IainB

Doesn't really matter... there was not one reason on this planet to alter what had been in the rule book since it was published at the beginning of the season. They should not have gone anywhere near this.

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.

Please read what I said, I said commercially. It's highly unlikely that Ippo will qualify for the final with the guests that are available to them, so 2 Leicester/Ippo matches will not attract the same crowd numbers as 2 BV/Sheffield matches, just down to distances as much as anything. Crowds will attend the finals no matter who is in them

Full of British Dr's... probably

I tell you what, if I hear Chris Louis telling Kelvin Tatum what and Tatum telling Louis what one more time... well, I tell you what, I'm not telling you what I'll do!

Like a Fools Panel? The cut off has already been extended by 7 days... for absolutely no reason at all it turns out.

It will still be a scam, it doesn't matter about either King's Lynn match now does it? It's all been rigged, I watch sport to see it decided through competition not rigged on a zoom call somewhere. We've all been scammed. Belle Vue vs Sheffield bank Holiday Monday, Sheffield vs Belle Vue Bank Holiday Monday and now the rigged pay off semis

Oh god, please no... I've had enough for one day! Can't we do this tomorrow? I just want to enjoy tonight's GP 😁 At least with Belle Vue and Sheffield conspiring to rig the pay offs it'll give Brady a couple of weeks off to "recover"

You only have to look at who stands to commercially gain to see that this scam has been cooked up by Sheffield & Belle Vue. Nobody stands to gain commercially riding against Ippo with their current team (sorry Ippo fans), why Ippo and Leicester have been complicit in this beats me, they've hidden behind a cloak of collective responsibility and pushed Phil Morris to the front to act as their messenger puppet. 4 back to back Belle Vue/Sheffield meetings will bring a bigger crowd than 4 back to back Ippo/Sheffield meetings. If they don't want to be riding against the same clubs at the end of the year they should have a bigger league or better still do away with the pay offs altogether.

A draw was drawn... the times they all finished on were highly dubious though as the timing seemed to pack up halfway through quali

Did anybody have Sheffield finishing top but playing 3rd place Belle Vue in the semis? Or 2nd placed Leicester drawing 4th placed Ippo? And it all being decided not on the track but behind closed doors by a bunch of crooks!

Can we trust any of the timings during practice? It's such a terrible televisual experience, randomly show riders going around the track, cut to the drone, maybe show time captions, cut to man holding red flag, rinse and repeat.

This one particularly stinks to me, it has left a very sour taste in my mouth, it's not like it's a mickey mouse Jubilee Trophy or BSN Series... this is the premier speedway competition in this country, I don't know why I'm surprised really

Keep your money in your pocket

Timing captions all over the place again... shambolic for televised qualifying

Yes it is.

For commercial reasons Magic Janowski has been named the winner ahead of tonight's GP in Wroclaw

Commercial reasons

If you fix it, they will come Phil'll fix it, Phil'll fix it Phil'll fix it for you and you and you-oo-oo

“The clubs... can now go ahead with promotion and publicity for their semi-finals with full clarity regarding their dates and opponents.” I wonder what this promotion and publicity will consist of?

There's a statement (dated tomorrow) on the SCB website saying that the cut off date for the conclusion off fixtures has been extended: https://www.scbgb.co.uk/news.php

It'll never happen, but all fans should boycott the pay offs!

The small matter of sporting INTEGRITY The powers that be wouldn't know a commercial reason if it walked up to them wearing a commercial reason t-shirt knocking them on the head saying "I am a commercial reason"! All those fans that have followed their team home and away fighting for a higher league position have been totally mugged off... Again!

If we've abandoned the rules why not let Ippo sign Play Off Bob?

I'm not sure he should be sacked... but if I were him I would seriously consider resigning as trying to run British Speedway is like trying to herd a bunch of cats! 😹