Witches1998 Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 13 minutes ago, DJC said: I'm sure he posted on socials a few days ago that if Ipswich top the league he's got a clash with play off dates... just checked, Play offs in Poland are 8th and 14th so should be fine He posted that Monday would clash with a Swedish rearranged fixture but that the Ipswich Semi would have priority 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 5 minutes ago, Witches1998 said: He posted that Monday would clash with a Swedish rearranged fixture but that the Ipswich Semi would have priority I knew I wasn't going fully mad, just couldn't remember where and what side would have had priority! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 (edited) 4 hours ago, arnieg said: Because you asked a question, which is answered by para 7 of the press release "The other play-off semi-final, to be staged in week commencing September 15, will be between Leicester and Sheffield, with the order of legs to be decided by positions in the league table following Thursday’s fixtures." Clever wording there though, because 2nd/3rd isn't certain to be decided by Thursday's fixtures, just that they'll base the order on the positions after that. I think the rules say there should be coin toss surely🤣 Edited September 4 by SPEEDY69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 37 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: Clever wording there though, because 2nd/3rd isn't certain to be decided by Thursday's fixtures, just that they'll base the order on the positions after that. I think the rules say there should be coin toss surely🤣 The Oxford v Leicester match tonight is off now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 Seven teams, riding 12 home meetings meant eighty four matches in total.. If you started in April and finished by August end that is 43 Mondays and Thursdays combined.. 43 Monday and Thursdays on which to run... Take out the GP week and that leaves 41 nights for UK Speedway... Six teams racing twice per week, one home and one away meeting, (which is perfectly feasible given fixed race night priorty was the reason for having them), and that would allow a maximum 123 matches to take place during that 41 evening timeline, (3 matches Monday, 3 Thursday).. We needed to complete just 84 matches, not 123.. And that would still have left September completely free.. Given those munbers were so heavily stacked in their favour, and even with the KO Cup, (which starts at the QF stage), and Poland just using the odd Thursday whenever they saw fit, the optics of a "professional sport" not completing any league, let alone its "flagship league" doesnt look good does it? Some tracks went three weeks without a meeting, which, given you can make lifetime habits change in just 28 days, that is also a risk to its attendance numbers, let alone league completion... Loads of fixed nights on which to race, yet we will still have meetings potentially ran after the winners of the same competition have been declared.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted yesterday at 08:12 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:12 PM Richie playing down the match I see in his report on the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago 34 minutes ago, Gambo95 said: Richie playing down the match I see in his report on the website. No need to put to much effort in & risk anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago no emil due to stomach problem 😂 assume the witches fans will be apologising to brady kurtz for all the aggro they gave him, cos i bet they defend this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TTT Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Get well soon Emil No point in riding the wall of death with a belly ache as he could throw up half way through the race and I think it's fair to say that nobody wants to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Sh1tting himself at the prospect of returning to Sheffield? His a-hole has only just recovered from last year 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 37 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: no emil due to stomach problem 😂 assume the witches fans will be apologising to brady kurtz for all the aggro they gave him, cos i bet they defend this Not sure why you keep banging on about this because you’re comparing apples with oranges! If Kurtz couldn’t be @rsed in a completely meaningless fixture like the Sheffield Ipswich one on Thursday, then nobody would have batted an eyelid. But it wasn’t a meaningless fixture he couldn’t be @rsed in was it? It was his team’s play off semi final! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago Don't let facts stand in their way Steve, you know you can't say anything negative about the mighty Belle Vue on here. We know it is a meaningless fixture like the one at Oxford tomorrow as well. It is probably Emil's Polish team that have done this and out of his hands, not like Brady who made his own mind up to not put himself out in a semi-final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 15 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: Not sure why you keep banging on about this because you’re comparing apples with oranges! If Kurtz couldn’t be @rsed in a completely meaningless fixture like the Sheffield Ipswich one on Thursday, then nobody would have batted an eyelid. But it wasn’t a meaningless fixture he couldn’t be @rsed in was it? It was his team’s play off semi final! both riders signed a contract to represent the club in every match, be it important or not, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted 8 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 8 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: both riders signed a contract to represent the club in every match, be it important or not, Thought you were in hibernation 😂😂😂? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 9 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: both riders signed a contract to represent the club in every match, be it important or not, exactly this. Is it meaningless to the fans who are paying over £20 to go, or meaningless to those with season tickets? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 10 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: both riders signed a contract to represent the club in every match, be it important or not, That doesn't stop Polish clubs stopping their riders with bogus medical certificates riding here, but we just let them get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Bash said: That doesn't stop Polish clubs stopping their riders with bogus medical certificates riding here, but we just let them get away with it. i know, im not slagging emil off, id do the same if i was him, like id have done the same as kurtz before his world champ attempt. but both riders should be treted the same i feel, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said: no emil due to stomach problem 😂 assume the witches fans will be apologising to brady kurtz for all the aggro they gave him, cos i bet they defend this Not a surprise,you couldn’t make it up.GB speedway at it’s finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: no emil due to stomach problem 😂 Is that: 'Has a stomach problem' or 'will have one tomorrow'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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