Fromafar Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ipswich 2018 Season tickets are now on sale and state that they will cover 18 Championship meetings and 1 Knockout Cup fixture. Presumably we must be riding just some of the teams twice.League Cup meetings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ipswich 2018 Season tickets are now on sale and state that they will cover 18 Championship meetings and 1 Knockout Cup fixture. Presumably we must be riding just some of the teams twice. cant work that one out , some of the teams riding twice `1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Just a typo I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior fan Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 And so it should be , about time they started to think of the aussie boys and get them all home for the Aussie GP. Â jUNIOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Ipswich 2018 Season tickets are now on sale and state that they will cover 18 Championship meetings and 1 Knockout Cup fixture. Presumably we must be riding just some of the teams twice. Just a typo I think more like some lazy twa, no sod,,, has copied last years advert and just changed the date/year. Edited December 4, 2017 by ruffdiamond 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 cant work that one out , some of the teams riding twice `1 The correct info is on the season ticket application form:- 13 meetings (10 league, 2 LC, 1 KOC) plus challenge/16 lapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 ah well , at least most teams will be finished before the kids hokidays , so no need for kids for a quid and all that stuff . Â pretty poor make up of the 2018 fixtures and will almost certainly drive aeay more supporters . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Will make a nice change not squashing 100s of meeting into September and October. Â Who am I kidding? You know they'll not run a meeting June-August so they can have the annual fixture cram in the winter months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Will make a nice change not squashing 100s of meeting into September and October. Â Who am I kidding? You know they'll not run a meeting June-August so they can have the annual fixture cram in the winter months! Of course it is the Football World Cup around July, so some fixtures are likely to go missing around that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 England won't be in it for long..so shouldn't be too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 England won't be in it for long..so shouldn't be too bad A good number of speedway/footie fans will still be watching the other best teams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Damn football... Ruining my speedway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Us Berwick supporters are used to short seasons so no change there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxxy Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yep, last season the Witches had 23 home meetings, next year we could well only have 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 It will soon be a semi professional sport at Championship level,if riders can't get about 3 different leagues to ride in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) It will soon be a semi professional sport at Championship level,if riders can't get about 3 different leagues to ride in. Â in truth, it should be semi professional at that level anyway. Â Part of the problem the sport has is that too many riders believe that it is a full time occupation when it isn't and, indeed, for most never has been. Â Mick Bell was at reserve when Coventry won the British League in 1978 & 79. He commented later that speedway, for him, was little more than a 'good paying hobby'. Yep, last season the Witches had 23 home meetings, next year we could well only have 14. Â It could be that the reduction in meetings is due to the fact that most tracks lose money. More meetings, more losses. Â In truth, I am not certain that this is such a bad thing. Tracks could open up in early April, run the League Cup campaign and the first round of the KO Cup fortnightly and then go weekly from mid May until then end of August - about 15 weeks to get in 10 or so fixtures. That means that the season will be run in the height of the summer, when its warmer for fans and there's less chance of rain. Play offs & the KO Cup Final can be completed in early September. The blank weeks allow time for rain offs, absences and tracks running on the same night. Edited December 5, 2017 by Halifaxtiger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 The smaller number of league fixtures should ensure that clubs run them in summer and theres isnt the traditional cramming of fixtures, which can y be a good thing. However the NL has recently had the same number of fixtures that the Championship has had this coming year and certain clubs repeatedly still have to cram their meetings in the cold Sept/Oct nights. This move will help, but teams still have to be sensible and accommodating when arranging fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 The smaller number of league fixtures should ensure that clubs run them in summer and theres isnt the traditional cramming of fixtures, which can y be a good thing. However the NL has recently had the same number of fixtures that the Championship has had this coming year and certain clubs repeatedly still have to cram their meetings in the cold Sept/Oct nights. This move will help, but teams still have to be sensible and accommodating when arranging fixtures.Think the BSPA need to clamp down on clubs failing to rearrange fixtures in a certain time frame. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Think the BSPA need to clamp down on clubs failing to rearrange fixtures in a certain time frame. They need to clamp down on meeting being postponed for anything but an act of god TBH. And even then if it raining at start time, you can't be allowed to call a meeting off once it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 True ,the riders won't even get changed nowadays if there is a cloud in the sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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