The Elliott sponsored Lions will have a new team manager in charge on Friday at Edinburgh following the departure of the incumbent Jason Attwood who tendered his resignation late Monday night.
Attwood had been in the post less than twelve months and cited a lack of support within the club as being the reason for his decision to quit.
“It is with great regret that Jason has decided to leave. I made three attempts to persuade Jason to re-consider his decision and offered to work alongside him to resolve the issues because we did not want to lose him. Unfortunately my offer of help was not accepted which left us no alternative but to seek an immediate replacement. Jason has the respect of the riders and results were beginning to go our way, particularly in the league where we are currently second in the table. He will always be remembered for his motivational abilities which helped to lift the team out of a poor run of results last season and into a position where we began to win matches. He will be sorely missed and we wish him well in the future” commented the Lions co-promoter Alan Jones.
Attwood was appointed team manager in July 2011 and towards the end of the season the Lions began to find better form finishing second in the Premier Fours’ final. This season, one win out of five has left Leicester at the bottom of the Southern Section of the League Cup but a change of fortune has seen the team win their opening three Premier League matches, one of which was at the home of the current league champions, Glasgow.
Jones added: “I am pleased to say that Glyn Taylor has agreed to fill the vacant position. He is a well-rounded person in terms of his speedway experience having been a promoter, rider and track curator. He knows the staff at Leicester having been involved with the track work last season and his knowledge will add value to the management team at Beaumont Park”.
Taylor played a part in the creation of Hull’s Craven Park circuit which was constructed between a rugby pitch and a greyhound track and was involved in the design of the Oak Tree Arena, home of the Somerset Rebels. He was instrumental in helping build the Redcar stadium and in his racing career Glyn was a twice winner of the Western Australian Championship and was in the top three in his country’s National final on four occasions. A multi-capped international, Taylor rode for ten British clubs during a long and illustrious career that began in the seventies and ended in 1997 at the age of forty-four.
The new Lions boss will have Eric Boocock supporting him in an advisory role. The former British Champion is one of speedway’s most successful England team managers of his generation. “It is a real pleasure to have someone of Eric’s stature available to offer advice when needed. He is an inspiration and a very well respected person in speedway and we are all looking forward to working with him” commented the Lions co-promoter.
