Leicester Lion

The ultimate journeyman.

It's such a shame that the classic races of our time are accompanied by commentary that consists of nothing better than screaming and shouting and elongating riders' surnames.

If anything, they showed that Monmore can be ridden successfully by any team when their riders don't go throttle-happy.

Yeah, why do people get worked up about getting things right?PS Are you a speedway promoter?

Eh? You're disagreeing with the wrong poster!

No there isn't.

Nothing wrong with it. The danger comes from riders who lack the skill to use the throttle to control their bikes.

I'd welcome a process that prevents posters from answering a post by using red font within the quoted post. Being one of the 8% of males with colour vision deficiency, I find it very difficult to differentiate the response from the original post when red is used.

It did look horrendous. I recall Carter hanging, almost as if crucified, wrapped up in the second bend fence. Tim Sugar did an inspired job to manage Wolves to victory.

What a shame it took Leicester 6 years to properly improve the track. I wonder how many regulars were lost after giving up hope that the track would be changed, and after being told by the promoter and his hangers-on that the track was fine and the racing at BP was the best in the country. Lol at Pearson's pretentious but incorrect use of the word 'superlative'.

Australia need a new manager; according to Pearson Lemon is the USA boss!

Tatum's winning the "coming on strong" cliché count.

Who said that, I wonder. Would they really object to intelligent commentary made up as the race unfolds?

He has a limited number of stock phrases. A pity, as that race deserved far better.

It's an interesting battle between Tatum and Pearson to use the "coming on strong" cliché.

At Peter Karlsson's farewell his (poor) Rolf Harris impersonation when an Australian rider was preparing to race was especially tasteful.

Even his own fb page doesn't want him! lol

Good to see the return of the best commentator in the business.

We didn't have to wait long for an inconsistent warning decision.

Not sure where you're looking, but Companies House has Yulia Hemsley as the sole director of Leicester Speedway Ltd. David Hemsley and Nick Hurst (company secretary) resigned on 13 September 2016. Leicester Speedway (2017) Ltd was, until 15 December 2016, Kings Lynn Speedway Ltd, so just a timely name change on Buster's part.

It reads like you are to me. You mentioned those with "small" (presumably you meant "short") memories, whoever they are. Those with longer memories would of course remember the tireless work done by others to bring about Leicester's return before DH moved into the limelight.

Is this an official statement from the club?

Cautious Lions fans will surely want clarification on a number of questions. The rules require at least two promoters, so Leicester's promoters are Dave Darcy and...? Hemsley today said he is standing aside, but what is he standing aside from, given he is already banned from being a promoter and he resigned as a director of Leicester Speedway Ltd in September 2016? What is Buster Chapman's role? What is the role of Leicester Speedway (2017) Ltd? Does Darcy have control of Leicester's finances? If not, who does? Hemsley today referred to a new management team. Who is on this team? Will Hemsley still be pulling the strings?

A new lease? Does this mean Hemsley won't be the landlord to the new promoter?

Why not go the whole hog and bring back John Oliver? It was the highlight of those dark days trying to guess whether he would get round bends 3 and 4.