Big Al 708 Posted January 4, 2017 Reasons to be cheerful (part 3). Dave Darcy..... 1. Isn't David Hemsley 2. Is not David Hemsley 3. Err.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) Sounds to me Hemsleys still in charge with a stooge promoter like last year. No change at mill.... Says he's standing aside (has to) and the guy running it is the same bloke as last season. Reasons to be cheerful? Well they are running I guess is one, er..... not sure after that. As jchapman says, a big missed opportunity. The club desperately needed a big new broom to sweep out all the filth and clutter at this club. Instead they got the same dirty old mop. Edited January 4, 2017 by Steve Shovlar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted January 4, 2017 An obviously Hemsley-controlled media release at 7am to get something out before the BSPA's version later-on. Says he is stepping aside.......Didn't he do that months ago?? To be fair to DH (and its not very often I come to his aid!) the press release must have been put out sometime yesterday as it is in todays issue of the Leicester Mercury which is printed overnight and was delivered to us before 7.00 a.m. today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cheese 2,025 Posted January 4, 2017 1. Can't remember the fellas name, but I thought there was another copromoter, so I didn't think Dave Darcy was the only one. That was Neil Machin who previously was promoter at Sheffield. Like others, I expected a fresh start for Leicester but good luck for the season 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) Not the best news in the world, but all we can do now is wait and see what happens when then finally tell us the real story and not the load of old trollop, they have put on the Lions webpage. It just sounsds like a big fairy tale on DH's part to make folks belive he has stepped aside, for someone else to carry on all the good work that has gone on in the past. Edited January 4, 2017 by weatherwatcher 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
proud panther 1,507 Posted January 4, 2017 Think a few of us on here should apologise to Starman. He isn't in mrcts league when it comes to being the forum clown. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo1 288 Posted January 4, 2017 Congratulations to Dave Darcy, let's hope hope the first thing on his list is to pay the riders who are still owed from 2016 before discussing financial terms with new riders for 2017. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flagrag 704 Posted January 4, 2017 Don't worry changes have been made and things will be different at Leicester in 2017. I can assure all the DH haters that he is not involved with the Speedway any longer Dave Darcy will look after the club on a day to day basis supported by Buster Chapman who simply does not have the time to run another club as well as be chair of BSPA. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leicester Lion 274 Posted January 4, 2017 Don't worry changes have been made and things will be different at Leicester in 2017. I can assure all the DH haters that he is not involved with the Speedway any longer Dave Darcy will look after the club on a day to day basis supported by Buster Chapman who simply does not have the time to run another club as well as be chair of BSPA. Is this an official statement from the club? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beckettlion 195 Posted January 4, 2017 That was Neil Machin who previously was promoter at Sheffield. Like others, I expected a fresh start for Leicester but good luck for the season That's the bloke, thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Bump 254 Posted January 4, 2017 No more Norrie Allan! Hallelujah 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted January 4, 2017 No more Norrie Allan! Hallelujah Second that. Time for him to get his toolbox cleaned. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert72 845 Posted January 4, 2017 Not surprised that the whole situation is unclear. PR is not a strength of the BSPA, the person running it or anyone connected with it. Let's hope it all becomes clearer in the near future, but at the moment I feel it is a missed opportunity to get Leicester fans 100% behind it and start to create a massive buzz around the city before the tapes go up again in March. The bspa have always been a joke and nothing changes, We must only be about 9 weeks away from the start of the season and 3 sets of fans know very little about what's going on with their club in the top flight of British speedway, that is shocking for a professional sport to treat fans this badly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted January 4, 2017 We must only be about 9 weeks away from the start of the season and 3 sets of fans know very little about what's going on with their club in the top flight of British speedway, that is shocking for a professional sport to treat fans this badly. THIS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted January 4, 2017 That's the bloke, thank you! Neil Machin's name has now disappeared from the Lion's website (there is a post of Co-promoter but it is blank at the moment) but Norrie Allan is still shown as being Team Manager. Read into that what you will! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
