Playoff Predictions

[4thbender]

It's getting to that point in the season when we supporters start to weigh up our chances in the playoffs. My money is on the following:

Finishing positions:

1) Ippo

2) Tigers

3) Leicester

4) Aces

This probably means that my Sheffield team will draw the Lions in the semis; they've been our bogey team all season and will probably give us a thrashing. Ipswich will make mincemeat of the Aces in the other semi, meaning it's an Ipswich v Leicester final. My money is on Leicester becoming playoff champs, and I reluctantly have to concede they thoroughly deserve it.

Any contrary views?

[ouch]

Sheffield will pick The Aces again. 

[spin king]

For me the top 4 will finish as the following;

 

(1) Ipswich

(2) Leicester

(3) Sheffield 

(4) Belle Vue

As far as I understand it teams don't pick their opponents.

Its 1st v4th

and 2nd v 3rd.

If this is the case then I believe the following happens.

 

Ipswich will beat Belle Vue

Leicester will beat Sheffield.

A final of Ipswich v Leicester could go either way, I am sitting on the fence for that one.

 

[SJA]

I think Leicester can go it if they hold onto RR for the rest of the season. If Becker riders in Poland this weekend, then does not ride for Leicester on Monday and a medical certificate is not produce he is banned for 28 days and Leicester get a facility. This would cover the first week of the playoffs. Then its up for grabs if he makes a comeback for the final if Leicester were to be in it. Again if he with holds his services he get a 28 day ban that would run out before the end of the 2025 sseason so he can start 2026 afresh. 

I suspect every Leicester fan is hoping for a long hot dry end to the summer that covers all of September while the fans of the other play off teams will be doing a rain dance as whenever I see Leicester on a wet track they underperform.

[szkocjasid]

5 hours ago, SJA said:

I think Leicester can go it if they hold onto RR for the rest of the season. If Becker riders in Poland this weekend, then does not ride for Leicester on Monday and a medical certificate is not produce he is banned for 28 days and Leicester get a facility. This would cover the first week of the playoffs. Then its up for grabs if he makes a comeback for the final if Leicester were to be in it. Again if he with holds his services he get a 28 day ban that would run out before the end of the 2025 season so he can start 2026 afresh. 

Last year when riders raced in Poland while being injured in Britain, the wording was after 28 days they have to return or be replaced, clubs wouldn't get a second 28 day facility.

Assuming that's the case this season, if Becker didn't return, Leicester would only be able to use a 75% guest, as they can't replace him.

[Daniel Smith]

7 hours ago, ouch said:

Sheffield will pick The Aces again. 

Sheffield won't finish top so have no choice.

Ipswich will 100% pick Belle Vue

[Steve Irving]

12 hours ago, 4thbender said:

It's getting to that point in the season when we supporters start to weigh up our chances in the playoffs. My money is on the following:

Finishing positions:

1) Ippo

2) Tigers

3) Leicester

4) Aces

This probably means that my Sheffield team will draw the Lions in the semis; they've been our bogey team all season and will probably give us a thrashing. Ipswich will make mincemeat of the Aces in the other semi, meaning it's an Ipswich v Leicester final. My money is on Leicester becoming playoff champs, and I reluctantly have to concede they thoroughly deserve it.

Any contrary views?

Why is that exactly?

The team that finishes top “deserve it” and that won’t be Leicester.

[PhilTheAce]

for the best interest of british speedway, belle vue will face sheffield and ipswich leicester, to leave a belle vue and leicester final again with belle vue winning easily again, all in the best interest of british speedway