IainB Posted yesterday at 02:32 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:32 PM LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Luke Becker R/R, Ryan Douglas, Kyle Howarth, Sam Masters, Drew Kemp, Joe Thompson. OXFORD: Charles Wright, Erik Riss R/R, Maciej Janowski, Mitch McDiarmid, Rohan Tungate, Peter Kildemand, Luke Killeen. You may not be able to have your photograph taken with Luke Becker, as he aggravated his injury in Poland yesterday (🐂💩), but you can have your photograph taken with the Knockout Cup before the match... I wonder if anybody has bought any red and yellow ribbons for it 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40-38 Posted yesterday at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:39 PM 5 minutes ago, IainB said: LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Luke Becker R/R, Ryan Douglas, Kyle Howarth, Sam Masters, Drew Kemp, Joe Thompson. OXFORD: Charles Wright, Erik Riss R/R, Maciej Janowski, Mitch McDiarmid, Rohan Tungate, Peter Kildemand, Luke Killeen. You may not be able to have your photograph taken with Luke Becker, as he aggravated his injury in Poland yesterday (🐂💩), but you can have your photograph taken with the Knockout Cup before the match... I wonder if anybody has bought any red and yellow ribbons for it 🤔 "That activity has seen him suffer an aggravation of the injury and he will therefore undergo intensive physio over the coming days, with the expectation that he will return to Lions colours in the home match against Ipswich a week on Monday (August 18)." Given the statement above I'm slightly less critical of him missing tomorrow, as long as that expectation is met, and he's not riding in Poland in the meantime in defiance of the aggravation caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted yesterday at 02:44 PM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:44 PM (edited) 7 minutes ago, 40-38 said: "That activity has seen him suffer an aggravation of the injury and he will therefore undergo intensive physio over the coming days, with the expectation that he will return to Lions colours in the home match against Ipswich a week on Monday (August 18)." Given the statement above I'm slightly less critical of him missing tomorrow, as long as that expectation is met, and he's not riding in Poland in the meantime in defiance of the aggravation caused. I'm not so forgiving, he was well enough to take 6 rides in his first meeting back, it's just the same as the rest, this is the new normal now, when riders came back from injury before, they came back everywhere, not just Poland... I'm idioting sick of it! Edited yesterday at 02:46 PM by IainB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 5 hours ago, IainB said: I'm not so forgiving, he was well enough to take 6 rides in his first meeting back, it's just the same as the rest, this is the new normal now, when riders came back from injury before, they came back everywhere, not just Poland... I'm idioting sick of it! Take your point, it shouldn’t take six rides to the decide that the injury is still an issue. At this point if I were the team manager (which I’m not), I’d be gearing up for the continued use of R/R in the play offs. In the meantime, I would look to use guests to see out the regular season to avoid unnecessary pressure on other riders having to take extra rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Fans complain when riders seem to choose to give meetings a miss over here, however.. Promoters,actually plan meetings in knowing that sometimes exactly the same riders will be elsewhere on that night... The message they give therefore, is that it is obviously acceptable to UK Speedway for you to miss meetings and your presence isn't fundamentally important... Which also then, obviously gives the events themselves the same lack of fundamental importance in the opinions of so many... You cannot blame riders for deciding to stay aligned to their biggest paymaster when the UK version of the sport is ran the way it is... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 16 hours ago, 40-38 said: "That activity has seen him suffer an aggravation of the injury and he will therefore undergo intensive physio over the coming days, with the expectation that he will return to Lions colours in the home match against Ipswich a week on Monday (August 18)." Given the statement above I'm slightly less critical of him missing tomorrow, as long as that expectation is met, and he's not riding in Poland in the meantime in defiance of the aggravation caused. I think his Polish team have finished their regular season and are out of a play-off position. Hopefully, if the Physio works then Becker will be able to continue his rehabilitation with a few practice sessions at Leicester and thus establish his fitness to race “as and when” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Steve Worral in for Kyle Howarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40-38 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 17 hours ago, IainB said: I'm not so forgiving, he was well enough to take 6 rides in his first meeting back, it's just the same as the rest, this is the new normal now, when riders came back from injury before, they came back everywhere, not just Poland... I'm idioting sick of it! I didn't realise he'd taken 6 rides, so my sympathy is waining now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago If i were a Lions fan i think i would be on the side of continuing with r/r as it has worked so well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, 1 valve said: I think his Polish team have finished their regular season and are out of a play-off position. Hopefully, if the Physio works then Becker will be able to continue his rehabilitation with a few practice sessions at Leicester and thus establish his fitness to race “as and when” Ostrow do have relegation play offs though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 18 hours ago, IainB said: I'm not so forgiving, he was well enough to take 6 rides in his first meeting back, it's just the same as the rest, this is the new normal now, when riders came back from injury before, they came back everywhere, not just Poland... I'm idioting sick of it! The fitness needed to take (even) six riders in the vast expanse of a 370m+ track it a lot less than a much tighter British track, and lets face it Leicester's track is tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Mr Bump said: Steve Worral in for Kyle Howarth What is up with Kyle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 8 minutes ago, Weeyin said: What is up with Kyle? Family problems according to the BSPA website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 22 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said: Family problems according to the BSPA website. 7 day ban then? Ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 39 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said: Family problems according to the BSPA website. 16 minutes ago, IainB said: 7 day ban then? Ridiculous! Jack Holder didn't get a ban when he missed a match due to a family illness. Seems like if his wife or kids had to go to hospital no ban, but if a rider was unwell & had to go to hospital gets a 7 day suspension. Doesn't make sense. Edited 4 hours ago by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 20 hours ago, IainB said: I'm not so forgiving, he was well enough to take 6 rides in his first meeting back, it's just the same as the rest, this is the new normal now, when riders came back from injury before, they came back everywhere, not just Poland... I'm idioting sick of it! There should be no real surprise that he suffered a negative reaction physically to his first meeting back Consider that after the plates/posts and screws had been put in place to repair and hold his neck back together, his muscles & ligaments had completely siezed requiring massive amounts of very uncomfortable physio in order to regain a reasonable of movement. Now we know Polish speedway tracks are large and smooth and some claim, much easier to ride that the tight technical tracks of the UK. But in reality, riding around polish tracks at 60+ mph with the weight of an helmet and the bumps and turns involved will have put some considerable strain on Beckers recovering neck - hence more physio to try and get the movement back into the injured area. Also worth noting that although he won his first two races he failed to do likewise in any of the other four rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Elmo said: Ostrow do have relegation play offs though Good point. Hopefully the Physio works and has he is based in Poland he gets some useful practice prior to his next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInTheDHSS Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Victor Palovaara has made an impressive start to his Oxford Spires career. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, IainB said: 7 day ban then? Ridiculous! Is Worrall really the best guest, not been in great form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 24 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Is Worrall really the best guest, not been in great form. Apart from Dan Thompson only Sedgmen and Batchelor have a higher average than Worrall. I can't imagine they didn't ask Dan and if he turned them down who else is there? Toft? Vuolas? Given his past record at Leicester I would certainly have considered Seddgy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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