Inter League Ko Cup

[SteveEvans]

 

 

Would be interesting to see if any teams fancy putting on any inter division challenge matches during the pre season to gauge interest / results?

 

This would be the first step and could be used to gauge more accurately the difference between leagues.

 

As stated above the BLC was a great concept but it blew it on the EL teams were on too high an average.

 

Whats in it for EL clubs? Variety and more than 14 fixtures for a start.

 

Perhaps given the early end to the season for those who don't make the play offs you could perhaps run it with the EL and PL teams that don't make the play offs, that would be 11 teams. EL clubs. A bit of fun and the chance for all to win something with everyone starting even surely cant be an unsellable concept?

[Tsunami]

Think the Elite League actually had to reduce to 36 points. But at the 1.5 conversion rate at the time this equated to approx 54 PL points against PL teams with averages of 42ish

The concept of the BLC was to give the EL teams extra meetings, without using GP riders, when they would be riding in the GP's. After the 36 points were agree at the AGM, the EL came back and pleaded for it to be 37 points to be competitive, and low and behold, GP riders were reintroduced and meetings held on normal non GP nights.

[SteveEvans]

The concept of the BLC was to give the EL teams extra meetings, without using GP riders, when they would be riding in the GP's. After the 36 points were agree at the AGM, the EL came back and pleaded for it to be 37 points to be competitive, and low and behold, GP riders were reintroduced and meetings held on normal non GP nights.

 

I think back then the GP riders wanted all the meetings they could, so BLC was deemed to be taking matches away and they wanted to be included. Now the pendulum has swung very heavily back the other way and the top riders simply don't want to race more than the minimum.

[Tsunami]

 

I think back then the GP riders wanted all the meetings they could, so BLC was deemed to be taking matches away and they wanted to be included. Now the pendulum has swung very heavily back the other way and the top riders simply don't want to race more than the minimum.

Agree. The BLC was devised, and agreed by the PL teams, to give EL teams meetings when the GP's were on. Unfortunately that did not happen, and the extra point they asked for meant it all possible.

Edited October 29, 2015 by Tsunami

[SteveEvans]

Agree. The BLC was devised, and agreed by the PL teams, to give EL teams meeting when the GP's were on. Unfortunately that's not happened, and the extra point they asked for meant it was possible.

 

I think sadly the urge from the modern day promoter is a less is more approach. I guess it is deemed Sky and sponsor go further when you have less meetings.

 

While you often have to economize In running any business there also is the need to create expansion in some other area. Promoters of the past worked out how to put on weekly meetings that were financially viable, whether in the league or not. This is now mostly a lost art.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 29, 2015 by SteveEvans

[moxey63]

Promoters have had plenty of opportunity to freshen up the domestic scene but insist on giving the smelly sock a squirt of Fabreze instead of a fresh wash.

 

Another Conference, same old same old.

 

Another nail in that well sealed coffin lid.

[ColinMills]

E.L.heat leaders starting in a tape touching situation could make scores slightly and provide some close racing??