wjm Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Apart from Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stoke, Newport, Birmingham, Hull, Redcar…. He wasn’t good on away tracks. His problem on away track wasn’t that he wasn’t good, he just lacked consistency on them. Complin is made out to be a novice around some places, he wasn’t, he could score 4 in a meeting, but have been involved in every race he was in and about 10 yards away from scoring 13, he was just that kind of rider. Complin would have been a decent EL heat leader had it not been for his first retirement and away from track incidents IMO. He was the absolute dogs bollocks when he first started at Sheffield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arson fire Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Great to watch, but he was inconsistent because he only rode one line....good luck lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Apart from Newcastle, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stoke, Newport, Birmingham, Hull, Redcar…. He wasn’t good on away tracks. His problem on away track wasn’t that he wasn’t good, he just lacked consistency on them. Complin is made out to be a novice around some places, he wasn’t, he could score 4 in a meeting, but have been involved in every race he was in and about 10 yards away from scoring 13, he was just that kind of rider. Complin would have been a decent EL heat leader had it not been for his first retirement and away from track incidents IMO. He was the absolute dogs bollocks when he first started at Sheffield. Dont agree. Seen Complin at Newport look terrible at the back never in contention, and have read many posts on here over the years stating the same from fans of other teams. Whilst at Berwick in particular I imagine the gulf between his home/away average was one of the biggest in the league. An entertainer, decent enough guy but his away form was never going to see him become the full package. He almost joined Newport in 2009 when the Malletts took over but we went with Lemon instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 He probably could have made it in Poland and Sweden as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I think if more tracks had been prepared with a bit more dirt on them(as they should be IMO) Lee would have been a real top performer everwhere.Great entertainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Dont agree. Seen Complin at Newport look terrible at the back never in contention, and have read many posts on here over the years stating the same from fans of other teams. Whilst at Berwick in particular I imagine the gulf between his home/away average was one of the biggest in the league. An entertainer, decent enough guy but his away form was never going to see him become the full package. He almost joined Newport in 2009 when the Malletts took over but we went with Lemon instead A 4pt score away from home is a 4pt score away from,being beat by 10 yards or 10 miles all means the same,its perfectly true to say Coplins scores away from home bare no comparison to his scores at Berwick,but that should not take anything away from the fact that entertainers like Complin are a dying breed in speedway these days and the sport is all the poorer for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 You can use the excuse he should of scored more a couple of times but over the course of a career like Complins then i think its fair to say he would only score 4 as thats all he was capable of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 A 4pt score away from home is a 4pt score away from,being beat by 10 yards or 10 miles all means the same,its perfectly true to say Coplins scores away from home bare no comparison to his scores at Berwick,but that should not take anything away from the fact that entertainers like Complin are a dying breed in speedway these days and the sport is all the poorer for it. If that was the case, then Berwick have a ready made replacement in Klaus Jakobsen. Whether Complin was at the front or at the back, there was always the possibility of some entertainment. Rntertainment was / is the point of being there after all. Complin will be a big miss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comebackkings Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 We were spoiled when Lee Complin rode for Stoke, Complin and Barker made a formidable pair. PL heatleader was probably as far as he could afford to go, which was a shame as he could have been up there with the EL 6/7 pointers on the right machinery, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjm Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) The “he could score 4 thing” wasn’t to be taken literally but as always someone takes things a tad too seriously…. To put it another way… You can also read and see posts where he has turned in riders at Birmingham and Newcastle against guys like Robson, Lemon and Lyons and passed Lindgren from the back at Sheffield. So he was capable of not only challenging, but pulling of the spectacular, so it suggest an inconsistency in performance. His away form wasn’t the same as his Berwick form, that’s natural, very few riders score 9.50 averages both home and away, that being said I will take a guy who can score 13 and 15 at home most weeks every time. Even with his “home/away” spilt, he still turned in paid 16 scores at places like Sheffield and Newcastle this year, 13 at Leicester last year, and 7+ around Rye Ipswich, Edinburgh and Glasgow this season, looking back further there is the 19 at Newport, and a further 15 point maximum to go with that when guesting for Berwick. That’s before you even go into his early form for Sheffield, some of his performances for Stoke etc. Its perfectly true to say Lee Complin, at one time or another has scored a barrel load of points and produced rides folks will talk about in 10 years time around most tracks in the country. Edited October 12, 2012 by wjm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Most riders take big scalps look at Hall for peterborough in the el a few years back he is a similar rider who only knows one line. To go with their fairly decent away scores were some diabolical ones i.e i remember him scoring a straight 0 from 4 rides at newport for berwick. I think he had found his level in the pl... A 7 pointer superb at home and poor away except for the odd meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilali Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks to Lee for the service hes given to the club over the past few seasons, very entertaining at home, mainly rubbish away, imagine hes done quite well out of the Berwick promotion. Hopefully they are maybe now going to be able to sign someone on a similar average that can achieve his ave home and away. But then again, its all about that saturday night product isnt it. The “he could score 4 thing” wasn’t to be taken literally but as always someone takes things a tad too seriously…. To put it another way… You can also read and see posts where he has turned in riders at Birmingham and Newcastle against guys like Robson, Lemon and Lyons and passed Lindgren from the back at Sheffield. So he was capable of not only challenging, but pulling of the spectacular, so it suggest an inconsistency in performance. His away form wasn’t the same as his Berwick form, that’s natural, very few riders score 9.50 averages both home and away, that being said I will take a guy who can score 13 and 15 at home most weeks every time. Even with his “home/away” spilt, he still turned in paid 16 scores at places like Sheffield and Newcastle this year, 13 at Leicester last year, and 7+ around Rye Ipswich, Edinburgh and Glasgow this season, looking back further there is the 19 at Newport, and a further 15 point maximum to go with that when guesting for Berwick. That’s before you even go into his early form for Sheffield, some of his performances for Stoke etc. Its perfectly true to say Lee Complin, at one time or another has scored a barrel load of points and produced rides folks will talk about in 10 years time around most tracks in the country. How many times you actually seen him ride? Or is this just what your dad tells you? Or what you read on the updates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Handbags ladies. Complin is a very entertaining rider, shame to see him retire though he is doing so at his peak. If he'd not retired first time he may well have made it as an Elite League heat leader. Whenever I saw him at Rye he was gash but round the bigger tracks generally he was box office. All the best to Lee, you don't have to be a world beater to be a crowd puller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythman666 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Handbags ladies. Complin is a very entertaining rider, shame to see him retire though he is doing so at his peak. If he'd not retired first time he may well have made it as an Elite League heat leader. Whenever I saw him at Rye he was gash but round the bigger tracks generally he was box office. All the best to Lee, you don't have to be a world beater to be a crowd puller. Well said. Lee has been a tremendous rider for berwick during his time with the club. His low scoring away from home was never through lack of effort thats for sure. Around Berwick, very few were better to watch than the skipper I wish him well in his future endevours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackandgold Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Well said. Lee has been a tremendous rider for berwick during his time with the club. His low scoring away from home was never through lack of effort thats for sure. Around Berwick, very few were better to watch than the skipper I wish him well in his future endevours. e Every one missing the polnt as usual, 10yrs ago the guy was potential, at Berwick a very entertaining 2nd string. Around Berwick a heat leader, away very much a 2nd string. Someone named the tracks he was good around 2 or 3 aint there anymore Birmingham is now Elite, the last time Lee rode there he scored 1 or2 polnts. He nearly got there,so what I nearly won the lottery, I am still saving up to go to speedway on a Sat night 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 There's not many riders that get me excited when I look in the programme and see who is in the next race, but you did Lee, a great racer and entertainer, if they all rode like you the stadeiums would be packed; Wish you well for the future. By the way you never rode for my team (Comets) but I always looked forward to your visits to Derwent Park, you will be a big miss to the sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowmicktiger Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 He was great value round ashfield riding the boards its a pity he has retired like many others looked forward to when he was in town. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craftman Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 We were spoiled when Lee Complin rode for Stoke, Complin and Barker made a formidable pair. PL heatleader was probably as far as he could afford to go, which was a shame as he could have been up there with the EL 6/7 pointers on the right machinery, IMO. Memories indeed , Stoke were a joy to watch in those days. Good luck Lee for your future choices , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyK86 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Big loss to the sport, a great entertainer but if he can secure himself a better future for himself elsewhere then who are we to argue against it, getting costs down for teams and riders is vital this winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remembertheracers Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Good luck Lee. A great prospect before he walked away from the sport and later was still an entertainer when he returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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