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Could Richard Lawson be available and fit in average wise if Leicester have a last minute change of heart with top end of their team ??

The Mitigation was that his drink got spiked on a night out the weekend before the test took place. Which was confirmed in the levels that were in the laboratory tested sample .

Leicester team is all sorted if the points limit and amount of teams competing remains at what was agreed back in September's mini AGM then the Leicester team will have a real international feel to the team . More will become clear shortly with the new owners announced If it increases then a lower order rider will not be in place and an Eastern European rider will be in.

Yes that is my understanding if Leicester is off Saturday,Sunday & Monday but Oxford goes ahead it will be a winner takes all final . The same applies to the KO Cup if that does not get completed at the weekend it will be awarded just on the 1st leg at Mildenhall

Oxford have been warned that by waiting until 31st October that if the meeting gets cancelled due to weather then the result will be taken just from the away leg at Leicester. SCB wanted the meeting to take place today or Thursday but Oxford have decided to wait If both meetings get cancelled due to the weather then it will be decided upon final league position

Admission details for Sunday confirmed now must say seems a bit complicated http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/_mobile/news.php?extend.32370.1

I have a feeling that Max Fricke will be guesting for Sheffield at home in the play Off finals along with Lambert . I don’t think Max is able to guest away though as his average from 01/10 will be too high

Well done Joe Thompson another great score and definitely helped Poole into the finals

In hindsight It could have been so different if a certain rider had not changed their mind about signing for Leicester at start of August to go elsewhere when a more familiar option became available . All I shall say is Laguta has fully put the nail in Leicesters play off chances with his performance tonight and his dislike to the Kings Lynn track . Maybe the club should been even more ruthless and gambled to drop Lawson and Allen to bring in a GP star and a weaker reserve before the cut off to give that top end strength that we lacked at the tail end of the season. To me the most disappointing thing is how it has been allowed to slip away especially all the hard work with away wins at Wolves and Sheffield both of which have been home fortresses this year

Well done to Peterborough for getting all the points tonight Leicester were not fast enough on track personally I would have put Kerr in 15 as he was able to hold the tight lines on the inside and looked faster than Lawson. You have to think as well looking back over previous score I think Richie Worrall would have scored more than 3 points tonight that would have made the difference. I still say the failure this season has been the home losses to Ipswich and Wolves

Not so sure about that as Leicester should have beaten KL at home anyway, It’s getting the away win that is more important than anything now if BV wanted Leicester in PO they would have allowed them the bonus points

It will be Brennan guesting for Cook and RR for Lawson

If the rumours at Leicester are correct it may well be both of them plus Ellis to bring in Holder,Mountain and 3pt rider. With Leicester getting Howarth and Kerr I agree that’s not going to be enough it needs a more high hitter who is going to get 10+ away from home with Cardiff this week a perfect opportunity for a rider to leave some kit over here but nobody wants to do it now Plus of course we need a miracle to get points away at BV, Peterborough and Wolves

Just got home after accident closing the motorway but Leicester just do not have enough current top end support for Max Fricke when it comes to racing the opposing 1&5 we come unstuck especially in heat 13 & 15 The strength in depth option has not worked and now all the GP stars that wanted to do UK have signed elsewhere so anyone incoming is likely to riders released by other clubs as they strengthen for the Play Offs . Unfortunately after tonight I feel this may have been one home loss too many to get into the Play Offs and Fan support is going to drop now so Monday will most likely be the last Lions Premiership meeting at home

I think the inclusion of Ryan Douglas and Jason Edwards for Sheffield at Leicester shows that both clubs need to beat each other. They could have just gone for RR and used Ashton Boughen as he will already be there for the Cubs match

Unfortunately for Leicester the play offs do seem to be slipping away from them with 0 points from the last 4 meetings then a tough meeting Saturday which could easily go Sheffields way then another tough day Monday away at BV at lunch then home to Kings Lynn at night, then away trips to a strengthened up Peterborough and Wolverhampton. On paper based on current form it’s hard to see where the league points are going to come from other than possibly against Kings Lynn who will be tough themselves depending on guests

As others have alluded we don’t know the final fee but it is substantial amount for a 16yr olds signature and Oxford have done well. Previous to this all indications were that Ashton was not swayed by money as family already invested significantly in his Speedway career paying for top equipment, personal 1-1 sessions with Speedway legends and current GP riders maybe they feel now is the time to try and get some return on that investment With regards to Poland I have been told that Wrocław are keen to strengthen their U24 team up and have dangled the same carrot that was given to Dan Bewley sign for us get Unlimited practice and help with equipment with the chance to ride ExtraLiga if he beats their juniors if not he will be loaned out to a lower league team

The exact reason why Leicester/Sheffield and Poole didn’t sign him as always the risk could pay that money won’t ride enough meetings to be an asset then decides he wants to go elsewhere. There is already signs he may be at Wrocław next season in both U24 and ExtraLiga which will rule out Championship anyway

So I understand a number of fans are having their tickets changed for Cardiff as sections of the stadium are to be closed off and that WBD are changing some of the their camera positions so to show the more populated areas. I can only assume ticket sales are very poor i wonder how many of the Blue light seats will be used I think it will depend on the weather if it’s a nice day people will go if not will simply not bother as not losing any money well £2.50 . I have spoken to a cameraman doing the event and has been told he can have free tickets for his wife and kids if he wants. Even hotel prices have started to drop again as hotels getting worried that they may have empty rooms, Holiday Inn by stadium is normally full months in advance but they have rooms now . My estimate is that they have only sold around 7,500 seats will be interesting to see the final crowd with Blue Light freebies and riders/sponsors/broadcasters getting unlimited tickets now

I have a feeling that Ashton may sign for a Premiership club as an asset then be loaned to a CL team for the rest of the season in a similar way that James Pearson is a Belle Vue asset. There was a lot of talk back in July that Ashton was Birmingham bound this year however after some recent performances the last I heard it was turning into a bit of bidding war on who was prepared to offer the best deal. At the start of the season money was not the main objective for him and his family it was what could help further his career more long term hence joining Leicester with free practice when you want and a winning team so pressure is off to develop at own pace . For 2024 I have heard he is going to Wrocław for U24 and possibly 1st Team so Championship may be more limited if not available Tues,Fri and Sun plus Wednesday if he returns to Slangerup in Denmark

Kacper Pludra is the name that I have heard he rides with Tarasenko and Fricke in Poland and was offered to Leicester but they decided against signing him

Like most fans it is a rather disappointing with the final proposed lineup. As much as I would like it to be a Lions win on Thursday I have a feeling it could be a Belle Vue vs Sheffield final, If there is a bit of grip round the outside then I will go with a Belle Vue win

I was told that SCB were not able to ban Ashton as he is deemed to be a minor as only 15. If I recall something similar happened at British Youth Ace Pijiper and Max James couldn’t be banned but their fathers were given fines

If what I heard at Leicester last night is correct Birmingham are making wholesale team changes and Nigel Tolley is backing the club and Stewart Dickson even more with the play offs a possibility.

I think you will find that communication through the twins father Darren is the family’s preferred method as the same happened to Joe at Scunthorpe Rob Godfrey let Darren know that they were making team changes .