4BM 116 Posted January 10, 2023 See the dates for the 3 rounds are out now, slightly different to the initial info re locations of the 3 Round 1 - Wolverhampton 15th May Round 2 - Kings Lynn 29th June Round 3 - Ipswich 3rd August 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboy cookie returns? 747 Posted January 10, 2023 6 hours ago, 4BM said: See the dates for the 3 rounds are out now, slightly different to the initial info re locations of the 3 Round 1 - Wolverhampton 15th May Round 2 - Kings Lynn 29th June Round 3 - Ipswich 3rd August Shame they couldn't have bunched these fixtures closer together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted January 10, 2023 Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Jacobs 554 Posted January 10, 2023 59 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing. Not sure that it had much value last season, with variations of pairings, and no-one even knowing the Regulations ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,666 Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing. The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted January 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: Not sure that it had much value last season, with variations of pairings, and no-one even knowing the Regulations ... True, wasn’t a fan particularly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,784 Posted January 10, 2023 50 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen Was going to say something similar, odd choice of venues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeW436 597 Posted January 10, 2023 Dreadful choice of venues sorry, Belle Vue or Peterborough should of been included 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted January 10, 2023 Maybe the tracks were pulled out of a hat,,,, the fairest way,,, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,648 Posted January 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen Come now, could have gone to Leicester 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siggytastic 180 Posted January 10, 2023 Did all tracks want to stage a round? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen I don't now why the NNS wasn't included. But for a Lynn fan to say that they are in the worst 3 tracks in the league.....When did you last go to a meeting.... Edited January 10, 2023 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,666 Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said: I don't now why the NNS wasn't included. But for a Lynn fan to say that they are in the worst 3 tracks in the league.....When did you last go to a meeting.... You know you don't have to be their to form an opinion. Racing at the AFA hasn't been great for 10+ years. You only have to read on here, Updates & Social Media that the racing isn't good. There's been about 1 heat every couple of meetings cause a stir in excitement & it's always the same rider's, Pickering or Jorgensen. Hopefully this season will be a little better as we have 4 racers from the off so the racing could improve, but the track prep also has to be better than recent history, i.e. leave the dirt on the outside & stop dragging back to the curb every three / four heats. It should have been the NSS, EoES & OGS if it had to be 3 tracks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonds85 700 Posted January 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: You know you don't have to be their to form an opinion. Racing at the AFA hasn't been great for 10+ years. You only have to read on here, Updates & Social Media that the racing isn't good. There's been about 1 heat every couple of meetings cause a stir in excitement & it's always the same rider's, Pickering or Jorgensen. Hopefully this season will be a little better as we have 4 racers from the off so the racing could improve, but the track prep also has to be better than recent history, i.e. leave the dirt on the outside & stop dragging back to the curb every three / four heats. It should have been the NSS, EoES & OGS if it had to be 3 tracks. But maybe NSS, EoES & OGS didn't want to fork the money out to run a round? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noodles 1,337 Posted January 11, 2023 It's just a filler to keep Wolves happy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
