Shadders Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 A new look Rockets line up take on a very form Plymouth side. Forecast to rain all overnight and all morning, so this could be called off early, probably before 10am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Shame about the poor forecast. This is the first in what is arguably the most significant series of meetings the Devils have faced in their modern history. The play-offs beckon, but only with a top quality performance in every one of their four remaining fixtures. I really hope the weather gods don't end up deciding the outcome, but fair play to the Witches who have been in commanding form of late and have racked up lots of points just when it really mattered. The real irony is that it can only be a couple of months ago that we Devils supporters were worrying about finishing bottom of the league. Funny old sport sometimes ... Edited August 30, 2015 by ancient mariner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Weather looks likely to win the day. When is the likely restaging date? What spaces are their in the Rockets calendar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Weather looks likely to win the day. When is the likely restaging date? What spaces are their in the Rockets calendar? Can't see any until October, unless they run as a double header with the Raiders NT final 1st leg, or switch the KOC SF meeting with Somerset as the PL has a cut off date. When is that? September home fixtures: Sat 5th (at Berwick) Sun 6th Raiders v Stoke Mon 7th Peterborough PL Sat 12th Somerset KOC Sat 19th Eastbourne NT Sun 20th Newcastle PL Sat 26th NLRC Edited August 30, 2015 by Shads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rteyp Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Looking forward to this and really hoping weather will be kind. As Shadders says rain all night and morning (at times heavy) drying out at 13:00 and then remaining dry all afternoon. As we don't have the luxury of covers maybe putting back the start a few hours ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Looking forward to this and really hoping weather will be kind. As Shadders says rain all night and morning (at times heavy) drying out at 13:00 and then remaining dry all afternoon. As we don't have the luxury of covers maybe putting back the start a few hours ? Running out of dates. Really need to get this on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 AFAIK the PL Cut-off date is September 13th - but happy to be corrected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Looking forward to this and really hoping weather will be kind. As Shadders says rain all night and morning (at times heavy) drying out at 13:00 and then remaining dry all afternoon. As we don't have the luxury of covers maybe putting back the start a few hours ? Ed is due to be riding for Lakeside in their evening fixture at Coventry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Ed is due to be riding for Lakeside in their evening fixture at Coventry. So it's Nikokaj & Robert in heat 15 then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza66 Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 So it's Nikokaj & Robert in heat 15 then. Ed has just started to come good in ht 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 AFAIK the PL Cut-off date is September 13th - but happy to be corrected? I know it is around mid-September so I expect you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 This forecast indicates rain into the early afternoon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2646807 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 This forecast indicates rain into the early afternoon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2646807 Looks grim. Track won't be fit to race on after all that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Looks grim. Track won't be fit to race on after all that Surpised it hasn't been called off already but, maybe, Len is no longer in charge of the weather! Edit: Meeting off. Edited August 31, 2015 by tocha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Meeting is off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Not surprised it's been called off early to save riders and fans travelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Is this postponement good or bad for the Witches??? Not sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Certainly the right call to postpone early. Plymouth needed the meeting on more so than Rye as they chase that all important top 6 spot. With Peterborough due at Hoddesdon next Monday in a PL match to insure the match is complete before the deadline cut off date, I wonder when this match against Plymouth will take place? As Shadders has stated the fixture list is pretty full up to the end of September. It does make you think though when the Rockets had a very baron spell during June when the Rockets I think had one home meeting in about six weeks why PL fixtures weren't slotted in there. But I guess hindsight is a wonderful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Is this postponement good or bad for the Witches??? Not sure! It's certainly not bad for them! It backs the Devils fixtures up so that their final 4 meetings all have to take place immediately before the cut-off: Home to Berwick 4th Sep Home to Scunthorpe 10th Sep Away to Scunthorpe 11th Sep Away to Rye house TBA No margin for weather or injuries. Unless all these meetings take place before the cut-off, it is virtually impossible for the Devils to make the play-offs. Edited August 31, 2015 by ancient mariner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 It's certainly not bad for them! It backs the Devils fixtures up so that their final 4 meetings all have to take place immediately before the cut-off: Home to Berwick 4th Sep Home to Scunthorpe 10th Sep Away to Scunthorpe 11th Sep Away to Rye house TBA No margin for weather or injuries. Unless all these meetings take place before the cut-off, it is virtually impossible for the Devils to make the play-offs. If Plymouth get maximum points from their remaining home fixtures (quite likely I would have thought) they would need only a three point win at Scunthorpe to go level with Ipswich but would get sixth spot by way of superior points difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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