SteveLyric2 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, Steve0 said: Charles Wright and Ricky Wells in, Danny King and Kyle Newman out Ruthless these promoters!!!!?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justathought Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 LEICESTER have bolstered their injury-hit side with two new signings - in time for Monday’s mouthwatering showdown with Wolverhampton at the Paul Chapman and Sons Arena.American World Cup star - and ex-Wolf - Ricky Wells has joined the club with immediate effect and he’s joined by British racer Charles Wright.Heading out of the team are injured Danny King and Kyle Newman.Co-promoter Dave Darcy said: “We are sad to see Danny and Kyle leave because they are two great guys, but in Danny’s case, in particular, we don’t know how long he’s likely to be out.“It was was a situation which had to be dealt with and these decisions have been made in the best interests of Leicester Speedway.“We welcome both Ricky and Charles to the Watling JCB Lions and wish them well for a successful stay with the club. They’re fine riders and we know what Charles can do after he rode for us on Monday at Wolverhampton.“Once again this shows Leicester Speedway aren’t prepared to stand still, we’ve made things happen and we hope to see a big crowd on Monday for what should be a great night.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, nightshift said: LEICESTER have bolstered their injury-hit side with two new signings - in time for Monday’s mouthwatering showdown with Wolverhampton at the Paul Chapman and Sons Arena.American World Cup star - and ex-Wolf - Ricky Wells has joined the club with immediate effect and he’s joined by British racer Charles Wright.Heading out of the team are injured Danny King and Kyle Newman.Co-promoter Dave Darcy said: “We are sad to see Danny and Kyle leave because they are two great guys, but in Danny’s case, in particular, we don’t know how long he’s likely to be out.“It was was a situation which had to be dealt with and these decisions have been made in the best interests of Leicester Speedway.“We welcome both Ricky and Charles to the Watling JCB Lions and wish them well for a successful stay with the club. They’re fine riders and we know what Charles can do after he rode for us on Monday at Wolverhampton.“Once again this shows Leicester Speedway aren’t prepared to stand still, we’ve made things happen and we hope to see a big crowd on Monday for what should be a great night.” Bit late with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justathought Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 14 minutes ago, foamfence said: Bit late with that. It's me age 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Really pleased that Charles Wright is back in the top league. in my opinion he was badly treated by Somerset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Those changes make Leicester a lot stronger imo! Great top 5 now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 2 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Those changes make Leicester a lot stronger imo! Great top 5 now! Imho Wells for King is a downgrade. Wright for Newman is a better upgrade however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRacer Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 53 minutes ago, stevebrum said: Imho Wells for King is a downgrade. Wright for Newman is a better upgrade however. Maybe if they were both fit, but healthy Wells for recovering from injury King is a reasonable switch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 54 minutes ago, stevebrum said: Imho Wells for King is a downgrade. Wright for Newman is a better upgrade however. Much of a muchness to be honest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Nick Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Ruthless these promoters!!!!?? Surprised that you find it funny that 2 riders have lost their places, thought you were better than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 52 minutes ago, OldRacer said: Maybe if they were both fit, but healthy Wells for recovering from injury King is a reasonable switch. Absolutely agree. 51 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: Much of a muchness to be honest. Absolutely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbiter Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Newman sacked again he has all the luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 I thought that it was going to be Wright for Kurtz and then a replacement for King. This move still means that Lions are weaker at reserve than they need to be. i am not 100% up on the latest averages could they have dropped Kurtz to bring in Wright and had Wells for King. That would have put Newman at reserve and some needed strength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Charles Wright injured last night. Not riding for Sheffield at Scunthorpe tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethelion Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, flagrag said: I thought that it was going to be Wright for Kurtz and then a replacement for King. This move still means that Lions are weaker at reserve than they need to be. i am not 100% up on the latest averages could they have dropped Kurtz to bring in Wright and had Wells for King. That would have put Newman at reserve and some needed strength No that would have been 42.97, so 0.47 over. If they had replaced Kurtz with Wright & kept Newman, they would have had 6.62 to replace King. Like you say it would have given much needed strength at reserve. Have to feel sympathy for Kyle, he was the victim of circumstances, if it hadn't have been for Josh's sledging injury he would have been at reserve & no doubt piling up the points, as it was he was thrust into the main body of the team through no fault of his own & struggled & little, but still increased his starting average by nearly half a point. I think they released the wrong rider, Kurtz was the one to go for me. Edited June 30, 2018 by stevethelion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Just hope that Charles Wright doesn't turn out to be a (w)right Charlie! ......What do you mean not funny? Compared with the state of British Speedway which is 'a sitcom script in waiting' (hilarious potential), maybe not then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionsman66 Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 It's the best move that could be made as it's not a good idea running with injured riders who with weaknesses could falter again. 1 more switch at reserve would be a good plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 15 hours ago, Pirate Nick said: Surprised that you find it funny that 2 riders have lost their places, thought you were better than that? Come off it Nick. Not finding it funny at all as far as the riders are concerned. The emojis are in respect of 'ruthless' promoters be it Damien Bates, Matt Ford, Garry May or indeed any of them!! Promoters make decisions for the benefit of their business as they see it - some will agree and some won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Not really ruthless if they are injured? I expect that neither rider would have been replaced if they were fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Not really ruthless if they are injured? I expect that neither rider would have been replaced if they were fit. Fit and scoring well!!! Edited June 30, 2018 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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