mikebv Posted Saturday at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:05 PM (edited) 51 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said: Could have a league consisting of three "Conferences" with "double-acrossing" allowed eg. UK,Sweden, Denmark. Then concoct some sort of fudged low level playoff to decide on an overall winner whilst still having three Conference champions and Bob's your uncle, you've got one league and "up yours Poland" A 21/22 team league would suffice for me.... One Home and one Away... 40/42 matches plus play offs... Or, two divisions with promotion and relegation from the outset...? Most riders would do this league and then Poland.. It would knacker the second tier in the UK though, which would lose most, if not all, of its heat leaders... It would though bring some decent crowds to the five or six teams from GB, and, you would hope, bring a decent TV deal and wider publicity... More than any "solution" of running UK Speedway as it currently stands, with two small leagues, (forever going nowhere), ever will... Edited Saturday at 06:21 PM by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted Sunday at 10:18 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:18 AM Now that the excitement has died down 🥱 It is disappointing to see that there is still a fixation on the 15 heat formula for ALL meetings in all leagues in the UK. why? Could the 5 team PL be made a little more intersting byusing a different race formula for the B fixtures ? Or a different formula for the P.offs ? Lack of imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted Sunday at 05:33 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:33 PM I have a revolutionary new idea that will never take off. Let's encourage youngsters and those riders that have left the sport in the last few years back into the sport by reducing costs. Then I spotted Lord Lucan riding Shergar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted Sunday at 05:35 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:35 PM First thing I thought was that the League winners would have to wait 3 wks for the play off final and be at a distinct disadvantage due to the lack of racing time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted Sunday at 06:09 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 06:09 PM 35 minutes ago, TB1 said: I have a revolutionary new idea that will never take off. Let's encourage youngsters and those riders that have left the sport in the last few years back into the sport by reducing costs. Go on then. Let's hear your idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted Sunday at 06:33 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 06:33 PM 8 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Now that the excitement has died down 🥱 It is disappointing to see that there is still a fixation on the 15 heat formula for ALL meetings in all leagues in the UK. why? Could the 5 team PL be made a little more intersting byusing a different race formula for the B fixtures ? Or a different formula for the P.offs ? Lack of imagination. Yes that would make a lot of sense to have a different format and structure for the B fixtures. I think something along those lines is the only way of avoiding the monotony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Sunday at 06:54 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 06:54 PM 16 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said: Yes that would make a lot of sense to have a different format and structure for the B fixtures. I think something along those lines is the only way of avoiding the monotony The league is a single competition so it makes no sense at all and is a positively stupid idea. [How for example do averages work with different team formats]. What might be workable [the Danes already do it] is different formats for the play-offs. However what would be an excellent idea would be for different formats for the KO Cup and the 'mystery' new competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Monday at 07:50 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 07:50 AM Could new comp be 5 rider races, one from each team, at each venue, 3 heats each rider 21 races. If a team needs guests can only be from lower division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Monday at 08:47 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 08:47 AM 56 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Could new comp be 5 rider races, one from each team, at each venue, 3 heats each rider 21 races. If a team needs guests can only be from lower division I think they're reffering to a BSN PREM Series if no TV deal comes to fruition over the next Month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Monday at 09:17 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:17 AM 29 minutes ago, TTT said: I think they're reffering to a BSN PREM Series if no TV deal comes to fruition over the next Month. And what would that series look like? Hopefully not another boring straight knockout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Monday at 09:34 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:34 AM 14 minutes ago, Baldyman said: And what would that series look like? Hopefully not another boring straight knockout If Northampton run then you do a 2 Group Split of 3 Teams. A - Belle Vue, Northampton and Sheffield B - Ipswich, King's Lynn and Leicester. 1 x H & A against each team in the Group with both Group Winners advancing to contest the Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Monday at 09:41 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:41 AM 5 minutes ago, TTT said: If Northampton run then you do a 2 Group Split of 3 Teams. A - Belle Vue, Northampton and Sheffield B - Ipswich, King's Lynn and Leicester. 1 x H & A against each team in the Group with both Group Winners advancing to contest the Final. Oh,, nothing ground breaking new then. It's about time something different was tried 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted Monday at 09:45 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:45 AM 2 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Oh,, nothing ground breaking new then. It's about time something different was tried I'm just guessing. Personally I don't think we even need another competition considering we'd already be facing the same Teams enough times as it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ArthurRudge Posted Monday at 09:46 AM Popular Post Report Share Posted Monday at 09:46 AM How can anyone be getting excited for a 5 team league is beyond me 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Monday at 09:49 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:49 AM Just now, ArthurRudge said: How can anyone be getting excited for a 5 team league is beyond me I don't think there is that many excited, but just glad they still have speedway to watch. 2027 is where I'm sure it will all dramatically have to change due to Polands alleged one team rule change 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted Monday at 10:10 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:10 AM 23 minutes ago, ArthurRudge said: How can anyone be getting excited for a 5 team league is beyond me Well said. Will the champions celebrate it as a big achievement?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted Monday at 10:46 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:46 AM 56 minutes ago, ArthurRudge said: How can anyone be getting excited for a 5 team league is beyond me Because those that are getting excited, just love speedway. I don't think it's wrong that people are excited for a new season. I - personally - would still be getting excited if there were just two teams left as I always miss speedway over the winter. Yes, the current situation is far from ideal and there's plenty that could be done in the future to improve things, but it's not going to stop me from going to meetings and enjoying myself. Boycotting the sport is not going to save it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurRudge Posted Monday at 10:47 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:47 AM 36 minutes ago, Phannan said: Well said. Will the champions celebrate it as a big achievement?? Nice to see a fellow Dukes fan I mean it's a farce the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurRudge Posted Monday at 10:49 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:49 AM 2 minutes ago, Bojangles said: Because those that are getting excited, just love speedway. I don't think it's wrong that people are excited for a new season. I - personally - would still be getting excited if there were just two teams left as I always miss speedway over the winter. Yes, the current situation is far from ideal and there's plenty that could be done in the future to improve things, but it's not going to stop me from going to meetings and enjoying myself. Boycotting the sport is not going to save it. Not being funny but people say this every year, and nothing ever changes, if we keep going like this there will be no future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted Monday at 10:52 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:52 AM 2 minutes ago, ArthurRudge said: Not being funny but people say this every year, and nothing ever changes, if we keep going like this there will be no future! And there definitely won't be a future if everybody stops going. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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