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Thanks, not seen that. Do you have a link or copy?

39 for Leicester going off previous history.

011.2.1 Rising Stars The criteria for Premiership Rising Stars is as follows: - • The Rider must have a Premiership League average of 4.00 or below

…for truth. Slim pickings as usual.

Rew could move to Belle Vue as it will be security for him in UK knowing the man who brought him over and help him settle in and knowing they won’t just drop him if he had a bad start. He is really coming on good and Ipswich gave him that cash.

Belle Vue put in a shockingly bad performance back in April, their worst of the season with a full team. Even so we were only 12 down entering heat 15 when Lidsey & Mountain got 5-1’d. I’m hoping we put in a better performance but if not fingers crossed Dan and Brady can do better than Jaimon and Connor did in the decider.

Up to heat 7 before the rain we held an 8 point lead with heat 13 & 15 to come which were almost certainly 5-1 giving us a 16 cushion. Once the rain came down Leicester kept as in contact as they had beforehand but for them they had the dreaded heat 13 & 15 which was alway going to seal the fate. In the second have of the meeting aside from those two big heats The Aces could only manage to increase their lead by two in heat 14. Up to the rain the rest of the team aside from our awesome top two gained a six point advantage, something they were unable to replicate once the rain came down. Thank god for our top two who imo would have performed superbly whatever the weather.

Answer the question maybe?

How many meeting at Leicester have been better this season and can I view them on the Lions Tv page?

Tough night for the Lions as Brady & Dan were on fire last night, wet or dry. Great to see our Colt mixing it well after a tough time in the top division and sad to see Max perform so badly, an awful performance. The riders in between did more or less as expected with good and bad rides - Norick being the most frustrating. Good and bad could also describe the racing as some were spread out then you’d get a moments of genius giving us the entertaining we crave. The Aces do seem to have gained in confidence having a full team again. A full strength Aces team rarely gets turned over, the exception being Leicester back in April, so it’s all to play for. Now on to Thursday, surely it’s possible to have the track prepared for racing. Can’t the Leicester fans demand the promoters provide a racing strip fit for the event?

That’s the agenda for day 1, sponsored my Mcvities.

Only the Quest “highlights”. As with the Sheffield second leg, it was bloody awful.

You’ve just unknowingly set the agenda for the next AGM, the most important AGM for a generation - again.

It’s quite apt that the showpiece event of the whole season will end up being gate’n’go as essentially that’s what the league is now - a gating competition. Supporters up and down the country are more than happy with it and do not feel the need to badger their promoters about the quality of entertainment on offer.

Could have done a PL & NDL play off double but for the late fixtures and the Cairns signing.

Belle Vue always have last pick.

That’s correct. There was a rule that demanded RR for 4th or 5th missing riders. This is from the 2019 rule book. 18.8 FACILITIES B.1 absent rider 4-5 by MA. RR

Gutted about Ben as he was our top man when we last met the lions home & away. Paid 24 over the two meetings is big shoes to fill for his replacement but I fear it’ll be down to the remaining Aces to pick up this shortfall. Let’s hope it doesn’t cost us AGAIN. Bjerre 2005 Lost Fricke 2017 Lost Bewley/Cook 2018 Lost Kurtz 2021 Lost Fricke 2022 Won Wright 2023 Lost Cook 2024 ????

I think there will be another GP at Cardiff as well.

Well that was nice. Not sure what pleases me the most, the fact we’re in the final or that we scuppered Bates’ rigged plan for two healthy paydays. Given the ultimate importance of winning this tin pot, I’d have to say I’d rather have a fit & well Ben than qualify. The horror track predictably strikes again. I really thought our play off injury hoodoo was giving us a rest this year but it wasn’t to be. Once again it makes things more difficult to succeed. Ben’s paid 11 with a fine win in heat 13 last time we visited Leicester cannot be replicated but I hope the rest of the lads can up their game and limit the damage whilst covering for him. Do it for Ben lads, the nation is behind you.

There’s 6-8 supposed Aces fans that come out of the woodwork come play off time - they’re blonkers. They are mostly kept in check by true Aces fans or just ejected by security at NSS. Aces fans can react strongly to insulting/unjust comments about the team or cheering when one of us falls. Aside from that we’re just out for a laugh and to enjoy the racing. Hoping for this later….. Jack 12+1 Kyle 5+1 Chris 12 Josh 8+3 Harris 5 Jason 4 Dan 4+1 50 Brady 9 Norick 4 Jaimon 7 Ben 5 Dan 11 Anitti 4 Jake 0 40

You should be a promoter, if you’re not already.

Gating competition. Sheffields gating gloves seeing them through to a mouthwatering final with Leicester. A ray of light for fans tuning in is I won’t be watching and whenever I don’t watch it’s a great meeting apparently.

Well he’s 50% there.

Pickering will swing this tie in favour of the tigers. Over his last six meetings he has scored a colossal 88 points or nearly 15 per meeting. His average over these meetings is 10.06, a really rich vein of form - unfortunately for us.