stevebrum 6,821 Posted March 19, 2014 Welcome to the elite league and guests et al Of course the PL and NL never use RR & guests. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barrow boy 119 Posted March 21, 2014 No Dryml or Blackbird for Panthers. Nick Morris guests for Dryml, guest for Blackbird TBC. Aaron Summers for Blackbird I understand and it is RR for Jason Doyle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazysue 613 Posted March 21, 2014 Is there anyone going to this meeting who would be able to text updates to the Updates site? If so, could you please send me a private message including your mobile number. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazysue 613 Posted March 22, 2014 Still need a texter...anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers89 1,922 Posted March 22, 2014 Think we could beat the Elite League side tonight, shame its not the proper Panthers though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted March 22, 2014 I intended to go to this meeting but after last night at Coventry I feel the need for a week's break to get over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert72 845 Posted March 22, 2014 I intended to go to this meeting but after last night at Coventry I feel the need for a week's break to get over it. was it that good ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazysue 613 Posted March 22, 2014 Still looking for a texter..anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers89 1,922 Posted March 22, 2014 Good win for the Panthers, and a great showing from Jacobs, Greenwood and Ostergaard. Premier League 1, Elite League 0. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haza 1,774 Posted March 22, 2014 Got a feeling it's going to be a tough first season in the EL for the Lions well done the Panthers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted March 22, 2014 OK it was strengthed a little but losing to a PL team? Poor reserves being shown up, Joe Jacobs scores paid 10 despite only beat 1 of Leicesters top 5 (because he fell off). Going to see a lot of that this season. The issue now is that Leciester are stuck with these reserves all year, unless they sign someone else off the draft but they're certainly going to struggle to make thee reserves any better. As I said in November, good reserves and you're laughing, bad top 5 and you can make changes and strengthen thanks to the points limit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Stewart 398 Posted March 22, 2014 OK it was strengthed a little but losing to a PL team? Poor reserves being shown up, Joe Jacobs scores paid 10 despite only beat 1 of Leicesters top 5 (because he fell off). Going to see a lot of that this season. It shows up the danger of the new format. It should not be the case that the young reserves win or lose matches but it was all too obvious that they would, on a regular basis. Teams who have chosen badly will suffer, and see the efforts of their expensive and carefully-assembled top five being undone. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wandersome 281 Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Was it a good meeting? I'm guessing it may have been better than normal as the weather conditions prevailant tonight usually give us the only meetings that do entertain. Re: the reserves. It was an interesting choice that even though leicester got one of the first, if not first, pick of the second reserves they picked what appeared on the face of it to be one of the/if not the weakest riders from the available list in Max Clegg. I'm not trying to do Max down as he may well come good but it's shows either a blind faith or lack of knowledge of the sport not to have seen that he is a different stage of his development to most the riders the Lions could have chosen. Looked a very odd choice although the reasoning may or may not have a relevance in that his mentor turned out to be the new Lions team manager. If it doesn't come together soon, and frankly it's looking pretty unlikely to, then it will be an interesting dynamic between a promoter who wants/needs success, a team manager and his protege as Lions regularly concede a reserve advantage of 10 + points a meeting to their opponents. Edited March 22, 2014 by volty 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy robin 2,963 Posted March 22, 2014 Reserves losing 16-4 is going to cost any team unless the top 5 all have blinders & there lies the problems with the draft system as ain't gonna be long before fans, riders & promotors get fed up losing meetings as a result. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lions12 12 Posted March 22, 2014 Wow what a meeting!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites