justathought

With all this digging going off, and it being in Leicester. I hope you don't find a kings remains under there !

I'm sure most people want the track changers to happen, in fact it's very important that they do. ​The management at Leicester have said this will be done so we have no alternative other than to believe them. I believe that this is to important for them to ignore or do nothing about. And I'm sure they realize what a negative impact not changing things would have. We have a great looking team for 2013 and I'm sure come March we will also have a better race track with much improved racing.

And I think most teams will

I don't know Somerset look pretty tasty.

You could be right, the simple answer is nobody really knows what will happen.. It looks a good solid team to me and I think it will do very well.................Only time will tell.

Your never going to get the perfect team. I think it's never easy to get a really good reserve pairing but, I think we have done pretty well in that department. Certainly as good as some other teams. With the riders we now have we are always going to be top heavy. I think our top end will blow most of the opposition away and I can see a few away wins coming our way.

Just out of interest. What do people think about Kevin Doolan ? If my memory serves me right I don't think he did that well at BP on his appearances last season. I could stand corrected. I know he wasn't having the best of times at Ipswich and his form did improve with his move to Redcar. Do you think he will do a better job than Magnus ? I suppose we will have to wait and see.

lol................we got more chance than you that's for sure

Very pleased to know you can spot talent when you see it .

I think the team has a good balance to it, and wont be far off winning something next season. especially the fours . Signing Roynon was a stroke of genius.

Can't say I'm overly disappointed about not being in the EL next season. I think it makes more sense to stay where we are for a bit longer. Get the track right and put a good winning team together.

Or we could race on another night

I'm not disputing the fact that the track is being altered. The point is the alterations need to produce better racing !

If Leicester do find them self's in the EL next season I wonder what night they will race on at BP. Obviously they won't be able to use weekends. Do you think this will have an effect on the size of the gate ? I personally think it will, also another key factor is the track I think it will need to produce much better racing or the proposed move up could all go terribly wrong.

I'm pleased about that. I think it will sit nicely next to your DVD collection of how to talk B******KS for beginners.

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Why would anyone want sympathy. It's been explained why the track wasn't changed, but will be in the closed season. Leicester still gets some of the largest crowds in the sport here in the uk. If you don't want to see them in the top division then don't go. I assume DH has considered what he is doing or planning to do, and that is up to him it's his money and business. Once the track is changed and hopefully producers better racing I'm sure more supporters will return.

What the hell are you on about

Sheffield prompter Hoggart also moved to quash internet rumours that the Tigers have struck a deal with Leicester’s Finnish international Kauko Nieminen. ​I thought someone on here said this was a nailed on deal...................can't believe that everything you read on internet forums aren't true.

He might be signing for Leicester in the EL and Sheffield in the Premier ............Who knows

The recent initiative to ask fans what they thought of Leicester Speedway was met with a great deal of enthusiasm, commitment and indeed passion! We discounted a numerical marking criteria where ten was excellent and one was unacceptable as we wanted to encourage people to write freely about their experience of a night out at Beaumont Park. The response was excellent and we wish to thank everyone who took the time to complete and return the feedback form and the emails, texts and letters received on the subject. It has taken us quite some time to read through the comments and digest the information but it has been a worthwhile exercise. On the plus side, what came out time and time again was the uninterrupted view of the track from all points around the stadium which cannot be said about many venues. The standard and cleanliness of our restrooms came out very highly in people’s opinions and so too did the quality of food on offer. Another big positive people valued were the friendliness and helpfulness of our stewards and as someone remarked we should carry a strap-line of ‘Leicester – Speedway’s friendliest track’. All good stuff and it is nice to know that the little things all add up to an enjoyable night out at Beaumont Park. Now for the not so nice part of what people had to say about attending a speedway meeting at Beaumont Park. The big issue appertained to the shape of the track! Now I think that everyone will agree that the racing has moved up to another level with shale we purchased from Scunthorpe and laid in time for the Pride of the Midlands event. However, we have gone on record to say that alterations will be carried out and it is in our plan to begin the work in December. The reason for not starting until then is because the stadium has been hired out for three events. Secondly, and high on people’s wish list is the length of time track grading takes. We have been mindful of this fact and over the last three home meetings we believe people will have witnessed a big improvement. In the final fixture against Somerset the meeting was closed at 8.50pm and we will continue to deliver a slick show in 2013. The third area of concern that attracted a high importance appertained to the range, price and styling of the club retail shop merchandise. This is an area of the business that will be given some thought to during the winter and also the timing of products delivered to the shop to ensure that the mainstream items are available early in the season. Those were the primary areas of concern so what are the secondary level issues? The distance from the main car park to the stadium was seen to be an issue. Whilst we cannot bring either closer together we do have an idea that we are currently exploring that will be of assistance to people with walking or breathing difficulties. It is too early to say what that is but should it come off we will be the first club to offer a unique service on match days. Viewing a meeting for people who are in wheelchairs and shelter from rain featured in the secondary category. We accept that we need to consider creating a raised platform with cover so that people are elevated. Whilst we have a designated area in front of the referee’s box for our fans to watch the racing it is not ideal and so we need to give this some thought as to what is possible. The third area that attracted most comments was the fact that our catering outlets do not have on offer vegetarian options. This is something we will be discussing with our contractors during the winter for them to stock a range of products. We suspect the most talked about subject at the moment is: will the Lions be competing in the Elite League in 2013? Whilst we cannot answer that question at the moment, fans voiced their feelings that if not next season they would like to see Leicester at some point in the future back where they belong in the top level of British Speedway. There were many other observations people made that were low in volume, all valid of course that we have not reported on here. It has proved to be a worthwhile exercise, some of the information has endorsed the fact that we are doing a great deal right, other pieces of feedback we were aware of and in the course of time will change and some of the observations were new to us. It is always a brave thing to ask your customer what they think of you and we have gained such a lot from your comments. We intend to do this again at some stage of 2013 which will help us to measure our current performance, what has changed and any new areas that require our attention. Thank you. David

I must confess that I haven't seen much Elite League speedway. I've been twice this season I think . So I don't really know the riders. So I will trust in the powers that be to select the team, if we go in that direction. Personally, for what it's worth, I've always watched 2nd division speedway. And from what I have seen of so called top flight action I much prefer Premier League. But, if we do end up there, I'll give it a go. And probably double up with Sheffield.

Perhaps you can get Ryan Fisher.......................Oh no he's signed for Leicester..................er no he hasn't ..............er er yes he has.

It seems to me that that the Leicester management should start talking to each other. A lot of talk that Leicester speedway have signed Ryan Fisher ! Er yes.................Glyn Taylor was on BBC Radio Leicester saying that they had agreed a deal and Ryan would be riding for Leicester irrespective of which league they are in next season. Sounds like Mr Taylor has opened his mouth a little to soon.

According to reports this morning on BBC Radio Leicester Ryan Fisher is a lion next year.

You would have thought that in this day and age that someone would have come up with a cheap option. I remember years ago at Long Eaton they used to have sheeting over the dog track so that no shale got onto it. After the Speedway had finished the guys used to go round removing the covers.