Arthur54 1,302 Posted October 11, 2021 1 minute ago, mac101 said: usually top team gets 2nd leg Poole are holding the 1st leg, not ideal but time is running out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, mac101 said: usually top team gets 2nd leg Running out of weeks to ride so wouldn't want to waste 6 days to get second leg in unless Poole rode on Sunday against SoN or waited til Mon/Tues/Weds of next week.. Edit - okay not Mon as Rory has his meeting! Forgot about that! Edited October 11, 2021 by lisa-colette Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tosh1218 592 Posted October 11, 2021 3 hours ago, iainb said: Scunny should be thrown out of the competition! They'll cancel a match in the summer because of a football match on the TV... but won't run on an attractive Friday night but choose to run against the SoN that many, including myself, already have tickets for! Absurd! Why should Scunthorpe be thrown out of the competition 1~ they fulfilled all there fixtures before the original cut off date and didn’t need the extension 2- Scunthorpe had medical cover and an ambulance for the first leg So I’m sure it’s Leicester promotion who is at fault ??? please get facts right 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wee Eck 703 Posted October 11, 2021 3 hours ago, foreverblue said: They may have done something radical like got more than one ambulance in attendance! Don’t BV and Leicester use the same paramedics team? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 558 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Could somebody from (or genuinely close to) the promotion take the time to provide an explanation behind the apparent barmy idea of holding the second leg on Saturday instead of Friday. The Lions website does say “the second leg has been provisionally set for Saturday” so there is time to reconsider the chosen day and change the meeting to Friday and use tonight’s meeting to inform people accordingly. Alternatively, they could stick to their guns and lose out on attendance due to SON & LCFC v Man U & of course folk travelling from Poole to Manchester. But, the promoters may have a very good reason for holding the meeting on Saturday hence the question What is it? Edited October 12, 2021 by 1 valve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,033 Posted October 12, 2021 14 hours ago, mac101 said: i think their trying to get the second leg rather than the first leg so they can have the advantage of knowing first match score Is that really an advantage, as both teams will know the first match score? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,018 Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, szkocjasid said: Is that really an advantage, as both teams will know the first match score? Mentally I think it is, as you actually have a fixed target of what you need to achieve on your home track Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, 1 valve said: Could somebody from (or genuinely close to) the promotion take the time to provide an explanation behind the apparent barmy idea of holding the second leg on Saturday instead of Friday. The Lions website does say “the second leg has been provisionally set for Saturday” so there is time to reconsider the chosen day and change the meeting to Friday and use tonight’s meeting to inform people accordingly. Alternatively, they could stick to their guns and lose out on attendance due to SON & LCFC v Man U & of course folk travelling from Poole to Manchester. But, the promoters may have a very good reason for holding the meeting on Saturday hence the question What is it? How about rider availability - for either side? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted October 12, 2021 It absolutely stinks that Leicester have done this. Saturday and Sunday is SON, so what about the fans who have tickets for Saturday and Sunday at Belle Vue? Why on earth isn’t this meeting on Friday night? What possible reason can they give to wreck peoples plans at such short notice? It beggars belief that they have done this. They could run on Friday, or even Thursday at a push. Bad promotion. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted October 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: It absolutely stinks that Leicester have done this. Saturday and Sunday is SON, so what about the fans who have tickets for Saturday and Sunday at Belle Vue? Why on earth isn’t this meeting on Friday night? What possible reason can they give to wreck peoples plans at such short notice? It beggars belief that they have done this. They could run on Friday, or even Thursday at a push. Bad promotion. Leicester City at home as well. It's going to hit the attendance for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,096 Posted October 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Leicester City at home as well. It's going to hit the attendance for sure. Oh well it is what it is, Wouldn't Leicester city game be in the afternoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,018 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: so what about the fans who have tickets for Saturday and Sunday at Belle Vue? The answer seems to be F*#k em! Edited October 12, 2021 by iainb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 558 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: How about rider availability - for either side? Edinburgh v Glasgow. is the only other fixture taking place on Friday - so are you suggesting lack of rider availability for guesting purposes? Although better still: It would be ironic if the reason the fixture at Leicester couldn't take place is because riders from Poole and/or Leicester were guesting for Edinburgh or Glasgow. Edited October 12, 2021 by 1 valve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrizHeathen 37 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: It absolutely stinks that Leicester have done this. Saturday and Sunday is SON, so what about the fans who have tickets for Saturday and Sunday at Belle Vue? Why on earth isn’t this meeting on Friday night? What possible reason can they give to wreck peoples plans at such short notice? It beggars belief that they have done this. They could run on Friday, or even Thursday at a push. Bad promotion. I really don't think the Speedway of Nations will effect the regular Saturday night crowd too much. Its not ideal, but to run on a completely off night to accomodate a few who have SON tickets is not viable imo. It may mean a few watching a recorded SON when they get home, but thats life...its worked for one or two GP's this year, and crowds haven't been that bad. Personally i've got a ticket for Villa v Wolves on Saturday afternoon and i'm still going to make it to Leicester..guess i've got lucky there with proximaty and timings. Edited October 12, 2021 by BrizHeathen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: It absolutely stinks that Leicester have done this. Saturday and Sunday is SON, so what about the fans who have tickets for Saturday and Sunday at Belle Vue? Why on earth isn’t this meeting on Friday night? What possible reason can they give to wreck peoples plans at such short notice? It beggars belief that they have done this. They could run on Friday, or even Thursday at a push. Bad promotion. Cannot run on a Thursday! You want Poole to go there without Steve Worrall do you? Edited October 12, 2021 by lisa-colette Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
