Col 850 Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 11:41 AM, racers and royals said: That`s Whitsun which i think is when Catholic`s visit Czestochowa as it is steeped in Catholic history. I see, was aware the day we flew back was a BHM. Will have to see if the amassed God Botherers mean we can't see the Black Madonna. I filled a lifetime of boots worth of Madonna paintings in Florence so if it's off limits, so be it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pawel115 251 Posted December 30, 2018 Yep Czestochowa is very important to Polish Catholics lots of pilgrimages in summer too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasna_Góra_Monastery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iwright71 206 Posted December 30, 2018 Just for interest what time of day / night are the Friday fixtures going to start. Seems a bit of a push to have 2 matches on a Friday night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, iwright71 said: Just for interest what time of day / night are the Friday fixtures going to start. Seems a bit of a push to have 2 matches on a Friday night As a guess both UK times 4.30pm and 7.00pm Edited December 30, 2018 by racers and royals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) Sportowefakty are reporting that the Nice Polska and div 2 leagues 1st round matches will be on the last weekend of March- 1 week before the Extraleague get underway. They are also saying that the round dates are known(not published) but no news on when the fixtures will be released. Edited January 2, 2019 by racers and royals 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmac 468 Posted January 3, 2019 9 hours ago, racers and royals said: Sportowefakty are reporting that the Nice Polska and div 2 leagues 1st round matches will be on the last weekend of March- 1 week before the Extraleague get underway. They are also saying that the round dates are known(not published) but no news on when the fixtures will be released. Yes, the issue remains the problem of what to do since Rzeszów were expelled from Nice 1 league. That cut the number of teams from 8 to 7, and although the fixtures were already planned and known, they have not released them, as you say R&R. Attempts to coax one of the other 2nd division teams to step up to Nice 1 league to replace Rzeszów have so far failed, with all citing the increased financial implications as too great to be worth the risk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted January 3, 2019 12 hours ago, racers and royals said: Sportowefakty are reporting that the Nice Polska and div 2 leagues 1st round matches will be on the last weekend of March- 1 week before the Extraleague get underway. They are also saying that the round dates are known(not published) but no news on when the fixtures will be released. Well I for one am waiting somewhat anxiously... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewmac 468 Posted January 3, 2019 57 minutes ago, f-s-p said: Well I for one am waiting somewhat anxiously... Sportowefackty are this morning reporting that Tomasz Gollob has urged the chairman of Bydgoszcz to consider taking up the vacant slot in Nice 1 league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, stewmac said: Sportowefackty are this morning reporting that Tomasz Gollob has urged the chairman of Bydgoszcz to consider taking up the vacant slot in Nice 1 league. great track, would be a good addition. If any club jumps up to League 1 it would mean the team built for League 2 would have to be scrapped and they start again. Lots of riders could be put out of work after signing contracts ?? Hancock to Bydgoszcz from Rzeszow ?? Edited January 3, 2019 by Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted January 3, 2019 6 hours ago, stewmac said: Sportowefackty are this morning reporting that Tomasz Gollob has urged the chairman of Bydgoszcz to consider taking up the vacant slot in Nice 1 league. So he’s been talking to his dad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, f-s-p said: So he’s been talking to his dad New regime in place for 2019 - Jerzy Kanclerz is the new president. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted January 3, 2019 53 minutes ago, racers and royals said: New regime in place for 2019 - Jerzy Kanclerz is the new president. I knew I was gonna get it wrong but typed it anyway cos thought it was funny. Bitkosh should do it to get back on the map both in the sport and also in the city. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,712 Posted January 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, f-s-p said: I knew I was gonna get it wrong but typed it anyway cos thought it was funny. Bitkosh should do it to get back on the map both in the sport and also in the city. It was funny Sadly the stadium needs so much spent on it i can`t see the local authority stumping up enough cash https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/796161/stadion-bez-trybuny-i-parku-maszyn-remont-polonii-coraz-bardziej-smierdzi . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f-s-p 832 Posted January 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, racers and royals said: It was funny Sadly the stadium needs so much spent on it i can`t see the local authority stumping up enough cash https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/796161/stadion-bez-trybuny-i-parku-maszyn-remont-polonii-coraz-bardziej-smierdzi . Like we already know and you just said again, city councils pay a lot of the money in speedway. But not just in speedway. Tomek Valtonen is a Finnish ice hockey coach in Poland and in Polish ice hockey league and said the same... so they should try their best to get back on it. Before the only thing forward is to first put the whole thing down with a huge bang. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 1,497 Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) Maybe 3 leagues are too many even in Poland to sustain. Have 10 in the top league and 10 in the NIce league. Rules could change to stop the bigger clubs having all the best riders. Edited January 4, 2019 by Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites