Rory Schlein has nothing to prove as Freddie Lindgren returns to fitness
Rory Schlein insists there will be no point to prove when Wolverhampton visit his former club King’s Lynn in the Knockout Cup.
Schlein has been a revelation since signing at the back end of April, winning more than half of his heats on the road and scoring in all but two of his 37 league races overall. The 32-year-old had been part of the Stars set-up during the past four seasons but was replaced in August last year while battling back from a shoulder injury.
But having hit the ground running in 2017 to sit second in the Wolves averages behind talisman Freddie Lindgren, Schlein’s attention is solely on his own club’s fortunes. “It is my first time back there which is pretty exciting but once the action kicks in it will be just another meeting,” said Schlein. “I think the point has been proved already, I am a Wolves rider now and am doing the business for them. That will be my only focus.
“We are all going there with level heads after coming off a good win against Leicester. We just want to keep the ball rolling.”
Meanwhile, Freddie Lindgren followed up his 15-point maximum in the 54-39 beating of Leicester on Monday night by declaring himself fit to resume his normal schedule. “The injury is not perfect but a lot better than it has been over the past couple of weeks,” said Lindgren.
“I do still have a little bit of pain and trouble with my mobility but it is good enough to race at 100 per cent. “I have had three meetings in three days and don’t seem to have any more pain which is a good sign so I will be going for my full schedule now.” And the super Swede added: “I am very happy. It is not so easy to come back after an injury.
“I have had three weeks on the sidelines so it was nice to get off to a winning start in my first heat.
“It felt good. We looked good as a team.”
Wolves travel to Norfolk with a full team while the hosts have a pair of stand-ins at reserve. Kai Huckenbeck is on Grand Prix qualifier duty and Simon Lambert is injured so Scunthorpe’s Carl Wilkinson and Eastbourne’s Jake Knight deputise.
The second leg takes place at Monmore Green on Monday, June 26 with the winners joining Belle Vue, Somerset and Swindon in the last four.
