Ipswich v Sheffield 4th September

[Roger Jacobs]

2 hours ago, therefused said:

Pity the Ipswich track doesn’t have adequate enough drainage like the NSS

How do you know if the Ipswich track has adequate drainage (let alone "adequate enough")?  The huge amount of track work done in recent years has also included changes to the drainage - which is limited to some extent by whatever already there (a stadium built in the 1940/50s and a speedway track originally constructed in 1968.  And, of course, the duration and volume of rain is a contributing factor.

Trolls never let reason or facts get in the way.

[Roger Jacobs]

18 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

That’s what you get when you get the ‘business end’ of the season in September, I’m sure many play offs matches will also be affected! One day they will learn!

People used to complain that the season dragged on to October - even in "the good old days" some seasons ended with cancelled league fixtures. Indeed, when Ipswich won the British League in 1984, Belle Vue vs Swindon wasn't raced (they obviously didn't have drainage as good as the NSS 🤣) - thankfully the Aces were 3 points short of the Witches.

[ShanoXtra]

1 hour ago, DaveWayne said:

But the rain off was in August, so even if that was the last fixture there would still be an issue now !!

I watch stock car racing regularly and I distinctly remember one 'summer' where I got drenched on all 5 Saturday's in August.

No matter when you run the season there will be meetings postponed.

Oh sorry I thought last night was in September 🤦🏼 I must have got confused. The whole point is that you move everything forward so you have some slack weeks at the end of August for any rain offs.

[The Third Man]

13 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

Oh sorry I thought last night was in September 🤦🏼 I must have got confused. The whole point is that you move everything forward so you have some slack weeks at the end of August for any rain offs.

Last night wasn't the original staging of the meeting, that was last week in August if you remember, and if it could have been ran Monday or Tuesday it would have been on, both days in September

however Ipswich have planned today, in September

Doesn't matter when you plan to run, it can rain in this country

Edited 2 hours ago by The Third Man

[ShanoXtra]

5 minutes ago, The Third Man said:

Last night wasn't the original staging of the meeting, that was last week in August if you remember, and if it could have been ran Monday or Tuesday it would have been on, both days in September

however Ipswich have planned today, in September

Doesn't matter when you plan to run, it can rain in this country

Yes I know it was last week, if that’s the popular opinion then the BSPL should have no option but to move the play offs IMO. A sport that is a comedy show continues to become one when you don’t even finish your official fixtures. That’s why Poland laughs at us, and why we have no large number of fans… it’s nowhere near a professional run sport.

[Aries]

5 hours ago, DaveWayne said:

Hard chargers like a couple of the Sheffield team ? Bit harsh when you have Doyle !!

It might be a 'nothing meeting' to you, but the result of this will decide 2nd and 3rd in the table, which impacts on home advantage for the 2nd leg of our playoff.

Result of this! LOL. let’s have it right you’d never be winning this one. 

[Aries]

3 hours ago, therefused said:

Pity the Ipswich track doesn’t have adequate enough drainage like the NSS

They worked their boll0cks off during the winter including Chris Louis himself no less, digging up the track and clearing every single drain to enable the best possible drainage. There is social media footage if you don’t believe it. Why do you lot do this? No wonder our sport is failing. What a bunch of wa*kers!

[SPEEDY69]

19 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

That’s what you get when you get the ‘business end’ of the season in September, I’m sure many play offs matches will also be affected! One day they will learn!

A few years ago many people said the same for October, it'll be August next! Rain can happen at any time of year. 

[SPEEDY69]

33 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

Yes I know it was last week, if that’s the popular opinion then the BSPL should have no option but to move the play offs IMO. A sport that is a comedy show continues to become one when you don’t even finish your official fixtures. That’s why Poland laughs at us, and why we have no large number of fans… it’s nowhere near a professional run sport.

I don't think it'd make a blind bit of difference to crowd levels, that's down to marketing and the entertainment at the event, not the rules. 

[kelvinht]

52 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

Oh sorry I thought last night was in September 🤦🏼 I must have got confused. The whole point is that you move everything forward so you have some slack weeks at the end of August for any rain offs.

Noooo ... if you don't make playoffs your season is potentially over by mid August. Its short enough already. 

[Fromafar]

25 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

A few years ago many people said the same for October, it'll be August next! Rain can happen at any time of year. 

Is the Official end of season not still the last day in October.? Think it used too be.

[Aries]

14 minutes ago, kelvinht said:

Noooo ... if you don't make playoffs your season is potentially over by mid August. Its short enough already. 

Which I why I agree the play offs are necessary. We’re not like other sports really because we’re solely reliant on fans attending to survive. If it were top team is champions and that’s that, a fair few teams would have their season ended early doors and gates would suffer even more. 
 

I still like the idea though that top team is champions no ifs or buts, top four contest the KOC. 

[The Third Man]

6 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Is the Official end of season not still the last day in October.? Think it used too be.

yes 31st October, but TV wants it over in September

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, Roger Jacobs said:

How do you know if the Ipswich track has adequate drainage (let alone "adequate enough")?  The huge amount of track work done in recent years has also included changes to the drainage - which is limited to some extent by whatever already there (a stadium built in the 1940/50s and a speedway track originally constructed in 1968.  And, of course, the duration and volume of rain is a contributing factor.

Trolls never let reason or facts get in the way.

Tonight's meeting is not off so the drainage must be adequate.

[BluPanther]

Looking good, despite the dodgy drainage... 😂

[DaveWayne]

1 hour ago, Aries said:

Result of this! LOL. let’s have it right you’d never be winning this one. 

In all honesty, probably not, but as we can still mathematically finish 2nd it is not a nothing meeting.

[Roger Jacobs]

2 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

Yes I know it was last week, if that’s the popular opinion then the BSPL should have no option but to move the play offs IMO. A sport that is a comedy show continues to become one when you don’t even finish your official fixtures. That’s why Poland laughs at us, and why we have no large number of fans… it’s nowhere near a professional run sport.

But the play-offs used to be in late September, and even ran into October - they've been brought forward to earlier in September.  It's obvious they need to complete the league fixtures, but for whatever reason they haven't used some dates - and it can rain any time ...

[Aries]