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Yea the pl is on a massive up ..going to have make the stadiums bigger to fit the crowds in .....one day you will wake up and understand it's not us v them but we are one sport and all in it together .

Why would you go to a farewell meeting that was not a farewell meeting ....If you went then Terry Russell made a mug out of you . are just go to the last match at the Abbey to say my farewell just like any supporter who has half a brain cell .

I agree on that

I agree with Dave Jones ..the farewell was a con and a poor one at that ....I never went as it was clear to me that we would be back the Abbey next season as it was to Tr .

I thought that had it been nicked already

Batch and Kenny in the same team

It would depend on the rules ...Mo Farrah etc do not always win there heats in major games knowing that they only need to finish top 6 sometimes to reach the next round or final ...before trying to win the final ..like any game or sport the object is to win under the set of rules that have been given . I watch the Tennis at to o2 the other week that novak come second in his is league/group but went on to win the title as the rules allowed him to go into the semi finals rules that were set out before hand . bit shocked that we got tickets as people having been walking away from sports that have play offs so was amazed for it to be a sell out when we were expecting empty seats

Come on Alan ...Matt Ford has release a press statement saying that he staying at home to look after his dad ...it's nothing to with him not being able to get a work permit It amazing when people read press statements From Matt Ford and papers in general and take them as gospel .

You don't thou ...this argument has carried on before the likes of you has carried on saying that the crowds and money would be better without the plays offs but still after all this time come up with no no logic in your reasons . ...all the people who like the plays offs have long agreed that in a ideal world a league would a better decided if who were top of the league were the champions that never in been dispute . Sadly speedway not being to have clubs that can move up and divisions etc has to keep the season alive for as many clubs as possible so the crowds don't dip To sum it speedway would be fairer if we had a league where the top club were champions but at this present time can't afford that luxury ...to me it's just crystal clear to see I am not even sure what the argument is .

You forgot Darts ...surely all these people who runs these leagues must be wrong

Sorry I done a quick edit ..you were quick off the mark there

So what do like about speedway that has come in ...the play offs ? GP'S ? Sky tv ? double points ? .

You don't see the evindence..what age group would you say that the people who have moan about the play offs are on here .like sid and ian etc ? the bottom line without the over 55 this topic would have died a lot ago . unless you can show me otherwise

Sorry there no insult here ...my point is a good one in that all the people moaning are all of a certain age group ...all are over 55 and scared of change or dont like change and that is the real reason they don't like plays offs gp etc not the poor reasons they put forward ..it's not insult it's a valid point . It you took away over 55's then this topic would lasted about one page .

Football does not need to have play offs for who win the league as teams can go up and down leagues thus meaning that nearly all matches something . Hence why Speedway has them using the top 4 and making that sure most matches mean something that is the whole point Not sure what it matters if the Nl vote was unanimous or not the bottom is that decided to go with it . What is unanimous is that every league uk as well Sweden and Poland used them . I think that speaks for itself on what people want . I doubt your find many moaning about them bar people over 55 years olds who tend to moan about most things and live in the past .

Yea you say the same thing about 10 times now ....No one gets hurt or upset about it the first time let alone the 10th ...not only is it boring its child like saying my mate say this about you ..it's belongs in the school playground .

Great post ..my problem has been with the press statements and giving out false promises that we knew could not be kept ...all we wanted to hear was that we are at the abbey intill we hear otherwise ..all the fans would have accepted that as they know the club has no control over when the stadium can be built . But of course as each promise has been broken the fans have quite rightly given them some stick

Take a step back from your post ..and have a look how childish it is ...your such an embarrassment . Sorry you lost me ? the subject is about the play offs not about the history of Swindon Speedway or what your mates think I know about it ...as I ask before why would the crowds be bigger without the play offs ?

Classic he makes a post about not calling people names ..and his next post is yet again more name calling ....I don't need to call you a liar as your above post shows it . You have been given evidence time and time again but sadly you can't digest it ...we have ask you very nicely why the crowds and money would be better without the play offs many times ...sadly you have not been able to answer a simple question

The gold cup was not a play off so another void point ...nothing Stopping Birmingham making a astute signing before end of the season

Lol you spend most this time calling people names on this topic you only have to look back a couple of pages to find them ...the moment you get into a debate are don't like what the other person is saying you start . ....yet again another lie from you .

All the surveys have been done when clubs etc do market research etc to see what the customer wants ...and every time the plays offs are wanted ..if people never went because they thought it was unfair and the crowds were dropping because of that then all these over sports were have lost all these fans as well ..so the fact they is not the case shows it's a only in speedway myth . Teams with deep pockets are always likely to do well no matter what the format so another void point just like your point about home track advantage ..when was the last who won the el play offs because of home track advantage ? as the for unfair bit people know the rules before hand so bar a group of over 55 years nearly everyone has long forgotten about it being unfair because quite clearly its not . The burden of proof is on you as the play offs are already in place and it's you who want to change them . and as of yet not one person has put one reason forward why the crowds would be bigger without them and why fans would start watching matches that have nothing riding on them .

No you can't answer it ..it's one thing that has been clear on the whole subject .

Is a easy point to make ..why would someone not want go to speedway because the play offs were boring but would go to a normal league match when there nothing to race for ...if he did say that is makes no sense or logic If a fan never went because he thought the play offs were unfair then in all sports that used the plays offs would have failed and the fans would have gone away but as we have seen that is clearly not the case. so what you say is 100 % untrue . unless it's another only in speedway myth... I never got this unfair bit anyhow ...as everyone knows the rules before hand . So we get to the same question again ..without the plays offs why would these matches between march to September get bigger crowds ?

Not again ...how many more times ? explain without the play offs how these matches would somehow have bigger crowds and have no losses ...we have made it simple for you time and time again come with no answer ? how hard can it be ?