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King's Lynn boss says Danish ace was sorely missed in Sheffield defeat




King’s Lynn Stars boss Alex Brady said reserve Frederik Jakobsen was sorely missed in Thursday’s 39-51 home defeat by Sheffield in the Premiership which ended any faint play-off hopes.

With riders and spectators already present when the Queen’s passing was announced, the meeting went ahead following discussions with the sport’s authorities.

The Adrian Flux Arena fell silent ahead of tapes-up between the Stars and Tigers in remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

King's Lynn Stars manager Alex Brady. (58719055)
King's Lynn Stars manager Alex Brady. (58719055)

Dane Jakobsen may be fit again for next Thursday’s reverse fixture at Sheffield after a crash in Sweden.

Brady said: “We missed Frederik tonight in a big way. Credit to Sheffield, they were sharper from the starts than us and raced harder than we did.

“Disappointing, but we’ll put this all behind us and try and finish strongly in the rest of the league and look forward to the cup final in October against this team and I’m sure with Fred back in the side, we’ll be a different team.

“They stepped on the gas. It was nip and tuck in the early stages and towards the end we were a lot stronger but it was in that middle section which is a big problem we had last season, as well. It felt very deja vu.

“Everyone tried hard. We lacked support for Thomas (Jorgensen, 8+3 points), Rich (Lawson, 12) and Nicolai (Klindt, 11) who were excellent.

“Against a team like Sheffield you can’t afford to do that. As a fan, I liked the racing. A lot of fans said they liked the racing. I’d trade that for terrible racing and a 60-30.”

On Lawson, who seems back to his best, Brady added: “He had a couple of problems with engines and bits and pieces which he now seems to have rectified and is scoring well.

“He is much more like the Richard of last season, which we really did miss in the middle section of this season when we were a six-man team.

“That’s the big positive. If we can get everybody else back firing again and finish the season strongly in the league; and our cup campaign is obviously going to be season-defining for us now.”

On mercurial Dane Jorgensen, Brady remarked: “Thomas is a rider who is very, very capable. Sometimes I think he doesn’t realise how capable he really is.

“Sometimes a bit of self doubt creeps in if he doesn’t do well in his first ride.

“Tonight, going out as part of a 5-1 set himself up nicely for the rest of the evening. When he’s on song there’s not many better people around King’s Lynn.”



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