Leicester Hunter 381 Posted December 28, 2015 They would not have done that.In 2007 Birmingham were excluded from the play offs because a match at Glasgow (I think) had not been run and that meant we were outside the top 4. (We actually finished second in memory serves.) We still had to go to Glasgow and run what had become a meaningless match. The situation I highlighted and ours in 2007 do not bear any comparison whatsoever. They were two completely different scenarios. You are mostly correct in what you post, we did go on to finish second in the PL that year, but two matches, not one, were completely meaningless. We were at Newcastle on cut-off day, and our rivals for a play off place, Isle of Wight were at Newport. As Newport's match started at around 2pm, one of our number (uk martin, if I remember correctly) was following Updates on his phone, and we knew by 5 o'clock at the latest we were out of the play offs, as the Islanders had won in South Wales. We did go on to win both on Tyneside and at Glasgow and finish second in the League table. So why should anyone have awarded us anything, as a wheel had not been turned in either match. What faced both Coventry Storm and Rye House Raiders on 11th September this year was simply this: Coventry win by more than seven points and qualify for the Gold Cup. The match was the second part of a double header involving Buxton as well. With hindsight, I suppose, and given the importance of the fixture, Mick Horton could, and should IMO, have put the Raiders on first. But he didn't, and suffered the consequences. Rain set in around Heat 6, and the match got to Heat 8 before being suspended. With the Storm leading 32-19 and Rye House having used their tactical ride, Coventry were two races from qualification, and it looks like they wanted to continue, to at least the 10th race, anyway. During the suspension, the rain got worse, leading to an abandonment. Contrast that with the Coventry v Poole fixture some weeks before.... It still doesn't alter the fact that the SCB awarded the match to Coventry some weeks later, presumably after Rye House had refused to go back to fulfil the fixture. Imagine that scenario if the League title was on the line. The team that had all but lost on the night get off on a technicality and qualify. The team that had all but won loose out completely. That can't be right. And neither would the page after page of bitching about it on here be either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMW 533 Posted December 28, 2015 TBF Cov did only run their home fixtures in the last 6 weeks of the season. Maybe if they'd run them in the main season they may not have been in the position !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 28, 2015 TBF Cov did only run their home fixtures in the last 6 weeks of the season. Maybe if they'd run them in the main season they may not have been in the position !!! To be even more fair, remembering the parlous state of the Coventry track at the start of the season, maybe it's only fit for purpouse for 6 weeks out of any given season? Putting speedway toddlers out on that track at other times would contravene more Health & Safety, Geneva and Human Rights conventions as to make the situation totally inhumane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMW 533 Posted December 28, 2015 To be even more fair, remembering the parlous state of the Coventry track at the start of the season, maybe it's only fit for purpouse for 6 weeks out of any given season? Putting speedway toddlers out on that track at other times would contravene more Health & Safety, Geneva and Human Rights conventions as to make the situation totally inhumane. You need to ride all kinds of tracks. To be even more fair, remembering the parlous state of the Coventry track at the start of the season, maybe it's only fit for purpouse for 6 weeks out of any given season? Putting speedway toddlers out on that track at other times would contravene more Health & Safety, Geneva and Human Rights conventions as to make the situation totally inhumane. You need to ride all kinds of tracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) You need to ride all kinds of tracks. You need to ride all kinds of tracks. And if you do it twice, you learn all the quicker? Saying that is like teaching a kid to drive by putting him in the middle of Picadilly Circus and then telling him what the steering wheel does and what all the foot pedals do. Haven't we seen enough serious injuries last year? How many more are needed? Edited December 29, 2015 by uk martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ballinger 32 Posted December 29, 2015 To be even more fair, remembering the parlous state of the Coventry track at the start of the season, maybe it's only fit for purpouse for 6 weeks out of any given season? Putting speedway toddlers out on that track at other times would contravene more Health & Safety, Geneva and Human Rights conventions as to make the situation totally inhumane. And to be factually correct the Coventry track was fine in 2015, as proven at the Storms first meeting on 19/4 against a Brummies/Cradley select. The end of season fixture congestion was also not helped by a 24/5 postponement and a 29/5 rain off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
