Teromaafan

There’s none as fat as Barker that’s for sure!

A rider that shows up is an improvement on Cookie 😉

Many people thought the Lions would rack up even more points. They would have if it wasn't for Lawson, he was superb.

My post refers to heat 14 (not heat 12) where he would have been up against Thomsen and Harrison (although Lynn did a switch and brought Cook in. Why?)

I was expecting Dickson to give Joe T a fourth ride in heat 14. With everything sewn up and under no pressure, it would have given Joe a boost to get some points as his confidence must be pretty low.

If ever there was a good reason to watch the stream (for half the price) rather travel to watch the meeting, this is it.

Good point. Where have Leicester got Lynn’s line up from? Hope I’m wrong but this points to both clubs attempting to cover up for a depleted Stars line up until the eleventh hour. But then again this British speedway and everything will be fine. The Stars will rock up with a full strength team to produce a close and entertaining contest where spectators will witness more passes than a village idiot on Mastermind.

What? Track preparation to favour the home team? Well I never 😉

Your attire is as good as promoting the sport gets in this country. Fair play. I’ll be wearing a black tee shirt emblazoned with RON MAIDEN on the front. I tell people that he’s the uncle of Steve Harris, but truth is, the letter ‘I’ recently came off on the transfer in the last wash.

Yeah, saw Ghost that day too. Bloody farce with the queuing because of the ban on phones. That said, I am partly to blame for the queues. Inserting the phone into a pouch wasn’t the main problem, it was getting the big red kiosk that the phone was attached to through the doors.

Drummer replacement, really? I’m going too (bound to bump in to you!). So each band member has a go with the sticks and when they sit on the stool their normal doesn’t get played? So when Bruce is drumming, that song becomes an instrumental? can see me going to ask for a refund during the sun break!

Just playing the game within the rules of a Mickey Mouse sport (which us sad posters love).

When the announcer starts reading out the crowd names and changes to the riders, you know it’s as low as it can get!

The Lions cannot continue with R/R for much longer. They can cover for Becker at home, but he has scored decent points away from home and that’s where he will be missed when other riders inevitably have off nights. Off nights are one thing but when you are carrying your RS, there is even less room for error. Not sure what the situation is with Gilkes’ injury but he is the only RS we have had that looks capable of scoring a point home or away. The new averages will be out soon and it is possible that Becker could slip to third in the averages. In terms of eligibility for R/R rides, that could mean Fricke’s extra ride having to be taken by one of the reserves. Let’s not go there. Whilst I threw the Nick Morris hat into the ring in a previous post, it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m a big fan of his, but replacement options are extremely limited and the Lions might have to consider offering an olive branch and taking a punt with him.

R/R confirmed for Kurtz which is a massive blow for the Aces and the Lions should surely win this now. I'm going for 50-40.

Any guest would have to come from Sheffield, Oxford and Birmingham. None of Sheffield’s top three would be eligible , so forget them. If asked and they were up for it, anyone from Birmingham or Oxford could take Becker’s place………Hmmmmm…..If I were Dickson I would go with R/R again.

Worrall’s Championship average is less than Becker’s Premiership average…nah. Dickson seems to have no issue with binning riders and bringing them back. I wonder if he’s made contact with Nick Morris. He may have not raced for a while but his ban does not stop him from practicing and there are plenty of opportunities for that at Leicester.

On current form, R/R at home can be comfortably dealt with. It’s covering for him away that would concern me, as you can’t rely on everyone else to step up on the night for someone who is second in the team averages. Track specialist guests away could be an option but that all depends on other fixtures on the same night and who would therefore be available. As other teams are finding, it’s proving to be very difficult to find replacements of a similar standard when riders get injured. Whilst I think it could be exciting to tempt someone over from the continent, I totally get Dickson’s apparent reluctance on this matter.

No, but their performance does affect what they get paid. To be fair to the Tigers riders and manager, they were very honest in their interviews in the pits and made no excuses for what was going on. How many times in this forum do posters go on about gate and go, riders spaced out, no passing etc, all pointing at the track preparation/design/shape etc. Just in case some people haven’t realised, the ability to make good starts away from the tapes is the most important requirement in a riders skill set. It always has been and always will be at all levels of the sport. Riders have to take that on board and do whatever is necessary in terms of practice and set ups. As professional sportsman, riders will take earnings from points over entertaining every time. As much as we all love Bomber, he’d definitely take more consistently trapping over picking his way through from the back. Regardless of the track, believe it or not, it’s the same for all riders. The better riders will always prosper due to their ability and mindset.

I think you might have your work cut out there! If Becker isn’t fit to take his place tomorrow, it is possible that Danny King could guest for the Lions (think they might go with R/R though). If King did guest, you would have to tell your mates that King and Brennan actually ride for the same team (Ipswich) but neither of them are riding for their own team and will be riding against each other😂. If that doesn’t put them off and they want to attend further meetings, you should become a promoter!

Fair play to all contributing to this thread, as nobody is bothered about a thread relating to the actual meeting.😂🙌

Fair play to all contributing to this thread, as nobody is bothered about a thread relating to the actual meeting.😂🙌

Do you realise that you’ve used ‘logic’& ‘BSPL’ in the same sentence.😂

Will the Bates family still be involved or are they selling up?

If rider and team strengths were more evenly balanced, rider standards become less relevant. Doing away with the guest system would sadly make the situation worse. When your GP standard No.1 gets injured, replacing him with your club junior is not going to work is it?