heathen52 385 Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 4:30 PM, Red Flag said: Wolves can only ride Mondays Why ?, The Greyhounds only race on Thursday and Saturday eveningshttps://monmoregreyhounds.com/Race-days , and Cradley originally used to have a Tuesday racenight before switching to Mondays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 454 Posted October 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, heathen52 said: Why ?, The Greyhounds only race on Thursday and Saturday eveningshttps://monmoregreyhounds.com/Race-days , and Cradley originally used to have a Tuesday racenight before switching to Mondays. Because Ladbroke will only allow Monday’s 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted October 18, 2021 If Belle Vue rode on Saturday nights I'd happily make the trip up there to watch every week despite living less than a mile and half away from the Leicester track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 558 Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 4:26 PM, The Third Man said: Sheffield will be in whatever league rides on a Thursday night, simple as that Maybe teams with this type of limitation should be considered doubtful for eligibility to compete in the “top-flight”. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,217 Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, 1 valve said: Maybe teams with this type of limitation should be considered doubtful for eligibility to compete in the “top-flight”. That should get rid of Sheffield, Ipswich and Wolves then All tracks have a night they like to ride on, its the night the fans are used to attending, when they get the highest gate, look what happened to Rye House when they swapped nights to suit what league they were in 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,035 Posted October 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, The Third Man said: That should get rid of Sheffield, Ipswich and Wolves then All tracks have a night they like to ride on, its the night the fans are used to attending, when they get the highest gate, look what happened to Rye House when they swapped nights to suit what league they were in And also half the reason why Poole moved down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 558 Posted October 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, The Third Man said: That should get rid of Sheffield, Ipswich and Wolves then So be it. Of course it will not happen because too much self interest is involved coupled with a distinct lack of vision on what’s required to get British Speedway on the up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,217 Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, 1 valve said: So be it. Of course it will not happen because too much self interest is involved coupled with a distinct lack of vision on what’s required to get British Speedway on the up. So you want to get rid of half the top league? 3 teams should be good, could run as a three team tournament at every track every week, that should work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryW 1,178 Posted October 30, 2021 16 minutes ago, The Third Man said: So you want to get rid of half the top league? 3 teams should be good, could run as a three team tournament at every track every week, that should work The Russian league struggled along with 3 teams in 2015 and 2016. Maybe the BSPL could check in with them for some guidance 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 558 Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, The Third Man said: So you want to get rid of half the top league? 3 teams should be good, could run as a three team tournament at every track every week, that should work Not get rid. “Replace” with clubs who have the ability to be more flexible regarding race night availability - That is Amongst other criteria which should be in place to ensure the correct standard of quality is applied to form a “top league” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,217 Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, 1 valve said: Not get rid. “Replace” with clubs who have the ability to be more flexible regarding race night availability - That is Amongst other criteria which should be in place to ensure the correct standard of quality is applied to form a “top league” Such as? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboy cookie returns? 747 Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, 1 valve said: Not get rid. “Replace” with clubs who have the ability to be more flexible regarding race night availability - That is Amongst other criteria which should be in place to ensure the correct standard of quality is applied to form a “top league” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted October 30, 2021 5 hours ago, 1 valve said: Not get rid. “Replace” with clubs who have the ability to be more flexible regarding race night availability - That is Amongst other criteria which should be in place to ensure the correct standard of quality is applied to form a “top league” You mean Leicester and Sheffield swapping league's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,217 Posted October 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, spin king said: You mean Leicester and Sheffield swapping league's. And Scunthorpe swapping with Ipswich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted October 31, 2021 15 hours ago, spin king said: You mean Leicester and Sheffield swapping league's. That can't happen. Sheffield already have Poole as their swapping partners!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites