flagrag 704 Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, iainb said: Are the twins involved in the young Lions (national level) at all does anybody know? All I ever hear about are the Kemp, Palin, Rowe, Flint etc. I've never seen the twins wearing national garb The twins are involved with Team GB and Young Lions but with riding for a Saturday home track and having already had away matches at Scunthorpe,Berwick and Newcastle over weekends hence they have not been involved in any meetings on the continent. I think it’s fair to say that in their first season of professional racing they are doing well but are probably a bit behind the more experienced riders like Kemp,Flint and Rowe so when limited places are allocated in meetings then places go to these riders. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,998 Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, flagrag said: The twins are involved with Team GB and Young Lions but with riding for a Saturday home track and having already had away matches at Scunthorpe,Berwick and Newcastle over weekends hence they have not been involved in any meetings on the continent. I think it’s fair to say that in their first season of professional racing they are doing well but are probably a bit behind the more experienced riders like Kemp,Flint and Rowe so when limited places are allocated in meetings then places go to these riders. Yeah, I get what you're saying about them being lower down the pecking order due to inexperience, I just wondered whether they were involved in the boot camp things that GB Speedway run. So far I think they've been the shining light of Leicester's season... long may it continue! Edited June 27, 2021 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neb 312 Posted June 27, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 1:41 PM, LionsFan said: The comments suggest to me that he is only looking to find a replacement for Proctor and not a double change. if rumour's are to be believed and they bring in hans anderson then i am sure there will be a double change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teromaafan 586 Posted June 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, neb said: if rumour's are to be believed and they bring in hans anderson then i am sure there will be a double change. Loving this rumour if it turns out to be true. What average would he come in on, his PL average x 1.4? If so it leaves less than 4.0 for a double change. Dan T would not let us down if a re-shuffle moved him out of the reserve berth (which will happen sooner rather than later anyway). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidewinder 191 Posted June 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: Loving this rumour if it turns out to be true. What average would he come in on, his PL average x 1.4? If so it leaves less than 4.0 for a double change. Dan T would not let us down if a re-shuffle moved him out of the reserve berth (which will happen sooner rather than later anyway). Isn't the conversion rate, PL average x 1.5. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honey Monster 47 Posted June 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Loving this rumour if it turns out to be true. What average would he come in on, his PL average x 1.4? If so it leaves less than 4.0 for a double change. Dan T would not let us down if a re-shuffle moved him out of the reserve berth (which will happen sooner rather than later anyway). If a double change was made, then Anderson could come in with someone else. Maybe Jake Knight? 2nd highest average in NL and scored a max against the Cubs earlier in the year. Anderson’s average would be around 8.6. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted June 28, 2021 Looks to me if the plan is to replace Proctor. Bates then drops to reserve and gets his confidence back and, hopefully, this makes Lions stronger, especially away from home. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSL84 541 Posted June 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said: Looks to me if the plan is to replace Proctor. Bates then drops to reserve and gets his confidence back and, hopefully, this makes Lions stronger, especially away from home. Think you will find it will be two replacements ? The riders they are talking to come off it will make Leicester stronger that's for sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,998 Posted June 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Happy Hunter said: Looks to me if the plan is to replace Proctor. Bates then drops to reserve and gets his confidence back and, hopefully, this makes Lions stronger, especially away from home. He's not going to get his confidence back when he's on his @rse all the time, I don't think a spell at reserve is going to cure that chink in his armour 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted June 28, 2021 I live in hope! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wee Eck 703 Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/27/2021 at 8:19 PM, iainb said: Are the twins involved in the young Lions (national level) at all does anybody know? All I ever hear about are the Kemp, Palin, Rowe, Flint etc. I've never seen the twins wearing national garb They were involved with the No Limits programme from day one when they were only 14 I think, and are now involved with the GB Academy. As someone said, they are a year behind the likes of Rowe and Flint but are showing great strides. They are still only 17 so time enough to get involved with the Young Lions. By my reckoning, they’ll still be eligible for under 19s until 2023 and under 21s until 2025 so still plenty of time 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted June 29, 2021 14 hours ago, Wee Eck said: They were involved with the No Limits programme from day one when they were only 14 I think, and are now involved with the GB Academy. As someone said, they are a year behind the likes of Rowe and Flint but are showing great strides. They are still only 17 so time enough to get involved with the Young Lions. By my reckoning, they’ll still be eligible for under 19s until 2023 and under 21s until 2025 so still plenty of time In the BYC 500 section in 2020 the regular quartet in the final was usually Palin, Dan T, Joe T and Archie Freeman and usually finishing in that order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justgotmecpc 1,059 Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) On 6/27/2021 at 11:31 PM, Teromaafan said: Loving this rumour if it turns out to be true. What average would he come in on, his PL average x 1.4? If so it leaves less than 4.0 for a double change. Dan T would not let us down if a re-shuffle moved him out of the reserve berth (which will happen sooner rather than later anyway). Hopefully the Thompson twins Jordan Palin will follow in the footsteps of Dan bewley & Lambert into the international scene as they are holding there own in Poland to back woffy up & with leon flint who had a cracking debut last night for wolves & Anders Rowe along with drew Kemp it's looking decent for the Brits in years to come Edited June 29, 2021 by Justgotmecpc Error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lions123 2 Posted June 30, 2021 Lasse is a 5.87 he would be ideal replacement and a track specialist! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wtf 621 Posted June 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, lions123 said: Lasse is a 5.87 he would be ideal replacement and a track specialist! Has he all of a sudden learned how to gate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
