Leicester v Sheffield POSF 2nd leg Monday 22nd September Live on TV

[stevebrum]

Such a great advert for speedway, both teams really wanting it and good cut throat racing.

Was certainly better than the bland ippo/aces affair.

Well done the Lions but a great effort from the Tigers. Spoilt brat jack inability to do his job cost his team big time. 

[Teromaafan]

25 minutes ago, stevebrum said:

Such a great advert for speedway, both teams really wanting it and good cut throat racing.

Was certainly better than the bland ippo/aces affair.

Well done the Lions but a great effort from the Tigers. Spoilt brat jack inability to do his job cost his team big time. 

Such a great advert for speedway, both teams really wanting it and good cut throat racing.

Spot on. That's what you get when you have riders of the right mindset, and let's not forget they were apparently racing on the worst track in the country (as we are reminded on a regular basis).

[GeneralMelchett]

5 hours ago, Mick Bratley said:

That was probably the best meeting I’ve seen live in the last two seasons. Congratulations to Leicester (and Ipswich) on reaching the final. Be good for the sport to have a new name on the trophy for a change!

Absolutely this! It also confirms why playoff speedway will be here to stay this is by far one of the few meetings that all the TV viewers seem to have liked / enjoyed / loved! 

[ShanoXtra]

Sheffield will no doubt have a comment to make after Thursday, I’m sure they will beat us in the remaining league matches thus making the play offs another shambles. They then should have faced Belle Vue and Ipswich vs Leicester would have been tonight. The comments about “this is play off speedway” but nobody mentions two years in the row it’s been chosen and not finished on track? 

[Bagpuss]

I think the weather probably helped with the racing last night too. While meetings later in the season can mean wet and cold tracks it can also help get a bit more moisture in the base, the surface was pretty much perfect last night for most of the meeting with enough grip for those who wanted to use it. Wasn't slick and dusty and the racing reflected that.

Really looking forward to the two legs of the final, hopefully both sides are at full strength amd the dreaded guests can be avoided.

[89buttons]

8 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

 

Captains job, pulled up his big boy pants, puffed his chest out and spoke to the cameras despite clearly wanting to scream and shout and break things out the back in frustration at getting so close and falling short.

you’d think the team manager would/should want to stand up and be counted on camera praising the efforts of his lads and telling the fans in the stadium and at home how proud he is of his team - obviously not made of the same stuff as picko

[89buttons]

8 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

 

Captains job, pulled up his big boy pants, puffed his chest out and spoke to the cameras despite clearly wanting to scream and shout and break things out the back in frustration at getting so close and falling short.

you’d think the team manager would/should want to stand up and be counted on camera praising the efforts of his lads and telling the fans in the stadium and at home how proud he is of his team - obviously not made of the same stuff as picko

[PhilTheAce]

well done leicester on getting to final.

 

speedway was the winner over the 2 legs, superb speedway on thursday and last night 

[IainB]

9 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

Belle Vue supporters who have been vociferous all year about how great Belle Vue are, have done exactly that, disappeared once they got knocked out.

 

They're all over on the Brady Kurtz 2025 World Champion topic thread celebrating his... oh hang on 🤔

I've got to say that was the toughest, most closely fought match I've seen over both legs for quite some time, something that many over on the Polish topic threads say we just don't see over here in the UK! Both teams left it all out on the track unlike in the other semi.

I do wish Lions wouldn't celebrate like they've won the league when they qualify for the final, they did this last year and you then look rather silly when you don't turn up in the final. Yes, be happy but it gives off an air of job done for me, where the job is far from done... same again in the final please.

[blue witch]

8 hours ago, Teromaafan said:

Such a great advert for speedway, both teams really wanting it and good cut throat racing.

Spot on. That's what you get when you have riders of the right mindset, and let's not forget they were apparently racing on the worst track in the country (as we are reminded on a regular basis).

Don't be saying things like that. We all know that the only good speedway in this country is at the NSS

[SJA]

Last night was my 58th meeting of the season. I have been to all Premiership and Championship tracks at least once. Fifth time at Leicester this season (4 prem, 1 NDL)  and I have to say its a very enjoyable experience, decent racing, which the track very rarely gets the credit for, decent views all around the stadium and nice staff. Well done Leicester in making the final and well done to the track curator for another good nights racing.

[WookieboyDon]

39 minutes ago, 89buttons said:

Captains job, pulled up his big boy pants, puffed his chest out and spoke to the cameras despite clearly wanting to scream and shout and break things out the back in frustration at getting so close and falling short.

you’d think the team manager would/should want to stand up and be counted on camera praising the efforts of his lads and telling the fans in the stadium and at home how proud he is of his team - obviously not made of the same stuff as picko

With the greatest of respect, Steady had done plenty of interviews during the meeting on the TNT coverage. It's also the captain's responsibility to be interviewed as well.

[Col]

12 hours ago, MB723 said:

Did Masters try and get Pico to jump the tapes there?

Yes!  Just finished watching it on replay.  

12 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said:

Is Allen a Sheffield fan, no way Douglas was leaning on Jack there, Holder came out into him. 

Indeed Holder was closer to the line of gate 3 than he was to the inside by the time the two clashed.

12 hours ago, Rob B said:

What a start Fricke 

And too fast for a Tigers for 4 laps.

[WookieboyDon]

1 hour ago, 89buttons said:

Captains job, pulled up his big boy pants, puffed his chest out and spoke to the cameras despite clearly wanting to scream and shout and break things out the back in frustration at getting so close and falling short.

you’d think the team manager would/should want to stand up and be counted on camera praising the efforts of his lads and telling the fans in the stadium and at home how proud he is of his team - obviously not made of the same stuff as picko

Steady DID do an interview last night. It's just been posted on the Official British Speedway social channels.

 

Patience...or an apology to Steady! 😜

[Col]

Fair play to Pickering in that interview.

[ShanoXtra]

Stead and Picko still commenting about last week as if it has lost them the meeting is slightly on the side of sore losers.
 

-Holder touched the tapes and got excluded - Sheffield fault

-Flint laying the bike down and getting and Fricke excluded - Sheffield fault and they gained from it

-Heat 13 / 15 Sheffield just outdone by better riders. - Sheffield fault 

-Heat 14 moaning about 5-0 and unjust but fail to mention Nick Morris crashed on his own (so highly chance they would have been 5-1 down anyway) - Sheffield fault.

-Luke Becker’s chain broke on a 5-1 which would have finished the meeting earlier than best 15.

If Sheffield would have won, I don’t believe Leicester would have be so sour even though they are just as unjustly done. Sometimes just admit your riders weren’t as good as your opponents and move on.

I can see the sourness and bitterness turning into an absolute tear up and potential for fireworks (not the good kind) on Thursday. I also expect someone to come out of that meeting injured.

 

Flint scoring 0 probably had something to do with them losing but that hasn’t been mentioned.

Edited Tuesday at 09:33 AM by ShanoXtra
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[DaveWayne]

31 minutes ago, WookieboyDon said:

Steady DID do an interview last night. It's just been posted on the Official British Speedway social channels.

 

Patience...or an apology to Steady! 😜

It's just the Ipswich fans can't wait to have a dig at Stead, completely forgetting their own manager comes across as a whining man baby when they aren't winning, and has been known to 'go missing' after a loss on TV.

[Bagpuss]

2 minutes ago, DaveWayne said:

It's just the Ipswich fans can't wait to have a dig at Stead, completely forgetting their own manager comes across as a whining man baby when they aren't winning, and has been known to 'go missing' after a loss on TV.

And after losing to Lynn.

[blue witch]

2 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

And after losing to Lynn.

Rarity in recent times

[DaveWayne]

6 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

I can see the sourness and bitterness turning into an absolute tear up and potential for fireworks (not the good kind) on Thursday. I also expect someone to come out of that meeting injured.

I'm sure you will find a way to blame our dangerous track or dirty riders for any racing incidents that happen on Thursday. Looking forward to your detailed unbiased review of the meeting. 🤔

Of course, if your riders want to stay safe they can always just ride round at the back. That way they might also lower their averages and then you can keep your 'all conquering' team together for next season.😉