woofers Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, iainb said: What a ridiculous decision to call it off so early! Here, have a read of the whole statement https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/eagles-v-brummies-postponed/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, woofers said: Here, have a read of the whole statement https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/eagles-v-brummies-postponed/ OK, I've read it... doesn't explain why it's been called off so early, if you were going to call it on the weather why not wait until Friday evening or early Saturday morning? It sounds more like the GP on the TV is the issue rather than the weather... in which case they should probably be asking themselves why would somebody would prefer to stay at home and watch speedway on the TV rather than experience it live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirio Barre Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 For me i'll be staying at home because its a 400 mile round trip, i might (only might) get pinged and it maybe called off because of the weather. No sorry its not for that. I'll be at home with few brewskis watching the GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 35 minutes ago, iainb said: OK, I've read it... doesn't explain why it's been called off so early, if you were going to call it on the weather why not wait until Friday evening or early Saturday morning? It sounds more like the GP on the TV is the issue rather than the weather... in which case they should probably be asking themselves why would somebody would prefer to stay at home and watch speedway on the TV rather than experience it live It does explain it though, rain rain rain and they trust their weather forecaster. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty2hotty Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, iainb said: OK, I've read it... doesn't explain why it's been called off so early, if you were going to call it on the weather why not wait until Friday evening or early Saturday morning? It sounds more like the GP on the TV is the issue rather than the weather... in which case they should probably be asking themselves why would somebody would prefer to stay at home and watch speedway on the TV rather than experience it live As far as I can see I think they are being very sensible. Saving a lot of time and money for themselves and a lot of others. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, The Dog said: It does explain it though, rain rain rain and they trust their weather forecaster. 3 minutes ago, scotty2hotty said: As far as I can see I think they are being very sensible. Saving a lot of time and money for themselves and a lot of others. Why so early though? This sets a dangerous precedent imo Edited August 5, 2021 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty2hotty Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, iainb said: Why so early though? This sets a dangerous precedent imo I disagree. It saves possible rent of stadia, travelling expenses, flights and all sorts of other things that have to be done before each meeting. It saves a lot of time effort and money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, scotty2hotty said: I disagree. It saves possible rent of stadia, travelling expenses, flights and all sorts of other things that have to be done before each meeting. It saves a lot of time effort and money. Well you can't run a league system on this basis, I'm afraid if this is to become the new normal then the leagues need disbanding and individual competitions be run in its place. It renders a fixture list meaningless to cancel based on weather forecasts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, iainb said: Why so early though? This sets a dangerous precedent imo Maybe they've saved costs like Food and Staff and Programmes. Matches have been called 2 days before for a variety of reasons. What would you rather a Club do, call it off an hour before or once everyone has paid to get in. There are close links with Lee Kilby and Brummies, he was there last night and great to see him maybe Eastie have done Brummies a favour and given them a few days more to decide what they want to do? Don't the Masons live near Eastbourne.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, HGould said: Maybe they've saved costs like Food and Staff and Programmes. Matches have been called 2 days before for a variety of reasons. What would you rather a Club do, call it off an hour before or once everyone has paid to get in. There are close links with Lee Kilby and Brummies, he was there last night and great to see him maybe Eastie have done Brummies a favour and given them a few days more to decide what they want to do? Don't the Masons live near Eastbourne.? If i had to call it off based on a weather forecast, I would at least wait until the day of the event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, iainb said: Well you can't run a league system on this basis, I'm afraid if this is to become the new normal then the leagues need disbanding and individual competitions be run in its place. It renders a fixture list meaningless to cancel based on weather forecasts. Poole; Kent ; Newcastle; Wolverhampton to name but 4 have previously called off Fixtures covering a few weeks for well explained economic and crowd related reasons. Same if not more impact on the League system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty2hotty Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, iainb said: Well you can't run a league system on this basis, I'm afraid if this is to become the new normal then the leagues need disbanding and individual competitions be run in its place. It renders a fixture list meaningless to cancel based on weather forecasts. That is utterly ridiculous. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, iainb said: If i had to call it off based on a weather forecast, I would at least wait until the day of the event You'd be footing a nice bill for your programmes at least then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty2hotty Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, iainb said: If i had to call it off based on a weather forecast, I would at least wait until the day of the event Even if the weather forecast was atrocious and England were playing in the World Cup final? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, iainb said: If i had to call it off based on a weather forecast, I would at least wait until the day of the event Well you're in the "some won't agree" camp then, which is OK, however for me an early call off means I can watch the Lions rugby, followed by the Speedway GP. It means I can plan my day and evening. Call off's on the day are generally time consuming and costly for everyone. The way it is, we all know what's happening and why. Whether we agree with it or not is another matter, as articulated in the statement. Edited August 5, 2021 by woofers 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, HGould said: Poole; Kent ; Newcastle; Wolverhampton to name but 4 have previously called off Fixtures covering a few weeks for well explained economic and crowd related reasons. Same if not more impact on the League system. Not because it was clashing with Eastenders though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, scotty2hotty said: That is utterly ridiculous. What's ridiculous is canceling meetings based on a weather forecast 2 and a half days away and a browse through the Radio Times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Marshall07 said: You'd be footing a nice bill for your programmes at least then! Wouldn't be the first time a Programme had to be reused with a printed insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, scotty2hotty said: Even if the weather forecast was atrocious and England were playing in the World Cup final? I'd wait until the day of the event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Totally agree with Woofers! It's called 'common sense'! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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