1 valve Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Would racing on Friday's really have made that much difference to someone like Doyle for instance? Although Chris Harris has often given up the GP practice to ride for the Bees I doubt if many riders would be willing to do this. So what top rider/s do you think would sign for the Lions this season if they changed to Friday's? Yes. Because he was only concerned about the limited time he had to travel to Poland and recover in time for the meeting given the late night finish on Saturday/early start Sunday. GP's were not an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Doyle would have stayed if the Lions moved their race night from Saturday to (say) Wed Thurs or Friday & he would have been happy to support Lions team building plans - the concept of mediocrity and not having a winning team was not an issue with him. As for moving from Saturday night, we need to remember that the Lions reentered British speedway as a PL Saturday night track which was more than not an ideal situation. The move to EL challenged that concept but...the correct questions to ask are"what alternatives were available?" and "were the Lions given a choice?" I believe the answers are "None" & "no" Meanwhile the promotion completed two seasons, the first no doubt a learning one the second blighted by injuries and resignations. Sure DH has stuck by his guns for Saturday night but given the circumstances I don't think he should be castigated for doing so and remember he is the ultimate loser or beneficiary of such decisions. Next year (2017) things will change, it wont be too late, but it would be good if before then the BSPA did allow the Lions to race on a Friday because even at this late stage this would provide a helping hand for the Lions to sign riders even on a temporary basis giving them time to finalise full time additions if required...sorry Coventry, but think of the big picture and the overall well being of the sport rather than your own short term agenda. I am not sure that statement would be correct. JD, I would say is very competitive. Australians are generally v.competitive (well except Troy ) and I have witnessed some serious moves by him (that's JD not Troy obviously ) at Swindon so for him to ride for a team that is not a 'winning team' I don't buy at all. In the link below JD mentions the play offs and also being around fellow Australians so I am guessing that he enjoys working in a comfortable and familiar environment with the opportunity to win silverware. That may or may not have been the case with Leicester this season. http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/4653/doyle-named-swindon-skipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckettlion Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Finally some good news for Leicester fans... Piotr Swiderski won't be a Lion next year! (Signed for Lakeside as 1 of 6 of their top 5...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Has anybody else noticed that all Leicester home matches are listed as provisional so there must be something going on either pulling out or change of race night the plot thickens especially with reports of some squad members 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckettlion Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Has anybody else noticed that all Leicester home matches are listed as provisional so there must be something going on either pulling out or change of race night the plot thickens especially with reports of some squad members What reports of what squad members? I think a change of race night is probably more likely than pulling out of the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Has anybody else noticed that all Leicester home matches are listed as provisional so there must be something going on either pulling out or change of race night the plot thickens especially with reports of some squad members It's not all of them - just most of them! But, as you say, it looks as if something's going on. As usual we are left guessing as there is nothing on the Lion's website. Edited January 21, 2016 by Happy Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Has anybody else noticed that all Leicester home matches are listed as provisional so there must be something going on either pulling out or change of race night the plot thickens especially with reports of some squad members Most are provisional,so clearly there are things going on......but the away fixtures are all "definite" which would suggest impending change of race night is the likelier cause 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I can't even see any home matches on the official website except for the first two against Sheffield. Where is everyone getting the 'full' fixture list from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 The BSPA website 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I can't even see any home matches on the official website except for the first two against Sheffield. Where is everyone getting the 'full' fixture list from? http://leicesterlions.co/fixtures/ Edited January 21, 2016 by stevebrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 I can't even see any home matches on the official website except for the first two against Sheffield. Where is everyone getting the 'full' fixture list from? http://leicesterlions.co/fixtures/ They are on the BSPA website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Possibly Coventry have agreed (reluctantly i would imagine) to let Leicester run on a limited number of Fridays. Together with this squad system, which Lakeside have gone public with (more info awaited from BSPA, of course), it could add up to fudging a way through for Leicester. I would expect that Leicester's squad will be mostly PL level riders, but you never know they may entice someone of Heat leader calibre, just don't expect him/them to make too many appearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Possibly Coventry have agreed (reluctantly i would imagine) to let Leicester run on a limited number of Fridays. Together with this squad system, which Lakeside have gone public with (more info awaited from BSPA, of course), it could add up to fudging a way through for Leicester. I would expect that Leicester's squad will be mostly PL level riders, but you never know they may entice someone of Heat leader calibre, just don't expect him/them to make too many appearances. What's Coventry got to do with it? If Leicester want to race Friday's they will, whether Coventry like it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 http://leicesterlions.co/fixtures/ Yes ~ two matches that's all I saw, unless I need my eyes testing and you are seeing a full fixture list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yes ~ two matches that's all I saw, unless I need my eyes testing and you are seeing a full fixture list. You need to look on http://www.speedwaygb.co/home.php . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yes ~ two matches that's all I saw, unless I need my eyes testing and you are seeing a full fixture list. I see 3 - the 2 Sheffield matches & the BYC round. Maybe they're adding 1 every few hours. As HH says, the BSPA site is the place to go but there are errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckettlion Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 So, realistically, a change of night and the potential to job share positions (now that Lakeside have announced a squad system). Do we reckon this could entice at least a couple of riders to job share the number 1 position? If we can just get the number 1 slot filled with someone worthy, I still wouldnt be disheartened if we had Wozniak at 5 as I think he'll do a very good job now he knows the tracks. He got better and better as the year went on last year. Still struggling to see any riders that might actually want to ride at 1 for us though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game On Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 So, realistically, a change of night and the potential to job share positions (now that Lakeside have announced a squad system). Do we reckon this could entice at least a couple of riders to job share the number 1 position? If we can just get the number 1 slot filled with someone worthy, I still wouldnt be disheartened if we had Wozniak at 5 as I think he'll do a very good job now he knows the tracks. He got better and better as the year went on last year. Still struggling to see any riders that might actually want to ride at 1 for us though Very funny how you couldn't find one no1 now you are going to have two, very ironic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Has anyone else had issues with posting/logging on to this forum over the last few days? I have had terrible problems, now working again, at one point I thought I would never get on here again!!! I was unable to logon, unable to post, and the route to contacting admin/forum mod was not working either!!!! Is there a way to contact the forum mods/admin if you are not logged in?? I spent ages trying to find a way/email/link, but nothing worked because I wasn't logged in!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 So this brilliant idea of job sharing means that any rider still considering the Elite League will be of interest to half a dozen clubs, not just Leicester and Lynn - potentially making it even more difficult for them to complete their teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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