justathought Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 LEICESTER Speedway boss Stewart Dickson is urging fans to turn out in force and back their bid for glory!For the first time since the relaunch of the city club they are proving to be a major force on the Championship.And Dickson, ahead of this Saturday’s battle against Birmingham at their Paul Chapman and Sons Arena, which is at Beaumont Sports Complex, wants to see the team get the support they deserve.“We’ve made a great start to the season and we are making progress in every competition,” he said.“We’re in the Semis of the Championship Shield, through to the next phase of the Knockout Cup and we are top of the league.“It’s a case of so far, so good, but we need the fans to come along and get behind us and show the club owners, myself and the team what it means to them.“The club have worked hard at promoting the sport over the last few months and we are extremely hopeful a winning team will spread a feel-good factor throughout the club.“In addition, with other sports in the city now out of season, perhaps it’s a good opportunity to welcome new supporters to come along and watch this winning Leicester team.“In simple terms we have had the best ever start to the season and it would be great to welcome new fans – or even those who have been before but not for some time – to the club.”Children go free at all Leicester home meetings and Birmingham are expected to bring plenty of support on Saturday. The meeting starts at 7.30.Leicester are without key reserve Jack Thomas who has won Under 21 international recognition with Great Britain and he is replaced by Luke Ruddick.LEICESTER: Scott Nicholls, Connor Mountain, Josh Bates, Ryan Douglas, Richie Worrall, Luke Ruddick, Ellis Perks.BIRMINGHAM: Adam Ellis, James Shanes, Zach Wajtknecht R/R, Ashley Morris, Ulrich Ostergaard, Paco Csatagna, Nathan Stoneman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudtobeaBrummie Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Comfy home win tbh . Adam cannot take a r/r so with Ulrich likely to be taking 5-6 rides we need him on form big time another poor showing from him would be very disappointing. Leicester have started the season on fire and as most expected should end the season up the top end of the table. So anything from this meeting would be unexpected and a huge bonus . Prediction : 50-40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 62-28 Leicester win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudtobeaBrummie Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 44 minutes ago, ScunnyDan said: 62-28 Leicester win Interesting we that bad ? or Leicester that good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 42 minutes ago, ProudtobeaBrummie said: Interesting we that bad ? or Leicester that good ? Thats just what Scunny got humped by when they visited Leicester. However i would expect the Lions to go over 50 again this time. Richie out of form and Ruddick standing in at reserve still doesn't dent the home chances that much as RR for the visitors and riders who don't go that well upon the track. Its nice its a local derby but sadly the class difference between the two sides is a bit too wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Missing 'Zach' isn't going to make any difference to the outcome imo.... 55-35 ? As for Ulrich? he's a good rider on 'desparate' machinery........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 I am not sure how Stewart Dickson can say the Lions are through to the next stage of the K.O. Cup when they got a bye in the first round and haven't ridden a race in the cup yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Thats just what Scunny got humped by when they visited Leicester. However i would expect the Lions to go over 50 again this time. Richie out of form and Ruddick standing in at reserve still doesn't dent the home chances that much as RR for the visitors and riders who don't go that well upon the track. Its nice its a local derby but sadly the class difference between the two sides is a bit too wide. Richie is only out of form for Poole, he's been flying round Leicester so far this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 And Luke ruddick will be missing picked up concision tonight after crashing at Armadale tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenMiller Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 10 hours ago, mac101 said: And Luke ruddick will be missing picked up concision tonight after crashing at Armadale tonight Ryan McDonald from the Leicester Cubs in for Ruddick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Well done Lions. Some great examples of team riding and not always from the gate. Scotty proving to be a great captain. Hope Josh’s ribs not too bad and he makes it back fit sooner rather than later. Edited May 25, 2019 by 1 valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Kev Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 I decided to make the trip after work but regretted it from mid meeting on wards. We were woeful, only James Shanes are Ashley Morris could say they had a good meeting but it was comprehensive win for Leicester. All season we cant seem to gate and when your at a gaters track like Leicester then there's only gonna be one outcome regardless of how good the side your facing is. That's two poor meetings for Ostergaard in less than a week. He just isn't performing as what we hoped when we signed him. Hes only hit double figures on one occasion and whilst he wasn't a number 1 you would think riding at number 5 would ease the pressure. Leicester have a great top end but Ulrich was beaten from the tapes. He needs to improve in the coming meetings, maybe if no replacement is available we can re jig the riding order. Leicester are one of the best teams in the league, first time i've seen Ryan Douglas ride and what a cracking rider he is. With him, Nicholls and Worrall that's three number 1's certainly on form. I've always admired Connor Mountain in the NL and hes a great young rider, whenever I see him hes having good meetings. It doesn't matter who Ellis Perks is riding for, at whatever track, he always fills his boots when he rides against us. Hopefully Josh Bates is okay after his fall backwards off the bike. Only crumb of comfort I can take from last night is we shouldn't be the last team to be well beaten at Leicester this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) I cannot comment about this meeting as I was not there, but, it has been much less of a gaters track this season due to the work Stewart Diskson has done on the track. Edited May 26, 2019 by Skodaman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Kev Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, Skodaman said: I cannot comment about this meeting as I was not there, but, it has been much less of a gaters track this season due to the work Stewart Diskson has done on the track. I've been to Leicester a few times and the last time was the Coventry/Birmingham match last season when there was real problem with the 3rd/4th bend. There was a massive crash when Ayres hit a hole and it caused him to crash into the other riders. In that respect it seemed alot smoother last night but I thought there was little passing, a few decent heats when Leicester riders got ours, but it didnt help with the gulf of class between the two sides. Maybe when a side closely matched to Leicester ( if there is one) comes to BP there will be better racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapeworm Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, Brummie Kev said: I've been to Leicester a few times and the last time was the Coventry/Birmingham match last season when there was real problem with the 3rd/4th bend. There was a massive crash when Ayres hit a hole and it caused him to crash into the other riders. In that respect it seemed alot smoother last night but I thought there was little passing, a few decent heats when Leicester riders got ours, but it didnt help with the gulf of class between the two sides. Maybe when a side closely matched to Leicester ( if there is one) comes to BP there will be better racing. Need to wait until 27th July then................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Brummie Kev said: I've been to Leicester a few times and the last time was the Coventry/Birmingham match last season when there was real problem with the 3rd/4th bend. There was a massive crash when Ayres hit a hole and it caused him to crash into the other riders. In that respect it seemed alot smoother last night but I thought there was little passing, a few decent heats when Leicester riders got ours, but it didnt help with the gulf of class between the two sides. Maybe when a side closely matched to Leicester ( if there is one) comes to BP there will be better racing. Sorry it was a disappointing evening for you. I stood with a Birmingham supporter but he perhaps enjoyed it a bit more because we were able to catch up on old times sitting on the 3rd bend at Brandon, so 3/4 years since we have seen each other. Apart from James Shanes (I've always liked him since seeing him at Coventry a few years ago) and Ashley Morris Birmingham didn't really put up much of a fight and of course that's needed to have good racing. The track is certainly much better this season and it's no longer a gater's paradise but it does need a competitive team on a roughly equal level and unfortunately Birmingham weren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudtobeaBrummie Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Well that was extremely disappointing . Ulrich well what can i say ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 39 minutes ago, ProudtobeaBrummie said: Well that was extremely disappointing . Ulrich well what can i say ? try , TAXI ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 just realised why we signed Ulrich??? so that he can be a scapegoat for every poor result ??? I feel for the guy! He needs better machinery imo…...he always tries hard and I'd keep him over Zach any day of the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 35 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: just realised why we signed Ulrich??? so that he can be a scapegoat for every poor result ??? I feel for the guy! He needs better machinery imo…...he always tries hard and I'd keep him over Zach any day of the week! then how are the youngsters supposed to progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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