LIONS LOOK FAMILIAR!

LEICESTER manager Stewart Dickson is confident the familiarity factor will help his side click quickly back into gear this season.

The Lions charged up the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership table last summer, finishing second to reach the play-offs for the first time, although their title hopes were ended by Belle Vue in the Grand Final.

They have made just one change to their team for 2025 with Kyle Howarth returning to the club he previously captained in the second tier, whilst Richard Lawson heads to King’s Lynn.

Dickson said: “There was always going to have to be a change to the team from last season, because when you look back at it we were only one more win away from finishing top of the tree.

“So in terms of the league season we got it right in terms of the team we had, although I know it never worked out for us in the Grand Final.

“We do realise that Kyle has got to step up to replace Richard, but we feel he was very much the right option on a 5.05 average with the British discount.

“There’s nothing new to the other riders in the team this season, especially the other riders in our top five, and they are all settled. There are no surprises for them, and they know what they’re coming back to.”