Micky Ruddle Posted 23 August 2007 Posted 23 August 2007 It may not concern most of you, (no disrespect) but i thought it would be known that Leicester Riders are to participate in the BBL next year Leicester Riders
Joe. Posted 23 August 2007 Posted 23 August 2007 Despite me not really following the Riders it's still good to hear. It's never nice to see any team go out of business.
Lillehamring Posted 23 August 2007 Posted 23 August 2007 Despite me not really following the Riders it's still good to hear. It's never nice to see any team go out of business. especially not after 40 years.... no doubt the council and the merc will be saying how wonderful it is, despite contributing, in their own ways, to the clubs demise....
Ultra Posted 25 August 2007 Posted 25 August 2007 It may not concern most of you, (no disrespect) but i thought it would be known that Leicester Riders are to participate in the BBL next year Are you sure about that? They don't seem to be...
Lillehamring Posted 25 August 2007 Posted 25 August 2007 Are you sure about that?They don't seem to be... someone should have a world with mandaric, they were only talking about a couple of hundred thousand...
Ben Posted 25 August 2007 Posted 25 August 2007 It may not concern most of you, (no disrespect) but i thought it would be known that Leicester Riders are to participate in the BBL next year Leicester Riders As a big fan of the Riders I can tell you that unfortunately this isn't the case. The story that you found on the official site is months old. Since then it was announced only last week that the club's future was again in danger. A fans' meeting has been called for Tuesday 28th August at 7pm in the Tigers Bar at the Leicester Tigers' ground. The meeting is open to all supporters, potential parteners and interested parties, so if you are able to come along then it would certainly be much appreciated.
Micky Ruddle Posted 25 August 2007 Author Posted 25 August 2007 As a big fan of the Riders I can tell you that unfortunately this isn't the case. The story that you found on the official site is months old. Since then it was announced only last week that the club's future was again in danger. A fans' meeting has been called for Tuesday 28th August at 7pm in the Tigers Bar at the Leicester Tigers' ground. The meeting is open to all supporters, potential parteners and interested parties, so if you are able to come along then it would certainly be much appreciated. I blame Tevez for giving me the link... Dam!!! Someone please help the Riders!!!!
Ultra Posted 26 August 2007 Posted 26 August 2007 As a big fan of the Riders I can tell you that unfortunately this isn't the case. The story that you found on the official site is months old. Since then it was announced only last week that the club's future was again in danger. A fans' meeting has been called for Tuesday 28th August at 7pm in the Tigers Bar at the Leicester Tigers' ground. The meeting is open to all supporters, potential partners and interested parties, so if you are able to come along then it would certainly be much appreciated. Would love to, but unfortunately have another engagement that evening. I suspect I may not be the only one..
Micky Ruddle Posted 26 August 2007 Author Posted 26 August 2007 Would love to, but unfortunately have another engagement that evening.I suspect I may not be the only one.. Good day to be a Leicester City fan that certain day.... Hopefully, the fans meeting will be a successful meeting too
Ben Posted 31 August 2007 Posted 31 August 2007 http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayN...;pNodeId=132401 RIDERS ARE RESCUED Leicester Riders have landed a new sponsorship deal with Jelson Homes. Coupled with a tremendous response from the club's fans, the deal secures Riders' participation in this season's British Basketball League and gives a solid base to build a secure future. The deal means the club called the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders for the 2007-08 season. The club had a fantastic response from the supporters at a meeting on Tuesday night and, as well as their pledges of help and support, they also played a significant part in securing the deal with Jelson. "We recently became aware of Riders' plight and wanted to see how we could help,'' said Jelson's managing director Robert Jelley. "When we went to the fans' meeting and saw the dedication and commitment of the Riders supporters, we couldn't wait to get involved.'' Jelley added: "We saw what this team means to the community and we wanted to be a part of it.'' The deal, one of the most financially substantial in the club's history, will allow for the establishment of a community development programme which is integral to the long-term future of the club. "This has turned out to be a fantastic week for the club,'' said Riders spokesman Mike Steptoe. "The response we got from our supporters has been brilliant and we will continue to need that commitment from them in the year ahead. "And the deal with Jelson Homes is probably one of the most significant in the club's 40-year history, we're really excited about the partnership with them.'' The club are also delighted that they have almost hit their target of season-ticket sales thanks to an overwhelming response from supporters in the last three days. Riders can now set about assembling a side to take on the campaign which begins in a month's time.
Lillehamring Posted 31 August 2007 Posted 31 August 2007 The deal means the club called the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders for the 2007-08 season. Fantastic news, but the worst name for anything, ever...
MPH Posted 31 August 2007 Posted 31 August 2007 It may not concern most of you, (no disrespect) but i thought it would be known that Leicester Riders are to participate in the BBL next year Leicester Riders fantastic news! i won a dvd there last year- it was awarded at half time. Some girl picked me out as being the loudest chearer ( EDIT: thought this was referring to recent knews spoken of later on in the thread)Fantastic news, but the worst name for anything, ever...worse the the ' Topps tiles foxes'?
Geo V Posted 1 September 2007 Posted 1 September 2007 I haven't followed the Riders since I moved out of the area years ago. I didn't realize that times were so hard but it looks like things are looking up.
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