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Championship Shield Semi-Final Qualification is a Sham

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On ‎6‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 11:32 AM, Bash said:

Should've just had the winners of each group going into a 3TT final like they had in the eighties and nineties, then we wouldn't have all the arguments about who the better second place team is.

There IS no argument about who the better second place team is - the results and points scored prove it. The "argument" hinges upon the speedway authorities' adoption of a convoluted mathematical formula, defying all logic and common sense, to arrive at the wrong decision.

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2 hours ago, 4thbender said:

There IS no argument about who the better second place team is - the results and points scored prove it. The "argument" hinges upon the speedway authorities' adoption of a convoluted mathematical formula, defying all logic and common sense, to arrive at the wrong decision.

My Grandads string vests had less holes in than your arguement :P

Its the first time Ive seen a simple average described as "a convoluted mathmatical formula" :rofl:

The plus/minus wonder formula though allows the team in the bigger group to have more chance to gain points but is oh so much fairer and simpler :D

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1 hour ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

My Grandads string vests had less holes in than your arguement :P

Its the first time Ive seen a simple average described as "a convoluted mathmatical formula" :rofl:

The plus/minus wonder formula though allows the team in the bigger group to have more chance to gain points but is oh so much fairer and simpler :D

No holes in this argument. Your suggestion that it's a "simple average" is mistaken; it's a WEIGHTED AVERAGE (ask your maths teacher), which means that the calculation is flawed inasmuch as it favours one party over the others. In any sport other than speedway, this would be seen as a breach of the natural laws of the game.  

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My biggest issue is by saying best 2nd place team, what does that mean? Should have specifically announced it as points per match or points difference etc. Alternatively why not just have a 3 team, 3 leg final! 

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I don't spend much time in the championship forum so i have only just caught up with this thread.

It is comedy gold. Obviously a wind up because no one is that stupid in real life, but a great effort. Well done.

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15 hours ago, OldRacer said:

I don't spend much time in the championship forum so i have only just caught up with this thread.

It is comedy gold. Obviously a wind up because no one is that stupid in real life, but a great effort. Well done.

Mathematics must work differently in California - presumably the sun gets to your head.

Just for the record, the Speedway Control Bureau set out the rules of the Championship Shield at the start of the season. They agreed that a home win would be worth three league points, an away win by between 1 and 6 points would be worth 3 league points and an away win by 7 points or more would be worth 4 league points. We have a situation where two teams have won all their home matches and have each won one match away. One of the teams has picked up 3 away points and the other team has picked up 4.

Given the importance that the Speedway Control Bureau has placed on winning by 7 points or more (to the extent of awarding it an extra league point), wouldn't common sense dictate that the team that has the bigger away win should qualify to the next stage? But no, the  Speedway Control Bureau - in its wisdom - says that the team with the lesser away victory should be awarded the spoils.

Comedy gold it might be, but just who are the jokers?

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Three legged final along the lines of the Craven Shield should have been the way to go . Why does speedway never take the obvious and easiest way ? 

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7 minutes ago, Paulco said:

Three legged final along the lines of the Craven Shield should have been the way to go . Why does speedway never take the obvious and easiest way ? 

Its difficult to see what is easy and obvious when your head is buried in the sand.

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1 hour ago, 4thbender said:

Mathematics must work differently in California - presumably the sun gets to your head.

Just for the record, the Speedway Control Bureau set out the rules of the Championship Shield at the start of the season. They agreed that a home win would be worth three league points, an away win by between 1 and 6 points would be worth 3 league points and an away win by 7 points or more would be worth 4 league points. We have a situation where two teams have won all their home matches and have each won one match away. One of the teams has picked up 3 away points and the other team has picked up 4.

Given the importance that the Speedway Control Bureau has placed on winning by 7 points or more (to the extent of awarding it an extra league point), wouldn't common sense dictate that the team that has the bigger away win should qualify to the next stage? But no, the  Speedway Control Bureau - in its wisdom - says that the team with the lesser away victory should be awarded the spoils.

Comedy gold it might be, but just who are the jokers?

By the way how can you be '4thbender' when each track only has 2? ;):D:P

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so why do the updaters and other posters mention bends 3 and 4 then ?

and when is the back straight not the back straight , only when you are standing on the back straight and looking over to the home straight , that becomes the back straight ? ? ?

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44 minutes ago, jenga said:

so why do the updaters and other posters mention bends 3 and 4 then ?

and when is the back straight not the back straight , only when you are standing on the back straight and looking over to the home straight , that becomes the back straight ? ? ?

I only bring it up as 4thbender doesnt believe in convoluted mathmatical formulae - surely splitting what is clearly only 1 flowing bend at each end of the track doesnt fit with that..... :)

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9 hours ago, 4thbender said:

Mathematics must work differently in California - presumably the sun gets to your head.

Just for the record, the Speedway Control Bureau set out the rules of the Championship Shield at the start of the season. They agreed that a home win would be worth three league points, an away win by between 1 and 6 points would be worth 3 league points and an away win by 7 points or more would be worth 4 league points. We have a situation where two teams have won all their home matches and have each won one match away. One of the teams has picked up 3 away points and the other team has picked up 4.

Given the importance that the Speedway Control Bureau has placed on winning by 7 points or more (to the extent of awarding it an extra league point), wouldn't common sense dictate that the team that has the bigger away win should qualify to the next stage? But no, the  Speedway Control Bureau - in its wisdom - says that the team with the lesser away victory should be awarded the spoils.

Comedy gold it might be, but just who are the jokers?

Stop it, you're killing me.

The way you never break character is outstanding. This is a masterful fishing thread and you've caught loads. Good work.

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24 minutes ago, OldRacer said:

Stop it, you're killing me.

The way you never break character is outstanding. This is a masterful fishing thread and you've caught loads. Good work.

The pond is getting deeper by the day.

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