krompa Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Hi I see that 1st leg of Grand Final is scheduled for Oct 10th (Thursday). Any idea about new date for 2nd leg? Monday 14th or Thursday 17th? Weather permitting of course... Edited September 30, 2019 by krompa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Sept 10th obviously mean Oct 10th 55 minutes ago, krompa said: Hi I see that 1st leg of Grand Final is scheduled for Sep 10th (Thursday). Any idea about new date for 2nd leg? Monday 14th or Thursday 17th? Weather permitting of course... Edited September 30, 2019 by scoobydoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krompa Posted September 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, scoobydoo said: Sept 10th obviously mean Oct 10th Edited. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShalePace Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, krompa said: Hi I see that 1st leg of Grand Final is scheduled for Oct 10th (Thursday). Any idea about new date for 2nd leg? Monday 14th or Thursday 17th? Weather permitting of course... I presume it would be Thursday 10th and Monday 14th, especially if Wolves are involved (fingers crossed) as Monmore Green has Dogs on Thursday Nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Sept 10th obviously mean Oct 10th Depends who the teams are as there may be stadium availability restrictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Depends who the teams are as there may be stadium availability restrictions I would expect Wolves to race at home on the Monday if they beat Swindon and if Swindon win then Swindon at home on the Thursday. I think Ipswich probably would be more flexible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 hours ago, foreverblue said: I would expect Wolves to race at home on the Monday if they beat Swindon and if Swindon win then Swindon at home on the Thursday. I think Ipswich probably would be more flexible. Ipswich might like the idea of racing Saturday 12th October. There are no stocks racing that day and I feel the play-off legs are better if scheduled closer. Therefore it could be Swindon 1st leg Thursday 10th or Wolves second leg Monday 14th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, tocha said: Ipswich might like the idea of racing Saturday 12th October. There are no stocks racing that day and I feel the play-off legs are better if scheduled closer. Therefore it could be Swindon 1st leg Thursday 10th or Wolves second leg Monday 14th. hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 All subject to what BT Sports want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 If the wet weather goes on much longer it will be shown on Eurosport 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins les Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 7:51 PM, Arch Stanton said: Won't be happening as Swindon - Wolves scheduled for 10th due to rain-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 When will the BSPA learn, playoffs should start at beginning of September, and finished by end of September. Fixture scheduling is terrible, there is not that many fixtures and some teams go weeks without a home meeting. Also if a meeting is rained off earlier in season it should be re-arranged within 2 weeks not just sticking it on the end of the fixtures. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.Butler Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 i''m afraid that the british weather is so unpredictable...your suggestion means that for teams not in the play-offs then their season ends in august.. I've seen enough people complain on here when that happens to their side.... as long as all done by end of oct...next year the early October weather will be dry I expect... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Rob B said: When will the BSPA learn, playoffs should start at beginning of September, and finished by end of September. Both leagues? (Maybe even all three?) So all teams bar those in the play offs finish their seasons by the end of August? And half of those involved in the play offs are finished by mid-September? Where’s the sense in that? How many supporters would sign up for a shorter season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Mike.Butler said: i''m afraid that the british weather is so unpredictable...your suggestion means that for teams not in the play-offs then their season ends in august.. I've seen enough people complain on here when that happens to their side.... as long as all done by end of oct...next year the early October weather will be dry I expect... It's not simply about the wet weather though is it? It's also much colder in the evenings in October which affects crowd levels and track preparation, clubs are always moaning about the precarious state of their finances so surely it makes sense to run the meetings during the optimum months for the sport? As for those that don't like their season finishing in August.....is the sport as a whole supposed to suffer to accommodate their wants? given the average attendance at most clubs, how many people genuinely feel like that? a dozen at each club? I attend every match at Swindon and whilst i'd be disappointed if our season finished at the end of August, I'd gladly take that to see the sport run in a more professional manner where the greater good of the sport is the main concern and not the wants of a few hundred people up and down the country, too often this sport has pandered to the few over the years and look at the state it is in. There were 12 home league matches in the PL and even less in the CL, do people really want that strung out over 7 months? are people really going to complain about the season being 5 months instead? surely people can find other entertainment in the off season? for those that want to watch more speedway how about attending fixtures at other clubs or attending the away matches featuring your own club? There's bound to be a few that do that already and attend 60+ matches a season but I can't believe a majority favour Speedway in October. Edited October 4, 2019 by The Weasel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, The Weasel said: It's not simply about the wet weather though is it? It's also much colder in the evenings in October which affects crowd levels and track preparation, clubs are always moaning about the precarious state of their finances so surely it makes sense to run the meetings during the optimum months for the sport? As for those that don't like their season finishing in August.....is the sport as a whole supposed to suffer to accommodate their wants? given the average attendance at most clubs, how many people genuinely feel like that? a dozen at each club? I attend every match at Swindon and whilst i'd be disappointed if our season finished at the end of August, I'd gladly take that to see the sport run in a more professional manner where the greater good of the sport as a whole is the main concern and not the wants of a few hundred people up and down the country, too often this sport has pandered to the few over the years and look at the state it is in. There were 12 home league matches in the PL and not many more in the CL, do people really want that strung out over 7 months? are people really going to complain about the season being 5 months instead? surely people can find other entertainment in the off season? for those that want to watch more speedway how about attending fixtures at other clubs or attending the away matches featuring your own club? There's bound to be a few that do that already and attend 60+ matches a season but I can't believe a majority favour Speedway in October. A sport that only looks after the successful soon ends up with the successful only having themselves to play with, as nearly happened with the Premiership this year. What about supporters losing weeks of their season just because their team didn't win enough? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: A sport that only looks after the successful soon ends up with the successful only having themselves to play with, as nearly happened with the Premiership this year. What about supporters losing weeks of their season just because their team didn't win enough? I don't see your point, all you're doing is dragging the season out, what extra fixtures do such teams pick up in September and October at the moment? an 8 team league means 7 (once) or 14 (twice) home fixtures whether the season finishes in August or October, people don't want meaningless fixtures after the cut off date as attendances prove but if Promoters want to continue through these months there's nothing to stop them arranging some extra meetings for themselves. Edited October 4, 2019 by The Weasel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Now Poland and the GP's are done and dusted why not run the Playoffs on Sunday's? 5pm ish start would deliver a meeting under lights and bigger crowds I would think.. Oe even, if you can, run your home leg on a Saturday evening.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) On 4 October 2019 at 4:37 PM, The Weasel said: It's not simply about the wet weather though is it? It's also much colder in the evenings in October which affects crowd levels and track preparation, clubs are always moaning about the precarious state of their finances so surely it makes sense to run the meetings during the optimum months for the sport? As for those that don't like their season finishing in August.....is the sport as a whole supposed to suffer to accommodate their wants? given the average attendance at most clubs, how many people genuinely feel like that? a dozen at each club? I attend every match at Swindon and whilst i'd be disappointed if our season finished at the end of August, I'd gladly take that to see the sport run in a more professional manner where the greater good of the sport is the main concern and not the wants of a few hundred people up and down the country, too often this sport has pandered to the few over the years and look at the state it is in. There were 12 home league matches in the PL and even less in the CL, do people really want that strung out over 7 months? are people really going to complain about the season being 5 months instead? surely people can find other entertainment in the off season? for those that want to watch more speedway how about attending fixtures at other clubs or attending the away matches featuring your own club? There's bound to be a few that do that already and attend 60+ matches a season but I can't believe a majority favour Speedway in October. A 'summer sport' that depends on the weather so much to deliver a crowd, runs well into Autumn..! The League and play offs could easily be done by September 1st.. Maybe then the KO Cup could take place, as well as maybe a one day four team tournament, and a best pairs to bring an end of season finale?. All ran in the months of September and October if there is a fanbase for it? It's crackers to have so many gaps between meetings when the weather is at its best, so if you insist on running it like this then have the gaps on the colder evenings... Edited October 6, 2019 by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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