Col 854 Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, tocha said: I think Thursdays were introduced when Sweden had 9 teams riding so, now that they are back to 8 Thursday racing might be considered unnecessary. Whoever has the Elitserien TV contract probably won't agree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilTheAce 498 Posted October 5, 2022 37 minutes ago, Flappy said: If the premier League is going 42.5 with no rising star plus a new team I reckon they need another 15 riders to become available Can’t see the limit being 42.5. I think they will stick with 39 with 0 rising star meaning diluting the product again. That’s what they love to do 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RS50 359 Posted October 5, 2022 In practice then, if a club has a Thursday match, and it has rained the previous Sunday in Poland, what then? Re-arrange a scheduled fixture? (popular with fans who have made arrangements?). Use guests or R/R? (fans wanting to see their own ridery, not to mention availability problems). Can not think why BSPL would agree to this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badge 5,126 Posted October 5, 2022 6 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: PZM and BSPL are to agree a deal that Poland have priority on Thursdays but riders can ride in 2 other leagues instead of 1..... the Thursday will only be used for rain offs so won’t be that many. so some riders will return. Which is good. Poland is still the winner though. But it’s a start How do you know it won't be many?. It could be every week if they have a wet summer. Damn stupid if they agree to that 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilTheAce 498 Posted October 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Badge said: How do you know it won't be many?. It could be every week if they have a wet summer. Damn stupid if they agree to that Global warming is a thing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TINYS 292 Posted October 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Global warming is a thing. Love this global warming weather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said: Can’t see the limit being 42.5. I think they will stick with 39 with 0 rising star meaning diluting the product again. That’s what they love to do 39 and trying to fit Doyle in will be fun,,, Basically Doyle 3 second strings and 3 reserves,,, oh hang,, same as this season then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,042 Posted October 5, 2022 7 hours ago, Col said: I'm sure Sheffield & Ipswich are delighted. 7 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: I’m sure they can work around any clashes to which there me won’t be many of Clubs couldn't organise the league cup final till October this year, despite the qualifiers being known since May! How are they gonna cope with postponements due to Extraliga matches on a Thursday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,042 Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) I don't know if the rule change will do much good, riders like Woffinden, Pedersen, Madsen, Zmarzlik, Dudek, Janowski, Lindgren, Vaculik etc chose not to ride in GB long before the Extraliga+1 rule was made. Not worth giving up priority on Thursday's for the sake of 2 top riders (Bewley & Lambert) potentially coming back! Edited October 5, 2022 by szkocjasid 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,042 Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Can’t see the limit being 42.5. I think they will stick with 39 with 0 rising star meaning diluting the product again. That’s what they love to do Don't agree that's diluting the product, teams should average out at 42, so 39 + RS is no weaker than this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: Global warming is a thing. Climate change is coming. Global warming is part of that. Climate change is less predictable intense weather. More serious storms are part of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RS50 359 Posted October 5, 2022 9 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: PZM and BSPL are to agree a deal that Poland have priority on Thursdays but riders can ride in 2 other leagues instead of 1..... What is the source of this information? I reckon GB speedway would be a big loser on this, so why agree? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted October 5, 2022 59 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: I don't know if the rule change will do much good, riders like Woffinden, Pedersen, Madsen, Zmarzlik, Dudek, Janowski, Lindgren, Vaculik etc chose not to ride in GB long before the Extraliga+1 rule was made. Not worth giving up priority on Thursday's for the sake of 2 top riders (Bewley & Lambert) potentially coming back! The riders you mention, very unlikely... but the level below them - Wozniak, Pawlicki possibly Thomsen & Michelsen alongside Lambert, Bewley, Fricke, Holder & Doyle make the league more interesting. The gap between Prem & Champ would be defined. Not sure Lindgren & Vaculik are as unreachable for Prem clubs as you'd think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petecc 352 Posted October 6, 2022 It may start as a polish rain off night until they decide they can just use it for live TV matches every week. I wouldn't trust them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilTheAce 498 Posted October 6, 2022 8 hours ago, szkocjasid said: I don't know if the rule change will do much good, riders like Woffinden, Pedersen, Madsen, Zmarzlik, Dudek, Janowski, Lindgren, Vaculik etc chose not to ride in GB long before the Extraliga+1 rule was made. Not worth giving up priority on Thursday's for the sake of 2 top riders (Bewley & Lambert) potentially coming back! One of the above listed that isn’t the brits could be making his debut in UK next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
