mikebv 10,392 Posted November 2, 2022 Planning to have the Premiership Pairs Final ran at a Championship track... Planning to have the Championship Final ran at a Premiership track... And having plenty of the same Premiership and Championship Riders competing in both the Premiership and Championship leagues... Great to see both leagues working together for the good of the sport..... The spirit of cooperation has never been so high has it? We have had nearly as many changes to finals venues as Prime Ministers over the past few weeks... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,080 Posted November 2, 2022 21 minutes ago, mikebv said: Planning to have the Premiership Pairs Final ran at a Championship track... Planning to have the Championship Final ran at a Premiership track... And having plenty of the same Premiership and Championship Riders competing in both the Premiership and Championship leagues... Great to see both leagues working together for the good of the sport..... The spirit of cooperation has never been so high has it? We have had nearly as many changes to finals venues as Prime Ministers over the past few weeks... Things are bad enough as it is without bringing Prime Minister's into it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish McRaker 604 Posted November 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: If you think fans can drive from Poole to Kings Lynn on a Friday afternoon in 4 hours 2 mins you are living in cloud cuckoo land. Clearly you don’t drive much as Leicester to Oxford is much quicker than to Kings Lynn, which is in the backside of nowhere. Leicester, M1 down to Northampton, dual carriageway past Silverstone down to m40. Then down A 34 to Oxford. Easy run. From Poole, through New Forest, M27, M3, A34, Stadium. Of all the teams to get to from Poole, Kings Lynn is one of the worst, with the exception of Scottish clubs and teams in the NE. It’s quicker to get to BV and Sheffield than KL. I should know I have driven to KL many, many times. And coming back no doubt Poole fans will suffer Road closures and detours. Still, the time will wiz by if we have a title to celebrate! Train from Poole leaves at 11.40, cross London to Kings Cross and you can get to KL at 16.31. Journey time 4hrs 51. From Leicester at 13.15, also arrives KL at 16.31 with a change at Peterborough. Journey 3h 16. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,215 Posted November 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Hamish McRaker said: Train from Poole leaves at 11.40, cross London to Kings Cross and you can get to KL at 16.31. Journey time 4hrs 51. From Leicester at 13.15, also arrives KL at 16.31 with a change at Peterborough. Journey 3h 16. What about the return journey? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike0310 663 Posted November 2, 2022 Feel sorry for Poole fans as they have done nothing wrong they have just been caught up in this farce, I also feel sorry for the Leicester fans the biggest meeting of the season and most of them won’t see it farcical shame on you bspa yes the weather has been poor but you need to get your house in order this can’t keep happening. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,665 Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Planning to have the Premiership Pairs Final ran at a Championship track... Planning to have the Championship Final ran at a Premiership track... And having plenty of the same Premiership and Championship Riders competing in both the Premiership and Championship leagues... Great to see both leagues working together for the good of the sport..... The spirit of cooperation has never been so high has it? We have had nearly as many changes to finals venues as Prime Ministers over the past few weeks... Why don't you stick to your beloved BV threads instead of casting your negative caustic and derogatory comments everywhere else!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,261 Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) Mildenhall fans will be happy then its an hour's less journey to Kings Lynn than it is to Leicester Edited November 2, 2022 by scoobydoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,849 Posted November 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: What’s Rob Godfrey got to do with Leicester moving the final to Kings Lynn? Because the whole reason we are trying to get the biggest meetings of the season ridden in October and November is the shambolic summer fixture list that he oversaw. Might pop along to this if the weather is ok and I can be bothered, for one last speedway fix. At least all fourteen riders should be there! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,125 Posted November 2, 2022 57 minutes ago, iainb said: What about the return journey? Good point! That may prove tricky unless you stay in the local travelodge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,125 Posted November 2, 2022 56 minutes ago, Mike0310 said: Feel sorry for Poole fans as they have done nothing wrong they have just been caught up in this farce, I also feel sorry for the Leicester fans the biggest meeting of the season and most of them won’t see it farcical shame on you bspa yes the weather has been poor but you need to get your house in order this can’t keep happening. Feeling sorry for us must be a first! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFCB Wildcat 1,362 Posted November 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Trackrat said: No problem if they scratch the first leg scores. That sounds a little bit extreme .... For compromise, maybe Poole would agree to scratch the scores from the first 7 heats of the first leg as a good will gesture? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,392 Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Why don't you stick to your beloved BV threads instead of casting your negative caustic and derogatory comments everywhere else!! Surely they were facts? Not sure facts can be caustic and derogatory.... You must think that this is good for the sport I presume, given your unwavering support for those who plan in such things..? Coaches cancelled so local businesses lose out.... Fans maybe have booked hotels to attend who now have to cancel, hopefully getting a refund... One team now cannot have any home advantage in a two leg final of a sport where home advantage is fundamental... One team now doesn't get the "bumper payday" a final brings, which often offsets losses received through the year.. Some Leicester fans will have attended every home meeting this season, loyally supporting a sport who needs absolutely everyone it can find to attend, yet will now miss out on the very final that they have paid out hundreds of pounds to watch the qualifying process of... And. As has been said from even Poole's most loyal follower, getting to East Anglia is never easy at the best of times but now needs to be done on a Friday which is traditionally the busiest time of the week for the road network... Also. Several Poole fans (again passionate followers of their team and sport), have also suggested that it is now a "farce"... Now.You may say such negative comments from these loyal followers of the sport, about what should have been the flagship competition, are "caustic and derogatory"... I would suggest, some others would say they are talking facts.... Enjoy the final, hopefully a couple of thousand of fans from both teams can make it, and plenty of East Anglians are interested to go along too... Who knows, having a final at a "neutral venue" could become a roaring success, with both sets of fans there in big numbers and plenty of local speedway fans in attendance too... If so, even by default, it may become a blue print for the future... Edited November 3, 2022 by mikebv 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike0310 663 Posted November 3, 2022 7 hours ago, foreverblue said: Feeling sorry for us must be a first! Yeah and maybe the last but you have to say it like you see it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,080 Posted November 3, 2022 I see the weather is a bit wet in Norfolk today. Fingers crossed it still goes ahead tomorrow. Be interesting to see what happens if it doesn't! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted November 3, 2022 9 hours ago, iainb said: What about the return journey? sleep over Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
