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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2009 9:23:45 GMT
Yeah...my sources aswell. Their riders still don't have to agree to anything, they have written contracts.
EDIT: David Ruud is a local lad, and the brother in law of Lejonens' chairman. He might be easier to convince in regard to the well being of the club, than say Nicki or the poles. Or Adams or Holder.
We'll see, but I doubt they'll all agree to a 25% pay cut.
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Post by schumi on Mar 30, 2009 14:14:24 GMT
Okay, this is the full story: the three riders who have already agreed to the pay cut are David Ruud, Ricky Kling and Davey Watt. Anders Fröjd is hoping that the other riders will follow suit, but says that as Nicki P's contract was written in Euros, and due to the economic downturn, it is now worth 20% more to him than it was when he signed it, so Fröjd thinks he'll be able to convince the world champion to take the decrease, as it will only work out to about 5% for him.
Lejonen say the sponsors are happy with them, and satisfied with their budget, but that they are anticipating a drop in crowds this season, as other sports are also suffering due to the global economic crisis.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2009 7:30:28 GMT
Few would trust Anders Fröjds word, in anything. He's played fast and loose with other peoples money for a long time. First with Kaparna, then Dackarna and then he broke Masarnas economical back before leaving for Gislaved. He's more than dodgy and everyone expects him to leave Lejonen in ruins aswell.
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Post by schumi on Apr 2, 2009 14:27:49 GMT
Swedish entries for the GP qualifiers are:
Antonio Lindback and Freddie Lindgren - Pocking..12th April (versus the Genius) Thomas H Jonasson - Lonigo..6th June Jonas Davidsson - Croatia..27th June
Magnus Zetterstrom is seeded through to the semi finals and there will be one more Swedish entry who hasn't yet been announced.
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Post by schumi on Apr 7, 2009 9:32:27 GMT
And Smederna are now in talks with their riders about reducing their pay also.
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Post by schumi on Apr 9, 2009 5:49:41 GMT
Magnus Zetterstrom is trying to be positive despite being worried about his future after Smederna failed to pay him his sign-on fee. The Swede changed clubs over the winter, moving from Indianerna, but, of course, his contract was negotiated with the previous board at Smederna. Zorro says that sometimes he wonders why he didn't stay with the Indians, who always paid him on time, but is quick to point out the new board at Smederna are not to blame for the problems, and that since they have taken over he is more "hopeful". source: ekuriren.se
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2009 18:48:01 GMT
Lewis Bridger signs for Lejonen.
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Post by schumi on Apr 15, 2009 5:53:57 GMT
The Swedish season finally gets under way on the 28th, and, in compliance with the new regulations, all clubs now have an air fence in place. Also, there is a new Swedish website where the Elitserien managers will all write blogs over the coming season. I had a brief look this morning and it's quite interesting to read their thoughts and predictions for 2009. The address is: www.elitspeedway.nu/
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2009 9:15:50 GMT
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Post by schumi on Apr 16, 2009 13:08:41 GMT
And Smederna are now in talks with their riders about reducing their pay also. It's had a positive reaction from the Swedish and British riders, although they're still waiting for a decision from one or two of the Poles. The cut is 20%.
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Post by schumi on Apr 19, 2009 19:54:35 GMT
It's the Målilla Challenge on Tuesday - a 20 heat season opener. And there should be plenty of interest, as the teams look like this:
Dackarna
1..Rory Schlein 2..Nicolai Klindt 3..Andreas Jonsson 4..Linus Eklöf 5..Fredrik Lindgren 6..Tim Gudmundsson 7..Olof Nilsson 8..Jonas Einarsson 9..Eric Åshede
Hultsfreds Gymnasium
1..Kenneth Bjerre 2..Ludvig Lindgren 3..Peter Karlsson 4..Niklas Larsson 5..Hans Andersen 6..Christian Isomettä 7..Pontus Sundström 8..Joel Larsson 9..Lasse Bjerre
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2009 13:02:18 GMT
And a practice meeting between local rivals Indianerna and Piraterna in Kumla tonight. Line ups:
Indianerna: 1.R HOLTA 2.M FERJAN 3.G WALASEK 4.J MONBERG 5.P Protasiewisz 6.S GUSTAFSSON 7.C HEFENBROCK 8.R GAFUROV
Piraterna: 1.A LINDBÄCK 2.R KOSCIECHA 3.D BALINSKI 4.R DOBRUCKI 5.J DAVIDSSON 6.D NERMARK 7.L SUNDSTRÖM 8.R OKONIEWSKI
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Post by schumi on Apr 21, 2009 21:29:30 GMT
Results of the Kenny Olsson memorial meeting: 1..Adam Skornicki 2..Adam Shields 3..Tai Woffinden 4..Scott Nicholls
Rune Holta pulled out of the challenge meeting between Indianerna and Piraterna after a crash early on. He tried to continue riding, but couldn't feel his arm. Indianerna..44Christian Hefenbrock..10 Grzegorz Walasek..8 Piotr Protasiewicz..8 Rune Holta..6 Jesper B Monberg..5 Renat Gafurov..4 Matej Ferjan..2 Simon Gustafsson..1 Piraterna..52Daniel Nermark..10 Jonas Davidsson..9 Damian Balinksi..8 Rafal Dobrucki..8 Antonio Lindbäck..8 Robert Kosciecha..6 Rafal Okoniewski..2 Linus Sundström..1 www.na.se Målilla Challenge
Dackarna..591..Rory Schlein..1,1,2,1,R = 5 2..Nikolai Klindt..2,3,2,1,2 = 10 3..Andreas Jonsson..3,3,3,3 - = 12 4..Linus Eklöf..1,0,1,0,2,3 = 7 5..Fredrik Lindgren..3,3,1,2,- = 9 6..Tim Gudmundsson..0,0,2,-,1,3 = 6 7..Lasse Bjerre..2,1,1,3,0 = 7 8..Jonas Einarsson..0,F/W = 0 9..Eric Åshede..1,1,T,1 = 3 Hultsfreds Gymnasium..611..Kenneth Bjerre..3,2,2,2,1 = 10 2..Ludvig Lindgren..0,1,1,0,0,2 = 4 3..Peter Karlsson..2,3,3,- = 8 4..Niklas Larsson..0,2,0,0,1 = 3 5..Hans Andersen..2,2,3,3,3 = 13 6..Christian Isomettä..3,0,R,2 = 5 7..Pontus Sundström..1,1,R,Ex/M = 2 8..Joel Larsson..3,3,1,2 = 9 9..Mattias Persson..2,2,3,0 = 7 www.dackarna.nu
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2009 21:38:58 GMT
Is Mattias Persson any relation to Bernt Persson?
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