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  1. Posted

    5 minutes ago, Robbobee said:

    With the meeting off now until Fri 4 Oct - presumably means no Lawson as guest for R Worrall but also no Broc Nicol for Nathan Greaves  either ?

    Weather forecast not good for Sat night either .....

    Correct, no Lawson now,  average will be to high. Nichol was no longer guesting for Greaves anyway, he had been declared fit to ride, although the preview yesterday on the Lions website still showed Nichol. I think it was written before Greaves was declared fit.

  2. Posted · Edited by stevethelion

    7 hours ago, 1 valve said:

    Both Redcar & Leicester look set to be subject to heavy rain when the meetings are due to take place which more than likely will mean postponement of both fixtures. 

    With Lions having almost unlimited availability of their track what is the situation at Redcar in terms of contingency dates?

    If either or both meetings are postponed, it's highly likely to be October before they are ridden, in which case the October averages will be in force, these aren't yet on the SGB website so I can't check, but it could mean the original guests aren't eligible to ride because their averages no longer fit. Obviously now only applies to R.Worrall & MPT, as Greaves is now riding. Lawson was only 0.01 of a point inside Richie's average for September.

    I've just checked SGB website & October's average's are now showing. If friday's meeting at Redcar is off, Lawson won't be able to guest if the rearranged meeting is in October, he will have gone up to 8.32. MPT's average goes up to 8.18, so the original guests that were booked would still be eligible.

     

     

  4. Posted

    38 minutes ago, slyfox said:

    I understand that  Leicester let the team pick the opposition. May not be the best idea as they may know which tracks they ride well but not necessarily the ones that other riders do well at. 

    Can see your point, but what Stewart Dickson said, when interviewed before the last meeting, was he'd narrowed it down to a choice of 2 opponents( didn't say which 2), & would discuss it with the riders to get their opinions, but ultimately the final decision was his.

  5. Posted

    2 hours ago, slyfox said:

    Jake Allen in both legs sounds like a good option to replace MPT to me. With him plus Broc Nichol in for Nathan Greaves don't think The Bears will be weakened. Watch out The Lions. The Bears may have been knocked down losing 3 riders to injury last weekend but they are far from out. You may regret your choice of opponents........

    Definitely think the Bears will be stronger, just by having Nichol at reserve. With ex Lions men Wright & Riss they will certainly be strong at Leicester, both ride the track excellently. Wright looked the best visiting rider i've seen all season, in the league match that was cut short when the curfew was reached. If it gets close towards the end Redcar will certainly have strength in heats 13 & 15. 

  6. Posted

    12 hours ago, Big Al said:

    Small item in today's SS, states that S. Worrall is booked for the second leg by Leicester.

    Redcar won't now be able to use him in their home leg either, because Newcastle are now at Edinburgh in a re-arranged fixture. So I imagine it could be Adam Ellis or Jake Allen.

  7. Posted

    40 minutes ago, Barrow Boy 2 said:

    Stuart Dickson has announced that Richard Lawson is to replace Richie Worrall in the play offs against Redcar. Presumably this is only at Redcar as Eastbourne are also riding on the same night as the Leicester's home  match.

    The way it was announced it seemed for both legs, but as you correctly say Eastbourne are riding the same night as the home leg. I'd quickly ask Steve Worrall before Redcar grab him to replace MPT, although might be too late already. If they get Worrall for MPT & Nicol to replace Greaves, they'll definitely be stronger.

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  9. Posted

    3 hours ago, Big Al said:

    It's looking like Worrall will be riding for the Lions on many occasions over the next few weeks. The question is, which one?? My money is on Steve.

    If it's to be a guest at Eastbourne on Saturday, is Broc Nicol worth a punt??

    If they have to go to Glasgow, the obvious guest would be Richard Lawson, who now fits for Richie Worrall by 0.01 pt. 

  10. Posted

    1 hour ago, HGould said:

    Not sure Leicester would pick Somerset with Schlein, Harris; Covatti and Morris now in the side and Schlein a bit of a track specialist at leicester and Harris / Covatti / Morris in good form too.

    On current form Glasgow look the one to pick, but if Starke returns from injury & comes back into the side that puts a different complexion on it. As ever injuries will have a big part to play, it would be nice if all 4 teams were at full strength & which guest Lions can get for Richie Worrall ( if he isn't returning). A few of the regular guest's that they have used this season now won't be available because of average changes & injuries & also you  can't use guests from the other play-off sides.  I just hope that the amount of guest bookings Douglas & to a lesser extent, Perks, are getting doesn't result in an injury before the play-offs start.

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  11. Posted

    2 minutes ago, IronScorpion said:

    Drew might have been practising but if this is just your view on a double change, I can not see it happening.

    I am sure I have seen it somewhere where a guy, in the know of most rules, pointed out to other posters that if you make a double change & your team is over the limit then you have to re-declare to the top limit.

    As you stand at 43.8 & Worrall & Lawlor come in at 10.25 that would drop you to 6.45 for the change. As Kemp is on 4.19 your other rider would have to be 2.26 or less. Your guest & Lawlor have been getting about 10 points per meeting. Would Kemp & A N Other get these points? NO!

    Therefore, I very much doubt you will be making the changes that you have suggested.

    I think you're spot on, you can't just add the 2 riders averages together that you are replacing & replace them with 2 different riders. You can only replace like for like , if you're making a double change both riders need to average the same or less than those they're replacing, if not you would have to re-declare at the points limit & as you say Lions are 3.80 over, so no way are they in a position to re-declare at the 40 pt. limit, it would make them far too weak. Like you say might have been practising today but I'd say highly unlikely he's coming to Leicester.

  13. Posted

    45 minutes ago, mac101 said:

    Remove Proctor use a point and I would try get Daynon Hume in at reserve and see who we can get with the points that are left 

    The problem is Lions are currently 43.38, which is  3.38 pts over the limit, so to make 2 changes that aren't like for like they would have to re-declare at the 40 pt limit. To do as you suggest ,presume you mean Hume(3.27) for Lawlor at reserve & then replace Proctor, would only leave 1.87 for the rider to replace Proctor, which can't be done as the lowest average possible is 2.00. So looks like they're stuck with Proctor unless they have a new rider lined up. The new averages are out in a few days & come into effect on Sept .1st,  I don't know what that means in terms of possible changes, but no way will they be in a position to re-declare at 40 pts. it will leave them far to weak.

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  14. Posted

    16 hours ago, Col said:

    So any news on who is guesting for the injured Richie Worrall? Scorpions visit the Bandits & Rebels host Sheffield. So no guests from those teams.

    If I understand rules 8.66 is guest average allowance which rules out Kennett, Masters & Ross of those not involved at the nights other meetings.  Can we get Charles Wright please :D

    8.66 is only to replace him at home because you get an extra 5%, for away matches it's the regular GSA, which in Richie's case is 8.25. Like you say not many guests available, wouldn't be surprised if it's not Steve Worrall.

  15. Posted

    20 minutes ago, dorothy58 said:

    I am sure we can get guests for both as they are in top 3

    If it's 2 guests, surely it'll be Masters & Palm Toft, whose average is exactly the same as Vissing (6.80). That won't weaken Glasgow at all ( probably strengths them, if anything). Masters already has a 15pt max. at BP a couple of weeks ago & Palm Toft usually goes well at BP & will have ridden there many more times than Vissing, who I can't recall seeing there recently.

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  18. Posted · Edited by stevethelion

    3 hours ago, iainb said:

    Weren't a couple of them called off based on forecasts for rain that never showed?

    Er... a meeting was called of because of it

    Just the 1 against Newcastle, when the rain arrived later than forecast, but the temperature was about 8 degrees with a gale force wind blowing. It was re-arranged the next day when the weather was better, a very sensible decision at the time.

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  19. Posted

    I think the lack of Saturday meetings  has had an affect on the crowds,  the 3 shield matches at the beginning of the season were on Saturdays & attracted pretty good crowds, if I remember correctly, but since then 3 Saturday meetings have been rained off, leaving just 3 league meetings on Saturday's so far, 2 of these were re-arranged for different days, with 1 still to be arranged. Sundays & weekdays always seem to attract smaller crowds. The signing of Scott Nicholls meant having a number of rain-offs & progressing in the cups/play-offs(hopefully) was always going to be risky, in that any GP Saturdays when Scott is doing his TV work, are ruled out for re-arranging matches. Although Scott has been great on the track, there was always a chance this could happen. The next 2 meetings are both Saturdays, let's hope the weather is good & the crowds are up. The promotion & team deserve to be rewarded after the efforts of this season compared to what we have had to suffer in season's past.

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  22. Posted

    9 minutes ago, screm said:

    Leicester`s move to replace Josh Bates collapses.

    LEICESTER’S move to sign Victor Palovaara has collapsed.

    But the club have also revealed how they are in talks with a newcomer to British Speedway and are confident a deal will be concluded within the next few days.

    Palovaara was due to come in as a replacement for the injured Josh Bates.

    Watling JCB Lions asked permission from Edinburgh, under the impression he was their rider this season.

    But after leaving Armadale after a short stint he reverted back to parent club Glasgow who have told Leicester they can only sign him on a full transfer.

    Leicester boss Stewart Dickson said: “We fully respect Glasgow’s wishes in this situation but regrettably we won’t be taking the matter further.

    “We are not in a position to purchase the rider at this time and we have informed Victor. It’s unfortunate for the boy but he understands.

    “We are now in talks with another rider new to British racing and we should have him in place for next weekend in the big home meeting with Sheffield.”

    Leicester’s home meeting with Glasgow tonight is off due to the weather and a new date will be confirmed in due course.

    Josh's average at the minute is 7.00, but from the 1st August it drops a fair bit to 6.35 , so to get someone in like for like, they really need to get someone in before 1st August, which doesn't give much time. Don't know what average a newcomer to British Speedway would come in on? Does it depend what country/ league he rides in ?

  25. Posted

    3 hours ago, crescent girl said:

     

    I don't think Mr Dickson came up the Clyde on a banana boat!      

    Pavlova won't have been added to Leicester's 1-7 yet, and Josh Bates will be in the programmes over the weekend (with r/r in operation).

    Spot on, Lions website now shows the team for Glasgow away. Harris guests , Bates still included & R/R for him. Doesn't mention the team for Saturday yet, but surely would be stronger to use the R/R facility for Worrall & guest for Bates, with the added 5%, anyone up to 7.35 , which could be someone like Howarth, Heeps or NBJ.

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