Pinny Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 10 hours ago, Steve0 said: Except Somerset have got their act together this season. Leicester were tipped to make the play offs - and probably would have done with their original team but we will never know. The current team isn’t going to stop the Lions winning the wooden spoon this season as they are cast adrift at the bottom of the table. Except Somersets a club thats progressed nicely and is well established with a great racing track and expierienced promotion and management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 21 hours ago, Liontamer said: The way i feel right now, just put us out of our misery & close the club down. We've been crap year after year & I've had enough now. i personally think that not having josh bates at either leicester or sheffield has done either club any favours.yes ,i do understand that accidents happen but to put yourself in that position to start with......well enough already said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gresham78 Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Leicester have to be the unluckiest team ever - whatever team they put out at the start of the season always ends up being modified significantly due to injuries. If they'd managed to retain Vaculik Bates and King I think it unlikely they'd be in this position now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Gresham78 said: Leicester have to be the unluckiest team ever - whatever team they put out at the start of the season always ends up being modified significantly due to injuries. If they'd managed to retain Vaculik Bates and King I think it unlikely they'd be in this position now. We'll never know what impact Vaculik would have had, but the unavailability of Bates & King sound like convenient management excuses. The recent changes have taken us back even further. Mountain is only there because of his very low average, which is all well and good if the team is stronger over all with the other riders brought in. Auty and Robson? I rest my case, their averages will only drop. Let's face it, David Howe has probably doubled what Auty would have scored in the last two meetings, which has prevented the opposition from reaching the 60 point mark. I wouldn't have minded a trip down to Poole tomorrow, but money has put a stop to that, Bates Co have politely refused to pay me. As a Lions supporter, my enthusiasm for the season end is as strong as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: We'll never know what impact Vaculik would have had, but the unavailability of Bates & King sound like convenient management excuses. The recent changes have taken us back even further. Mountain is only there because of his very low average, which is all well and good if the team is stronger over all with the other riders brought in. Auty and Robson? I rest my case, their averages will only drop. Let's face it, David Howe has probably doubled what Auty would have scored in the last two meetings, which has prevented the opposition from reaching the 60 point mark. I wouldn't have minded a trip down to Poole tomorrow, but money has put a stop to that, Bates Co have politely refused to pay me. As a Lions supporter, my enthusiasm for the season end is as strong as ever. Not sure convenient is the right word. Its fact. Those brought in are 2nd choices, that's fact. Robson is a poor signing as he's well over the hill. Edited August 8, 2018 by Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) Looking on the speedway gb site, Ricky Wells rolling average is based on 8 matches, should they not be counting his matches from Rye House in 2017 too? Edited August 9, 2018 by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Good luck to Connor doing 3 leagues great rider hope he does well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40-38 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) According to this mornings Leicester Mercury; Robson and Mountain are out, Howe and Starke are in. Edited August 14, 2018 by 40-38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, 40-38 said: According to this mornings Leicester Mercury; Robson and Mountain are out, Howe and Starke are in. Well at least they haven’t thrown the towel in yet. How many riders is that now? Shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Steve0 said: Well at least they haven’t thrown the towel in yet. How many riders is that now? Shocking! Unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I thought mountain looked good last night. Very unfair on him. He gets shafted by Ipswich and now Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Phil The Ace said: I thought mountain looked good last night. Very unfair on him. He gets shafted by Ipswich and now Leicester. But he's been moved into the Sheffield side. I hope the lad has a decent sense of direction and a good satnav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40-38 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I can't find anything on the net about this but it's definitely in the hard copy of the local paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Steve0 said: Well at least they haven’t thrown the towel in yet. How many riders is that now? Shocking! Nearly as many as Poole. Definitely strengthens them however. 51 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: I thought mountain looked good last night. Very unfair on him. He gets shafted by Ipswich and now Leicester. Has made some good progress this year. It’s always the younger reserves that get shafted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 hours ago, 40-38 said: I can't find anything on the net about this but it's definitely in the hard copy of the local paper. Regional papers these days are often about 2 weeks+ behind with anything that isn't mainstream, or assaults and murders. Maybe they still catching up with Leicester's team changes from last week!! You can hardly blame them for getting confused, the poor little interns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 11 hours ago, 40-38 said: According to this mornings Leicester Mercury; Robson and Mountain are out, Howe and Starke are in. Dont forget that these changes were made before last nights meeting, before the transfer cut off and therefore last nights scores were not taken into consideration. I was impressed with both Robson and Mountain last night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 If this information is genuine and correct, seems like it is with the purpose of trying to get a win at Hyde Road on Monday and move off the bottom of the league. Those two could outscore what Robbo and Mountain would get, and along with Auty if fit again, might make up for the probable deficiencies of Nicholls and Wells. Bit of a long shot though, and a real farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justathought Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 I actually emailed Leicester Speedway and asked for clarification (yes I'm that sad) . I was told that they now intend to stick with the original team, so now there is no changes. An article will appear in the Leicester Mercury newspaper. Why they didn't say this themselves...............who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Well Public Relations has never been the Lions strong point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 I think for next season its better if they just let Hans run things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.