4BenMoran Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 See the dates for the 3 rounds are out now, slightly different to the initial info re locations of the 3 Round 1 - Wolverhampton 15th May Round 2 - Kings Lynn 29th June Round 3 - Ipswich 3rd August 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 6 hours ago, 4BM said: See the dates for the 3 rounds are out now, slightly different to the initial info re locations of the 3 Round 1 - Wolverhampton 15th May Round 2 - Kings Lynn 29th June Round 3 - Ipswich 3rd August Shame they couldn't have bunched these fixtures closer together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 59 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing. Not sure that it had much value last season, with variations of pairings, and no-one even knowing the Regulations ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing. The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: Not sure that it had much value last season, with variations of pairings, and no-one even knowing the Regulations ... True, wasn’t a fan particularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 50 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen Was going to say something similar, odd choice of venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW436 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Dreadful choice of venues sorry, Belle Vue or Peterborough should of been included 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Maybe the tracks were pulled out of a hat,,,, the fairest way,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen Come now, could have gone to Leicester 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggytastic Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Did all tracks want to stage a round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen I don't now why the NNS wasn't included. But for a Lynn fan to say that they are in the worst 3 tracks in the league.....When did you last go to a meeting.... Edited January 10, 2023 by Bald Bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said: I don't now why the NNS wasn't included. But for a Lynn fan to say that they are in the worst 3 tracks in the league.....When did you last go to a meeting.... You know you don't have to be their to form an opinion. Racing at the AFA hasn't been great for 10+ years. You only have to read on here, Updates & Social Media that the racing isn't good. There's been about 1 heat every couple of meetings cause a stir in excitement & it's always the same rider's, Pickering or Jorgensen. Hopefully this season will be a little better as we have 4 racers from the off so the racing could improve, but the track prep also has to be better than recent history, i.e. leave the dirt on the outside & stop dragging back to the curb every three / four heats. It should have been the NSS, EoES & OGS if it had to be 3 tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: You know you don't have to be their to form an opinion. Racing at the AFA hasn't been great for 10+ years. You only have to read on here, Updates & Social Media that the racing isn't good. There's been about 1 heat every couple of meetings cause a stir in excitement & it's always the same rider's, Pickering or Jorgensen. Hopefully this season will be a little better as we have 4 racers from the off so the racing could improve, but the track prep also has to be better than recent history, i.e. leave the dirt on the outside & stop dragging back to the curb every three / four heats. It should have been the NSS, EoES & OGS if it had to be 3 tracks. But maybe NSS, EoES & OGS didn't want to fork the money out to run a round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 It's just a filler to keep Wolves happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 OGS,,,, how did the pairs do there last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 I'm looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) I'm previous years the Pairs (& fours) have been held as a one-off event, so unless it was held on a Championship track, 3 legs spreads out the home advantage. I probably would've suggested every track host a round, except clubs in the NL, as they already have more fixtures? Edited January 11, 2023 by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: You know you don't have to be their to form an opinion. Racing at the AFA hasn't been great for 10+ years. You only have to read on here, Updates & Social Media that the racing isn't good. There's been about 1 heat every couple of meetings cause a stir in excitement & it's always the same rider's, Pickering or Jorgensen. Hopefully this season will be a little better as we have 4 racers from the off so the racing could improve, but the track prep also has to be better than recent history, i.e. leave the dirt on the outside & stop dragging back to the curb every three / four heats. It should have been the NSS, EoES & OGS if it had to be 3 tracks. It's been a pretty simple equation for years now, prepare it slicker and the racing can be very good like the League Cup meetings last April and the Leicester v Poole match right at the end of the season. In the summer its loaded with clay and moisture resulting in terrible racing however its graded. Can't see anything changing though unfortunately! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Bagpuss said: It's been a pretty simple equation for years now, prepare it slicker and the racing can be very good like the League Cup meetings last April and the Leicester v Poole match right at the end of the season. In the summer its loaded with clay and moisture resulting in terrible racing however its graded. Can't see anything changing though unfortunately! Or is it that riders don't give it 100%, 100% of the time? Only they know that .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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