oldtimewolf Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 So Sweden's Elite League is down to 9 teams for 2009 with Valsarna having turned down the opportunity to join the top boys meaning that 1 team will not ride at home each week due to the odd number of teams. This will be interesting as they only race their top league on one night per week (on Tuesdays) and with each team having to miss a weekly meeting, how will the supporters react? The once per week racenight was suggested by many for the UK's EL but with many problems having to be taken into account, it was ruled out as infeasilble but Sweden are now having to do it - so will it work or will it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 ... meaning that 1 team will not ride at home each week due to ... I don't understand. How can a team have a home fixture every week if they only race on one day of the week? Surely their home fixtures are fortnightly so that they can alternate home and away fixtures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starboy118 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I don't understand. How can a team have a home fixture every week if they only race on one day of the week? Surely their home fixtures are fortnightly so that they can alternate home and away fixtures? Surely it's like football where you have a home fixture every other Saturday, .... or Sunday, .... or Monday, .... or Friday ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 So with 9 teams all club will have to go at certain times of the season without a home match for three weeks. Wonder how long the gap will be if they get rain offs as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Seems the only people complaining about it are the Brits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 and the news itself is OLD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Seems the only people complaining about it are the Brits. There are bound to be Swedish fans frustrated when their team is forced to sit out a night while the weather is fine, only to get a meeting rained off the following week. Don't think we Brits are unique in that respect, but there are advantages to avoiding a set race night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) There are bound to be Swedish fans frustrated when their team is forced to sit out a night while the weather is fine, only to get a meeting rained off the following week. Don't think we Brits are unique in that respect, but there are advantages to avoiding a set race night I doubt it. They have their calendar finalised, most teams are in place, and they have the best riders wanting to appear. f-s-p - errr...well I didn't like to point that out myself. Edited December 2, 2008 by schumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 But at least the top riders can ride in a league where they don't have to face the same opposition and go to the same tracks all the time...no hang on, that's not quite true is it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 They only have a home and away meeting - not B fixtures, Craven Shields, KO Cups and all sorts of other Mickey Mouse meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 They only have a home and away meeting - not B fixtures, Craven Shields, KO Cups and all sorts of other Mickey Mouse meetings. On the grounds that less is more? British fans would disagree with that too, I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 On the grounds that less is more? British fans would disagree with that too, I guess! Well, to be fair, British fans disagree with everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Promoters may also feel they could never recoup their initial investment at the start of the season if they didn't ride sufficient matches to exceed the break-even point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Correct me if i am wrong,but some tracks do have teams in a couple of leagues,so there are more meetings than might first meet the eye.Even if there isn't an Elitserien meeting fans probably have another meeting at their local track. And of course this sort of thing has been going on in Poland as well in the 1st or 2nd league from memory.Probably the 2nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schumi Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 There is a farming agreement for 2009, whereby the Swedish juniors and Swedish riders under 6 points can be used by the Elitserien's partner teams in the Allsvenskan. This means riders like Mikael Max, Thomas H Jonasson, etc, can be used in both divisions, so fans of one team can see their favourite Swedish riders at another track. Don't think any of the Allsvenskan teams have a team in the Elitserien now that Masarna are no more (although I could be wrong - I'm having a really crappy week), but there are some Elit teams who have division one teams, certainly, so more than one team might use a track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Gubbängen will be the only track to host two independent teams, Hammarby and Getingarna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyper1010 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Ther still one better than the all mighty Elite league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Ther still one better than the all mighty Elite league I think you'll find they're no better. Poole will also host two teams by having another one in a lower league. In fact its quite likely that Bournemouth will have more fixtures than a Swedish Elite team. Jason Crump quit Britain because we only have 9 Elite teams and there was no variety...enjoy Sweden Jason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyper1010 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Still he will have better class oppossition in Sweden that what he will in the EL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Still he will have better class oppossition in Sweden that what he will in the EL But isn't the PL better because it doesn't have all the top names gating and riding off and leaving the other 3 behind? So the EL will be better this season, surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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