Happy Hunter 370 Posted November 8, 2016 Whoever the new brooms are (if there are any) they seem to have inherited the previous promotion's public relations skills! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted November 8, 2016 Whoever the new brooms are (if there are any) they seem to have inherited the previous promotion's public relations skills! Very true, what is the huge problem letting the fans know who and what is going on at BP. Why all the big hush hush secretiveness, just the same as it has always been. It would be far better for who ever it is that is taking over to let the fans know that they are actually pulling alongside them not against them as the case has been in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,027 Posted November 8, 2016 LEICESTER 1 Patrick Hougaard 8.71 2 Szymon Wozniak 8.27 3 Ludvig Lindgren 7.65 4 Josh Auty 7.10 5 Paul Starke 6.62 6 Lewis Kerr 6.16 7 Nicolai Klindt 5.42 Total 49.93 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluemeanie39 2 Posted November 8, 2016 For all the Lions fans that wanted to drop down a league you may get what you wished for with the introduction of promotion and relegation next year ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedflash 242 Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) There are still t's to be crossed and I's to be dotted. When everything is clear to the new promotors. The fans will be told. Give them a chance its only a week since the AGM. Edited November 8, 2016 by speedflash 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted November 8, 2016 Thanks Speediflash. If something on the lines that you have said here had been posted on the Lions wesite I would have satisfied! I am quite easily pleased. It just seems very unprofessional to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedflash 242 Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) How can it be unprofessional. These things take time to sort out. Councils don't do things quickly Contracts to be drawn up signed. ect. Plus what makes you think that there is only one group vying for the right to promote. Edited November 8, 2016 by speedflash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glennylion 89 Posted November 8, 2016 How can it be unprofessional. These things take time to sort out. Councils don't do things quickly Contracts to be drawn up signed. ect. Whilst the signing and transfer of ownership/promotion may take time as you say and lack of general updates in that regard may not be classed as unprofessional,on the back of a thoroughly unprofessional closing couple of months or so, with unfulfilled fixtures, public losing money and riders not being paid, surely a tad of openness would bbea good start. With the way the previous or current owners/promotion treated the sport and public, it may have been nice for an update or two. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted November 9, 2016 Whilst the signing and transfer of ownership/promotion may take time as you say and lack of general updates in that regard may not be classed as unprofessional,on the back of a thoroughly unprofessional closing couple of months or so, with unfulfilled fixtures, public losing money and riders not being paid, surely a tad of openness would bbea good start. With the way the previous or current owners/promotion treated the sport and public, it may have been nice for an update or two. If anyone is to be blamed, blame the BSPA!!! As far as I am aware, they are in control of everything Leicester Lions at the moment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted November 9, 2016 Except the stadium!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish McRaker 601 Posted November 9, 2016 It's perfectly understandable and right that details of negotiations, including identities, are witheld until the ink is dry on the contracts. But it can't be too difficult to just say something basic such as "negotiations with prospective new promoters are currently taking place"......I think that's all that is needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrow Boy 2 172 Posted November 9, 2016 It's perfectly understandable and right that details of negotiations, including identities, are witheld until the ink is dry on the contracts. But it can't be too difficult to just say something basic such as "negotiations with prospective new promoters are currently taking place"......I think that's all that is needed. Exactly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted November 9, 2016 'negotiations with prospective new promoters are currently taking place!' - probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted November 9, 2016 How can it be unprofessional. These things take time to sort out. Councils don't do things quickly Contracts to be drawn up signed. ect. Plus what makes you think that there is only one group vying for the right to promote. The City Council is involved then? (image of a snail comes to mind). Does this mean that DH's company is relinquishing its lease, or maybe the lease is being revoked? There would seem to be no shortage of grounds for invoking the latter. If I were a prospective new promoter, having DH's company as landlord would be an off-putting factor - in fact I wouldn't touch it with the world's longest bargepole 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted November 9, 2016 Before the BSPA’s AGM Dave Darcy was on Radio Leicester telling fans that Leicester would be running in the top league in 2017, that a new sponsor was on board and that the riders would be paid before the AGM. He also said that he did not know if he would be involved next season. After the AGM the BSPA issued a statement saying that, amongst other things, Leicester would be running a team in the top league next season. They also published a picture of Dave Darcy sitting in a group with fellow promoters. Bearing in mind that Lakeside withdrew because they could not guarantee that they could run in 2017 someone must have given the BSPA AGM the necessary guarantees on Leicester’s behalf. Speedflash says “How can it be unprofessional. These things take time to sort out. Councils don't do things quickly. Contracts to be drawn up signed. ect. Plus what makes you think that there is only one group vying for the right to promote.” I assume from all this that there is not a new promotion in place yet at Leicester and that the necessary guarantees must have been given by the existing promotion. The current promoters shown on the Speedway Control Bureau’s web site (on a list dated 9th September 2016) are David Hemsley (yes I know he is supposed to have resigned as promoter), David Darcy and Neil Machin. If last season’s promoters are still in charge perhaps they can tell us what’s going on. As I, and others have said on here, we don’t want detailed nitty gritty just some news that things are in hand and that an announcement about who will be running Leicester Speedway next season will be made (hopefully) shortly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
