ZagarRacing Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 17/9 Somerset v Poole 24/9 Belle Vue v King’s Lynn 01/10 Poole v Somerset 01/10 King’s Lynn v Belle Vue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Let's hope the weather plays ball, could be best play offs ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) Are these the real dates or have you made them up? It's hard to tell sometimes. Edited September 5, 2018 by Grachan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Somerset and KL to win easily over 2 legs. Can't wait for the BV KL meeting on the box though! This season has killed my enthusiasm for the sport massively with gate and go every week at Swindon plus the constant worry over what will happen to us long term as we all know the stadium isn't getting built. But tonight reminded me why I love the sport, even though it didn't go my team's way. Some mad racing from heat 9 onwards and as the poster above me has said, this could well be the best play offs ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 The best playoffs ever were 2012 and 2017. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 At the minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Not just cause Lynn will finish top. But the top team should go to the final. With 2nd and 3rd teams riding over 2 legs to see who gets to the final.No 4th, league to small. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: Not just cause Lynn will finish top. But the top team should go to the final. With 2nd and 3rd teams riding over 2 legs to see who gets to the final.No 4th, league to small. Nobody would want to finish top if that happened. They'd miss out on a big crowd for the semi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Just now, Grachan said: Nobody would want to finish top if that happened. They'd miss out on a big crowd for the semi. I think the league toppers deserve it. The only sport where you win the league, then its between the top 4 of seven. Bit like the Prem. Top 10 in the play offs with the table toppers having the same chance as the 10th placed team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, auntie doris said: The best playoffs ever were 2012 and 2017. The best one ever was 2010. Oh how everyone laughed 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 43 minutes ago, ZagarRacing said: 17/9 Somerset v Poole 24/9 Belle Vue v King’s Lynn 01/10 Poole v Somerset 01/10 King’s Lynn v Belle Vue Are BT covering all these fixtures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Somerset should have the second leg at their place. Crowd will be affected at Poole with Bournemouth vs Palace on the same night! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Somerset should have the second leg at their place. Crowd will be affected at Poole with Bournemouth vs Palace on the same night! That’s a tough one, a professional sport, watched by millions, played on a bowling green of a pitch with a crackling atmosphere or amateur night, run by village idiots on a pot holed track in front of God’s waiting room. I’ll leave the forum to decide which is the best option... 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 53 minutes ago, Grachan said: Nobody would want to finish top if that happened. They'd miss out on a big crowd for the semi. I agree with this. Maybe the altermnnative is a one leg semi with the league winner having home advantage over the 4th placed team. That keeps more teams alive like we saw tonight at BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 minute ago, theblueboy said: That’s a tough one, a professional sport, watched by millions, played on a bowling green of a pitch with a crackling atmosphere or amateur night, run by village idiots on a pot holed track in front of God’s waiting room. I’ll leave the forum to decide which is the best option... Poole speedway for me everytime, I wouldn't call matt Ford an idiot, far from it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Ford is not an idiot.. He wants to win at all costs, but the track is the worst in the league, if you go by the quality of the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Oh .....the p.ship p.offs I can hardly wait. Top 4 clubs out of a league of 7. Maybe a fitting end to “Premiership” speedway in the UK ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uluru Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said: I think the league toppers deserve it. The only sport where you win the league, then its between the top 4 of seven. Bit like the Prem. Top 10 in the play offs with the table toppers having the same chance as the 10th placed team. It's about the money. Big attendances. As was said, no-one would want to finish on top. Speedway is still a business first, then an entertainment, then a sport. Always has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uluru Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 57 minutes ago, theblueboy said: That’s a tough one, a professional sport, watched by millions, played on a bowling green of a pitch with a crackling atmosphere or amateur night, run by village idiots on a pot holed track in front of God’s waiting room. I’ll leave the forum to decide which is the best option... Not bitter, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Grachan said: Nobody would want to finish top if that happened. They'd miss out on a big crowd for the semi. A very true observation... And also a very sad indictment of the Sport in general... It wil be interesting to see the crowd at the NSS for the play offs... Many have said that Mondays and Wednesday are not good night's to have Speedway at Belle Vue yet I have a feeling that Monday September the 24th will find over a thousand or so non regular fans who all of a sudden realise (magically) that they can actually get to the NSS that night... Edited September 6, 2018 by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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