Teromaafan

The 28 day period is up now by my reckoning. Other posters have said that at least four riders have been approached by Dickson to replace Howarth but there are no takers. Would a big hug tempt him back? I’m sure Stewart will have tried that by now. Looking at the latest averages, the Lions have 5.32 points to play with for a replacement, but there just do not seem options. Not sure what the rules are, but are the Lions allowed an ongoing facility to cover Howarth?

Also how come Dickson didnt kick up a fuss about the track being wet after what happened not so long ago? I suspect he just wanted this meeting out of the way to avoid an end of season fixture squeeze. The Lions have a few headaches at he moment what with trying to replace Howarth and now the injuries to Thompson & Morris.

The engine room pairing of Howarth and R/R looks vulnerable. Kemp is going to really have to be on it as he will be getting at least six rides. Keeping Dan T at No.2 is baffling and upsets the team balance. I know the Douglas/Dan T pairing will deliver points but that is likely to be offset by the points return from the middle order combination.

...More depressing than a Smiths album cover!

I'm sure Bomber will be interested next year, whatever the BSPA serve up. Its just that there may not be anybody bothered about watching him and all the teams he will represent at some point.

He does look up for a bit more doesn’t he. Seems a little more aggressive in tight situations than past seasons. If Dickson was to give him a slap every time he pulled up before the chequered flag he might do even better!

Well the sport appears to be run by amateurs so at least it’s a start!

Had a face like a camel licking sh*t off a thistle!

Such is the state of British speedway, few people are likely to question the morality of Garrity returning to the sport. If he can convince a promotion to give him a team place, a lot of pensioners will be grateful for the distraction.

Buster is probably trying to sort out an open top bus at this very moment!

If they had prepared a half decent track at the outset there would have been no issues. The ref surely has the final say on track conditions/suitablity. He’s just a bad loser.

All this talk from the Ipswich promotion about 2027 being ‘the’ season makes me smile. The sport is on crutches in the UK and hobbles slower each year into the next season. If the Witches can assemble a decent team I hope for all of us that they are competing in a league that has some credibility.

Lions battled back in the end after getting to grips with the track and there was the odd decent race. I watched this on the Witches stream and wasn’t impressed with their presentation. The younger of the two commentators was amateurish and at times embarrassing. Makes me realise just how good David Rowe is when doing the stream for Lions TV.

Dougie is down to ride according to the Lions website. They will never have a better chance of winning at Foxhall than tomorrow.

I used to like Lawson when he was a Lion, always gave everything I thought. Reading posts on here, he couldn’t wait to get away from KL last season and now appears to be rubbing up the Ipswich people the wrong way. Looks like there is a side to him that we didn’t get to see at Leicester.