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How about Poole running an NDL team in 2025? Or will they continue their policy of plucking young riders from the NDL whenever it suits them, despite making no contribution to the league themselves, effectively sponging off the efforts of others?

This thread has mainly got Lynn fans on it who will actually be attending to see their team ride for the final time this year. It's got nothing to do with play offs or finishing order for us. And come to think of it very little to do with you either.

I expect Brady has various priorities including helping Rybnik to a league title and qualifying for the GPs. He’s bust a gut helping BV to the play offs and their expected failure in the semis against Sheffield is no reflection on him. I doubt there’s another BV rider who has done more for the Aces than he has this year but his discomfort was plain to see after last Monday’s home meeting.

Possibly the case. It's the same with Leicester dropping Drew Kemp for Cookie. Leicester team only fitted into the averages at the start of the season with Drew's 25% reduction from last season (from being a fast track rider). He was then replaced on his full average (which the Leicester team would be illegal at the start of the season). This therefore isn't helping fast track riders.

farcial for the sake of waiting 2 days to get the correct semi-finals !!

King hasn't stepped up once when needed. That's what most expect. Sick and tired of saying it, but once again he goes missing. Now we have no chance on Thursday and that will affect the gate, so it's hitting the purse strings.

And after they asked the question... They all looked at each other, and then all fell about laughing on the floor holding their sides... Like the Martians used to do in those Smash adverts...😁

So. It is going to be Sheffield v Ipswich and Leicester v Belle Vue in the play offs... Well done Sheffield on finishing top... Can't wait... It will be brilliant...

Well done King's Lynn, confirms the farce of the play off choices. Some good racing for Lynn.

Very close so far... KL could throw a spanner into Leicester's chances of finishing top...

Has Kelvin mentioned how important tonights result is on who finishes top?

King is no longer at this level.... he needs to stick to the championship and take Hawkins with him.

So different to last year then when Sheffield lost first Holder, then his replacement Woffinden before the KO Cup Final, followed by losing Musielak for the play offs ? Injuries are part of speedway. Yes Ipswich have been unlucky this season, but the fact still remains that Doyle announced his season was over in June. We all know you couldn't find an equal replacement, but surely bringing in a slightly lesser rider amd integrating him into the team would have been better than bumbling along for most of the season with guests and R/R ?

Some slag the Lynn track off... But from what i have seen on TV lately, there's been a lot worse.

You have forgotten the price increase because it’s the play-offs- or maybe the punters don’t get told that until they arrive lol

Which racenight would you prefer? Mondays or Thursdays? Poole are staying Championship in 2025 as announced at Sundays Lawson Contract signing, so who will replace Brummies if the Perry Barr greyhounds move away - as has been stated?! Maybe Oxford will run 2 teams in the Premiership.......................!!🤣

Avin one right now after a successful weekend and I raise a toast to Mr Lawson for signing his 2025 contract ! Good lad is our Richard 👍

Ben Barker

Tigers have accepted the 11th September, if its them?! Worky not yet accepted it!! Maybe If it is to be Worky, they will want home first to get a reasonable gate!!!

Good luck to Leicester in the final. Be great to see them defeat Sheffield.

My thoughts are... Sheffield are currently top and should be playing 4th place Ipswich in the pay off semi-finals 😕

I follow American Football and Phil means College Football , not the NFL which is decided on the teams record W-L-D The College Football Playoffs are selected by a committee rather than by a simple win-loss record because college football teams play such different schedules. The committee, made up of athletic directors and former coaches and players, ranks the teams based on their play on the field and considers conference championships, strength of schedule, head-to-head competition and comparative outcomes of common opponents. Florida State were controversially excluded from the play-offs despite going 13-0 through the season. They lost their QB through injury and the committee decided not to include them in the play-offs. Many believe that the Broadcasters were influential as a team with greater support / following would of missed out and Florida State without their star player would not of been competitive.

For commercial reasons the Witches are to be allowed to sign Bartosz and Dudek - would double the crowd

I've said this many times before, also to commentators etc. but seemingly no-one enforces the rule. When a bike drives forwards and injures people maybe they'll do something. They also do it all the time in the GP's and at meetings I've seen live - it shows how like sheep they are as it doesn't really save any time does it!

I think Louis and Hawkins are passed their best to be honest😁

For commercial reasons they need to get somebody in place that understands commercial reasons

Enjoyed that match some decent races - not for the first time you can’t help but wonder if KL could stop sodding about for half the season they could actually be contenders one time!

so after tonight's result you get 2 different play/off semi-finals which are the true correct ones sheffield/ipswich which is what they always wanted and Aces / Leicester for the sake of 2 days morris should have waited and got the right outcome and kept what integrity is left in the sport 🤡💩

SAY YOU'RE NOT TOP OF THE LEAGUE SAY YOU'RE NOT TOP OF THE LEAGUE...

And why shouldn't it.... him and Hawkins can only hide behind "He's trying" for so long...

I really thought I'd misunderstood the reasons for the play off decision but Phil Morris just said it was for commercial reasons. I've more or less given up on the sport this year , I've paid for discovery + and took out the BSN package for the championship play offs but after only attending two meetings I could be done with it

Really? He said that? Fair play if he did, very similar operationally... In fact, the NFL must look over here at the BSP with envy burning into their cornea's... FFS..... Who is doing the "interval shows" at the Finals? Taylor Swift? Beyonce? (Fill your own reply in)..

You not been following UK Speedway for long pal?

Massively different you were able to sign Chris holder and lambert

So what is the point of this meeting when they have already decided the play offs?

Doesn’t seem to be one of Brennan’s better tracks. Two 5 point scores there this year. Think this will be over this evening.

Leicester need to finish top of the table to have the choice of the legs in the final if they get there according to Dickinson.But i thought they had decided Leicester had finished top anyway🤔

Final 1st leg Tarnow v Gniezno Saturday 7th September start time 12.30pm UK time Canal + Sport 5. 2nd leg Gniezno v Tarnow Saturday 14th September start time 3.30pm UK time Canal + Sport 5

If they want to know who is playing who, where and when and who is going to win, then maybe they should bid for the WWE Wrestling rights! 🤼‍♂️

NDL not financially viable at Poole, they tried with the Bournemouth Buccaneers. Considering there are only 6 teams in the NDL you are bang out of order aiming your angst against a very professionally run club. And Leicester, who have the most successful NDL team, can't use those riders as they don't have a Championship team and ironically use a Poole rider as their rising star in the Premiership. So behave!

remember where u heard it first.😜

Aren't Eurosport supposed to televise matches, not determine who races who, and when. A decision could have been made for which teams were at home on which date, with opponents TBC. After Monday, if Leicester don't beat Kings Lynn, we would know top four finishing order,.

Lublin v Torun Wroclaw v Gorzow Torun and Grudziadz tied in losers table Wroclaw and Gorzow tied in Winners table Torun and Wroclaw finished higher because they finished higher in regular season

Just seen on updates of Richard lawson testimonial that Poole are intending to run 1st leg of play off on 11th September against comets or tiggers . Unfortunately if we qualify could be another low crowd for the 2nd leg, if the 1st leg result is not very good

Lynn’s run of home wins will come to end. Lions win 40-50

I agree, it doesn't really matter anyway, somebody dreamt this outcome up and suggested it and I want to know who... because they should be stripped of their promoters licence! Why would Ippo agree to it? Why would anybody agree to it? It's like a game of Cluedo... it was Bates, in the Panarama Room, with a Brown Envelope.

Think you are watching cracking Speedway most weeks.Hoping the new fans stay loyal.The sport is shooting itself in the foot with all these lowering the averages and stupid fixture planning ,needs to be addressed.IMO

Now - for those wanting a conspiracy theory pin back your lugs and strap into your set Here we go Knowing the above is true and wanting to upset the Witches plans Sheffield have intially booked Harris so that Ipswich couldn't They knew it would be overturned but hoped that with it being late in the day that Ipswich would simply stick with their choices anyway If that looked like failing they will resist a change in the Ipswich line up so close to raceday siting a long forgotten regulation that has been mistakenly left in place since 1965 as an amendment to 1:12:32 sub section 4 paragraph 6

Oh yeah, I forgot, it's Sheffield therefore they must be deliberately cheating. 😴

Also to add, doesn’t this make kings Lynn vs Leicester on Monday pointless, therefore we lose a live meeting of the cup final for a nothing match now. Even worse than before.