That's one of the issues speedway has. Boring people. It's viewed by outsiders as being as boring as and nerdish as stamp collecting.. Train and plane spotting
Changed back to the old way? Winner is winner?. It's not as if it's worth anything either way. Until the league is sponsored and you actually get something for winning I'm not bothered if there are play offs or not. Our crowd did look a bit better in our first play off meeting though.
On the flip side, ipswich were basically out of everything after only a handful of meetings. If we hadn't had the smallest of chances for the next 4 months or so, I'm sure the crowd level could have seriously put our future in the balance. Some fans need something to turn up for, not just because it's speedway.