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1 hour ago, BobC said:

Rumours down here in Devon are that Plymouth are considering the top league in 2019!

Might actually make sense as nearest NL is either Birmingham or IOW, Championship is currently Lakeside!

In the top league, Somerset Swindon and Poole are fairly close.

Makes more sense however attendance and profitability is always the issue in the past when they have run at a higher level.

Cant see what’s different this time then.:o

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On 10/19/2018 at 4:57 AM, ReadingRacer2017 said:

Went to Somerset on Wednesday night and spoke to Doyley post meeting, asked about a Swindon return in 2019, this was his answer.

Somerset have looked after him fantastically and the professionalism has been second to none. Still has some unresolved issues with Swindon management. Somerset want to do another loan deal for 2019 if in Premiership, however Swindon will only sanction a full transfer and not another loan deal. Also has interest from one other Premiership club, wouldn’t tell me who but hinted at Leicester.

I heard u were changing youre username to Jason Doyle racing next lmao 

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On 10/19/2018 at 10:07 PM, lisa-colette said:

Why don't you lot stop talking to him. Having the last word isn't everything! ;)

Now someone mentioned Leicester going down? Surely the league can't continue with just 6 teams? 

if only 6 teams..why not just have play offs

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40 minutes ago, capone said:

if only 6 teams..why not just have play offs

That sounds perfect because you always get bigger crowds for playoff matches. Simplest way to double the average crowd. 6 teams and every match is a playoff & nail-bitingly exciting.  A lot fewer matches but higher crowds! Shorter season, say three months June July August gives plenty of time for rain-offs.

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According to another forum numpty Doyle is nailed on going to Kings Lynn next season in a swap deal plus money for Robert Lambert, now he is going back to Somerset or going to Leicester. Thing is if there`s a major rule change for next season that could see the back of Doyle racing for anyone over here.

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32 minutes ago, screm said:

According to another forum numpty Doyle is nailed on going to Kings Lynn next season in a swap deal plus money for Robert Lambert, now he is going back to Somerset or going to Leicester. Thing is if there`s a major rule change for next season that could see the back of Doyle racing for anyone over here.

Do not worry nobody believes anything the idiot posts

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4 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

6 team league would be ridiculous.  I say you need 10 at least to make it look sensible.

You don’t need 10.

Poland and Sweden both have 8 team leagues  and are the most successful countries league racing wise.

 

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8 hours ago, capone said:

if only 6 teams..why not just have play offs

 

7 hours ago, waytogo28 said:

That sounds perfect because you always get bigger crowds for playoff matches. Simplest way to double the average crowd. 6 teams and every match is a playoff & nail-bitingly exciting.  A lot fewer matches but higher crowds! Shorter season, say three months June July August gives plenty of time for rain-offs.

Perfect, every meeting is a Play-Off meeting and then, to determine who is the winner of the Play-Offs, the team that draws the shortest straw. Think we've nailed it lads :t:

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14 minutes ago, Skidder1 said:

Sweden going up to 9 teams in 2019 - but only 6 teams in their 2nd division (Allskvenskan league).

The more teams the better I’d say. However the 8 team format has worked fine for years in both Sweden and Poland.

Be interesting to see how the Swedish league does with 9. Odd that one team will always miss out on a Tuesday.

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59 minutes ago, stevebrum said:

The more teams the better I’d say. However the 8 team format has worked fine for years in both Sweden and Poland.

Be interesting to see how the Swedish league does with 9. Odd that one team will always miss out on a Tuesday.

The league ran ok with 7 teams once before, I believe it was in 2016. Each club had a "week off " during the season.

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On 10/22/2018 at 11:44 AM, MARK246 said:

The league ran ok with 7 teams once before, I believe it was in 2016. Each club had a "week off " during the season.

Cant have many more weeks off than we do  now.

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On 10/22/2018 at 10:42 AM, stevebrum said:

The more teams the better I’d say. However the 8 team format has worked fine for years in both Sweden and Poland.

Be interesting to see how the Swedish league does with 9. Odd that one team will always miss out on a Tuesday.

Looks like the Swedes are going for Tuesdays and Thursdays for some Elitserien fixtures!!!

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10 hours ago, stevebrum said:

Yes I saw that! We should have protected Monday’s and Thursdays this year when we had the chance!

Definitely. And if the UK is not using Thursdays, then Sweden have a good case for claiming it, leaving us with just one priority night.

We need to step up and set Thursday as a race night before it is too late. But, of course, we won't.

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16 minutes ago, Fred Flange said:

If Sweden are having one of our fim allocated nights I'm surprised they didn't go for Monday? Besides it being one of the better nights for speedway (lol!) it also give them racing on consecutive nights which would make far more sense logistically.

Sweden - Monday & Tuesday
Denmark - Wednesday
UK - Thursday
Poland - Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Everyone is happy 


 

Except that the UK, despite having Thursdays, don't use them so it would leave us with absolutely nothing.

The UK are using Mondays though, so I guess Sweden can't fairly have a claim on it.

If Sweden do get Thursdays, it's just more proof of what a major cock-up last year was by going for Wednesdays. The UK need to jump in and set Thursday as it's race-night NOW - or they will lose it.

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4 minutes ago, Fred Flange said:

We did use Thursday though, maybe not as the fim intended but it was used. I wouldn't be surprised if we used Thursday nearly as many times as Poland used Friday?

It still makes a lot more sense to use consecutive nights.

We didn't use Thursdays as a fixed race  night, and they know it. So they will have no reason not to allow Sweden to have priority on that night, as far as I can see.

Not sure about consecutive nights. Suppose a team has 2 matches in a week, it's probably better to space them out a bit.

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1 hour ago, Fred Flange said:

If Sweden are having one of our fim allocated nights I'm surprised they didn't go for Monday? Besides it being one of the better nights for speedway (lol!) it also give them racing on consecutive nights which would make far more sense logistically.

Sweden - Monday & Tuesday
Denmark - Wednesday
UK - Thursday
Poland - Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Everyone is happy 


 

Everyone except Championship clubs!!!!

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