Leicester vs Oxford - NDL - 23/09

[Bojangles 594]

Big meeting at the summit of the NDL table. Max Clegg guesting for Dan Thompson, and Ashton Boughen racing against his new employers! Oxford full strength. Both teams likely to make the playoffs, but who will finish top? Oxford won the return fixture 50-39.

Lion Cubs: 1. Max Clegg (guest), 2. Ashton Boughen, 3. Max Perry, 4. Max James, 5. Joe Thompson, 6. Vinnie Ford, 7. Tom Spencer

Chargers: 1. Jordan Jenkins, 2. Jacob Clouting, 3. Ryan Kinsley, 4. Jody Scott, 5. Henry Atkins, 6. Luke Killeen, 7. Jason Garrad

Going to be a close one I think. Leicester to win 47-43, but Oxford get the bonus point?

Edited September 23, 2023 by Bojangles

[Happy Hunter 370]

10 hours ago, Bojangles said:

Big meeting at the summit of the NDL table. Max Clegg guesting for Dan Thompson, and Ashton Boughen racing against his new employers! Oxford full strength. Both teams likely to make the playoffs, but who will finish top? Oxford won the return fixture 50-39.

Lion Cubs: 1. Max Clegg (guest), 2. Ashton Boughen, 3. Max Perry, 4. Max James, 5. Joe Thompson, 6. Vinnie Ford, 7. Tom Spencer

Chargers: 1. Jordan Jenkins, 2. Jacob Clouting, 3. Ryan Kinsley, 4. Jody Scott, 5. Henry Atkins, 6. Luke Killeen, 7. Jason Garrad

Going to be a close one I think. Leicester to win 47-43, but Oxford get the bonus point?

Can anyone update us on how MaxJames is?

[Bojangles 594]

Rearranged fixture tonight, it's now a Grand Final preview with both clubs now confirmed in the showpiece with Mildenhall losing last night. Max Clegg guesting for Dan Thompson...

LEICESTER: Max Clegg, Ashton Boughen, Max Perry, Tom Spencer, Joe Thompson, Vinnie Foord, Max James.
OXFORD: Jordan Jenkins, Jody Scott, Ryan Kinsley, Luke Killeen, Henry Atkins, Jacob Clouting, Jason Garrad.

 

[old bob at herne bay 828]

Leicester again the cause of end of season chaos.  What is wrong with their track. Seems it is unfit for racing every season for the last 2 months of the season. Is it built on a marsh  ? Is their ea river nearby?  Remember reading that the track machinery access is very restricted and causes damage to an already wet and boggy track . It is a continual source of fixture congestion. 

The BSPL have played their hand and made a frankly ludicrous decision . Joint winners would have been the logical decision based on the current format requiring  p.offs to decide a winner.  In other areas they have held over the Jubilee cup to next season another disgraceful insensitive decision, again stemming from the boggy Leicester track. 

With so few teams in the NDL and still unable to complete fixtures in a timely manner really have to question how the NDL can possibly survive as a professional league in 2024. 

 

[iainb 5,017]

50 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Leicester again the cause of end of season chaos.  What is wrong with their track. Seems it is unfit for racing every season for the last 2 months of the season. Is it built on a marsh  ? Is their ea river nearby?  Remember reading that the track machinery access is very restricted and causes damage to an already wet and boggy track . It is a continual source of fixture congestion. 

The BSPL have played their hand and made a frankly ludicrous decision . Joint winners would have been the logical decision based on the current format requiring  p.offs to decide a winner.  In other areas they have held over the Jubilee cup to next season another disgraceful insensitive decision, again stemming from the boggy Leicester track. 

With so few teams in the NDL and still unable to complete fixtures in a timely manner really have to question how the NDL can possibly survive as a professional league in 2024. 

 

To be fair it has never been a problem until last year, there is undeniably a problem with it now though

[FishersGate 522]

8 minutes ago, iainb said:

To be fair it has never been a problem until last year, there is undeniably a problem with it now though

Its ever since the corners were taken in. Mr Hemsley is fuming with some of the work they've done

[FishersGate 522]

9 minutes ago, iainb said:

To be fair it has never been a problem until last year, there is undeniably a problem with it now though

And messing the drainage up

[The Dog 413]

It's just the fact that meetings are trying to be ran in October but nobody learns, nothing changes. 

[FishersGate 522]

Im not a the stadium but heard perry took a bad fall . Wish him a speedy recovery. Super talented rider

[Debbi 111]

I hope Max Perry is ok the accident he has just had was horrific. He was on the track for 1/2 hour and in an ambulance in the pits for 10-15mins being treated and is still there. All medics are with him.

From the gates I don’t know if Max clipped a bike or throttle jammed he went in full pelt to the air fence which lifted on impact. Unfortunately he couldn’t clear the bike and it looked like it came down onto him.

Credit to Dan Thompson who stayed with him the whole time even helping carry the stretcher.

Update: 21:25 ambulance has now left the stadium.

Edited October 31, 2023 by Debbi

[40-38 307]

3 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Leicester again the cause of end of season chaos.  What is wrong with their track. Seems it is unfit for racing every season for the last 2 months of the season. Is it built on a marsh  ? Is their ea river nearby?  Remember reading that the track machinery access is very restricted and causes damage to an already wet and boggy track . It is a continual source of fixture congestion. 

The BSPL have played their hand and made a frankly ludicrous decision . Joint winners would have been the logical decision based on the current format requiring  p.offs to decide a winner.  In other areas they have held over the Jubilee cup to next season another disgraceful insensitive decision, again stemming from the boggy Leicester track. 

With so few teams in the NDL and still unable to complete fixtures in a timely manner really have to question how the NDL can possibly survive as a professional league in 2024. 

 

There’s clearly a drainage problem now. The turd of Hemsley’s layout has been polished as much as possible in terms of racing, but at the expense of the only thing he got right, the drainage. 

Mind you if we were t trying to host finals in late October after it’s done nothing but piss it down for weeks what can anyone expect?

[The Dog 413]

3 minutes ago, 40-38 said:

There’s clearly a drainage problem now. The turd of Hemsley’s layout has been polished as much as possible in terms of racing, but at the expense of the only thing he got right, the drainage. 

Mind you if we were t trying to host finals in late October after it’s done nothing but piss it down for weeks what can anyone expect?

All falling on deaf ears I'm afraid 

[FishersGate 522]

2 minutes ago, The Dog said:

All falling on deaf ears I'm afraid 

The bates are well truly screwing us over. They are refusing to repair the drainage before they leave the stadium. Mr Cairnes has zero interest in sorting it either and I dont blame him. 

[mac101 1,201]

11 minutes ago, 40-38 said:

There’s clearly a drainage problem now. The turd of Hemsley’s layout has been polished as much as possible in terms of racing, but at the expense of the only thing he got right, the drainage. 

Mind you if we were t trying to host finals in late October after it’s done nothing but piss it down for weeks what can anyone expect?

 think there might be too much clay on the track so take longer to dry and will hold water 

[iainb 5,017]

11 hours ago, FishersGate said:

The bates are well truly screwing us over. They are refusing to repair the drainage before they leave the stadium. Mr Cairnes has zero interest in sorting it either and I dont blame him. 

 

11 hours ago, mac101 said:

 think there might be too much clay on the track so take longer to dry and will hold water 

If only somebody could invent something to stop rain getting onto the track... maybe something like...

A Cover? Yes, that would do it!