could apply to Jason also - hes been out a long time and we have to hope he is fully fit and able to carry on where he left off!

KIngs Lynn always seem to have a (half) decent side on paper - afterall they started 24 with Tobais who I rate then all seems to go wrong after a few weeks! At least if Harris is announced they have a racer to watch!

which i think the (rumoured) Lynn side has been built the way it has.  

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4 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said:

I suppose that depends on whether you want to watch live speedway or only watch it if you win.  I much prefer to see good racing, whoever wins rather than boring victories but I know others think differently.  I've seen some good meeting where my team has lost sometimes by quite a margin.

I’m not even bothered about winning, not winning every meeting anyway or even often… I just want my team to be competitive, not see them getting beaten by 16-30 points every meeting

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1 hour ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

not sure id agree with that but its worth a debate certainly

the most important thing is that lynn fans are happy with their 1-7 and want to go and watch it and i think they will be

it should win the majority of home matches and be a nuisance away 

IF injuries can be avoided 

Agreed, I think we’ll win the majority of our home matches with that rumoured lineup and we’ll definitely cause a few upsets away if the home team isn’t quite on top form… I think we’ll get top 4 if they stay fit for most of the season 

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3 hours ago, Gavan said:

Bang average side that one 

Our heat leaders Doyle Emil and Brennan very superior to Cook Kvech and Lawson… 2 of those were second strings last year …. 
 

Ellis and King better than Iversen and Klindt 

Harris should do better than Dan T and maybe not much between Boughen and Jenkins 

A team that might scrape 4th but injuries aside miles off of Ipswich Sheffield and Belle Vue

I think you're underrating Lynn purely because you're comparing them to Ipswich. Any team will look weak compared the the rumoured Witches 25 line up.

I'd also disagree that King & Ellis are better than Iversen & Klindt, but there's not a lot in it.

Even if the Lynn side is "bang average" that's still an improvement on their last few seasons. Plus an average side could make the top 4.

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20 hours ago, FromBendThree said:

Remember Nicki at 5 for Eastbourne Eagles with Floppy at 1

Floppy actually was Eastbourne's No 1 in 2004 with a nearly 10 point average, even when Nicki was at his peak, such a shame after a broken leg, then concussion he never quite got to those heights again. Nicki always preferred to ride at 5 I reckon because it meant normally less team riding as well.

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1 hour ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

I’m not even bothered about winning, not winning every meeting anyway or even often… I just want my team to be competitive, not see them getting beaten by 16-30 points every meeting

2024 was a good year then as I think they only lost three times at home and only once by more than 8 points, I'd say they were competitive.  Away from home many sides struggled at times but Lynn have never been that great on their travels as far as I remember.

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1 hour ago, Steve Irving said:

Nowhere near enough firepower in this team for me. Harris at reserve won’t counter that. Lynn will get outgunned more often that not. 

Not at home we won’t 

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2 minutes ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

Not at home we won’t 

You will. I’ll be surprised if you beat any of Belle Vue, Sheffield and particularly Ipswich at home. They’ll all have far too much firepower for Lynn to handle. That’s potentially 6 home defeats right there. With the greatest of respect to him, I just can’t take Lynn seriously with Ben Cook at number 1. 

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15 minutes ago, Steve Irving said:

You will. I’ll be surprised if you beat any of Belle Vue, Sheffield and particularly Ipswich at home. They’ll all have far too much firepower for Lynn to handle. That’s potentially 6 home defeats right there. With the greatest of respect to him, I just can’t take Lynn seriously with Ben Cook at number 1. 

We beat Sheffield 3 times at home in 2024 (50-40, 51-39 & 48-42) with a worse 1 to 7 than our predicted one for 2025… so your comment makes no sense whatsoever!! We also beat Belle Vue 51-39 at home 

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11 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

You will. I’ll be surprised if you beat any of Belle Vue, Sheffield and particularly Ipswich at home. They’ll all have far too much firepower for Lynn to handle. That’s potentially 6 home defeats right there. With the greatest of respect to him, I just can’t take Lynn seriously with Ben Cook at number 1. 

You living in cloud cuckoo land that Lynn team on paper should only potentially get beat by Ipswich at home and that’s it they look rock solid with the rumoured line up.

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