Bradford Ace Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I've always sort of followed Polish League Speedway but as i'm going this yr 2 the Bydgoszcz GP, i've decided i want to follow it more closely. I'm going 2 pick a team 2 follow & then try & follow its progress via this website hopefully as the coverage is usually good. As we dont get that much news in England of the Polish League racing, apart from a bit in the Speedway Star each week, can anyone with (or without!!) Polish connections confirm the line ups for 2008 thus far?? Like most english clubs, the total teams may not yet be finalised but who rides 4 who will give me a better way of deciding who i'm gonna follow in Poland. Also, how does the squad system work exactly?? Is there a rule on how many foreigners (non Poles) each time can use in a meeting & how big are the squads. Cheers for the info anyone who is in the know!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Unia LESZNO Foreigners Leigh Adams (Australia) Travis McGowan (Australia) Adam Shields (Australia) Troy Batchelor (Australia) Jurica Pavlic (Croatia) Seniors Krzysztof Kasprzak Jaroslaw Hampel Damian Balinski Robert Miskowiak Juniors Robert Kasprzak Mateusz Jurga Adam Kajoch Damian Perz Slawomir Musielak Pawel Ratajszczak Unibax TORUN Foreigners Hans Andersen (Denmark) Ryan Sullivan (Australia) Chris Holder (Australia) Seniors Wieslaw Jagus Karol Zabik Adrian Miedzinski Robert Kosciecha Juniors Damian Celmer Marcin Nowakowski Adam Wisniewski Oskar Pieniazek Mateusz Lampkowski Atlas WROCLAW Foreigners Jason Crump (Australia) Mikael Max (Sweden) Filip Sitera (Czech Republic) Leon Madsen (Denmark) Seniors Tomasz Jedrzejak Krzysztof Slabon Daniel Jeleniewski Juniors Maciej Janowski Marma Polskie Folie RZESZOW Foreigners Scott Nicholls (Great Britain) Kenneth Bjerre (Denmark) Davey Watt (Australia) Matej Zagar (Slovenia) Marcin Vaculik (Slovakia) Seniors Juniors Dawid Lampart Mateusz Szostek Zlomrex Wlokniarz CZESTOCHOWA Foreigners Nicki Pedersen (Denmark) Greg Hancock (United States) Lee Richardson (Great Britain) Antonio Lindback (Sweden) Edward Kennett (Great Britain) Lewis Bridger (Great Britain) Tai Woffinden (Great Britain) Jamie Courtney (Great Britain) Seniors Sebastian Ulamek Slawomir Drabik Tomasz Gapinski Michal Szczepaniak Juniors Mateusz Szczepaniak Borys Miturski Marcin Piekarski Damian Romanczuk Mateusz Kowalczyk Kamil Mistygacz Unia TARNOW Foreigners James Wright (Great Britain) Kevin Doolan (Australia) Peter Ljung (Sweden) Ales Dryml (Czech Republic) Patrik Hougaard (Denmark) Tobias Busch (Germany) Peter Juul Larsen (Denmark) Seniors Janusz Kolodziej Krystian Klecha Jacek Rempala Marcin Rempala Juniors Kamil Zielinski Szymon Kielbasa Lukasz Kielbasa Tadeusz Kostro Maciej Ciesielski ZKZ Kronopol ZIELONA GORA Foreigners Niels-Kristian Iversen (Denmark) Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) Charlie Gjedde (Denmark) Ricky Kling (Sweden) Kevin Wolbert (Germany) Nikolai Klindt (Denmark) Artem Vodjakov (Russia) Alexander Kosolapkin (Russia) Seniors Grzegorz Walasek Piotr Protasiewicz Rafal Dobrucki Juniors Grzegorz Zengota Pawel Gwozdz Janusz Baniak Przemyslaw Zarzycki Mateusz Lukowiak Stal GORZOW Foreigners Peter Karlsson (Sweden) Matej Ferjan (Hungary) Jesper B Jensen (Denmark) Thomas H Jonasson (Sweden) Kenneth Hansen (Denmark) Seniors Tomasz Gollob Rune Holta Pawel Hlib Juniors Slawomir Dabrowski Adrian Szewczykowski Pawel Zmarzlik Mateusz Mikorski Taken from: http://www.sportowefakty.pl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) Hi! So good to here that you liked GP in Bydgoszcz, because I came from this city and my club is Polonia Bydgoszcz You've asked about regulations. What league do you prefer? Regulation in Extraleague are quite different then in 1st and 2nd league. Extraleague (Ekstraliga) In match in team there are 7 riders (numbers 9-15 for home team, and 1-7 for away). Riders under numbers 6 and 7 (or 14 and 15) must be U21, one of them must be pole. Two riders from all team must be pole too. The U21 rider can be replaced only by U21 rider. There are also jokers, tactical substitutions and rider replacements. There are aggregate points. League system. All teams rides 14 matches (with all rivals, home and away). Then there will be playoffs (2 matches): 1-6 2-5 3-4 To the semi-finals goes winners of each pair, and the best looser (team who gained the most points). Then there are semi-finals and finals. Two last teams (7-8) ride two matches. Looser goes to the 1st league, winner will fight with second team form 1st league about place in Extraleague. First league (Pierwsza liga) In match in team there are 8 riders (numbers 9-16 for home team, and 1-8 for away). Riders under numbers 6, 7 and 8 (or 14, 15 and 16) must be U21, two of them must be pole. The U21 rider can be replaced only by U21 rider. There are also jokers, tactical substitutions and rider replacements. There are aggregate points. League system. All teams rides 14 matches (with all rivals, home and away). Then teams are divided in two groups: 1-4 and 5-8. In each group team rode 6 matches (home and away with all rivals). First team from group 1-4 goes to Extraleague. Second team fight with 7th team from Extralegue. Quite actual squads you can find here for Extraleague, here for 1st league, here for 2nd league. If you want to know more regulations just ask Best regards Edited January 7, 2008 by Vicar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradford Ace Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Brilliant that mate so thanks a lot 4 that. Got a msg from Schumi that gave a link 2 the webpage u run which looks a brilliant one so hopefully i'll be keeping up2 date with the Polish League in 08. I think ur a legend, even if Drop a cog doesnt agree!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradford Ace Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hi! So good to here that you liked GP in Bydgoszcz, because I came from this city and my club is Polonia Bydgoszcz You've asked about regulations. What league do you prefer? Regulation in Extraleague are quite different then in 1st and 2nd league. Extraleague (Ekstraliga) In match in team there are 7 riders (numbers 9-15 for home team, and 1-7 for away). Riders under numbers 6 and 7 (or 14 and 15) must be U21, one of them must be pole. Two riders from all team must be pole too. The U21 rider can be replaced only by U21 rider. There are also jokers, tactical substitutions and rider replacements. There are aggregate points. League system. All teams rides 14 matches (with all rivals, home and away). Then there will be playoffs (2 matches): 1-6 2-5 3-4 To the semi-finals goes winners of each pair, and the best looser (team who gained the most points). Then there are semi-finals and finals. Two last teams (7-8) ride two matches. Looser goes to the 1st league, winner will fight with second team form 1st league about place in Extraleague. First league (Pierwsza liga) In match in team there are 8 riders (numbers 9-16 for home team, and 1-8 for away). Riders under numbers 6, 7 and 8 (or 14, 15 and 16) must be U21, two of them must be pole. The U21 rider can be replaced only by U21 rider. There are also jokers, tactical substitutions and rider replacements. There are aggregate points. League system. All teams rides 14 matches (with all rivals, home and away). Then teams are divided in two groups: 1-4 and 5-8. In each group team rode 6 matches (home and away with all rivals). First team from group 1-4 goes to Extraleague. Second team fight with 7th team from Extralegue. Quite actual squads you can find here for Extraleague, here for 1st league, here for 2nd league. If you want to know more regulations just ask Best regards <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks a lot mate, thats a brilliant help & i feel like i understand it all now thanks to your excellent explanation. Only been to Poland once & that was to Wroclaw in 1992 for the World Final so am tempted to follow them, especially as they have my fave rider Jason Crump riding for them. I've always loved the Bydgoszcz track though when i've seen it on tv & as i'm going there for the GP in Sept them i'm tempted to follow them in hopefully a promotion season!! Many thanks again for taking the time to send such a great post. Regards, Jamie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 No problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 No problem <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am very surprised to see Antonio LIndback included in the team for Czestochowa for 2008. I thought he had "retired" from Speedway now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schumi Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) I am very surprised to see Antonio LIndback included in the team for Czestochowa for 2008. I thought he had "retired" from Speedway now? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He's not in the team. Those are riders who have left from last season. Edited January 15, 2008 by Schumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Antonio before season 2007 has signed three year contract. In this list are riders with signed contracts, so there is also Antonio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradford Ace Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Antonio before season 2007 has signed three year contract. In this list are riders with signed contracts, so there is also Antonio. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just a quick query re the post u very kindly added previously in response to my request for squad details for 2008. Does this link constantly update when new signings r added or do ya have 2 look 4 this info elsewhere?? Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) Every new contracts are updated at these sites Edited January 15, 2008 by Vicar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradford Ace Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Every new contracts are updated at these sites <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats brilliant mate, thanks for that. I've now saved the sights to my favourites so i can keep an eye on all the new signings as & when they happen!! Regards, Jamie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Antonio before season 2007 has signed three year contract. In this list are riders with signed contracts, so there is also Antonio. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Antonio Lindback has now been removed from the Czestochowa squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverstam Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Any info on Pawel Hlib being banned by Gorzow? I've heard something along the lines.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Yes, Hlib is banned by club, but.... club can unbanned him I think if Hlib will be important and necessary in squad, he will say "I'm sorry", club promoters will say "OK, but don't do this again" and the next day Paweł will ride in league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Antonio before season 2007 has signed three year contract. In this list are riders with signed contracts, so there is also Antonio. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> THanks Vicar and Schumi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradford Ace Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Does anyone know when the 1st round of fixtures are because looking at the squads so far for the 1st Division, Rybnik only have 5 riders signed up compared to 19 at Ostrow!! If so where can the fixtures be found online?? Think they're leaving it a bit late & Poznan only have 9 so far which for teams of 8 doesnt give them much cover if any1 gets injured or is unavailable!! Is there a limit 2 the squad numbers, as Ostrow must be close 2 it surely?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schumi Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Does anyone know when the 1st round of fixtures are because looking at the squads so far for the 1st Division, Rybnik only have 5 riders signed up compared to 19 at Ostrow!! If so where can the fixtures be found online?? Think they're leaving it a bit late & Poznan only have 9 so far which for teams of 8 doesnt give them much cover if any1 gets injured or is unavailable!! Is there a limit 2 the squad numbers, as Ostrow must be close 2 it surely?? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you looking for Ekstraliga or Division 1 fixtures? Ekstraliga rounds are all on this page in yellow. I haven't put the individual meetings on yet, but will get around to it. But I'd also appreciate the Division 1 fixtures if anyone has them please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Here's the Ekstraliga fixtures for 2008 (starting on 06-04-08): http://www.sportowefakty.pl/index.php?dysc...00&dzial_id=357 And here's Liga I fixtures for 2008 (again, starting on 06-04-08): http://www.sportowefakty.pl/index.php?dysc...00&dzial_id=357 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradford Ace Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Here's the Ekstraliga fixtures for 2008 (starting on 06-04-08): http://www.sportowefakty.pl/index.php?dysc...00&dzial_id=357 And here's Liga I fixtures for 2008 (again, starting on 06-04-08): http://www.sportowefakty.pl/index.php?dysc...00&dzial_id=357 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cheers for that. Its actually the same link that so it has the Ekstraliga fixtures twice but presumably i'll be able to find em out from that website somewhere although my Polish aint the best...yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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