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Well said, but a point sadly missed by the none Play Off devotees on the BSF.

At the moment that could not be possible unless you are putting more lower order NL riders in every team. To be competitive, and reach the points limit, you would then have to pay mega bucks to drop down big riders, who again would be in short demand. I agree with you about JK , JS,etc, but not many of them knocking about.

If I was you I would read it again, and the context he(DaC) said it. VB - same old, same old. You never change.

Me, and it was directed toward TWK Rubbish Only if you were trying o believe it Getting the best guest to replace someone of the same average, Wow, now there's a thing, something that happens every week of the season of course. It does mean that the teams can still fight evenly in the playoffs, and defuse the imbalance of an injury to a rider. Same as what would happen during the previous system, so what's so different. So by your inference, the old system should be retained, and the extra meetings and income should be stopped, incase someone gets a wee help by getting a guest.

Yes. In the old way of League champs It would have been between 2 teams in the EL at the end, with the rest just filling in their fixtures. With the Play Offs, about 6 teams were going for the playoffs, including the favoured two teams. In the PL, two teams would have fought out the PL title the old way, but with the Playoffs, it was about 9 teams still in the hunt at the end to get into the PO's. As Shale Searcher also points out "what really can go wrong with that". Some on here bury their heads, and ignore facts and instances in the pursuit of what's gone in most sports these days. I just hope that the BV advisers outnumber the one on this thread, or I think I might have to get concerned on it's viability. Looking backwards, never gets you to where you want to go forward(just ask any sea captain).

Yes, hence the reason why we decided not to take up our option. Same with Sodenberg ?

Ribbons for one. Next.

You can have him.

Seems like some on here are getting a bit too touchy. No one is saying that others can't have an opinion, but as usual it is quoted back to shift the discussion. My term "the same old,same old" was directed to someone on here, who bores the backside off everyone by repeating verbatim the same old point time and time again. That adds NOTHING to the discussion, and on Play Offs they have been discussed at length many times and their advantages in our sport and others described in great detail, particularly the added interest at the end of a season, which means a greater number of teams are actually looking at qualifying, whilst in the old fashion previous championships , possibly only about 2 or 3 are actually be going for it. Injuries can happen at anytime in a Play Offs or League format, it just depends on when they happen. Drop a Cog. I don't think your sarcasm of bigger gates does your opinions much good, as increased attendances do happen before, and during, Play offs, but didn't happen before when 2 or 3 teams were jostling for that single championship. Too many on here thing tomorrow is going to about yesterday. No it's not. That's why we have reducing attendances because too many long for yesterday with everything, and the world for the rest of us has moved on, and the old fails to attract these new more modern fans that could and should be attracted. DaC. I hope to hell the new BV venture is listening to modern sports fans, rather than it be strangled by the old. Final thought to TWK and others. I am a big SPEEDWAY fan, watching 4 riders racing around track 4 times in a race. Never once have I been to watch a meeting to watch the rules, or protest about who I am watching ride or why they could should not be riding. For people like TWK to keep banging on, and giving up watching speedway, because of TR's and/or Play Offs, I would then suggest that their difficulties are not speedway.

You contribute nothing to the Play Offs debate, because it is the same old, same old.

Or in many other major sports. Move on.

Times move on. Not picked by the Diamonds about 6 years ago, and was sold to KL, but still came back successfully. Very unlucky to have to be the one that had to go, along with Anton, early this season.

Can see a good team from Robbo Rene Ludde Kerr Rose Sargeant Richie. Danny I think will stay south, and Steve's average far too high. Don't forget Christian would be looking for a ride on a decent average. Rene and Richie would be not likely if they get Polish contracts.

I think it was Newcastle (DI) But in the likely event of postponed meetings or rearranged meetings the mini leagues would overlap, so if fans and teams made plans for say the second league, their meetings could be scrapped to complete the first league.

Done

He was originally ours, but we couldn't fit him in. Came across with a fellow OZ called Clinton ? and went to Glasgow first.

pienpeesman is known for it.

Plenty of people.

I do think that Laurence will have personal things on his plate at the moment, much bigger than trying to keep the critics on here satisfied.

I was thinking we could call them Luddites , but I think some beat me to the name.

Reminds me of that film with Michael Caine, based on Tyneside, "Get C****r".

It the North East chucks in with the new Scotland, can we vote out Sunderland and give them independence from us.

Afraid weatherwatcher, as with the usual suspects, only comments and 'like's, anything with a negative spin.

Not heard anything, other than the tannoy announcement that season ticket holders were told to exit via the two big gates, as the turnstiles had been closed. Funnily the two security people were standing about where I stood last night, beside the Grant's commemorative chair.

Nationalism, against the English and sod the consequences or any fact that shows their decision in bad light. I go with the "suffer the consequences on your own" school.