Eric Parsons Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 save costs is it not best to have a north and south premier league?,with play offs for league championship between the top teams from each league at end of season. Return the premier league to 13 heats,scrap the ts rule as it is and turn the clock back to the way it was,ie a team six down can make a ts change. Also i like to see a change to the speedway machines for pl ,we have lost the trackcraft over the years its more speed now its not needed,one way round this and to slow riders down and to bring more trackcraft back is to make tracks smaller . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I'd also make the riders wear black leathers and the beer in the bar should be fourpence ha'penny. Only Morris Oxfords and Ford Anglia's should be given car parking spaces and evryone should wear a suit and tie and a bowler hat Heat wins should be celebrated with "huzzahs" and "well done old boy" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekimba Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I'd also make the riders wear black leathers and the beer in the bar should be fourpence ha'penny. Only Morris Oxfords and Ford Anglia's should be given car parking spaces and evryone should wear a suit and tie and a bowler hat Heat wins should be celebrated with "huzzahs" and "well done old boy" You forgot about the rattles and rosettes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 save costs is it not best to have a north and south premier league?,with play offs for league championship between the top teams from each league at end of season. Return the premier league to 13 heats,scrap the ts rule as it is and turn the clock back to the way it was,ie a team six down can make a ts change. Also i like to see a change to the speedway machines for pl ,we have lost the trackcraft over the years its more speed now its not needed,one way round this and to slow riders down and to bring more trackcraft back is to make tracks smaller . Crowds are dwindling with 15 heats,are you really suggesting people should pay the same money for 13 heats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Crowds are dwindling with 15 heats,are you really suggesting people should pay the same money for 13 heats. some are talking about switching to 20 heats 15 in main meeting and a 5 heat 2nd halfdosnt sound a bad idea to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpointfanatic22 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 save costs is it not best to have a north and south premier league?,with play offs for league championship between the top teams from each league at end of season. Return the premier league to 13 heats,scrap the ts rule as it is and turn the clock back to the way it was,ie a team six down can make a ts change. Also i like to see a change to the speedway machines for pl ,we have lost the trackcraft over the years its more speed now its not needed,one way round this and to slow riders down and to bring more trackcraft back is to make tracks smaller . It's well and good saying go back to the way it was but sadly times have changed, people want more for less so giving 2 less races would be a bad idea in my book. Although people talk about this north / south divide as a way of cutting costs which clearly it would, seeing the same team over and over visiting your track would get quite tiresome in my view. I think tracks need to start to impose some kind of deadline as to when to call off a meeting for teams having to travel a considerable distance (ie northern tracks to southern tracks) which would save an incredible amount of money. Yes we know the weather can be unpredictable and the forecasts aren't always right but we have to trust them or get track covers! As for the smaller tracks, I wont disagree with that one, the best racing I've seen has been at smaller tracks where its all very close quarters and becomes more about track guile than out and out speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backless Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 It's well and good saying go back to the way it was but sadly times have changed, people want more for less so giving 2 less races would be a bad idea in my book. Although people talk about this north / south divide as a way of cutting costs which clearly it would, seeing the same team over and over visiting your track would get quite tiresome in my view. I think tracks need to start to impose some kind of deadline as to when to call off a meeting for teams having to travel a considerable distance (ie northern tracks to southern tracks) which would save an incredible amount of money. Yes we know the weather can be unpredictable and the forecasts aren't always right but we have to trust them or get track covers! As for the smaller tracks, I wont disagree with that one, the best racing I've seen has been at smaller tracks where its all very close quarters and becomes more about track guile than out and out speed. Can you explain how a north & south split in the PL would "clearly" save money? Are all riders supposed to move house so they're based centrally in either region? It's a total fallacy theatre regionalisation would save very much, if anything. I think you'll find that it's already occurred to promoters to take into consideration where the opponents are travelling from when it comes to calling meetings off. The same a the time they might become liable for stadium rent. Track covers keep getting hrown up as the answer to every weather problem - except at multi purpose stadia. Then there comes the question of who's going to put hem down. And lift them for track perpetration. What about drainage? The water that is prevented from landing & being absorbed into x square metres of track has to go somewhere. Making tracks smaller - Glasgow, Berwick & Workington will bein favour of hat for starters. Or perhaps not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowmicktiger Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) If edinburghs track got any smaller the bikes would need brakes. 15 metres to the first bend and they end up collecting one another straight through the "far too high" saftey fence and heading for the M8 down to glasgow. Edited November 21, 2012 by glasgowmicktiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Would this be 2 home 2 away as if you cut the league in half you end up with half the fixtures!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Sorry - Regionalisation gets a big NO from me. I like to see variation, the idea of seeing Redcar, Workington etc. every other week would become boring. Before Redcar and Workington Supporters go down my neck - I am only using them as an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Sorry - Regionalisation gets a big NO from me. I like to see variation, the idea of seeing Redcar, Workington etc. every other week would become boring. Before Redcar and Workington Supporters go down my neck - I am only using them as an example. As it stands, Newcastle and Workington will meet at least 3 times home and away in 2013 (Ian Thomas Shield, League Cup and PL), not unlike Newcastle v Redcar last season (2012), when it got rather silly (and boring in my opinion) As Backless points out, regionalisation means nothing, only to fans, as a lot of the riders don't live locally to the track (a few exceptions to that, I know, but, in the main, riders live 100's of miles away). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 A big no from me to regionalisation other than the "wee diddy cups". The good thing about speedway is being national, with international riders. Promoters should really make more of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluthetiger Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 A big no from me to regionalisation other than the "wee diddy cups". The good thing about speedway is being national, with international riders. Promoters should really make more of this. Very good post. Riders from all over the world in the Premier League. And always refreshing to see southern clubs at least once a year at Ashfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Very good post. Riders from all over the world in the Premier League. And always refreshing to see southern clubs at least once a year at Ashfield. Aye!! That's the problem - far too many Foreigners in the Premier League in my opinion. Stifling BRITISH Talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 A big no from me to regionalisation other than the "wee diddy cups". The good thing about speedway is being national, with international riders. Promoters should really make more of this. Tell that to the powers that be who set Baby Powlicki's average at a 7.... Numpties, my 5 year old Nephew has more inteligence!!! Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msc1874 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 save costs is it not best to have a north and south premier league?,with play offs for league championship between the top teams from each league at end of season. Return the premier league to 13 heats,scrap the ts rule as it is and turn the clock back to the way it was,ie a team six down can make a ts change. Also i like to see a change to the speedway machines for pl ,we have lost the trackcraft over the years its more speed now its not needed,one way round this and to slow riders down and to bring more trackcraft back is to make tracks smaller . God none of these suggestions appeal or help in the sport evolve! All backwards steps , none of which will help the sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve55 Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 save costs is it not best to have a north and south premier league?,with play offs for league championship between the top teams from each league at end of season. Return the premier league to 13 heats,scrap the ts rule as it is and turn the clock back to the way it was,ie a team six down can make a ts change. Also i like to see a change to the speedway machines for pl ,we have lost the trackcraft over the years its more speed now its not needed,one way round this and to slow riders down and to bring more trackcraft back is to make tracks smaller . No from me on the above. I know it's a long way from Plymouth to Edinburgh & vice versa, but it's a long way to both these venues from most places throughout Britain! It's good to get to see as many teams/riders as possible throughout a season, not the same ones over & over. Make tracks smaller???? Trackcraft???? Surely differing sizes of tracks can only make riders better, the more they ride the more they learn - well most of them. The new limiter that's being developed (which works from the tapes to the first bend) will also help in this respect I think. How many times do we see piles ups coming into the first bend at starts? If these can make starting safer & more predictable, more chance of having all four riders in contention throughout the race. Meetings down to 13 heats is a definite no. Keep it at 15 & if sponsorships available (A BIG IF), have three additional races at the end of the meeting for rider of the night. The 4 top riders from each team involved in 2 semis, first 2 in each semi contest a final - winner takes all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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