4BenMoran Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Looking at he Speedway GB site it shows that Peterborough have to arrange to race Sheffield twice at home (possible 6 points for Sheffield inc bonus points) , whilst Wolves need to fit in Leicester at home and Leicester need to fit in Kings Lynn at home all before the end of August deadline that’s in place. These fixtures could impact the final whereabouts of the top 4 teams. I wonder if the promotions will look at where their teams are and who they will face in the plays offs before having to do a (financial loss for the home team) double header before the end of next month as I can’t see when some of the fixtures can be slotted in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 The now typical malaise continues A pathetic and unacceptable situation Perhaps Peterborough should be made to forfeit the cup tie and look to complete another league fixture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Don't forget Leicester also have to fit in the 2022 Jubilee Trophy Final 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Five and a half months to get 12 league matches and any cup ties in, really shouldn't be difficult. I expect the Championship will have a similar problem even though they halved the number of matches at the eleventh hour. Such an amateur set up in this country. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 34 minutes ago, 4BM said: Looking at he Speedway GB site it shows that Peterborough have to arrange to race Sheffield twice at home (possible 6 points for Sheffield inc bonus points) , whilst Wolves need to fit in Leicester at home and Leicester need to fit in Kings Lynn at home all before the end of August deadline that’s in place. These fixtures could impact the final whereabouts of the top 4 teams. I wonder if the promotions will look at where their teams are and who they will face in the plays offs before having to do a (financial loss for the home team) double header before the end of next month as I can’t see when some of the fixtures can be slotted in The Wolves v Leicester B fixture has been arranged for Mon 4th September according to last Mondays programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitch Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Also the weather looks dodgy for this Monday 24th. Panthers v Kings Lynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Nothing much really changes does it? No urgency at all. Well done though to those clubs who look to be in a position to comfortably complete their home fixtures in good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BenMoran Posted July 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Wolfie456 said: The Wolves v Leicester B fixture has been arranged for Mon 4th September according to last Mondays programme. So past the 31st August deadline, makes the top 4 at end of August a mockery out not all fixtures completed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, 4BM said: So past the 31st August deadline, makes the top 4 at end of August a mockery out not all fixtures completed Perhaps the play offs should only include teams that have completed all their fixtures by the cut off date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, 4BM said: So past the 31st August deadline, makes the top 4 at end of August a mockery out not all fixtures completed Are you new to Speedway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, WembleyLion said: Nothing much really changes does it? No urgency at all. Well done though to those clubs who look to be in a position to comfortably complete their home fixtures in good time. There never seems to be an urgency, not just in the Prem, I often hear of teams not racing because they are missing riders. But do they not realise come the end of the season they'll be struggling to fit in fixtures? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: The now typical malaise continues A pathetic and unacceptable situation Perhaps Peterborough should be made to forfeit the cup tie and look to complete another league fixture As they are owned by Scrooge , Peterborough have been forfeiting there meetings for most of the season anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Five and a half months to get 12 league matches and any cup ties in, really shouldn't be difficult. I expect the Championship will have a similar problem even though they halved the number of matches at the eleventh hour. Such an amateur set up in this country. It isn’t, for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, ouch said: It isn’t, for some. That's great, but it shouldn't be for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: That's great, but it shouldn't be for all. 100% One promoter says do it this way, it’ll make things better. Cartel do their thing (make things worse) and said promoter says cheerio. And repeat……… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 4 hours ago, 4BM said: Looking at he Speedway GB site it shows that Peterborough have to arrange to race Sheffield twice at home (possible 6 points for Sheffield inc bonus points) Also, there is only one Monday/Thursday date between now and the end of August, when both teams don't have a match, but that is the date the British final is taking place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazS Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 dont tell me the UN are getting involved in speedway as well as everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 5 hours ago, iainb said: Don't forget Leicester also have to fit in the 2022 Jubilee Trophy Final That's an August 2024 deadline... Or maybe 2025.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitch Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Also you get buster canceling meetings because of a broken gate for one meeting, and another to sort his finances out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 There will be rain offs which will make things even worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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