leander 495 Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 3:41 PM, StevePark said: I asked someone last week (a Starting Marshal) and the reply I got was "it's up to the referee." If this is indeed correct (and I have no doubt it is), what's the point of having the rule and being able to use the 'old' rule? It's just going to confuse. That's ridiculous, if true. It's like a football referee deciding not to use the Offside rule. Referee's shouldn't be allowed to decide whether to implement a rule or not. According to the speedway updates site, during the Sheffield v Redcar match. After two chaotic heats the referee went down to the pits to explain the new starting procedure to the riders! This was Redcars fifth and Sheffields fourth meeting of the season, for goodness sake. (Not to mention various open meetings). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted April 9, 2019 16 hours ago, leander said: That's ridiculous, if true. It's like a football referee deciding not to use the Offside rule. Referee's shouldn't be allowed to decide whether to implement a rule or not. Sometimes THAT happens in football. A linesman/woman puts up his/her flag to indicate an offside & the referee goes over for a chat & sometimes sees something different & disagrees. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leander 495 Posted April 9, 2019 8 hours ago, IronScorpion said: Sometimes THAT happens in football. A linesman/woman puts up his/her flag to indicate an offside & the referee goes over for a chat & sometimes sees something different & disagrees. On a one off that's true but a ref doesn't decide t totally ignore the rule for the whole match which is what is happening in speedway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
