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  1. You're right about Tate and Antti still learning away tracks and any other newcomers having to learn away tracks will make the Comets suspect away from home. Personally I can see Jye being a big improver this year. He'll love his new home track and the wide open spaces, plus from the teams point of view having someone else in the team who knows all the away tracks will be essential. I can see Jye adding 1.5 points on his average this year. I think Jye at his worst is a 5.00 point rider. I think he'll be a good improver and will be good for the team too.
    7 points
  2. Great views of Windmills and seascape.
    5 points
  3. In that case that is a very solid top 5.
    4 points
  4. I don’t think masters is on the decline like some have said, I think he’s pretty much the same as he was a few years ago when he was no.1 for wolves, I just think there’s been an influx of higher level heat leaders return to the uk last couple of seasons and he now is more of a 3rd heat leader level in the pecking order
    4 points
  5. 4 points
  6. Forgot to add Chris Harris when alerting that Bomber was coming
    3 points
  7. As I said at the time, Lewy knows nothing. He edited to say Toby was back to cover himself. Anyway great news he is back, a crowd favourite and a real battler.
    3 points
  8. 5 weeks too early, that meeting is on the 29th December.
    3 points
  9. Think he'd be equal to what Tungate does in the UK
    3 points
  10. Thankfully miles off.
    3 points
  11. Plymouth was in the West of England last time I checked ...
    3 points
  12. 3 points
  13. Nice of Leicester to give Birmingham a chance this season.
    3 points
  14. Anyone for Pukka Park? Where talk of winning the league is pie in the sky.
    2 points
  15. 2 points
  16. Probably then gets the City Link from Edinburgh Airport to Buchanan Street.
    2 points
  17. The press release advising of the re-signing of Tobias went out yesterday but was embargoed until 7pm tonight. I suspect either someone who saw it sent it on to Lewy or else Lewy received it directly. Either way, the protocol for press releases was breached and was allowed to fall into the irritating realm of “I know something you don’t know” I would expect that @Skidder was one of the recipients but, as an experience journalist, he had the class to observe the embargo
    2 points
  18. 2 points
  19. Ok. Just for you... Boughen to Edinburgh. You read it here first 😉
    2 points
  20. Because they were above the points limit. Not easy to strengthen up in that scenario. While they are weaker, I don't see any of the riders picked being particularly bad choices.
    2 points
  21. Nows the time to get that Jubilee Final done
    2 points
  22. I think Rowe for Howarth is an improvement, the problem Sheffield have is at reserve .
    2 points
  23. They needed another top rider to back Fricke up ..
    2 points
  24. A chance to see our man Tate on Sunday morning , 7.30 am in the Crump speedway meeting live from AUS also Fraser B . a rider the promotion are interested in for 2025 . its live on the BSN for £14.99 (inglish money ) the meeting is on the 29th of DECEMBER.
    2 points
  25. Plymouth couldn't be much further West!
    2 points
  26. 1. Batch 2. Bowes 3. Jye 4. Vuolas 5. Tate 6. Hook 7. Foord
    2 points
  27. Shame Poole aren't meeting Leicester in the k.o.cup as they wouldn't need to strengthen much!
    2 points
  28. Where you can fall into sh.t and come smelling up as roses
    2 points
  29. I went to Leicester a few times last season, great crowd and good banter everytime, and will definetly return this season and probably not just to watch Ipswich. I know they had to drop some points, and losing Lawson for Howarth for me is a real kick in the teeth for a good bunch of Supporters, but thats the Points situation i suppose, but i have to say getting Craig Cook back is a disaster in my opinion only, i hope im wrong, but if i was a Leicester fan, that would dissappoint me more than Howarth. But their Gaffa does change things around, he isnt afraid to do that, so we will wait and see, if Cook wasn't 1st choice, and i expect that is true, then who was??
    2 points
  30. Stewart's not afraid to make changes and if Becker struggles early on and drops his average then I can see Stewart stamping his authority quite quickly with a team change or two. I'm not writing Leicester off entirely but as it stands it's not a play-off side.
    2 points
  31. I think any youngsters coming to Glasgow has a good chance to greatly improve, with the 2 tracks big and small and unrestricted track time they would have a great chance to really develop.
    2 points
  32. Good to see a line has been drawn under the matter. I know Alex is passionate about his speedway, and the Stars. And maybe sometime in the future he could be involved again in some capacity.
    2 points
  33. German TV documentary about Celina Liebmann (30 minutes, in German laguage)
    1 point
  34. For a start his Championship average is above many riders who have higher Premiership averages, such as: Sedgmen, Kerr, King, Worrall, Z Cook, Howarth, Wright & Zischke. So if he can beat them in the Champ, he should be able to beat them in the Prem. Then he showed what he can do on his best day with 16 points at Sheffield. His 2024 average for Oxford & Leicester was 5.40 (from 14 meetings). The reason he has a lower starting average must therefore be due to having low scores in final 6 meetings in 2023, which is not so relevant when judging his form ahead of 2025. I also said "but with Cook, you can never be sure what he'll do" but there's plenty of reasons for Leicester fans to be positive imo
    1 point
  35. Hmm, he actually started off saying he wasn't going to be back!
    1 point
  36. Good move to bring Toby back. Was super impressive at the start and end of the season. Only blip was when he returned too soon from his injury. I expect him to up his average even more this season. Great character to have in the team
    1 point
  37. I'm sure the same was said last season and we all seen how that ended
    1 point
  38. Although some riders may be named before the end of November, there is a sponsors evening planned for Sat 7th December so expect at least one announcement then!😉
    1 point
  39. Wouldn't say Masters is on the decline but I would agree with your comments on Becker. Cook, Howarth are declining, Hagon is going to struggle to compete with some of the other RS riders. Fricke is a good rider but will not improve so difficult to see how you can avoid the wooden spoon.
    1 point
  40. Plus Gypsy Holiday Camp
    1 point
  41. 1 point
  42. I noticed the Workington post announced the signing of Etheridge as having a "false average" I'd disagree with that, he has that average for a reason. But he certainly has the potential to improve that figure, even if it's only by a little, still a good signing, as I expect the improvement to come elsewhere in the team Zischke/ Vuolas / Foord.
    1 point
  43. Same team as 2024 with Howarth replacing Lawson. We are going to push Birmingham for the wooden spoon with this team. Too many riders like Masters , Cook & Howarth on the decline. Becker should have been first out the door but his connections to the owners means he is back in 25 just shows the owners do not have Leicester’s best interests at heart. We are weaker on & off the track with the loss of Pidcock Motorcycles as stadium sponsor & no sign of a replacement . Not a good time to be a lions fan.
    1 point
  44. It was still an impressive night for him, just for the speed he showed. To me the stand-out rider of the meeting. It shows he's capable and it's consistency, the perennial rider challenge, that eludes him. It will be elsewhere that Leicester fall down I think, unless there's a surprise signing.
    1 point
  45. A lot of people will point to this as they did last season when we signed him... only to have to draft in guests when he inevitably went missing. Why we'd be wanting to bring in other teams cast offs when he inevitably goes missing again this season is anybody's guess 🤷‍♂️
    1 point
  46. If only cookie had played fair to andrew and steve they might have kept him !
    1 point
  47. I think its bad when people have to keep announcing team signings in advance. Just like kids do, to try and prove that they know more than you. This is all part of the silly season in speedway and it kind of spoils it. Thoughts??
    1 point
  48. Thorsell would be a better bet than Zagar ...
    1 point
  49. Anytime Voulas , spell check has taken over the world .
    1 point
  50. It's already been stated by the promotion that Jake Mulford will start in one of the reserve slots, and at least 2 of that list (one of which I know definitely) won't be there next season.
    1 point
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