flagrag Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: If it's not being shown on TV is there any reason why both semi finals can't be on the same day? Allow both clubs to choose a Monday or a Thursday for their home leg? Any reason why after finishing top not to allow Belle Vue to race away on Thursday 24th & home on Monday 28th? Could even run 2nd vs 3rd on Thursday 17th as Lynn are fighting for 4th place? BSN can only broadcast one match at a time and also people may decide to stay at home to watch the other meeting Edited 10 hours ago by flagrag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) A sad indictment of the sport (in the UK), but maybe, in house streaming will deliver better income than the money any TV company is prepared to pay to cover the play offs?.. Are BSN doing a "play off special offer"? Covering all 12 meetings in both leagues?.. I would suggest £120 for all 12 could get a decent response given how many "generic" Speedway fans there are in the UK.. Edited 10 hours ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: If it's not being shown on TV is there any reason why both semi finals can't be on the same day? Allow both clubs to choose a Monday or a Thursday for their home leg? Any reason why after finishing top not to allow Belle Vue to race away on Thursday 24th & home on Monday 28th? Could even run 2nd vs 3rd on Thursday 17th as Lynn are fighting for 4th place? May not be on TV but guess they will be on BSN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fozzie4388 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, mikebv said: A sad indictment of the sport (in the UK), but maybe, in house streaming will deliver better income than the money any TV company is prepared to pay to cover the play offs?.. Are BSN doing a "play off special offer"? Covering all 12 meetings in both leagues?.. I would suggest £120 for all 12 could get a decent response given how many "generic" Speedway fans there are in the UK.. The Championship playoffs are included in the BSN season pass but it's going to be £59.99 for all 6 Premiership playoff meetings (£49.99 if you have a season pass) I have the pass. Although I personally don't think I'll bother with buying the top flight playoffs as I think it's pretty foregone conclusion that Belle Vue will win the Premiership playoffs (For what it's worth Poole winning the championship playoffs is also a foregone conclusion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw42 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, mikebv said: A sad indictment of the sport (in the UK), but maybe, in house streaming will deliver better income than the money any TV company is prepared to pay to cover the play offs?.. Are BSN doing a "play off special offer"? Covering all 12 meetings in both leagues?.. I would suggest £120 for all 12 could get a decent response given how many "generic" Speedway fans there are in the UK.. BSN charging £60 for Premiership play-offs, tenner off for season subscribers. Chmpionship play-offs are included in the annual subscription. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikebv Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 3 minutes ago, nw42 said: BSN charging £60 for Premiership play-offs, tenner off for season subscribers. Chmpionship play-offs are included in the annual subscription. Thanks for the info... I still think a one off stand alone "play off special" would get some decent income generated... There will be thousands more Speedway fans without a subscription I would imagine than currently have one, so a pretty big market to target... So few meetings carry any relevance or consequence in the UK, so when some do exist, in such a short space of time, then they should be used to maximise interest and income... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Sad to see that it seems it won't be on ITV4. So are we expecting:- Monday 21st Sep Ipswich v Belle Vue Thurs 24th Sep Sheffield v Leicester Monday 28th Sep Belle Vue v Ipswich Thurs 1st Oct Leicester v Sheffield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERACE Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 6 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: Sad to see that it seems it won't be on ITV4. So are we expecting:- Monday 21st Sep Ipswich v Belle Vue Thurs 24th Sep Sheffield v Leicester Monday 28th Sep Belle Vue v Ipswich Thurs 1st Oct Leicester v Sheffield Im hearing Belle Vue might prefer Semi leg 1 at home. Edited 5 hours ago by SUPERACE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Play offs for a league of just six is pathetic. At very worst it should have been first vs second over two legs or maybe even second vs third with the winner playing the team that came top. No team who finishes in the bottom half of a table whether that’s 4 in 6 or 11th in a league of 20 should have a crack at being league champions. Total mockery of the sport. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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