Leicester Lions 2025

[W9 Lion]

4 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

I can't think of anyone else whose ridden for the Lion's and hasn't been back on these shores for a number of years!

Erm....

Kim Nilsson.

[AceBelle]

17 minutes ago, W9 Lion said:

Scored more point in the regular season than any other rider. Scored more maximum than anyone else in the regular season. I would say that's the performance of an out and out Numbet 1.

went missing in the grand final tho !!! when needed !!

[FishersGate]

25 minutes ago, W9 Lion said:

Erm....

Kim Nilsson.

Think Kim would be a decent signing

[Youhave2minutes]

So would Timo Lahti

[Teromaafan]

2 hours ago, W9 Lion said:

Erm....

Kim Nilsson.

Averaged just over 7 when he rode for us in 2017. Don’t know what he’s done since but suspect his average may be on the slide. Looking at the averages for that season, someone called Bewley averaged less than 5 for Belle Vue. Think I’d take him on that average, bit of a risk though 🤨

[Honey Monster]

3 hours ago, W9 Lion said:

Erm....

Kim Nilsson.

And Martin Vaculik

[Hamish McRaker]

9 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

? Ellis Perks or Zaine Kennedy.

I wonder if Perks is still doing speedway?

The only rider I can think of, who could fit that description and have a suitable average is Lasse Bjerre. But he might have retired by now and maybe too much of a maverick for Mr Dickson's liking. There's also his elder brother but he'd probably have too high an average. 

[IainB]

9 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

I can't think of anyone else whose ridden for the Lion's and hasn't been back on these shores for a number of years!

The Pieman? Ludo Lindgren? Butchkowski?

Edited 14 hours ago by IainB

[flagrag]

7 hours ago, W9 Lion said:

Erm....

Kim Nilsson.

Think he may well be going to another track now 

[Hamish McRaker]

My guess as to the identity of the mystery "comeback" rider at no.6 is the 1970's one-match wonder, the flaxen-haired Dane by the name of Red Herring.

[arnieg]

12 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said:

I wonder if Perks is still doing speedway?

The only rider I can think of, who could fit that description and have a suitable average is Lasse Bjerre. But he might have retired by now and maybe too much of a maverick for Mr Dickson's liking. There's also his elder brother but he'd probably have too high an average. 

Last rode in 2019 (bar the odd one-off in minor meetings)

[IainB]

10 hours ago, flagrag said:

Think he may well be going to another track now 

There's Birmingham's No 1 leaked lol 🤔

[SpeedwayFan91]

Won’t Leicester’s lineup be more obvious than everyone thinks?… Fricke Howarth Masters Becker Douglas C.Cook Hagon

[TTT]

1 minute ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

Won’t Leicester’s lineup be more obvious than everyone thinks?… Fricke Howarth Masters Becker Douglas C.Cook Hagon

Looks like it.

[PTW]

1 minute ago, TTT said:

Looks like it.

Thought Masters was at Oxford,wasn’t there rumours that Wozniak could have been heading to Leicester.

[TTT]

2 minutes ago, PTW said:

Thought Masters was at Oxford,wasn’t there rumours that Wozniak could have been heading to Leicester.

Was a small rumour in regards to Oxford but I think that's all it was as it's all gone quiet on that front with everything pointing towards the one change after Stewart's comments in Leicester's Lawson PR.

[PTW]

4 minutes ago, TTT said:

Was a small rumour in regards to Oxford but I think that's all it was as it's all gone quiet on that front with everything pointing towards the one change after Stewart's comments in Leicester's Lawson PR.

Just reading that I would guess that you are right not much change straight swap Howarth for Lawson and Craig Cook stays at reserve I’d assume,think Leicester team looks not very good when comparing it to others atm don’t think it’s a Play off team,Ipswich and kings Lynn look much better alongside Sheffield and Belle Vue id imagine would be there aswell as with the rumoured line ups there near on certainties to get to the play offs.

[Lionsman66]

Wonder who this returning ' mystery ' rider is then ? Howarth is hardly a mystery 🙄

[TTT]

14 minutes ago, PTW said:

Just reading that I would guess that you are right not much change straight swap Howarth for Lawson and Craig Cook stays at reserve I’d assume,think Leicester team looks not very good when comparing it to others atm don’t think it’s a Play off team,Ipswich and kings Lynn look much better alongside Sheffield and Belle Vue id imagine would be there aswell as with the rumoured line ups there near on certainties to get to the play offs.

It's a decent side but like you said when you compare it to other teams rumoured 1-7's then it doesn't look that good.

Lawson scored 8 or more points (Excluding Bonus Points) in 9 out of 15 Home meetings for Leicester this season so Howarth has got big shoes to fill.

Still no real solid backup for Fricke as well which is a worry, The Lions need the real Luke Becker to turn up next season.

[PTW]

2 minutes ago, TTT said:

It's a decent side but like you said when you compare it to other teams rumoured 1-7's then it doesn't look that good.

Lawson scored 8 or more points (Excluding Bonus Points) in 9 out of 15 Home meetings for Leicester this season so Howarth has got big shoes to fill.

Still no real solid backup for Fricke as well which is a worry, The Lions need the real Luke Becker to turn up next season.

Pretty well summed up tbh can’t see much changing next season tbh all the other riders in that team are not going to get any better than what they are atm,think they will be battling with Oxford for 5th.