Steve Shovlar Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Gives a little wriggle room if there’s a rainoff. Downside is Poole will have to travel from Glasgow to Poole Tuesday night, get some sleep, then race on Wednesday evening. Riders could well be knackered. The 2 main finals, crammed in at the arse end of the season like this is rubbish, and will affect attendances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Glasgow have done three meetings in three days more than once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: Gives a little wriggle room if there’s a rainoff. Downside is Poole will have to travel from Glasgow to Poole Tuesday night, get some sleep, then race on Wednesday evening. Riders could well be knackered. The 2 main finals, crammed in at the arse end of the season like this is rubbish, and will affect attendances. Get with the program. Happened in championship for years. Complaints fall on deaf ears at the powers that be so get used to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS550 Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: The 2 main finals, crammed in at the arse end of the season like this is rubbish, and will affect attendances. IMO should only be the Wednesday night tie as its the ko cup final, the other one as far as I'm concerned is a non-event as Poole won the league and are league champions, Glasgow runners-up, as I don't believe in the playoffs system. If they insist on still having playoffs next season then they should reduce the number, as others have said its nonsense that whoever finishes mid-table in 6th can potentially still be champions. They want to make their minds up is it a league tournament or a knockout cup tournament. The other thing of course being to schedule the season so that thy make use of the summer months fully and not have a summer break in league fixtures, and finish everything earlier so we don't have the most important matches crammed into the coldest and wettest couple of weeks at the tail end. Although that's maybe too sensible for our glorious sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) I do believe in the playoffs. Poole are not Champs until we win the final. But top 4 teams only, not 6. Much time has been wasted with the quarter finals. Unnessasary. These playoffs could and should have been already finished. Edited October 23, 2021 by Steve Shovlar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, Cookiefan said: I agree, not a fan of the play offs however they are here and we need to abide by it, in saying that I would be delighted if Glasgow won, however we are so inconsistant, at least it is the top 2 teams in the final Yes and hopefully get to see Marcin at Poole! As much as I like Edinburgh, it would have been hard to take to lose to a 4th placed team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerro Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 We'll need to win by 16+ at Ashfield to have a chance down at Poole I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 friday night trying to get to poole, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, Cerro said: We'll need to win by 16+ at Ashfield to have a chance down at Poole I reckon. Really? You only lost by 6 last time and have a better team now. Anders Rowe was really good at Poole when guesting for us. So I'd say 12 might be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 minute ago, lisa-colette said: Really? You only lost by 6 last time and have a better team now. Anders Rowe was really good at Poole when guesting for us. So I'd say 12 might be enough. This is Glasgow not Edinburgh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Just now, Jaizer said: This is Glasgow not Edinburgh Lol, I can't keep up! So many times I have nearly done this and checked at the last minute and changed the team name! Okay then they might have a point, with the 16+ , though poles are generally good at Poole. So could be a real battle between Marcin and Basso! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 I agree on top 4 rather than top 6 for playoffs, but I also understand why it’s top 6. It does mean there’s more speedway top watch, and if the season starts when it should next year, perhaps it will be easier. Perhaps. Really looking forward to the final, not least because when Poole visited at the start of the season, it was streaming only (I think). Will be nice to see in person, even if it will be cold. Forecast is grim but Tuesday’s forecast is only for light rain at the moment, so a little improvement might make the difference, as it did this week. I’m trying to be optimistic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Mon the pirates two big 20 point wins please. Edited October 23, 2021 by Mr Blobby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Never a fan of p.offs to be honest. Performance over the entire season should be what counts ...not just over 30 heats in a sudden death final. This season Poole would have been league champions. p offs running in early winter i n the mud are hardly a good advert for speedway. If the TV sponsors want to have their cameras at a "grand final " meeting then by all means have a "p off" called the BT Sports Trophy or something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: Mon the pirates two big 20 point wins please. Haha bitter much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenTyler Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Gutted I can’t make the final. Will have to cheer on from twitter haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Haha bitter much? It’s all he has left after his team take another doin today. His wind up posts usually backfire and then he disappears until the dust settles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, Jaizer said: Haha bitter much? Anyone but Glasgow, should know this by now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Going to be really tough for Poole on a wet Tuesday night in Glasgow. Rory Schlein got injured on the first bend of heat one, and Ben Basso has never seen the place. We need to keep it to ten or less and the team are capable. Let’s hope the rain stays away for both meetings and it’s played out fairly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Mon the pirates two big 20 point wins please. I'll take a loss within 10! Think we lost by 14 before but Ben Cook did well. However he's slightly lost form atm. Hope Basso likes it! Need to keep Marcin quiet Also could depend on who is guesting at reserve? Might be Zach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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