Glasgow Vs Oxford Championship 5th May

[davie10]

1 minute ago, Noelinho said:

It was dry until 18:30. I went for a shower then, and having come out, it's wet everywhere, and I don't mean I forgot to pull the shower curtain in.

where are you glasgow has been dry for hours 

[Noelinho]

2 minutes ago, davie10 said:

where are you glasgow has been dry for hours 

It was, but not any more in Drumchapel.

[davie10]

south side still dry 

[MANSE]

4 minutes ago, davie10 said:

south side still dry 

Ashfield is in the North side

[davie10]

still dry though 

 

[Fromafar]

1 minute ago, davie10 said:

still dry though 

 

The meeting is off.

[MANSE]

2 minutes ago, davie10 said:

still dry though 

 

Fortnight ago it was dry in the south side and wet in the north side 

[MANSE]

9 hours ago, lucifer sam said:

Good point - we've already said what we're going to say!

Now going from Oxford to Scunny tonight, which actually has a marginally worse forecast than Glasgow, but I trust them to put on a meeting when it's possible.

Looking for update for Scunny meeting tonight thinking maybe come down from Glasgow after reading your positive post

[Fromafar]

9 hours ago, lucifer sam said:

Good point - we've already said what we're going to say!

Now going from Oxford to Scunny tonight, which actually has a marginally worse forecast than Glasgow, but I trust them to put on a meeting when it's possible.

Not possible by the looks of it.Maybe should have looked at the weather forecast for the evening

[tigger63]

38 minutes ago, davie10 said:

where are you glasgow has been dry for hours 

iam just in from partick they had a heavy shower at 5.30.   some areas got rain others didnt ..... you just accept it and move on .

[Joseq7]

6 minutes ago, tigger63 said:

iam just in from partick they had a heavy shower at 5.30.   some areas got rain others didnt ..... you just accept it and move on .

It's this.

It's off, it's still off now, it'll be off all night on the updates, it'll be off on the results tomorrow. 

[Wee Eck]

10 hours ago, lucifer sam said:

Good point - we've already said what we're going to say!

Now going from Oxford to Scunny tonight, which actually has a marginally worse forecast than Glasgow, but I trust them to put on a meeting when it's possible.

How far did you get before Scunthorpe was called off too?

[Cerro]

10 hours ago, lucifer sam said:

Good point - we've already said what we're going to say!

Now going from Oxford to Scunny tonight, which actually has a marginally worse forecast than Glasgow, but I trust them to put on a meeting when it's possible.

You've had a nightmare today.

[szkocjasid]

1 hour ago, Diablo said:

Seems like a tad premature pulling the shutters down already with it being clear the last few hours. Having gaps between home meetings is not really “fan friendly” & already looking like the annual back log of fixtures running into late October yet again. 

I feel it's the complete opposite, there are so many gaps in the fixture list, some clubs only race ONCE in May, that clubs can afford to postpone matches, when there's even a hint of bad weather. We'll probably get more postponements now, as there's no rush to complete the fixtures before the cut off date for the play-offs.

[lucifer sam]

3 hours ago, Cerro said:

You've had a nightmare today.

There was a certain irony in that the meeting I wasn't originally planning to go to today, and the one where I ended up got rained off, while the one I was originally planning to go to could have taken place! 

But at least Scunny put in every effort to stage their meetings - they will only call it off early in the day if the weather is truly dire.  It means you build up a level of trust. Of course, there's still the odd wasted journey, but that's all part of speedway.

On the other hand, while I'm not going to cut off my nose to spite my face and miss Glasgow v Oxford when it's re-staged, my plans to do Glasgow v Scunny the day before Workington v Oxford have been shelved today. What's the point in booking days off work, booking hotels, etc, when the Glasgow make no effort to put on meetings and seem to call them off due to rider availability rather than the weather?

Sadly, I've lost all faith in the Glasgow management after today's shenanigans.  I used to think they are a shot in the arm for British Speedway, but sadly no more.  

 

Edited May 5, 2023 by lucifer sam

[Nickinho]

Another nice, dry and slightly breezy evening perfect for speedway so I wasn't at all surprised by the news of the meeting being called off earlier. I wish the promoters would start using another weather app instead of the one they are currently using which is turning out to be wrong every week.

[Noelinho]

I don’t think they called it off for fun. The track workers were preparing all week. But they have been bitten hate by more than one cancellation in recent times after the meeting has started and there is a sense they get attacked whatever they do. They got dog’s abuse for the Berwick match, which no one saw coming. They got it in the neck when Leicester were in town, Newcastle the previous year (maybe it was pre-pandemic - I don’t remember now), I think too. Poole in the playoffs was a mess too. None of those issues were caused by the promotion.

They get more abuse if they cancel once people turn up, than by cancelling ahead of time, so I can see why they do it. Their priority is always going to be to try not to mess around the home fans, or riders. Any given week, there might be 500 people. Almost all of them most weeks, are there for the Tigers. You can’t please everyone, but if you piss off all the home fans, you can’t make even a vaguely sustainable club.

[Gazc]

7 hours ago, Joseq7 said:

It's this.

It's off, it's still off now, it'll be off all night on the updates, it'll be off on the results tomorrow. 

Is it off by any chance just asking.

[Bojangles]

7 hours ago, Nickinho said:

Another nice, dry and slightly breezy evening perfect for speedway so I wasn't at all surprised by the news of the meeting being called off earlier. I wish the promoters would start using another weather app instead of the one they are currently using which is turning out to be wrong every week.

It’s almost as if there was an ulterior motive for calling it off. Wonder what it could have been… 

[Beirao]

8 hours ago, Noelinho said:

I don’t think they called it off for fun. The track workers were preparing all week. But they have been bitten hate by more than one cancellation in recent times after the meeting has started and there is a sense they get attacked whatever they do. They got dog’s abuse for the Berwick match, which no one saw coming. They got it in the neck when Leicester were in town, Newcastle the previous year (maybe it was pre-pandemic - I don’t remember now), I think too. Poole in the playoffs was a mess too. None of those issues were caused by the promotion.

They get more abuse if they cancel once people turn up, than by cancelling ahead of time, so I can see why they do it. Their priority is always going to be to try not to mess around the home fans, or riders. Any given week, there might be 500 people. Almost all of them most weeks, are there for the Tigers. You can’t please everyone, but if you piss off all the home fans, you can’t make even a vaguely sustainable club.

The upset over the Berwick abandonment was down to the really poor discount given. While ithe terms are clearly laid down, they are a huge rip off and for many supporters this was the first time they have been invoked. This needs to be reviewed nationally for next year.

Leicester were determined not to race that night though the track staff felt sure they could have sorted the track. It was down to them and there was no reason for the promotion to have called the meeting off earlier in the day 

The Poole abandonment was down to the Glasgow promotion who simply didn't like the way the meeting was going and pushed for an abandonment. Possibly this was why they offered a full refund, something of a precedent that set supporter expectations which were dashed after the Berwick call off. 

Surely home fans don't need to be told of call offs until early afternoon, so you can let things ride until then to see how the weather is going to turn out.

Sadly away fans are becoming a dying breed with the non refundable costs incurred for rained off meetings.