old bob at herne bay Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 So BelleVue, Ipswich Leicester and Sheffield in the Play offs. When does the KO Cup continue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 (edited) Has the qualification criteria been set... or will you know who do you know what again? Next Lions KO Cup match is at the start of June Edited April 14 by IainB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 5 hours ago, IainB said: Has the qualification criteria been set... or will you know who do you know what again? Next Lions KO Cup match is at the start of June Quite radically.... First against fourth and second against third this season... Controversial.... "There's nothing to see here, move along please"..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Ipswich v Sheffield final barring injuries Or if Belle Vue get 2 new reserves 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 6 minutes ago, Gavan said: Ipswich v Sheffield final barring injuries Or if Belle Vue get 2 new reserves Don't forget all those usual Ipswich injuries to all their seven riders might impact things.... As we know, the ONLY team ever to have been impacted by injuries in the history of the sport... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Don't forget all those usual Ipswich injuries to all their seven riders might impact things.... As we know, the ONLY team ever to have been impacted by injuries in the history of the sport... Yes, Charles was no biggie for us in ‘23. The same Charles that has top scored for his new team twice in five days, with one of those being at IPSWICH! Be surprised if we made a switch as since 2019 we have only dropped 1 permanent Ace during the season . We are in fact the only club yet to drop an RS since the scheme began all those years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Ipswich v Sheffield final barring injuries Or if Belle Vue get 2 new reserves 100%. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon1983 Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 This thread is so premature i feel sorry for your wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted April 15 Author Report Share Posted April 15 Serious thought needs to given to the team building rules in 2026, as the team strengths in PL 2025 are so unequal. With so few teams you would imagine it wouldn’t be difficult to grade riders and share them around equally? Admittedly in this sport injury is an ever present risk, but some of the starting line ups looked under strength from the opening parade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, ouch said: Yes, Charles was no biggie for us in ‘23. The same Charles that has top scored for his new team twice in five days, with one of those being at IPSWICH! Be surprised if we made a switch as since 2019 we have only dropped 1 permanent Ace during the season . We are in fact the only club yet to drop an RS since the scheme began all those years ago. Didn't Brady Kurtz miss out one year as well? And who can forget that season where their best rider, Max Fricke, had to be replaced by a rider with a lower average, (thus weakening the team strength)... Luckily for the Aces, that rider (who was unattached which brought credibility to the competition), managed to step up to the plate, and Max missing didn't impact them too much... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89buttons Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 On 4/15/2025 at 2:35 PM, ouch said: Yes, Charles was no biggie for us in ‘23. The same Charles that has top scored for his new team twice in five days, with one of those being at IPSWICH! Be surprised if we made a switch as since 2019 we have only dropped 1 permanent Ace during the season . We are in fact the only club yet to drop an RS since the scheme began all those years ago. In each of the last two seasons you’ve used Mulford and Bailey at RS, you also sent for young Brit Connor mountain for a hotdog when he was doing a solid job to bring in Tate Zischke. i have no problem with these things but you carry on with this rhetoric of “belle vue are saints” and everyone else are cheats and evil especially Ipswich and it’s just so bloody tiresome, and then tell everyone else they’re trolls! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 20 minutes ago, 89buttons said: In each of the last two seasons you’ve used Mulford and Bailey at RS, you also sent for young Brit Connor mountain for a hotdog when he was doing a solid job to bring in Tate Zischke. i have no problem with these things but you carry on with this rhetoric of “belle vue are saints” and everyone else are cheats and evil especially Ipswich and it’s just so bloody tiresome, and then tell everyone else they’re trolls! It’s a Belle Vue thing they aren’t the most intelligent so let them carry on Can’t remember any Ipswich fans complaining about injuries in any season apart from the last one when all 7 riders were injured at one time or another To go on about the rising star situation is comical and shows a lack of intelligence … isn’t Mulford already leaving for Cairns??? I honestly can’t remember the riders name but Ipswich first rising star broke both wrists before the season started and never raced again … we had Joe T who wasn’t scoring a point then we bought on his brother and have now stuck by Jenkins when he had an awful start to last season …. Belle Vue dumped Mountain and let Brennan go as well … strange decisions Bit of a weird fanbase… they got upset when I said that Lidsey and Blordorn are pretty much 1 track ponies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarBoy Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 23 minutes ago, Gavan said: It’s a Belle Vue thing they aren’t the most intelligent so let them carry on Can’t remember any Ipswich fans complaining about injuries in any season apart from the last one when all 7 riders were injured at one time or another To go on about the rising star situation is comical and shows a lack of intelligence … isn’t Mulford already leaving for Cairns??? I honestly can’t remember the riders name but Ipswich first rising star broke both wrists before the season started and never raced again … we had Joe T who wasn’t scoring a point then we bought on his brother and have now stuck by Jenkins when he had an awful start to last season …. Belle Vue dumped Mountain and let Brennan go as well … strange decisions Bit of a weird fanbase… they got upset when I said that Lidsey and Blordorn are pretty much 1 track ponies Jack Thomas. He was also our RS at one point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89buttons Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 43 minutes ago, StarBoy said: Jack Thomas. He was also our RS at one point Had a nice style on the bike I was enthused when we signed him up, shame we never saw him in the witches jacket. Has he packed up all together too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 On 4/15/2025 at 3:21 PM, old bob at herne bay said: Serious thought needs to given to the team building rules in 2026, as the team strengths in PL 2025 are so unequal. With so few teams you would imagine it wouldn’t be difficult to grade riders and share them around equally? Admittedly in this sport injury is an ever present risk, but some of the starting line ups looked under strength from the opening parade. Worst decision. You want people to pay to see the best, the crowd levels are due to the amazing teams, Belle Vue should have been allowed Ben cook back and let the teams build to be amazing. Not all average. Raise the points, some of the lower teams can’t get decent riders because of the promotion or money, so why would a GP rider from another good team want to go to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarBoy Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, 89buttons said: Had a nice style on the bike I was enthused when we signed him up, shame we never saw him in the witches jacket. Has he packed up all together too? I think so, haven’t heard his name mentioned anywhere for a couple of years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 You could tell Jack Thomas was done from his interview from his hospital bed shortly after the crash. Pretty much admitted the crash had affected him more than just the injuries and there’s no shame in that whatsoever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 (edited) Now I have nothing against Ipswich, but I would love it if they win every match in the "qualifying league" but lost out in the play-offs. Just so more people would agree that the play-offs are wrong! Ideally with the team that finishes 5th winning it (having been 4th at the cut-off date). Edited April 17 by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 19 hours ago, ShanoXtra said: Worst decision. You want people to pay to see the best, the crowd levels are due to the amazing teams, Belle Vue should have been allowed Ben cook back and let the teams build to be amazing. Not all average. Raise the points, some of the lower teams can’t get decent riders because of the promotion or money, so why would a GP rider from another good team want to go to them. And, as we know. Since I can remember, although every team starts "roughly equal", at least one, and usually more, end up, very early in the season, miles adrift of the team at the top... The make up of the teams impacts a result more than averages... Teams with "big hitters" in HT 13 and 15 are the ones who will always have an advantage v those with six or seven point riders up against them.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 On 4/18/2025 at 12:11 AM, szkocjasid said: Now I have nothing against Ipswich, but I would love it if they win every match in the "qualifying league" but lost out in the play-offs. Just so more people would agree that the play-offs are wrong! Ideally with the team that finishes 5th winning it (having been 4th at the cut-off date). Why not make the leagues have some relevance. If the team who tops the league finishes 10 points above the team in 4th, give the team who topped the league a 10 point start in the play offs. It then makes it harder for the top team to loose but gives other teams a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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