Rob B Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Each team home leg been confirmed: SEP 26 - WOLVES v TBC SEP 29 - IPSWICH v TBC OCT 3 - BELLE VUE v TBC OCT 6 - SHEFFIELD v TBC With Sheffield meeting being postponed on Monday, will they have to do double header next Thursday 22nd now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, Rob B said: Each team home leg been confirmed: SEP 26 - WOLVES v TBC SEP 29 - IPSWICH v TBC OCT 3 - BELLE VUE v TBC OCT 6 - SHEFFIELD v TBC With Sheffield meeting being postponed on Monday, will they have to do double header next Thursday 22nd now? With the cut-off date having been set as the conclusion of fixtures on Thursday September 22 and the meeting with Ipswich next Monday having been cancelled, I'm guessing that the match with Ipswich won't now take place at all. The ridiculous prospect of having to organise a last-minute 'double header' (or determine final league positions on the toss of a coin!) just adds further hilarity to the laughing stock that is premiership speedway. Between April and September there have been 26 Thursdays and 26 Mondays, yet the league management and Owlerton hierarchy have conspired to make a cock-up of fitting in ten home league matches. Considering the vast length of week-after-week inactivity that have dogged us throughout the summer, it is yet another shameful spectacle that we should encounter such a backlog of fixtures at this late stage. But the season's not over yet.... as well as the Ipswich fixture, we have home matches with Kings Lynn and Belle Vue also to fit in, and just nine days to do it! What's the weather forecast for this Autumn period? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinht Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Kings Lynn are not much better, and results could affect final position - home against Wolves on 22nd which will be ok if weather plays ball, but also have home against Belle Vue which was Monday 19th. The way I see it KIngs Lynn and Sheffield both need double headers on 22nd, both including Belle Vue - I'm sure BV could send half a team to each match and fill other half of each team with guests (using guests from Wolves/Ipswich as appropriate) - all in the best interests of the sport of course... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, kelvinht said: Kings Lynn are not much better, and results could affect final position - home against Wolves on 22nd which will be ok if weather plays ball, but also have home against Belle Vue which was Monday 19th. The way I see it KIngs Lynn and Sheffield both need double headers on 22nd, both including Belle Vue - I'm sure BV could send half a team to each match and fill other half of each team with guests (using guests from Wolves/Ipswich as appropriate) - all in the best interests of the sport of course... Best interest of the sport is not call a meeting off on a Sunday because the weather talked of showers on the Monday and no rain fell that day - points should be awarded to BV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I presume that, in the interests of Speedway, October will be extended? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Not being able to squeeze in 10 home league fixtures in the best part of six months is truly shocking although it is not that surprising given the way Speedway is run these days! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 8 hours ago, WembleyLion said: Not being able to squeeze in 10 home league fixtures in the best part of six months is truly shocking although it is not that surprising given the way Speedway is run these days! Totally agree -and in the driest summer in years as well - the worrying bit as we are now in autumn and it seems to rain almost every day the weather is definitely going to play a big part . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) The kids summer holidays should almost be a festival of speedway, as many meetings should be crammed in as possible. As others have said having outstanding fixtures in the middle of September in a six team league is unforgivable. I don't know who but somebody needs to grab British speedway by the scruff of the neck and run it properly, it's a shambles. Edited September 13, 2022 by Bagpuss 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: The kids summer holidays should almost be a festival of speedway, as many meetings should be crammed in as possible. As others have said havingboutstanding fixtures in the middle of September in a six team league is unforgivable. I don't know who but somebody needs to grab British speedway by the scruff of the neck and run it properly, it's a shambles. It’s as if the powers that be want to run speedway into the ground - they couldn’t make a worse job of running it if they tried - kids summer holidays as you say should be a speedway festival- 10 home meetings in 6 months a 6 team league unbelievable they struggle to fit in fixtures- also the league cup final (remember that competition) KL v Sheffield in the final should have been staged months ago all the importance has long since passed - will it even be staged? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Must admit I slowly seem to be losing interest. Been to Belle Vue twice, Sheffield and Ipswich once which is massively down on my normal away fixtures. Missed a few home meetings as well. Of the 8 GPS I think I've enjoyed 2. Bought the BSN package but skipped a few of late. Even thinking of packing in the star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 I made a point at the start of the season saying meetings will be taking place in October as usual but was countered by another poster saying there is only 6 teams in the League and matches will easily be completed before October . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Haza said: also the league cup final (remember that competition) KL v Sheffield in the final should have been staged months ago all the importance has long since passed - will it even be staged? Possibly could be run on the two semi play off dates Sheffield are not involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Haza said: It’s as if the powers that be want to run speedway into the ground - they couldn’t make a worse job of running it if they tried - kids summer holidays as you say should be a speedway festival- 10 home meetings in 6 months a 6 team league unbelievable they struggle to fit in fixtures- also the league cup final (remember that competition) KL v Sheffield in the final should have been staged months ago all the importance has long since passed - will it even be staged? I feel really sorry for Sheffield's riders. Between now and the end of the season they have to race in at least nine (possibly eleven) fixtures: Three home league fixtures (in 9 days), two (possibly four) play-off matches, two cup-final matches with Kings Lynn and two pairs events (Sheffield and Belle Vue). That's almost as many as they've had in the previous five months! We'll still be racing at Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 11 hours ago, WembleyLion said: Not being able to squeeze in 10 home league fixtures in the best part of six months is truly shocking although it is not that surprising given the way Speedway is run these days! You would think so. The league campaign started at the beginning of May leaving 21 weeks to fit in 10 home meetings. Easy isn't it or is it? I have been checking the Sheffield fixture list. Three Thursdays had been set aside to accommodate the Pairs and a similar number when they were riding away. This leaves five, three of which have been postponed and at least one of the remaining there was no opposition available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, 4thbender said: I feel really sorry for Sheffield's riders. Between now and the end of the season they have to race in at least nine (possibly eleven) fixtures: Three home league fixtures (in 9 days), two (possibly four) play-off matches, two cup-final matches with Kings Lynn and two pairs events (Sheffield and Belle Vue). That's almost as many as they've had in the previous five months! We'll still be racing at Christmas. Lightweights. Is that all, a pathetic 11 meetings in 6 weeks. In 1992 Reading Racers rode 16 matches in 24 days (5-28 Oct) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin Jason 72 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Bagpuss said: The kids summer holidays should almost be a festival of speedway, as many meetings should be crammed in as possible. As others have said having outstanding fixtures in the middle of September in a six team league is unforgivable. I don't know who but somebody needs to grab British speedway by the scruff of the neck and run it properly, it's a shambles. It needs someone like Phil Morris to sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Bagpuss said: The kids summer holidays should almost be a festival of speedway, as many meetings should be crammed in as possible. As others have said having outstanding fixtures in the middle of September in a six team league is unforgivable. I don't know who but somebody needs to grab British speedway by the scruff of the neck and run it properly, it's a shambles. To be fair... I do think that some promoters would agree... Just a shame not enough of them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Racin Jason 72 said: It needs someone like Phil Morris to sort it out. He would certainly keep the dust down in summer... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, arnieg said: Lightweights. Is that all, a pathetic 11 meetings in 6 weeks. In 1992 Reading Racers rode 16 matches in 24 days (5-28 Oct) Lightweights. Between 1967 and 1971, riders representing British League teams took part in 36 league matches per season, plus countless world, European and British League Riders' Championship qualifiers, KO Cup fixtures and sundry open events. A glance at Sheffield's home calendar for 1967 shows a grand total of 31 Thursday race-nights, all with packed houses of paying customers. I even remember in the late sixties Sheffield hosting a 'B' team which raced on Sunday afternoons. By 1971 there were 36 teams in British League Divs. 1 and 2, all reporting good crowds. What would today's promoters give for that kind of support? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 18 hours ago, WembleyLion said: Not being able to squeeze in 10 home league fixtures in the best part of six months is truly shocking although it is not that surprising given the way Speedway is run these days! The powers that be will sight many reasons why they could not run ten home meetings in six months but will miss the obvious one, utter incompetence by each and every track to work collectively to make it happen. It is a further endorsement that can added to another thread headed British speedway is a joke . When you take into account how it’s affairs are managed and the lack of respect each and every track has for its punters it is a miracle anyone bothers to turn out in September and October after all the fine weather had this year in the U.K. It is a mystery and the only way those in charge will learn is if the punters vote with their feet but that will not happen because for some reason many think they owe the club some debt of loyalty but I doubt each and every team owner thinks that way. So it is a Christmas festival to resolve the who will be champions. The weather should be fine, ask the club promoters, they are good at using a crystal ball. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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