FishersGate Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 7:49 PM, FromBendThree said: Sadly not on trend. Maybe on TikTok but not on old fashioned FB and X. Just pees off people. And the Leicester content is far from creative and down right boring. Expand If I was the new social media guy dealing with the fricke annoucement... Firstly - A short video of his best passes at leicester and in the grand prix 2. Followed by a clip of the track record he broke last season 3. Then a short interview with max about why he wanted to sign for us again 4. A week or so later I'd have a full interview / Q n A session with max. Can be done over Skype if he's back in Australia. Can talk about his ambitions, favourite tracks, riders etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) On 12/3/2023 at 7:57 PM, FishersGate said: If I was the new social media guy dealing with the fricke annoucement... Firstly - A short video of his best passes at leicester and in the grand prix 2. Followed by a clip of the track record he broke last season 3. Then a short interview with max about why he wanted to sign for us again 4. A week or so later I'd have a full interview / Q n A session with max. Can be done over Skype if he's back in Australia. Can talk about his ambitions, favourite tracks, riders etc. Expand Sounds way too progressive, informative and forward thinking for anyone involved in speedway promotion! Edited December 3, 2023 by DJC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Lion Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 9:11 AM, FishersGate said: To be fair if Dan chose Ipswich, there isn't much choice out there Expand Dan Thompson did not choose Ipswich over Leicester he had no choice. Each club had first option over their 2023 season ending rising star. Under the rules if a rider refuses a rising star spot then they are not allowed to sign for another club as a rising star. Because Ipswich wanted Dan as their rising star his only decision was ride for Ipswich and do 2 leagues or only ride in the Championship for a club if he can get one. Riders can opt out of the R/S programme amd sign for clubs like Jason Edwards did at Sheffield but if he is dropped he will not be allowed to sign for another club as a R/S nor can he guest as a R/S. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Not the strongest reserves but time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerM22 Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 7:49 PM, FromBendThree said: Sadly not on trend. Maybe on TikTok but not on old fashioned FB and X. Just pees off people. And the Leicester content is far from creative and down right boring. Expand Video announcements are certainly more on trend than most methods, particularly on Twitter. Nothing is on trend in Facebook though, that's in the past. I do agree with you on the general content, same for 99% of speedway club posts. Very little interaction with fans or engaging with 'trends', and some of the posts are frankly odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers99 Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 6:26 AM, Spiderman1 said: Not the strongest reserves but time will tell Expand But no one has a 5th averaged rider around that 7 point mark. Swings and roundabouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 6:26 AM, Spiderman1 said: Not the strongest reserves but time will tell Expand Kemp was good the few times I saw him at Beaumont Park last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) On 12/4/2023 at 8:32 AM, Panthers99 said: But no one has a 5th averaged rider around that 7 point mark. Swings and roundabouts Expand The 5th average rider will need to be lower than 7 as currently (if my calcs are correct) there are 19.14 points remaining to cover the three unannounced spots i.e 6.95 per rider. If the Lions bring in a 7.5 rider that will leave 5.82 for each of the other two. However, maths and the understand of the average allocation are not my strongest points, so I'm happy to be corrected. Edited December 4, 2023 by 1 valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 9:39 AM, 1 valve said: The 5th average rider will need to be lower than 7 as currently (if my calcs are correct) there are 19.14 points remaining to cover the three unannounced spots i.e 6.95 per rider. If the Lions bring in a 7.5 rider that will leave 5.82 for each of the other two. However, maths and the understand of the average allocation are not my strongest points, so I'm happy to be corrected. Expand 1. Fricke 8.98 2. Lawson 6.4 ( with British reduction) 3. Masters 7.13 4. Becker 7.03 5. Douglas 7.14 6. Kemp 3.03 ( 25% reduction) 7. Thompson RS 39.71 I've got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 7:22 PM, mikebv said: Isn't the "asset process" really only to just help pay off debts if a club goes bust? Seem to remember it was once quoted that it can help reduce the "bond" that gets paid... Expand It’s just more needless bumf the sport could do without. The riders will ride where they want anyway. They’re self-employed contractors too so the idea that someone owns them is silly. Stop clubs from signing assets now and then eventually all the “owned” riders will retire and there will be no more assets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 7:57 PM, FishersGate said: If I was the new social media guy dealing with the fricke annoucement... Firstly - A short video of his best passes at leicester and in the grand prix 2. Followed by a clip of the track record he broke last season 3. Then a short interview with max about why he wanted to sign for us again 4. A week or so later I'd have a full interview / Q n A session with max. Can be done over Skype if he's back in Australia. Can talk about his ambitions, favourite tracks, riders etc. Expand The new social media team at Leicester are very much on trend with lots of experience of creating content for the younger market as they themselves are in the 14-23 group with TikTok,Insta Reels and You Tube shorts being their forte. They have some great ideas and are fortunate at Leicester to have some other people involved with the club whom have lots of experience of Media and Marketing There will also be the more traditional social media like X (Twitter) Facebook along with of course the usual press releases too so hopefully should be something for everyone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 9:19 PM, Lenny Lion said: Dan Thompson did not choose Ipswich over Leicester he had no choice. Each club had first option over their 2023 season ending rising star. Under the rules if a rider refuses a rising star spot then they are not allowed to sign for another club as a rising star. Because Ipswich wanted Dan as their rising star his only decision was ride for Ipswich and do 2 leagues or only ride in the Championship for a club if he can get one. Riders can opt out of the R/S programme amd sign for clubs like Jason Edwards did at Sheffield but if he is dropped he will not be allowed to sign for another club as a R/S nor can he guest as a R/S. Expand How can there be a rule that a rider refusing a rising star place cannot sign for another Club as rising Star,Find that hard to believe.There again it is Speedway we’re talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W9 Lion Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 11:41 AM, Fromafar said: How can there be a rule that a rider refusing a rising star place cannot sign for another Club as rising Star,Find that hard to believe.There again it is Speedway we’re talking about. Expand It is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue witch Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Why would D Thompson want to ride for Leicester anyway when you dropped him mid season. Looked good at Ipswich before he done his shoulder so glad he's back with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 11:41 AM, Fromafar said: How can there be a rule that a rider refusing a rising star place cannot sign for another Club as rising Star,Find that hard to believe.There again it is Speedway we’re talking about. Expand Done so the rising star once signed recognises the contractual obligation he is under to the club who has chosen to take him on. That said, If the club releases the rising star, then the rider can sign for another club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 11:43 AM, W9 Lion said: It is the case. Expand Like I said it’s speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 11:52 AM, 1 valve said: Done so the rising star once signed recognises the contractual obligation he is under to the club who has chosen to take him on. That said, If the club releases the rising star, then the rider can sign for another club. Expand Does the Club pick the Rising Star that they want.? Does the rider have to go there.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W9 Lion Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 11:55 AM, Fromafar said: Does the Club pick the Rising Star that they want.? Does the rider have to go there.? Expand Yes if the rising star is on the scheme. The rider does not have to accept a rising star offer, but if he rejects it then they remove themselves from the scheme for the entire season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 11:47 AM, blue witch said: Why would D Thompson want to ride for Leicester anyway when you dropped him mid season. Looked good at Ipswich before he done his shoulder so glad he's back with us Expand Because there's a high liklihood that he'd score a hell of a lot more around the PMA than he would at foxhole. A few duck eggs at foxhole and confidence could easily be lost and a downward spiral be gotten into. On 12/4/2023 at 11:52 AM, 1 valve said: Done so the rising star once signed recognises the contractual obligation he is under to the club who has chosen to take him on. That said, If the club releases the rising star, then the rider can sign for another club. Expand Doesn't a riders contact generally last for 1 year and then they revert to their parent club. Of course a contact will probably have get out clauses if a rider is not performing up to muster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTW Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 10:07 AM, FishersGate said: 1. Fricke 8.98 2. Lawson 6.4 ( with British reduction) 3. Masters 7.13 4. Becker 7.03 5. Douglas 7.14 6. Kemp 3.03 ( 25% reduction) 7. Thompson RS 39.71 I've got Expand I would say that’s a really strong line up,stronger than oxfords I’d say all the British track experience they all have and there all very consistent riders obviously if that’s the team if it is well done Leicester only slight weak link is Joe Thompson but I’m sure he will only be getting 3 rides home and away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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