Fromafar 10,375 Posted July 16, 2021 Think it shows the state of the sport in GB when aChampionship reserve prefers to ride in Poland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LionsFan 44 Posted July 16, 2021 He probably realises that he has more chance of improving by regularly racing against a better standard of rider. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,736 Posted July 16, 2021 10 hours ago, woofers said: I have just visited the Eastbourne website to check out…..etc etc, and found : Leicester introduce Aussie Zaine Kennedy into their team but their other new signing, Hans Andersen, is unavailable because he is riding in Poland. Scott Nicholls stands in. Championship teams Eastbourne Eagles: Richard Lawson, Kyle Newman, Edward Kennett, Tom Brennan, Lewi Kerr, Jason Edwards, Nathan Ablitt. Leicester Lions: Scott Nicholls, Zaine Kennedy, Kyle Howarth, Ryan Douglas, Nick Morris, Dan Thompson, Joe Thompson. National Development League Teams Eastbourne Seagulls: Jake Knight, Vinnie Foord, Connor King, Joe Alcock, Danno Verge, Nick Laurence, Nathan Ablitt. Leicester Cubs: Dan Thompson, Ben Trigger, Joe Lawlor, Tom Spencer, Joe Thompson, Kai Ward, Mickie Simpson. Just to be pedantic Hans Andersen is not riding in Poland on Sunday- He is in Latvia riding for Daugavpils in the Polish Div 2 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted July 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Richard Weston said: Fake news alert You would have thought, having a superior, up-to-date website than others, team news on Eagles v Lions would be on this page https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/all-roads-lead-to-arlington-on-sunday/ and Seagulls v Cubs would be on this page https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/hailsham-teenager-makes-eastbourne-speedway-debut/ A bit of a "Mix and Match" if you ask me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,783 Posted July 16, 2021 11 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Not sure where your looking but when I click on fixtures & stats there's no averages for 2021! Yes there is. Hovver over Fixtures/Statistics wait for the drop down and click on "Lions Statistics" and the page below comes up: http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/lionsstatistics21 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted July 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, StevePark said: Yes there is. Hovver over Fixtures/Statistics wait for the drop down and click on "Lions Statistics" and the page below comes up: http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/lionsstatistics21 I have seen that previously but I think szkocjasid & myself are talking about Eastbourne's superior website. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted July 16, 2021 Now it is not on the Speedway GB website, it is quite handy looking at the averages page giving ongoing CMA's & present yearly averages. Helps us, or some of us, posters try to work out possible guests on current form. http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/lionsstatistics21 An excellent piece which should be on everyone's website and/or in their programmes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 16, 2021 I attempt to contribute positively to this forum, but a few posters just suck the joy out of life. Ta-ta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woofers 467 Posted July 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Fromafar said: Think it shows the state of the sport in GB when aChampionship reserve prefers to ride in Poland. Does he, or is he under contract to ride there? Remember this is a rearranged fixture, so was not in the original schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skodaman 192 Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) On 7/15/2021 at 5:49 PM, justathought said: 5.46pm Thursday night. And not a thing about the Eastbourne meeting on the Leicester website. No mention that we have a guest, who he is, why we have one. Nothing. Speedway never stops astounding me. Why have we got a guest? Edited July 16, 2021 by Skodaman answer has been given Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted July 16, 2021 10 hours ago, IronScorpion said: You would have thought, having a superior, up-to-date website than others, team news on Eagles v Lions would be on this page https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/all-roads-lead-to-arlington-on-sunday/ and Seagulls v Cubs would be on this page https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/hailsham-teenager-makes-eastbourne-speedway-debut/ A bit of a "Mix and Match" if you ask me. More rubbish from IronScorpion who has not the faintest idea of how publishing works online. More fake news from IronScoprio (sic) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,043 Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 11:24 AM, StevePark said: Yes there is. Hovver over Fixtures/Statistics wait for the drop down and click on "Lions Statistics" and the page below comes up: http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/lionsstatistics21 On 7/16/2021 at 11:56 AM, IronScorpion said: I have seen that previously but I think szkocjasid & myself are talking about Eastbourne's superior website. Yes, I thought we were talking about the aves on Eastbourne's site! The Leicester stats are great! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted July 17, 2021 25 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Yes, I thought we were talking about the aves on Eastbourne's site! The Leicester stats are great! This discussion probably dichotemises the key issue facing the sport right now. Stick and hold what you have Twist and look outwards. If the sport does the latter it dies, if it looks outwards it has a small chance. Websites. Social Media and Programmes say a lot about which camp teams are in and averages are obviously vital to diehards but mind numbing for newcomers. Everyone has an opinion, in my opinion Scunthorpe deliver a poor programme. Average website and unless I've missed it lacklustre social media. Very average overall bottom 6 Leicester a good programme, formulaic AP website and excellent social media. Very good overall top 6 Eastbourne very independent it seems on all they do, always a very good programme and daily social media and a website clearly looking outwards to new supporters as well as older ones. Very good overall top 6 Whether averages define websites or not is very much down to your own perspective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scunny1 436 Posted July 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, HGould said: This discussion probably dichotemises the key issue facing the sport right now. Stick and hold what you have Twist and look outwards. If the sport does the latter it dies, if it looks outwards it has a small chance. Websites. Social Media and Programmes say a lot about which camp teams are in and averages are obviously vital to diehards but mind numbing for newcomers. Everyone has an opinion, in my opinion Scunthorpe deliver a poor programme. Average website and unless I've missed it lacklustre social media. Very average overall bottom 6 Leicester a good programme, formulaic AP website and excellent social media. Very good overall top 6 Eastbourne very independent it seems on all they do, always a very good programme and daily social media and a website clearly looking outwards to new supporters as well as older ones. Very good overall top 6 Whether averages define websites or not is very much down to your own perspective. Personally I would rather pay £17 with a free programme at Scunny, than have to pay extra admission or, extra payment for a programme. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, HGould said: Scunthorpe deliver a poor programme. Average website and unless I've missed it lacklustre social media. Very average overall bottom 6 Depends what you're looking for from a programme. If it's a race card to tell you who's in each race the Scunny prog is excellent. If you're after a match day magazine full of adverts and press releases with the odd column from the promoter or manager and local journo it's very poor. I prefer the former and the option not to buy the latter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites