Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted August 2, 2023 October play off final.....and thats relying on the semi finals going ahead. Feels like home and away twice was always going to be a tough ask, might not matter next year anyways... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickH114 17 Posted August 2, 2023 Surely the British Final could be put back to free up a Monday, double headers on the bank holiday Monday where possible would make sense too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerblade 221 Posted August 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, NickH114 said: Surely the British Final could be put back to free up a Monday, double headers on the bank holiday Monday where possible would make sense too. The British Final is only 19 days before the Cardiff GP as it is, and who gets the Wildcard is dependent on it. Surely we don't want a repeat of last season's hoo ha, when the original staging had to be abandoned before the cut off date, and they had to make the decision practically on the spot??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,285 Posted August 2, 2023 23 hours ago, Tigerblade said: It's the only sensible thing to do. Sheffield for one still had 3 fixtures to fit in before the original date. Wolves at home, where there hasn't been a Premiership race night where both have been free since the original rain off date, and the rain off last week. Plus Peterborough away twice, where again there hasn't been any Premiership nights both have been free, and won't be until the end of August, since the first one was called off. Not to mention the KO Cup final which we reached almost two months ago and we still don't know who we're facing. They ran 3 meetings from the 23rd of March to the 25th of May.. One of them a KO Cup match, so only two Premiership matches in 9 weeks... Not a great plan... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted August 2, 2023 52 minutes ago, mikebv said: They ran 3 meetings from the 23rd of March to the 25th of May.. One of them a KO Cup match, so only two Premiership matches in 9 weeks... Not a great plan... Always someone else's fault...... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 125 Posted August 2, 2023 Well one thursday all the other teams were riding,bit hard to schedule a meeting that day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,285 Posted August 2, 2023 25 minutes ago, Andrew said: Well one thursday all the other teams were riding,bit hard to schedule a meeting that day. Their 3rd Premiership meeting was the 15tth of June.. 3 Premiership meetings in 12 weeks... They ran two KO Cup meetings in that time as the plan was to complete it early in the season... That seems to have gone well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 125 Posted August 2, 2023 KO cup went ok for us,up to Pbo and Ips to sort out a date for their 2nd leg. Only thursday we didn't use was May 4th for some reason. march 23 bv h 30 kl a april 6 kl ko cup h 13 blank all other teams riding 20 ip a 27 pbo h off wet may 4 ? 11 wh h off wet 18 ip off south yorks police 25 kl h june 1 kl a 6 wh ko 15 ip h 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerblade 221 Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andrew said: KO cup went ok for us,up to Pbo and Ips to sort out a date for their 2nd leg. Only thursday we didn't use was May 4th for some reason. march 23 bv h 30 kl a april 6 kl ko cup h 13 blank all other teams riding 20 ip a 27 pbo h off wet may 4 ? 11 wh h off wet 18 ip off south yorks police 25 kl h june 1 kl a 6 wh ko 15 ip h Don't go bombarding them with sensible facts, mate, they don't like it for some reason Plus we were also at King's Lynn on 24th April, and Leicester on May 22nd in this 7 weeks without a home fixture spell. We qualified for the Knock Out Cup on 19th June and are still none the wiser (offically, at any rate) as to who our opponents will be. I suppose that's the Sheffield promotion's fault as well. Edited August 2, 2023 by Tigerblade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Andrew said: KO cup went ok for us,up to Pbo and Ips to sort out a date for their 2nd leg. Only thursday we didn't use was May 4th for some reason. march 23 bv h 30 kl a april 6 kl ko cup h 13 blank all other teams riding 20 ip a 27 pbo h off wet may 4 ? 11 wh h off wet 18 ip off south yorks police 25 kl h june 1 kl a 6 wh ko 15 ip h That's only half the available dates for the league set up - Mondays exist too..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerblade 221 Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: That's only half the available dates for the league set up - Mondays exist too..... Indeed they do, and Sheffield were at Belle Vue on March 27th, King's Lynn on April 24th (re-staging of the rained off March 30th), Wolves on May 15th, and Leicester on May 22nd. The Peterborough and Wolves home dates didn't become an issue until April 27th and May 11th respectively. The Panthers one was re-staged July 3rd (when Wolverhampton were already scheduled at Belle Vue) however there has not been one Monday or Thursday since May 11th where both Sheffield and Wolverhampton have been free, until last Monday when of course it was rained off again. Edited August 2, 2023 by Tigerblade 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted August 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, Tigerblade said: Indeed they do, and Sheffield were at Belle Vue on March 27th, King's Lynn on April 24th (re-staging of the rained off March 30th), Wolves on May 15th, and Leicester on May 22nd. The Peterborough and Wolves home dates didn't become an issue until April 27th and May 11th respectively. The Panthers one was re-staged July 3rd (when Wolverhampton were already at Belle Vue) however there has not been one Monday or Thursday since May 11th where both Sheffield and Wolverhampton have been free, until last Monday when of course it was rained off again. Fair point The whole fixture structure not fit for purpose then Looks like it needed a complete revamp as at May 11th with multiple changes for all clubs to give it any chance of working Peterborough should've been made to forfeit the cup tie if unable to meet the set deadline for starters with other tweaks made to best utilise that date 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ouch 1,191 Posted August 2, 2023 It’s a literal bleeding’ miracle that Belle Vue can put on a full top league league program plus Colts, plus PCMT, plus Women’s championship, plus short track, plus British Final in their allotted time. Tale wagging the dog again in Speedway as we pander to the lowest common denominator. If you’re a car crash, no worries we’ll work around you. Jesus, things will never change. Switch the lights off on your way out. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted August 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, ouch said: It’s a literal bleeding’ miracle that Belle Vue can put on a full top league league program plus Colts, plus PCMT, plus Women’s championship, plus short track, plus British Final in their allotted time. Tale wagging the dog again in Speedway as we pander to the lowest common denominator. If you’re a car crash, no worries we’ll work around you. Jesus, things will never change. Switch the lights off on your way out. We haven’t had the short track or British final yet. let’s pray for good weather first Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,285 Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Tigerblade said: Don't go bombarding them with sensible facts, mate, they don't like it for some reason Plus we were also at King's Lynn on 24th April, and Leicester on May 22nd in this 7 weeks without a home fixture spell. We qualified for the Knock Out Cup on 19th June and are still none the wiser (offically, at any rate) as to who our opponents will be. I suppose that's the Sheffield promotion's fault as well. Not bothering with all those ring fenced, priority night, Poland not interested in using them, Mondays then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
