crescent girl Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 39 minutes ago, Beirao said: While it has saved the BSPL from a big loss from a one off at a neutral venue, the three extra heats and travel costs for seven extra visitors, when compared with a standard league meeting, mean it's not going to be a pot of gold for the three teams staging a home round. That would depend on how well these teams promote their home round. To locals, who hopefully dont follow this forum any too closely..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Beirao said: While it has saved the BSPL from a big loss from a one off at a neutral venue, the three extra heats and travel costs for seven extra visitors, when compared with a standard league meeting, mean it's not going to be a pot of gold for the three teams staging a home round. Beirao (aka Sargent Nicholas Angel) is played by Simon Pegg in the following scene. The community is made up of Poole, Glasgow & Leicester supporters! Edited August 16, 2022 by Turnip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, crescent girl said: That would depend on how well these teams promote their home round. To locals, who hopefully dont follow this forum any too closely..... Especially reading your comments.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Beirao said: While it has saved the BSPL from a big loss from a one off at a neutral venue, the three extra heats and travel costs for seven extra visitors, when compared with a standard league meeting, mean it's not going to be a pot of gold for the three teams staging a home round. I should imagine it will be big crowds at each leg of the final. Great decision from the BSPA. Be lucky to get 800 at Sheffield. Will be 2000+ at each venue in the final. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 16 hours ago, The Third Man said: So the three teams in the final have worked out a way more of their supporters can see part of the final, and i would imagine make more money out the final as well think these three teams need to be in charge of how the league is run Meanwhile the rest of the sport takes August, September & October off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, iainb said: Meanwhile the rest of the sport takes August, September & October off! Hardly! Theres still play-offs and KO Cup fixtures to sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Hardly! Theres still play-offs and KO Cup fixtures to sort. How many fixtures is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 23 minutes ago, iainb said: How many fixtures is that? Agreed. The problem is that it is the same three teams most of the time so Leics, Glasgow and Poole will see plenty of action and if the weather turns fixture congestion, but the likes of Birmingham, Berwick and (unless they scrape 6th for a play- off place) Scunthorpe are almost over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) https://twitter.com/scottnicholls78/status/1559839371028795392?s=20&t=dmyeUJr9pmRsTk4KFIFh_w Even Scott Nicholls can't believe it's the last match of the season at Oxford tonight Edited August 17, 2022 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, iainb said: Meanwhile the rest of the sport takes August, September & October off! There are only 10 Teams in the league.If it wasnt for juggling fixtures to suit riders foreign and grass track commitments,it would be very a short season for some.That’s the state of the sport in GB.Gone are the days of weekly fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, Fromafar said: There are only 10 Teams in the league.If it wasnt for juggling fixtures to suit riders foreign and grass track commitments,it would be very a short season for some.That’s the state of the sport in GB.Gone are the days of weekly fixtures. For once I think the issue has been the exceptionally good weather... most of the foreign leagues are wrapping up and the riders in the poorer European teams not involved in their pay offs are all of a sudden rolling up on our shores looking for a job... and we've no fixtures to give them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 22 minutes ago, iainb said: For once I think the issue has been the exceptionally good weather... most of the foreign leagues are wrapping up and the riders in the poorer European teams not involved in their pay offs are all of a sudden rolling up on our shores looking for a job... and we've no fixtures to give them! We have no fixtures due the decline of Clubs in GB.That’s not going to turn round any time soon. 1 League with riders who are available and committed to GB speedway( although it would probably mean a lower standard to begin with would be a starter) but we know that will never happen.So we will just muddle along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 17 minutes ago, Fromafar said: We have no fixtures due the decline of Clubs in GB.That’s not going to turn round any time soon. Not entirely true, while there are fewer clubs in the UK, it doesn't stop clubs running extra competitions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, iainb said: Not entirely true, while there are fewer clubs in the UK, it doesn't stop clubs running extra competitions Not entirely true either because the riders aren’t available a lot of the time.Lot of them still involved in lower leagues in Poland.It’s not unknown for Clubs to use guests though in GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Fromafar said: Not entirely true either because the riders aren’t available a lot of the time.Lot of them still involved in lower leagues in Poland.It’s not unknown for Clubs to use guests though in GB. Haha! That's an understatement! There's only been 22 postponed fixtures all season (so far) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 12:42 PM, iainb said: https://twitter.com/scottnicholls78/status/1559839371028795392?s=20&t=dmyeUJr9pmRsTk4KFIFh_w Even Scott Nicholls can't believe it's the last match of the season at Oxford tonight Apart from NL matches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 8 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Apart from NL matches! Is Scott Nicholls riding NDL now? Nothing would surprise me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 9 hours ago, iainb said: Is Scott Nicholls riding NDL now? Nothing would surprise me The comment was "it's the last match of the season at Oxford tonight" it may be HIS last match but it's not THE last match. Oxford fans still have plenty of Speedway to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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