Phannan Posted Tuesday at 06:47 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:47 PM He’s obviously taking the p*ss out of the sport and all those involved in it , fellow riders, fans , everyone. Because he’s allowed to. Imagine Keane ringing Ferguson to tell him he’ll be late. Then ringing him again to say he won’t be turning up at all actually. Hope the new owners turf him out with that attitude and lack of respect for everyone who pays his wages. Let him carry on being a flat track bully with the rest of them down on the south coast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Tuesday at 07:30 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:30 PM 37 minutes ago, Phannan said: He’s obviously taking the p*ss out of the sport and all those involved in it , fellow riders, fans , everyone. Because he’s allowed to. Imagine Keane ringing Ferguson to tell him he’ll be late. Then ringing him again to say he won’t be turning up at all actually. Hope the new owners turf him out with that attitude and lack of respect for everyone who pays his wages. Let him carry on being a flat track bully with the rest of them down on the south coast. The riders of a certain level can do what they want, given there are so few of them... They hold down two positions and often are HL's in both leagues.. Meaning they are pretty much "bomb proof".. Those who say we cannot have "one big league" due to the disparate standards between the riders that would need to be used, need to imagine what the next five years or so are going to bring when all the "vastly experienced" DU's have retired... Many teams will be using current NDL lads to DU , and these lads even in five or so years, will still be well off the standard of today's HL DU's.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM No point sacking Lawson now because the replacement won't be as good. Won't be back next season for sure as Mayfield won't put up with situations like last night, Possibly more too this than meets the eye imo because it all sounds very shifty imo, Maybe it's fuel testing on something like PhilTheAce said? Next season has to be a drastic change though, Minimum of 4 riders being given the chop from this season potentially 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted Tuesday at 07:45 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:45 PM 2 hours ago, Tom Thumb said: Sack him off now, Richard Coleman hinted they weren't happy with riders being late, missing track walks, wrong kit & missing parade truck (all done by Lawson) and he doesn't fit the team ethos they seem to be trying to install. I used to like Lawson when he was a Lion, always gave everything I thought. Reading posts on here, he couldn’t wait to get away from KL last season and now appears to be rubbing up the Ipswich people the wrong way. Looks like there is a side to him that we didn’t get to see at Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Tuesday at 07:54 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:54 PM (edited) 10 hours ago, Teromaafan said: I used to like Lawson when he was a Lion, always gave everything I thought. Reading posts on here, he couldn’t wait to get away from KL last season and now appears to be rubbing up the Ipswich people the wrong way. Looks like there is a side to him that we didn’t get to see at Leicester. I thought he was our rider of the year in 2024 and continued his magnificent partnership with Max Fricke in 2025... I was pretty shocked when he decided to walk away at the end of that year... but as he's had more clubs than [INSERT NAME OF FAVOURITE GOLF PLAYER HERE]. It seems that he doesn't take his team Speedway as seriously as many of the fans do but he's by no means alone in that where riders are concerned. Edited Wednesday at 06:42 AM by IainB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted Tuesday at 08:26 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:26 PM 41 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: I used to like Lawson when he was a Lion, always gave everything I thought. Reading posts on here, he couldn’t wait to get away from KL last season and now appears to be rubbing up the Ipswich people the wrong way. Looks like there is a side to him that we didn’t get to see at Leicester. Sheep in wolf’s clothing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:42 PM Never been a fan of Lawson … he isn’t well liked amongst the riders Ive heard as well and rubs promotions up the wrong way … im not one of these plastic fans who once a rider signs for you that you have to like … sure I want him to win races for us but I struggle to cheer him just something about his demeanour I’m not a fan of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveArena Posted Wednesday at 11:36 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:36 AM Would you take Tungate or Rew Gavan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted Wednesday at 12:24 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:24 PM 47 minutes ago, SteveArena said: Would you take Tungate or Rew Gavan? Not really a fan of Tungate but Rew definitely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted Wednesday at 01:04 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:04 PM Dougie is down to ride according to the Lions website. They will never have a better chance of winning at Foxhall than tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted Wednesday at 02:04 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:04 PM 18 hours ago, TTT said: No point sacking Lawson now because the replacement won't be as good. Won't be back next season for sure as Mayfield won't put up with situations like last night, Possibly more too this than meets the eye imo because it all sounds very shifty imo, Maybe it's fuel testing on something like PhilTheAce said? Next season has to be a drastic change though, Minimum of 4 riders being given the chop from this season potentially 5. He’s down to ride in Denmark tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted Wednesday at 03:15 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:15 PM 2 hours ago, Gavan said: Not really a fan of Tungate but Rew definitely doesn't Rew want top dollar when he's bang average rider though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted Wednesday at 08:28 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:28 PM 6 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: He’s down to ride in Denmark tonight. And he did ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelinehugger Posted Wednesday at 08:30 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:30 PM 1 minute ago, PhilTheAce said: And he did ride Well I never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelinehugger Posted Wednesday at 08:31 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:31 PM He’s not riding back here yet is he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago On 7/7/2026 at 8:30 PM, mikebv said: The riders of a certain level can do what they want, given there are so few of them... They hold down two positions and often are HL's in both leagues.. Meaning they are pretty much "bomb proof".. Those who say we cannot have "one big league" due to the disparate standards between the riders that would need to be used, need to imagine what the next five years or so are going to bring when all the "vastly experienced" DU's have retired... Many teams will be using current NDL lads to DU , and these lads even in five or so years, will still be well off the standard of today's HL DU's.. We can have one big league, but only with eight teams i.e. the same number as in Poland's top flight given the limitation of available riders (and rider capability). now and in the near future. The challenge for the next five years isn't really the quality of riders that will have come through to replace the current "capable" riders but the ability of promoters to have somehow evolved from being hobbyists to a commercially profitable biased organisation delivering a healthy future for speedway in the UK. On the point of riders coming through, Dan Thompson was barely starting out five years ago whilst the likes of Cooper Rushen and Will Cairns are only in their first season. These three alone are on the right trajectory to become number ones in the not too distant future and there are a good number of young riders who will continue to progress well beyond their current capability. The resolving of the hobbyist promoter may have a future too. There are a few of the current promoters who do actually understand what is required and the arrival of Richard Coleman may just be the catalyst to get things moving in the right direction . It was encouraging to hear him say last Thursday at Leicester, that UK speedway needs TV but before it can happen UK speedway needs to understand what's actually required and set about becoming something desirable to the TV companies. He added that he continues to speak with those who run UK speedway and fellow promoters about such requirements and was hopeful for the future of UK speedway. Yes only words, but from somebody who is far, far more professional than a hobbyist and someone looking at the future as something more than getting through one season at a time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 50 minutes ago Report Share Posted 50 minutes ago (edited) 44 minutes ago, 1 valve said: We can have one big league, but only with eight teams i.e. the same number as in Poland's top flight given the limitation of available riders (and rider capability). now and in the near future. The challenge for the next five years isn't really the quality of riders that will have come through to replace the current "capable" riders but the ability of promoters to have somehow evolved from being hobbyists to a commercially profitable biased organisation delivering a healthy future for speedway in the UK. On the point of riders coming through, Dan Thompson was barely starting out five years ago whilst the likes of Cooper Rushen and Will Cairns are only in their first season. These three alone are on the right trajectory to become number ones in the not too distant future and there are a good number of young riders who will continue to progress well beyond their current capability. The resolving of the hobbyist promoter may have a future too. There are a few of the current promoters who do actually understand what is required and the arrival of Richard Coleman may just be the catalyst to get things moving in the right direction . It was encouraging to hear him say last Thursday at Leicester, that UK speedway needs TV but before it can happen UK speedway needs to understand what's actually required and set about becoming something desirable to the TV companies. He added that he continues to speak with those who run UK speedway and fellow promoters about such requirements and was hopeful for the future of UK speedway. Yes only words, but from somebody who is far, far more professional than a hobbyist and someone looking at the future as something more than getting through one season at a time. Eight teams, maybe, due to rider numbers, only five riders per team like Denmark, and make it "Elite" level.. Running on "best nights" for the tracks.. Home and Away once, top four into play offs.. No guests, given there are only 40 riders needed so plenty of "subs" to use from outside these 40... Sell this to TV... Each team also then runs a "second team" in a lower standard league which is ran, like now, with DU's and Guests galore, again, on nights which are the best for the tracks.. Make it five rider teams again, so 75 riders needed, no superstars given they will be doing the top tier in the UK, Poland and the GP's, (and maybe more leagues if Poland allow)... Linking up with Poland could be the key to making it happen as they could provide plenty of young riders to learn their craft over here as well as in Poland... The next five years in particular are fundamentally key as to how the sport survives, or not, in the UK given the ageing demographic of the "key" riders who currently take up two places.. Young/New rider development has to go (pardon the pun), "full throttle" over the next few years, with every club needing to provide regular NDL (and below), level opportunities to ride over the season.. Each club having to hold just one meeting each season, as now, is ridiculous given the demand (of the level required), will outstrip supply massively over the next few years... It really is time for that radical overhaul, which will bring some short term pain, but is so desperately needed... One league for the "professional promoters" and one league for the "hobbyists", which the "pro promoters" can also use as a development conveyer belt for their No1 team... Edited 48 minutes ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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