Steve Irving Posted Friday at 12:31 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:31 PM 1 hour ago, hasta la vista said: People saying Cook shouldn't be at number 1 are just making excuses for him. Should beat both second strings even if you cant beat the oppo 1 and 5. That would be 6-8 points a meeting and he's nowhere near that. Nothing to do with team position at all. TBF it can affect confidence riding in a position that you’re just not good enough to be in. This just seems to be a very tired old Kings Lynn set up to me. There’s very little there to get excited about with this team it’s just a bit drab isn’t it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Friday at 12:40 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:40 PM I don't get the whole added pressure of being a No.1 argument tbh. Even if you don't beat any of the oppositions Heat Leaders you should still be riding to your GSA. Heat 01: Beat both No.2's = 2 Points Heat 06: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.6 = 2 Points Heat 10: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.4 = 2 Points Heat 13: Beat your own team partner = 1 Point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Friday at 12:49 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:49 PM 5 minutes ago, TTT said: I don't get the whole added pressure of being a No.1 argument tbh. Even if you don't beat any of the oppositions Heat Leaders you should still be riding to your GSA. Heat 01: Beat both No.2's = 2 Points Heat 06: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.6 = 2 Points Heat 10: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.4 = 2 Points Heat 13: Beat your own team partner = 1 Point Of course it's a pressure. Lindback struggled first time he was no1, same with Kurtz. Also have you seen Sheffields top 4? The one you could say he should have beaten is Flint. But Ben has started off in Poland ok, so seems to be a UK thing atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted Friday at 12:54 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:54 PM 12 minutes ago, TTT said: I don't get the whole added pressure of being a No.1 argument tbh. Even if you don't beat any of the oppositions Heat Leaders you should still be riding to your GSA. Heat 01: Beat both No.2's = 2 Points Heat 06: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.6 = 2 Points Heat 10: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.4 = 2 Points Heat 13: Beat your own team partner = 1 Point It undoubtedly brings more pressure which in turn can then affect confidence and affect results in those heats you’re describing where he could/should be beating riders of his own level. He needs to get away from 1 sharpish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted Friday at 12:58 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 12:58 PM (edited) 18 minutes ago, TTT said: I don't get the whole added pressure of being a No.1 argument tbh. Even if you don't beat any of the oppositions Heat Leaders you should still be riding to your GSA. Heat 01: Beat both No.2's = 2 Points Heat 06: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.6 = 2 Points Heat 10: Beat your own team partner and the oppositions No.4 = 2 Points Heat 13: Beat your own team partner = 1 Point Ben is no doubt better than he is showing so far, and should be doing better. But it is early days. His 8.22 home average last season at BV inflated his average a bit (to 6.99 overall),while his away average was only 5.19. I'd expect around 7.50 at the AFA and 5.50 away this season. Edited Friday at 12:59 PM by Bald Bloke spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted Friday at 01:17 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:17 PM 23 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: It undoubtedly brings more pressure which in turn can then affect confidence and affect results in those heats you’re describing where he could/should be beating riders of his own level. He needs to get away from 1 sharpish. he should be beating Anders in reality too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Friday at 01:43 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:43 PM 52 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Of course it's a pressure. Lindback struggled first time he was no1, same with Kurtz. Also have you seen Sheffields top 4? The one you could say he should have beaten is Flint. But Ben has started off in Poland ok, so seems to be a UK thing atm. That's why I highlighted about Ben potentially having bigger priorities. If it was related to the Sheffield crash in 2024 then he'd be poor everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted Friday at 01:59 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:59 PM I thought this team had enough in it to make top 4 at a bare minimum & in theory, it still should. But that is this teams absolute maximum. Absolutely getting nowhere near winning the league again. As said when the team was announced by some, you've got no chance without at least 1 genuine heatleader. Once Harris moves out of the No6 position, none of the others will deliver the same numbers as him. Without a genuine No1, can this team get win at home vs Ipswich, Sheffield & Belle Vue?? To make top 4 it absolutely has to. Results vs Birmingham, Oxford & Leicester won't be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinht Posted Friday at 04:59 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:59 PM This team isn't far off what we were running end of last season. Would have hoped we'd have got a bit more momentum now. BV and Sheffield away were always going to be difficult away but didn't expect us to be that poor. We absolutely have to beat Leicester on Monday to turn this around. If we can get a bit of confidence this team can get to the play offs. It's all very well talking about changes but who can you realistically bring in that's better than what we have....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Friday at 10:48 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:48 PM (edited) I think people are over reacting to Lynn's early season form. Granted they had a disappointing away defeats at Sheffield & Belle Vue, but that could be the norm this season for most away teams. They beat Oxford home & away, while the home loss to Belle Vue could be a one-off with better luck. They're still be fighting for 4th spot with Leicester imo. Which tbh is a big improvement on previous seasons. I wouldn't make any changes while Harris is still at reserve. Once he moves into the top 5, then I'd judge if anyone needs to be replaced. Certainly Kvech & Cook have been the biggest disappointments, I don't understand why Cook has been so poor, obviously riding at number one isn't easy, but he still rides with the number 2 in three races, it's not like every heat is a "heat 13". Besides if he can sign for a Polish Extraliga club & score double figures, should he not be able to score similar over here against weaker opposition? Anyway if Lynn can win their next two home matches against Leicester & Oxford, which they should be able to do, things will look a bit more promising. If they can't, then I'd be wanting to make changes. Edited Friday at 11:04 PM by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BenMoran Posted yesterday at 07:36 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:36 AM If the tracks are flat and slick like NSS as an example Cook generally OK, once there’s a bit of dirt on there or a bit of an uneven track he generally struggles (his away average wasn’t great last season), he should really be a number 2 or 4 for Kings Lynn but unfortunately for him the team wasn’t built with out and out heat leaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago On 4/11/2025 at 8:23 AM, tellboy said: As per rules,by the looks of it now you can make changes up until you have completed 75% of the your fixtures,after that you can't. Yes that’s correct, so you hit 75% on 21/7/25. Belle Vue have the least amount of time again to make changes with our cut off being almost four weeks before Ipswich or Oxford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagarmeister Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago Like every season, I was filled with false hope again this year, and the way Harris started off I though it boded well going forward. And then........... It seems now that what KL do with team manipulation is irrelevant. They are dead cert finishing 5th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago On 4/11/2025 at 1:54 PM, Steve Irving said: It undoubtedly brings more pressure which in turn can then affect confidence and affect results in those heats you’re describing where he could/should be beating riders of his own level. He needs to get away from 1 sharpish. Think that will take care of itself when the next averages are out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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