CitizenTyler Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hey guys, Are there any rumours/news/confirmation anywhere of the play off dates this year yet? Can’t find anything myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, CitizenTyler said: Hey guys, Are there any rumours/news/confirmation anywhere of the play off dates this year yet? Can’t find anything myself. As the cut off date is 26th Sept ,nobody knows who they will be racing.So obviously No news yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 We Pirates are in the semis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 39 minutes ago, PirateShip said: We Pirates are in the semis We Monarchs just wish we knew our final league position. Tracks who started late and others who called meetings off early haven’t helped anybody. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Endeavour said: We Monarchs just wish we knew our final league position. Tracks who started late and others who called meetings off early haven’t helped anybody. Hasn't helped anybody but with the state of finance at the moment in speedway you can't really blame clubs for calling off early but yes it is annoying for us fans. Leicester called off early the other week coz of the forecast but as it turned out the wet stuff never arrived and the meeting cudve gone ahead. Stewart Dickinson held his hands up to this on the mic on Saturday. But if you have no money in the pot to risk it till half hour before start time then sadly it is wot it is. Was a cracking meeting at Leicester vs Monarchs on Saturday, shame Rowe & Kemp were not up to much coz if they were you wouldve won. Pickering, wow wot a rider! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenTyler Posted September 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Fromafar said: As the cut off date is 26th Sept ,nobody knows who they will be racing.So obviously No news yet. Ah OK no set days then, more based on home tracks race nights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, CitizenTyler said: Ah OK no set days then, more based on home tracks race nights? I would have thought so. Looking like Weds, Fri, Sat eve's unless Kent can still make it? Then add Tues as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, CitizenTyler said: Ah OK no set days then, more based on home tracks race nights? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh1218 Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Interesting that now it’s getting to the serious end of the season it looks like the top six is already sorted . All 6 clubs have made at least one change to there team over the season to improve there sides due to injury or loss of form and out of the six clubs four of them are predominantly Friday night tracks which will be hard to sort who rides on an off night and who has choice of guests for riders on the side night . Also it’s still mathematically possible that Birmingham can sneak in but will need some unusual results to make the top six . So who picks who later in the process teams will have to be making the right choice. Also it’s just good to get a very strange season fixture wise due to Eastbourne’s demise and Newcastle’s Promotion giving up there licence at the end of the season coming to a climax .Good luck to all sides who have battled a post COVID season and hope the best side comes to the top and thanks to all riders for getting the show back on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 hours ago, PirateShip said: Hasn't helped anybody but with the state of finance at the moment in speedway you can't really blame clubs for calling off early but yes it is annoying for us fans. Leicester called off early the other week coz of the forecast but as it turned out the wet stuff never arrived and the meeting cudve gone ahead. Stewart Dickinson held his hands up to this on the mic on Saturday. But if you have no money in the pot to risk it till half hour before start time then sadly it is wot it is. Was a cracking meeting at Leicester vs Monarchs on Saturday, shame Rowe & Kemp were not up to much coz if they were you wouldve won. Pickering, wow wot a rider! Josh is so exciting on any track. Richie coming back has helped Sam and Josh. Kye in his first season has been excellent. Scunny away was probably our worst meeting. Think Poole then Glasgow must be favourites. Drew will come on. Anders bit low on confidence but talent is there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Endeavour said: Josh is so exciting on any track. Richie coming back has helped Sam and Josh. Kye in his first season has been excellent. Scunny away was probably our worst meeting. Think Poole then Glasgow must be favourites. Drew will come on. Anders bit low on confidence but talent is there. Us Pirates should be there at the end, a lot cud depend on Nielsen comin back & if he does he needs to be ready to mix it from the off. But I wouldn't rule any team out including the Monarchs, all about comin good when it matters as we have done on more than one occasion. Poole av had a late run, finished 4th & gone on to win the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 4:49 PM, Endeavour said: We Monarchs just wish we knew our final league position. Tracks who started late and others who called meetings off early haven’t helped anybody. Going by the original date for play offs being from 17th September (why have rules if you are going to break them to suit others), 4 teams have now ridden their allotted 20 meetings & as of today, the league placings are 1. Poole 2. Redcar 3. Glasgow 4. Leicester 5. Edinburgh 6. Scunthorpe These are not final placings as some teams could not be bothered in arranging on alternative nights so were given a 10 day extension. This now means that the play offs have been shortened from just over 6 weeks to around 5 weeks &, as it stands at the moment, 4 of the 6 teams mainly race on Fridays. Lets us see how many change a race night to suit when the weather gets worse during October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, IronScorpion said: Going by the original date for play offs being from 17th September (why have rules if you are going to break them to suit others), 4 teams have now ridden their allotted 20 meetings & as of today, the league placings are 1. Poole 2. Redcar 3. Glasgow 4. Leicester 5. Edinburgh 6. Scunthorpe These are not final placings as some teams could not be bothered in arranging on alternative nights so were given a 10 day extension. This now means that the play offs have been shortened from just over 6 weeks to around 5 weeks &, as it stands at the moment, 4 of the 6 teams mainly race on Fridays. Lets us see how many change a race night to suit when the weather gets worse during October. Let's not forget SON is on one of those Friday's in October too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 48 minutes ago, Marshall07 said: Let's not forget SON is on one of those Friday's in October too! SoN is Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 The Friday tracks have a strict pecking order. Edinburgh is first, l'm not sure who comes next - maybe Scunny? But what this means is that, if drawn against each other, the 'senior' club will ride on Friday, and their opponents will probably race the return leg off-night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 7 hours ago, crescent girl said: The Friday tracks have a strict pecking order. Edinburgh is first, l'm not sure who comes next - maybe Scunny? But what this means is that, if drawn against each other, the 'senior' club will ride on Friday, and their opponents will probably race the return leg off-night. That's only if they have an off race night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Petecc said: That's only if they have an off race night Majority of teams have a limited off- night facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 8 hours ago, crescent girl said: The Friday tracks have a strict pecking order. Edinburgh is first, l'm not sure who comes next - maybe Scunny? But what this means is that, if drawn against each other, the 'senior' club will ride on Friday, and their opponents will probably race the return leg off-night. 1. Edinburgh 2. Scunthorpe 3. Glasgow 4. Redcar is the pecking order, I believe. Although another factor is whether the team above in the league table wants first or second leg at home. In that case, they may have to move off race-night to accommodate that. That's probably not an issue, since the four Fridays teams set to take place in the play-offs are almost in reverse order in the table to their priority. I think the first-round (quarter-finals) ideally need to be held on the weekend of October 1st-3rd and the semi-finals the weekend after that, to allow time for a couple of rain offs somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Majority of teams have a limited off- night facility. Not for any of the Friday night tracks involved. Edinburgh are the ones likely to stick to Fridays and even they have the capacity to run on a Saturday, if needed. I don't think the other three tracks have restrictions to race-nights at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, lucifer sam said: Not for any of the Friday night tracks involved. Edinburgh are the ones likely to stick to Fridays and even they have the capacity to run on a Saturday, if needed. I don't think the other three tracks have restrictions to race-nights at all. I know Edinburgh have the facility but like you say not keen to use it. Glasgow can use any night(I Think). Edited September 17, 2021 by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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