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There is no situation - he doesn't ride for Leicester any more. Time to move on nothing to see here

There is a major situation as to why a number of riders have walked away or been sacked from Leicester after riding so poorly for the lions yet scoring well abroad.

 

I heard Bjarne has not ruled out riding for another team in the EL this season ?

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There is a major situation as to why a number of riders have walked away or been sacked from Leicester after riding so poorly for the lions yet scoring well abroad.

 

I heard Bjarne has not ruled out riding for another team in the EL this season ?

His interview in the Star this week repeats that the reasons are 'private' and personal/family oriented - nothing to do with how the club has treated him!! (Despite Norrie Allen's unpleasant and unnecessary outburst in the same issue!).

 

He is hopeful of sorting them out and has not ruled out a return to the EL if they can be overcome.

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Maybe his family back in Denmark were against him going over to the UK at weekends, and he himself wasnt keen on keeping that routine going. Maybe he only signed for Leicester at a time when he wasn't anywhere near sure of what he wanted to do, and wasnt sure about other possibilities which were taking shape. Once those had been resolved, presumably satisfactorily, Leicester became a dispensable entity for him, and that probably happened at quite an early stage after signing for Leicester. His head and heart were probably just not it it from the beginning, nothing really to do with Leicester.

Later in the season i'd fully expect him to link with another UK club, especially if the income from Poland/Sweden/Denmark starts to run a bit short. What I think he was careful to do, was to avoid being "sacked", that way his reputation would be preserved to some extent and of course his average will have reduced somewhat - a very useful factor indeed!


anyone thinking Leicester should have stayed in the PL?

I think the struggle to recruit and retain non UK-based riders has caused disruption as we have seen with Ljung, Korneliussen, Hougaard, and now Pedersen. This was very predictable and can be attributed to a large extent, to the Saturday race night.

Riders generally know that Leicester struggle to recruit and retain, and so the club is vulnerable to riders using it as a short-term proposition, especially in the period before the Swedish leagues get underway.

The perfect solution is of course a complete team of UK-based riders, but that will never be possible. Hopefully for Leicester the two Poles will prove the exception to this, and each complete a full season (injuries of course notwithstanding).

But I don't think the problem will ever go away as long as Leicester are in the Elite and race on Saturdays.

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You seem to be posting the above on every thread..

 

You OK mate ?

Lol. What can I say - I feel like I'm in a time warp with regards Darcy and everyone jumping in like a pack of wolves - I can see why but it's old news. As for Bjarne, he had personal issues, has left and so not much to discuss.

 

It must be an age thing :wink:

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None of those on the 25th May - their next home meeting!!

Looking at the fixtures on the 25th May, probabaly the best guest Lions could possibly use is Charles Wright, if he can be persuaded to ride after being at Scunthorpe with Somerset in the afternoon. If not it looks like it will after be someone from the tier 2 list.

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Not sure who the reserve Tier 1 riders I think it's Ashley Birks and Adam Roynon if it has to drop to tier 2 I would probably go for Adam Ellis

Ellis will be at Wolves with Lakeside that day. Roynon at Rye House with Redcar, although that might be an afternoon meeting. Birks is a possibility has Sheffield have no meeting but his form as been poor.

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Poor Josh. Luckily for Leicester he is top of the draft so any rider can be used to replace him including Newman, Kerr, Garrity & Worrall

Gutted for Josh was looking forward to seeing him ride at the Abbey on Thursday,he has started the season ok at EL level also Lambert has surprised me those two have been the two pluses for the lions.I hope Josh could get back for the British Final on June 15,a big ask also i wish that meeting was not at Wolves.The track does not help develop riders when they have to go and conquer the big European circuits.
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