kevin bass Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 10 hours ago, TTT said: That's why I think he's a waste of money, Not willing to put the effort in for the management, team mates and fans. If Laguta tried as hard as Emil there wouldn't be a problem, he's very much a gating tart and doesn't very often chase down and pass people, whereas Emil rides his heart out every race, I'd have Emil over Laguta everyday of the weak personally. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Not a complaint, more an observation. Its a fairly quick win which makes the stadium and ultimately club look a bit more professional on national telly. Wonder if Buster will get the middle of Lynn’s track jet washed before their next visit from Eurosport. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 In defence of Laguta, he's never ridden British tracks before, and yes, it looks as though he doesn't like tracks like Leicester, and I'm sure Wolverhampton and Ipswich will be the same, but at least give the guy a chance, he'll hopefully learn from his first visits, and improve the next time. He's not an unbeaten World Champion by luck. I agree that as things stand, Sayfutdinov is a far better rider, but he does have experience of British tracks, albeit limited All I'm saying is give the King's Lynn rider a chance, rather than judging him on one particular meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 35 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: Wonder if Buster will get the middle of Lynn’s track jet washed before their next visit from Eurosport. Or a crowd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Mimmo said: In defence of Laguta, he's never ridden British tracks before, and yes, it looks as though he doesn't like tracks like Leicester, and I'm sure Wolverhampton and Ipswich will be the same, but at least give the guy a chance, he'll hopefully learn from his first visits, and improve the next time. He's not an unbeaten World Champion by luck. I agree that as things stand, Sayfutdinov is a far better rider, but he does have experience of British tracks, albeit limited All I'm saying is give the King's Lynn rider a chance, rather than judging him on one particular meeting. In the race that Laguta won he was a whisker away from the new track record set in heat 1 by Fricke... so not too shabby We all know Laguta is not as complete a speedway rider as Emil but he's not the first world class rider to come to Leicester unable to pass and I'm sure he won't be the last Edited July 18, 2023 by iainb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Bagpuss said: A shame Leicester couldn't mow their centre green for the meeting. If my memory serves me right I think it does get a short back and sides if the meeting is being televised or streamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Teromaafan said: Wonder if Buster will get the middle of Lynn’s track jet washed before their next visit from Eurosport. A roadsweeper would be ideal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSL84 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: A roadsweeper would be ideal Thought buster had got a roadsweeper to clean the middle up after stock cars? Like they did at Coventry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 So can Stewart Dickson "work a miracle" and coax Batchelor into producing consistent points? If he can average 5.5 I think it will be a big achievement. I see this as a similar situation to Proctor in 2019. Of course it's ultimately down to Batchelor, but Stewart does have the opportunity of working on him up to 4 times per week. I think Leicester's chances of success in the playoffs now hinge on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, SSL84 said: Thought buster had got a roadsweeper to clean the middle up after stock cars? Like they did at Coventry. Yeah he has, not a full size one though. About ride on lawn mower size.. Edited July 18, 2023 by Bald Bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 13 hours ago, StarBoy said: I wouldn't say waste of money, I would say expensive luxury which can't be afforded when money is stretched and a bigger points return could be generated by having 2 riders instead of one. He's a very different rider in the UK compared to Poland. Here if he doesn't hit the start he doesn't want to know, but in Poland he will ride every inch of the track for 4 laps. That's because those tracks are easier to ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Big Al said: So can Stewart Dickson "work a miracle" and coax Batchelor into producing consistent points? If he can average 5.5 I think it will be a big achievement. I see this as a similar situation to Proctor in 2019. Of course it's ultimately down to Batchelor, but Stewart does have the opportunity of working on him up to 4 times per week. I think Leicester's chances of success in the playoffs now hinge on this I feel Batch will probably ride to his average - he will have great meetings once he settles in and score big - other times he will get 4-5 maybe less or so - that's what he did at Ipswich last year. On his day he can be very good - out of the gate quick and rides intelligently with partners, other times he will miss the gate and never look like he will get past! Edited July 18, 2023 by GeneralMelchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 51 minutes ago, Big Al said: So can Stewart Dickson "work a miracle" and coax Batchelor into producing consistent points? If he can average 5.5 I think it will be a big achievement. I see this as a similar situation to Proctor in 2019. Of course it's ultimately down to Batchelor, but Stewart does have the opportunity of working on him up to 4 times per week. I think Leicester's chances of success in the playoffs now hinge on this Or Morris gets a recall - if he's available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 59 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said: I feel Batch will probably ride to his average - he will have great meetings once he settles in and score big - other times he will get 4-5 maybe less or so - that's what he did at Ipswich last year. On his day he can be very good - out of the gate quick and rides intelligently with partners, other times he will miss the gate and never look like he will get past! Here's my worries: 2022 (Ipswich) First 12 matches 60 rides 102 pts av 6.80 Last 8 matches 33 rides 32 points ave 3.88 2022 (Oxford) Championship Away average 5.67 ( to be fair he was pretty decent at Oxford 9 double figure scores ( Inc bonus) in 11 matches) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, 1 valve said: Or Morris gets a recall - if he's available? Ashley Morris? I can't see Nick being available for some time Edited July 18, 2023 by arnieg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, 1 valve said: Or Morris gets a recall - if he's available? Was he there last night supporting his team mates does anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 14 hours ago, StarBoy said: I wouldn't say waste of money, I would say expensive luxury which can't be afforded when money is stretched and a bigger points return could be generated by having 2 riders instead of one. He's a very different rider in the UK compared to Poland. Here if he doesn't hit the start he doesn't want to know, but in Poland he will ride every inch of the track for 4 laps. I’m not sure that’s strictly true. Laguta is and always has been the type of rider who is electric from the start and won’t be overtaken - it’s basically how he won his world title. He’s never going to be an all action from the back type rider over here as he isn’t even that in Poland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 I can't see batch kicking on. I agree with some of the above comments. He looked poor last night. Way off the space. Hopefully SD can get a tune out of him but from what I saw last night I wasn't hopeful. Who else is out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, DiveBomb said: I can't see batch kicking on. I agree with some of the above comments. He looked poor last night. Way off the space. Hopefully SD can get a tune out of him but from what I saw last night I wasn't hopeful. Who else is out there? by my reckoning it's Nicholls, Cook, Batch or a "foreigner"... isn't there a transfer deadline soon? We're probably stuck with what we've got so need to hope Batch can get up to speed sooner rather than later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 38 minutes ago, iainb said: by my reckoning it's Nicholls, Cook, Batch or a "foreigner"... isn't there a transfer deadline soon? We're probably stuck with what we've got so need to hope Batch can get up to speed sooner rather than later I continue to harbour the delusion that somehow Szymon Wozniak with his 5.8(?) average will somehow be allowed to return! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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