Star Lady 5,400 Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Yep, that's the beauty of Sky but we're used to it ..... What the hell has it got to do with Sky? Clubs agree to the fixture list. Regular meetings every 2 weeks would allow plenty of time for rain offs to be fitted in, could accommodate the odd date change for Sky but no we go weeks with no meeting then cram 2 or 3 into 10 days or so. Says it all about the BSPA's attitude to fans that they decide to extend the season but can't be arsed to send out a PR to tell the fans and we find out from a local radio station Edited August 27, 2015 by Star Lady 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,153 Posted August 27, 2015 Banger/stocks at 1300 Monday Oh right next wednesday they are at Poole but there are two weeks to arrange them surely that s plenty of time to get two meetings in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted August 27, 2015 Oh right next wednesday they are at Poole but there are two weeks to arrange them surely that s plenty of time to get two meetings in You would think so wouldn't you? Even if it was a double header. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted August 27, 2015 What the hell has it got to do with Sky? Clubs agree to the fixture list. Regular meetings every 2 weeks would allow plenty of time for rain offs to be fitted in, could accommodate the odd date change for Sky but no we go weeks with no meeting then cram 2 or 3 into 10 days or so. Says it all about the BSPA's attitude to fans that they decide to extend the season but can't be arsed to send out a PR to tell the fans and we find out from a local radio station Yeah they have been lax with pr admittedly (already emailed them that this week in regards to Darcy!) but they have to get the fixtures in ready for the scheduled playoff meetings to be advertised by Sky ..... They can't control the weather ...... I want fixtures to last as long as possible myself, winter lasts long enough for me! As Buster said it's not an easy task getting all your riders free for rearranged fixtures. And anyways, whassup, you won't be coming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted August 27, 2015 Yeah they have been lax with pr admittedly (already emailed them that this week in regards to Darcy!) but they have to get the fixtures in ready for the scheduled playoff meetings to be advertised by Sky ..... They can't control the weather ...... I want fixtures to last as long as possible myself, winter lasts long enough for me! As Buster said it's not an easy task getting all your riders free for rearranged fixtures. And anyways, whassup, you won't be coming No I won't but we arranged a family holiday so the family wouldn't miss any matches, so chose the week before the play off cos we trusted the cut off date!!! I really ought to know not to trust anything to do with speedway after all these years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whippy 100 Posted August 27, 2015 Off on hols on 4th - 21st so looks like we will miss a lot of matches now the rain has messed everything up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted August 27, 2015 Ruddy ridiculous . Clubs that cannot fit 14 home league matches into 26 weeks really have no business to be in business. So if it Ps down on 8/9/10 Sept which it may well do what happens then. Clubs that cannot fit their fixtures in by the cut off should suffer the consequences of finishing in the league position they are at on the cut off date. Coventry had to run one of theirs after the cut off date last year. Does that mean we can move our fixture on the 3rd so we haven't got King & Howarth missing 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Coventry had to run one of theirs after the cut off date last year. Does that mean we can move our fixture on the 3rd so we haven't got King & Howarth missing If that happens, and it wouldn't surprise me (no offence to Coventry all clubs would do it) how is that fair on Belle Vue, Swindon, Kl and Poole. Cut off dates are by their name cut off dates and should be set in stone. I hate drawing comparisons with football but can you imagine them putting off the FA cup Semi Finals....of course not. Edited August 27, 2015 by Star Lady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ouch 1,210 Posted August 27, 2015 Belle Vue wanted it put back years ago and they also requested more time to run their KO Cup ties - the answer was no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,841 Posted August 27, 2015 Belle Vue wanted it put back years ago and they also requested more time to run their KO Cup ties - the answer was no. As it should be every year. Only rain offs on the play off dates should be changed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,681 Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) What the hell has it got to do with Sky? Clubs agree to the fixture list. Regular meetings every 2 weeks would allow plenty of time for rain offs to be fitted in, could accommodate the odd date change for Sky but no we go weeks with no meeting then cram 2 or 3 into 10 days or so. Says it all about the BSPA's attitude to fans that they decide to extend the season but can't be arsed to send out a PR to tell the fans and we find out from a local radio station Didn't Sky want the play offs introduced?If we didn't have the play offs we would have been able to run the league programme up until the end of October,like the good old days.You can remember them cant you Just nit picking here.You say run 2 meetings regularly every 2 weeks and it should all fit in nicely and would leave plenty of time for rain offs to be fitted in.Well from April 1st to Sept 9th is 24 weeks which every 2 weeks is 12 matches.Even though for some reason you like a dig at Lynn you have to commend them for fitting their first 12 matches in by August 19th .That on average is a match about every 1 week 6 days As it should be every year. Only rain offs on the play off dates should be changed. Why?League matches are just as important as the play-offs aren't they. Edited August 27, 2015 by tellboy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,841 Posted August 27, 2015 Why?League matches are just as important as the play-offs aren't they. Correct, that's why you have March till first week of September to fit them in. I know the play off dates have been altered when we have had dreadful weather in the season that has affected most clubs but the weather has been much kinder this year so there is no excuse. The play offs are the pinnacle of the season and every team has plenty of time to fit in their matches. If they haven't then that's just tough. Unless there are extreme reasons there is no reason to alter the dates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted August 27, 2015 But if the dates need to be changed because of rain offs then so be it .... season doesn't finish til end of October 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted August 27, 2015 Didn't Sky want the play offs introduced?If we didn't have the play offs we would have been able to run the league programme up until the end of October,like the good old days.You can remember them cant you Just nit picking here.You say run 2 meetings regularly every 2 weeks and it should all fit in nicely and would leave plenty of time for rain offs to be fitted in.Well from April 1st to Sept 9th is 24 weeks which every 2 weeks is 12 matches.Even though for some reason you like a dig at Lynn you have to commend them for fitting their first 12 matches in by August 19th .That on average is a match about every 1 week 6 days Why?League matches are just as important as the play-offs aren't they. I didn't actually say Lynn I said clubs, but just to please you as the BSPA are a collective Lynn (especially with Buster on the Management Committee) have to take their share of the blame. If spedway is a professional sport, and we all have opinions on that, the foundation has to be a professionally produced and run fixture list which many people have been saying for years. As stevebrum says the weather hasn't been that bad this year, so I cannot for the life of me think why the cut offs should be extended. But if the dates need to be changed because of rain offs then so be it .... season doesn't finish til end of October Oh come on BSI decree that it does, surprised you've let that one past 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,841 Posted August 27, 2015 But if the dates need to be changed because of rain offs then so be it .... season doesn't finish til end of October Season still races till October agreed however play offs are important for the sport so have to have a set date IMHO, otherwise we run speedway on a whim to suit, no one wants that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
