sommelier Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well Lewis' retirement must be one of the shortest of all time! http://www.lakesidehammers.co/content/?p=8990 As a speedway fan, I'm pleased that he has changed his mind as he's an entertaining rider who can beat anyone when he's at his best. As a Lakeside fan, it's disappointing that he ruled himself out of a team place only to return to the sport shortly after the Lakeside team had been announced. I'm sure most Lakeside fans would have wanted him back this year. So much potential, but things like this just seem a bit odd. If he wasn't enjoying his speedway at the end of last season, what has changed before this season has even begun? Although I'm pleased for Lewis, I do feel for Woodward! I agree with you, when Lewis has got his head sorted out, can look such class 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Coventry will be a good fit for Lewis, their track can be a bit rutted and we have all seen how riders like Bomber can take advantage of that, Lewis is not afraid to put it on the edge which is a plus on that track but on others where it tends to be on the slick side sometimes his agressive riding can actually end up making him slower, on a track such as Lakeside sometimes you have to ride a little bit smart instead of just gasing it as you could end up just spinning yourself backwards, not every week! but there are race days when for whatever reason the dirt on the outside just does not produce enough grip to offset the longer way around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smod Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Glasgow have signed Richard Lawson on a full transfer. Does this mean that every time Glasgow are racing on a Friday (at Edinburgh, Somerset, Plymouth & Scunthorpe) he'll be riding for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Glasgow have signed Richard Lawson on a full transfer. Does this mean that every time Glasgow are racing on a Friday (at Edinburgh, Somerset, Plymouth & Scunthorpe) he'll be riding for them? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Glasgow have signed Richard Lawson on a full transfer. Does this mean that every time Glasgow are racing on a Friday (at Edinburgh, Somerset, Plymouth & Scunthorpe) he'll be riding for them? And at Peterborough on Friday May 15th .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Glasgow have signed Richard Lawson on a full transfer. Does this mean that every time Glasgow are racing on a Friday (at Edinburgh, Somerset, Plymouth & Scunthorpe) he'll be riding for them? TBF, as he was owned by a PL clubs anyway, Glasgow were always going to get priority. Lawsons comments in the Glasgow press release suggest a slight lack of ambition. You'd hope a guy who averaged 6.5 last season in the EL and will have to make a decision in 2 years time would be looking at going EL full time by then, even if he will be 30. It seems to suggest he'll be happy to stay PL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 TBF, as he was owned by a PL clubs anyway, Glasgow were always going to get priority. Lawsons comments in the Glasgow press release suggest a slight lack of ambition. You'd hope a guy who averaged 6.5 last season in the EL and will have to make a decision in 2 years time would be looking at going EL full time by then, even if he will be 30. It seems to suggest he'll be happy to stay PL. I would be happy to stay at Glasgow as well with the money he's on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Glasgow have signed Richard Lawson on a full transfer. Does this mean that every time Glasgow are racing on a Friday (at Edinburgh, Somerset, Plymouth & Scunthorpe) he'll be riding for them? Didn't Lakeside get priority last season as he was supposed to be a Lakeside asset ? If a full transfer fee has not been paid he can not be claimed as an asset and this is not directed at Lakeside and Lawson but any transfer involving a rider riding in both leagues, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Didn't Lakeside get priority last season as he was supposed to be a Lakeside asset ? If a full transfer fee has not been paid he can not be claimed as an asset and this is not directed at Lakeside and Lawson but any transfer involving a rider riding in both leagues, Simple solution - get rid of asset system! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffster Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Didn't Lakeside get priority last season as he was supposed to be a Lakeside asset ? If a full transfer fee has not been paid he can not be claimed as an asset and this is not directed at Lakeside and Lawson but any transfer involving a rider riding in both leagues, He WAS a Lakeside asset, but was sold back to Workington The new owners at Glasgow, the Facenna brothers, have bought Richard from Workington, so he is now a fully fledged Glasgow asset As SCB has already stated , even if Richard was still a Worky asset, Glasgow would have priority over Coventry for fixture clashes, as it works thus : 1, The club of which the rider is an asset gets priority 2, The LEAGUE of the owning club gets priority Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj350z Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 He WAS a Lakeside asset, but was sold back to Workington The new owners at Glasgow, the Facenna brothers, have bought Richard from Workington, so he is now a fully fledged Glasgow asset As SCB has already stated , even if Richard was still a Worky asset, Glasgow would have priority over Coventry for fixture clashes, as it works thus : 1, The club of which the rider is an asset gets priority 2, The LEAGUE of the owning club gets priority Coventry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) He WAS a Lakeside asset, but was sold back to Workington The new owners at Glasgow, the Facenna brothers, have bought Richard from Workington, so he is now a fully fledged Glasgow asset As SCB has already stated , even if Richard was still a Worky asset, Glasgow would have priority over Coventry for fixture clashes, as it works thus : 1, The club of which the rider is an asset gets priority 2, The LEAGUE of the owning club gets priority That was certainly what was being rumoured, but nobody has seen it officially confirmed anywhere as far as I know?! I can't imagine PL promoters voting to 'weaken' their position (not with Lawson I know) especially as they outnumber their EL counterparts!!!!? Edited February 3, 2015 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) He WAS a Lakeside asset, but was sold back to Workington The new owners at Glasgow, the Facenna brothers, have bought Richard from Workington, so he is now a fully fledged Glasgow asset As SCB has already stated , even if Richard was still a Worky asset, Glasgow would have priority over Coventry for fixture clashes, as it works thus : 1, The club of which the rider is an asset gets priority 2, The LEAGUE of the owning club gets priority If the transfer fee wasn't paid in full he was NOT a Lakeside asset. ..... or are you saying Workington sold him to Lakeside, then decided to buy him back and then straight away sell him to Glasgow !!! Therefore it appears Lakeside wrongly had priority over him in meetings last season and Redcar had to go with a guest and priority then would have gone to the Premier League club .... ie Redcar Edited February 3, 2015 by T.N.T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 If the transfer fee wasn't paid in full he was NOT a Lakeside asset. ..... or are you saying Workington sold him to Lakeside, then decided to buy him back and then straight away sell him to Glasgow !!! That is exactly what happened. Workington used the buy back clause when they saw the sacks of money being thrown around by Glasgow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 That is exactly what happened. Workington used the buy back clause when they saw the sacks of money being thrown around by Glasgow. Glasgow fans must be some of the happiest in British speedway at the moment with everything that's happened for them since the end of last season! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo1 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Could be gearing up for a crack at the EL with what's going on up here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think what happend is Lakeside never paid second payment so he reverted back to being a Workington rider. Gazc see Mr Blobby on another site having his monotinous dig at Glasgow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I think what happend is Lakeside never paid second payment so he reverted back to being a Workington rider. Gazc see Mr Blobby on another site having his monotinous dig at Glasgow The second payment was to be made from funds pledged by one of their major sponsors, Skidmarques. Towards the end of last season the company went bust with no monies forthcoming. The Lakeside promotion run a tight ship aiming not to sustain losses so it was the obvious solution to allow Workington to invoke the 'buy-back' clause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I think what happend is Lakeside never paid second payment so he reverted back to being a Workington rider. Gazc see Mr Blobby on another site having his monotinous dig at Glasgow The Workington website says it was they that invoked the buy back clause, not that Lakeside failed to make the second payment. The Worky website also says they were in nehotiations with Glasgow for sometime before the transfer deal was struck so it's seems pretty clear that Worky got a better offer from Glasgow and decided to invoke the buy back clause so they could re-sell him at a bigger profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Rye House will now get priority over all of Kennetts fixture clashes with Lakeside as he had become a Rye house asset in a swap deal with Coventry for Garrity. This may make him very hard to find strong guests on his low average. Edited February 14, 2015 by mdmc82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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