Leicester Riders

[CosbehFox]

Into the final and looking very likely, Newcastle which is a surprise. Expect a very physical final if the case 

[FLAN]

Lovely game today. Overtime was brilliant 

[TrentFox]

Fab result for the boys. Add in a County win, a City win and a Vardy landmark send-off and it’s not been a bad weekend for England’s sporting capital! 😍🥂

[BeaumontFox]

Exodus of very good players the last 2 days. No doubt linked to SBL actioning a lawsuit against BBF. I heard a rumour that BBF have blocked VISAs, but I’m not sure if that’s true or how that works.

[Finnaldo]

1 hour ago, BeaumontFox said:

Exodus of very good players the last 2 days. No doubt linked to SBL actioning a lawsuit against BBF. I heard a rumour that BBF have blocked VISAs, but I’m not sure if that’s true or how that works.

I’m not involved or clued up enough to say authoritatively but it seems like Riders is an organisation that is well-run enough to have made some in-roads in Europe by now if it hadn’t been for such shambolic handling of the sport at a national-level. Almost enquiry-level what’s been squandered. 
 

If it wasn’t for constant setbacks and uncertainty and they’d got to the point of at least being competitive in the European game, being English-language you’d have to think there’d be some NBA interest for feeder/partnership investment, but why would you go near yet alone invest resource into something that’s been so volatile and unstable? 
 

Must be frustrating for the club given the investment put into it over the last decade or more.

[BeaumontFox]

24 minutes ago, Finnaldo said:

I’m not involved or clued up enough to say authoritatively but it seems like Riders is an organisation that is well-run enough to have made some in-roads in Europe by now if it hadn’t been for such shambolic handling of the sport at a national-level. Almost enquiry-level what’s been squandered. 
 

If it wasn’t for constant setbacks and uncertainty and they’d got to the point of at least being competitive in the European game, being English-language you’d have to think there’d be some NBA interest for feeder/partnership investment, but why would you go near yet alone invest resource into something that’s been so volatile and unstable? 
 

Must be frustrating for the club given the investment put into it over the last decade or more.

The league isn’t fit for purpose in this country, and things are at a real low right now. I hear that the BBF are making it a challenge for VISA approval for American’s to come over here, which will explain 4 of the strongest players leaving within 48 hours. Shame.

[CosbehFox]

On 03/07/2025 at 17:41, BeaumontFox said:

The league isn’t fit for purpose in this country, and things are at a real low right now. I hear that the BBF are making it a challenge for VISA approval for American’s to come over here, which will explain 4 of the strongest players leaving within 48 hours. Shame.

Not particularly the league’s fault though.
 

British Basketball have completely ****ed this up and went chasing off American capital dollar 

[Filbert_Ross]

Going my first ever game tonight.  Wife & two young kids also.  
just thought we'd do something different.  
 

can you take your own drinks & snacks in? 
any other advice ?

[The boy Linacre]

21 minutes ago, Filbert_Ross said:

Going my first ever game tonight.  Wife & two young kids also.  
just thought we'd do something different.  
 

can you take your own drinks & snacks in? 
any other advice ?

Does the bloke still try to sell the lottery tickets and shout “ANYBODY ELSE”, still shout it in the house now……

[FoxSince88]

1 hour ago, Filbert_Ross said:

Going my first ever game tonight.  Wife & two young kids also.  
just thought we'd do something different.  
 

can you take your own drinks & snacks in? 
any other advice ?

No mate, Security on entrance to take anything off you! overpriced snacks and drinks available from the bars there. 
 

advice would be to Enjoy it, It can be a fast paced game with a lot of excitement involved. 

[Plastik Man]

17 minutes ago, FoxSince88 said:

No mate, Security on entrance to take anything off you! overpriced snacks and drinks available from the bars there. 
 

advice would be to Enjoy it, It can be a fast paced game with a lot of excitement involved. 

Very much this. Last time I took my son my wife had made a pack up for him. The bastards took it all off him at the entrance!

[Filbert_Ross]

We've paid for parking at the arena. What sort of time should we arrive before the game starts ?

[FoxSince88]

17 minutes ago, Filbert_Ross said:

We've paid for parking at the arena. What sort of time should we arrive before the game starts ?

Anything from 45 minutes before tip off should be fine mate 

[FoxSince88]

18 minutes ago, Filbert_Ross said:

We've paid for parking at the arena. What sort of time should we arrive before the game starts ?

Don’t be afraid to take the kids by the courtside to watch them warm up closely, Only then do you see how big they are . 

[Filbert_Ross]

14 hours ago, Filbert_Ross said:

Going my first ever game tonight.  Wife & two young kids also.  
just thought we'd do something different.  
 

can you take your own drinks & snacks in? 
any other advice ?

we all enjoyed that.  
Would definitely take the kids again. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

10 hours ago, Filbert_Ross said:

we all enjoyed that.  
Would definitely take the kids again. 

It's very family friendly, much more than football. Used to go regularly as a kid when they were the Planters and playing at Granby Halls. Leicester's 2nd most successful team and possibly the most consistently good team of the last 40 years.

[FoxSince88]

16 hours ago, Filbert_Ross said:

we all enjoyed that.  
Would definitely take the kids again. 

Brilliant, As a game it’s much more entertaining to watch compared to football. The players are more than happy to have photos with kids and yesterdays game up until the last few minutes they were in the game against a team with the biggest budget in the league. 

[CosbehFox]

Play again on 30th and it’s a quid a kid 

[SemperEadem]

Was the biggest home gate for two seasons.