flagrag Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 LionKing - Walasek has not been signed on a short term deal and am well informed that he was actually really enjoying riding in the UK again as he is getting paid on time. The plan up until his injury was to do the whole season whether he changes his mind only the rider can decide that anyway he is unlikely to be back until June probably after the WTC. In my mind there is no doubt that at least one team change has got to be made but the big question is who realistically who wants to come and do UK racing ? You can rule out pretty much all the GP riders at present maybe later in the year if form drops or don't get paid in Poland or Sweden. You can look at Bridger but is a gamble and needs bikes,Van,Mechanic,driver and knows Leicester are quite desperate so can name his price whithin reason. None of the young Polish hotshots want UK and especially Sat night racing. The club during the winter openly said they wanted to avoid double up riders and have done they could look at this option with somebody like Josh Grazoneck,Brady Kurtz but as the premier league fixtures are only just starting there would be no end of clashes with home and away matches. It made me laugh last night walking back to the car fans saying bring in Magnus or Lasse they are not the answers to the problem and the issue is very difficult to resolve at present. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 As the season goes on, things seem to be going from bad to worse. What looked like a good pick of riders has now turned out to be a shambles. Not only the riders but also the manager needs to be looked at also, he just hasn't got what it takes and was suprised when he came back again this year. Unless some drastic measure are taken and very quickly the Lions will stay at the bottom of the league again, a shame really, because what loked like ateam to fight for mid table turns out again to be langishing on the bottom. Lets get things moving and moving fast to sort out a good team to take the Lions to a place they should be in now. Why is it the managers fault? You said that you thought the team was a good pick of riders well so did the manager. If the riders do not perform to their average then he can only push them along or get rid. We dont know what is going on behind the scenes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 A b ad manager can cause an awful lot of discontentment in any team in any sport, so it is the managers job to make sure that the team, pull together as a unit, as you say no one knows what is happening behind closed doors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Maybe bridger as someone else's bikes sorted for himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Don't bite! This is obviously someone out to stir brown stuff. JD has been and continues to be a rock in an unstable team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) I really feel for Jason Doyle, he expected to have a team to back him up this year and it has again gone belly flop, unless things happen soon, I think that he will be looking for a change next year. I hope he stays, but he is being sadly let down by an under performing 2 to 5. The 2 reserves have at last picked up the pace. But you will never beet other teams with just 3 riders doing their best and the rest of them who seem to not bother if they are there or not. I seriously thought, that they had the balance right this season, but the other riders have let the team down badly. Maybe there is things going on behind the scenes, that are upsetting them but that is something we will never know. Hope they manage to pull things together as It is not the place to be, at the bottom of the league again. Edited May 5, 2015 by weatherwatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Apart from Doyle, Fiske Fricke, Max Fricke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven101 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Bridger has been down eastbourne for our NL meetings so maybe he is looking at a return to the sport, maybe sorting gear with dugards, or just watching speedway at track closest to his home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 I really feel for Jason Doyle, he expected to have a team to back him up this year and it has again gone belly flop, unless things happen soon, I think that he will be looking for a change next year. I hope he stays, but he is being sadly let down by an under performing 2 to 5. The 2 reserves have at last picked up the pace. But you will never beet other teams with just 3 riders doing their best and the rest of them who seem to not bother if they are there or not. I seriously thought, that they had the balance right this season, but the other riders have let the team down badly. Maybe there is things going on behind the scenes, that are upsetting them but that is something we will never know. Hope they manage to pull things together as It is not the place to be, at the bottom of the league again. Please, please, please think before you post, Josh Auty has been a superstar all season! and has really impressed me with his "never give up" style.... And his gating has improved 100 fold!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 When the Lions signed Mads last season you signed a 110% committed rider (or at least he was at Kings Lynn ) for what ever reason it didn't work out I seem to remember him not seeing eye to eye with the team manager -bridges burnt I guess but I'd be trying to build them bridges and re- sign Mads . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Hope someone is finding him some equipment then!!!! Coventry might have some spare bikes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Coventry might have some spare bikes!! Or a rider currently injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1964 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Fully agree with Weatherwatcher. Jason must be wondering what he's done to deserve this..................again. I too believe he'll be off after this season if he doesn't see any improvement in the team and their league position this season. On paper we look good. I think Szymon has a great future ahead of him and I hope he continues to show the early promise. Greg was doing everything that was expected of him until his accident and it would be nice to see him come back, whenever that will be, and be as effective as he had been. Bjarne ? Mmmm, not really sure he'll be around for much longer and it's just a case of who will get fed up first. Reading some of the other posts on these forums, it seems that "Pedalo" is the butt of more than a few negative comments about commitment and performance after being touted as a potential Swindon target to finish this season with them as a replacement for another injured rider they don't think will be coming back. Josh and Simon are doing more than ok aren't they. Lots of effort is being rewarded with points. They have to be happy don't you think? MM ? Not really had a chance to evaluate him as yet but could be a case of giving the guy a run out. There's not really a lot of point nor is there much choice of replacements around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionking Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Truth be told Mads was never committed to Leicester which you could see in his performances he wanted to be at Kings Lynn not Leicester. He only fell our with Norrie when he finally got fed up of Mads lack of commitment in the UK being fit abroad but not in UK When the Lions signed Mads last season you signed a 110% committed rider (or at least he was at Kings Lynn ) for what ever reason it didn't work out I seem to remember him not seeing eye to eye with the team manager -bridges burnt I guess but I'd be trying to build them bridges and re- sign Mads . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Please, please, please think before you post, Josh Auty has been a superstar all season! and has really impressed me with his "never give up" style.... And his gating has improved 100 fold!!! If you read my post properly I stated that both the reserves had now got used to the track and uped their pace, Aurt was good to start with but he is even getting better now. It is the riders in berth 2 to 5 that are not pulling up enough trees, that said you can take Walasek out of those riders as he was proving he came here to ride, shame he got injured when he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Although it was not ideal due to fixture clashes one of Leicesters options of replacements has gone now with Josh Grazonick joining Belle Vue to replace Simon Stead. The search continues for the replacements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Maybe bridger as someone else's bikes sorted for himself I'm not sure Bridger and Leicester Speedway are a match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandersome Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) Just read the latest news from DH LEICESTER promoter David Hemsley is keen to provide more in-meeting information to his riders during Elite League fixtures this season. Hemsley told the Leicester Mercury: I have decided we need to spend more time in the pits area working between the management and the riders to ensure that during the meetings the team receive the most up-to-the-minute information about how the track is changing and where the best lines are appearing. Sharing of knowledge and experiences with one another adds confidence and leads to riders racing at their optimum level. The team then benefits as a whole. I would have thought that this should have been happening anyway. No wonder they lose meetings, if nobody tells each other anything. I've not heard whether Dave is down in the pits now giving his much needed advice on where the best lines are appearing.. i fear from this latest performance he isn't as i doubt the passing on of his knowledge as a world champion could possibly lead to all those riders taking all those wrong lines on tracks they clearly can't read.. I say bring back Hemsley to pits right now and we'd soon be back to winning ways Edited May 6, 2015 by volty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 If the management are looking at Bridger, is he a replacement for Pedersen or Michelsen? Without the Danes we appear to have over 14 points to spend on averages. On last seasons averages Bridger is a sub 7 rider which leaves 7 plus for the other rider (subject to their being anyone out there at that level). I seem to recall Norrie saying at the end of the Coventry meeting that he had purposely avoided double up riders in this year's team building, but may now have to relax that when looking at replacements. So, is Bridger competing with a double upper for a second string birth (with other options for a heat leader), or is he being lined up to complete our top 3? The latter scenario would not appear to be what the Lions need to get the season back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 I would think Bridger will be coming in as a heat leader. Good luck with that. He'll probably bust a gut for the first few matches and then go back to his old ways of doing wheelies at the back during races. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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