FishersGate Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 21 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Leicester are certainly 'speculating to accumulate' with their first 2 signings. Neither will come cheap so I hope the Lions fans turn up in huge numbers on Thursday nights!! I think if we have mountain and Dan Thomson at reserve that may soften the blow a little! Think the crowds will big hit and miss. Fans are split on moving up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, FishersGate said: I think if we have mountain and Dan Thomson at reserve that may soften the blow a little! Think the crowds will big hit and miss. Fans are split on moving up Last time the Lions moved up it was pure vanity and we simply made up the numbers, signing a few riders on short term deals who were not committed. With the current owner/management set up I think we will see a different mindset and a superior product served up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Teromaafan said: Last time the Lions moved up it was pure vanity and we simply made up the numbers, signing a few riders on short term deals who were not committed. With the current owner/management set up I think we will see a different mindset and a superior product served up. I agree. They have to make this work after the disaster last time out. Thinking there going to build a strong home team and aim for the play offs is a minimum requirement 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Last time the Lions moved up it was pure vanity and we simply made up the numbers, signing a few riders on short term deals who were not committed. With the current owner/management set up I think we will see a different mindset and a superior product served up. That will be great - as long as fans turn up in greater numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Skidder1 said: That will be great - as long as fans turn up in greater numbers! Think it will drop a little due to it being Thursday. But we're a loyal bunch. Had around 600/700 hundred on wet Tuesday night and against Scunthorpe last year. Which was already a foregone conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 6 hours ago, FishersGate said: I think if we have mountain and Dan Thomson at reserve that may soften the blow a little! Think the crowds will big hit and miss. Fans are split on moving up Mountain's a bit of a puzzle for me. Didn't seem to impose/improve much in the CL over 2021 but always looked very useful riding for Sheffield and not just in heats 2 & 8. Maybe he will stay at Sheffield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, Big Al said: Mountain's a bit of a puzzle for me. Didn't seem to impose/improve much in the CL over 2021 but always looked very useful riding for Sheffield and not just in heats 2 & 8. Maybe he will stay at Sheffield? Think it's up to him. Think both clubs want him as his average possibly maybe 3.66 which is low. I wouldn't be gutted if he doesn't stay at Leicester. Id love Nikolai Busk Jacobsen at Leicester. 4.37 and always has huge scores around Beaumont park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, FishersGate said: Think it's up to him. Think both clubs want him as his average possibly maybe 3.66 which is low. I wouldn't be gutted if he doesn't stay at Leicester. Id love iNkolai Busk Jacobsen at Leicester. 4.37 and always has huge scores around Beaumont park. I thought Nikolai Busk Jacobsen had retired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, spin king said: I thought Nikolai Busk Jacobsen had retired. Hey may have I don't have a clue ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W9 Lion Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, FishersGate said: Hey may have I don't have a clue ! He has retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Be very surprised if Dan Thompson wasn't the RS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 3:11 PM, FishersGate said: Think it will drop a little due to it being Thursday. But we're a loyal bunch. Had around 600/700 hundred on wet Tuesday night and against Scunthorpe last year. Which was already a foregone conclusion. That would just about pay for Championship Team these days,some sponsers must have deep pockets.Did they not change their race night to weekend because fans weren’t liking mid week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Could be Leicester's last season. Seen too many clubs succumb to the lure of the "Premier" league and fail after having to change race night. Leicester should have taken advice from their arch enemies down on the south coast who remain operating successfully on the night that their paying spectators want to see speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrow Boy 2 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just read about all the improvements that are to be made. New track lighting being one of them. Been banging on about this for ever it seems. Swindon's track equipment has also been purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrow Boy 2 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 3:33 PM, Big Al said: Mountain's a bit of a puzzle for me. Didn't seem to impose/improve much in the CL over 2021 but always looked very useful riding for Sheffield and not just in heats 2 & 8. Maybe he will stay at Sheffield? But the fans voted him to be the most improved despite his average dropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 10 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Could be Leicester's last season. Seen too many clubs succumb to the lure of the "Premier" league and fail after having to change race night. Leicester should have taken advice from their arch enemies down on the south coast who remain operating successfully on the night that their paying spectators want to see speedway. Someone praising Poole! Has the world ended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Fromafar said: That would just about pay for Championship Team these days,some sponsers must have deep pockets.Did they not change their race night to weekend because fans weren’t liking mid week. And they had Jason Doyle... More fans immediately went to watch in the 2nd Division at weekends than went mid week to watch some GP stars... Poole show that sometimes it isnt really the level of rider on show, but the night you run... And with only single GP riders going around, and not in every team, to make a change of night work at this time, (especially given the clear historical evidence they have), could still be pretty difficult I would think... Hopefully plenty of sponsors on board and it will be a success... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, mikebv said: Poole show that sometimes it isnt really the level of rider on show, but the night you run... Maybe the case when the leagues are almost the same strength but if there was a clear difference between the leagues it may be a different story... having said that Poole always had healthy home crowds when they were in the 2nd division before but I think they do get a good "holiday" crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Barrow Boy 2 said: Just read about all the improvements that are to be made. New track lighting being one of them. Been banging on about this for ever it seems. Swindon's track equipment has also been purchased. It does need a little face lift the stadium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Someone praising Poole! Has the world ended? Praising just the robust business model that the Fords operate. Stick to Wednesday night racing has been their aim, and full marks to them for not being “persuaded” to move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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