A ORLOV Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, mickthemuppet said: The fixed night's of Monday's and Wednesday's will be a complete disaster. For years Belle Vue have tried to get away from racing on a Monday night which is the worst day of the week for getting people out. then they are back there again. With live TV on a Monday night this will effect attendances at the other Monday meetings on that night, resulting in even less people at the tracks. Much better to have the old system of racing on different nights which has been in operation since the beginning of Speedway in the 1930's. I will be very surprised if this new system lasts for even one season Have said before that if the weather is a bit iffy or the visiting team not too good, some fans will stay at home and watch a meeting, especially if it is one or two of the top teams, so any team riding on a monday, if that is the tv night, might suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Gemini said: Can't see Leicester racing on a Monday night being too successful either. Maybe all the disgruntled fans will go to Beaumont Park on Sundays instead and watch the "Bees"? Alright, I'll get my coat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, mickthemuppet said: The fixed night's of Monday's and Wednesday's will be a complete disaster. For years Belle Vue have tried to get away from racing on a Monday night which is the worst day of the week for getting people out. then they are back there again. With live TV on a Monday night this will effect attendances at the other Monday meetings on that night, resulting in even less people at the tracks. Much better to have the old system of racing on different nights which has been in operation since the beginning of Speedway in the 1930's. I will be very surprised if this new system lasts for even one season At last!!!! Someone agrees with me that live tv affects attendances at meetings If there HAS to be a tv meeting on a Monday night, it should be the only meeting that night, and admission should be drastically reduced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 40 minutes ago, Midland Red said: If there HAS to be a tv meeting on a Monday night, it should be the only meeting that night, and admission should be drastically reduced Are there enough weeks in the season to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 18/01/2018 at 8:16 PM, Mr Snackette said: I thought Easter Monday this year was on the 2nd April, and the Polish League season starts on the 6th April. Apologies, this is one year when with an early Easter the Poles won't be hijacking that Monday. I wonder if the BSPA made the same mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 The Polish racing calendar has now been issued and while there's no league racing on Easter Monday they are intending to stage an international test match that day. There's no mention yet of who the opposition will be. I expect the BSPA were aware of this when they avoided scheduling SGBP matches that day after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Well we should know the answer to that today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KN1 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 First clash, rich Lawson, good Friday, Somerset or lakeside two meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCOGNITO Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Wolves v Belle Vue doing two meeting in the same day twice. Got out to love Bank Holiday Mondays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Going to be a rush to do Belle Vue at 12 Then Monmore by 6 as I guess there will be a Cradley meeting after ? Tough start for Wolves with Poole, Aces and Swindon to open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.1 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 minute ago, T.N.T. said: Going to be a rush to do Belle Vue at 12 Then Monmore by 6 as I guess there will be a Cradley meeting after ? Tough start for Wolves with Poole, Aces and Swindon to open Bv v wolves 12 start time Wolves v Bv 8pm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJ81 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 42 minutes ago, T.N.T. said: Going to be a rush to do Belle Vue at 12 Then Monmore by 6 as I guess there will be a Cradley meeting after ? Tough start for Wolves with Poole, Aces and Swindon to open I don't think the Bank Holiday double meetings are happening this year, which is part of the reason for Cradley not being in the NL full time I believe. Shame as I thought they worked pretty well last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 hours ago, future said: First clash, rich Lawson, good Friday, Somerset or lakeside two meetings. He should be at Somerset as he rode for us last year. Rubbish all the while though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Well, after being told that it would be SGBP only on Good Friday and SGBC on Easter Monday reality turns out to be completely different. After all these years I really should have seen it coming..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, RobMcCaffery said: Well, after being told that it would be SGBP only on Good Friday and SGBC on Easter Monday reality turns out to be completely different. After all these years I really should have seen it coming..... When will the rules to determine priority be published? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 4 hours ago, MattK said: When will the rules to determine priority be published? Shrove Tuesday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 4 hours ago, MattK said: When will the rules to determine priority be published? Tbf there probably isn't one written as this wasn't supposed to happen this year 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 34 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Shrove Tuesday.... What year bruv ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Having taken a look through the Premiership fixtures there are still some alarming gaps mid-season at several tracks with more than one case of only one home date in June and others similarly 'thin' in July. For a 'summer' sport we certainly manage to avoid the best weeks of the year. Progress has been made but continuity is still desperately weak at crucial times in the season. As ever it comes across as a desperate rush to get fixtures in before FIM events start and then to rush to catch up after they wind down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, blupanther said: What year bruv ? Im good but not that good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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