Neila Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Noelinho said: Frankly, Plymouth aren't making the playoffs, so they can have Bartosz Zmarzlik for cover if they can convince him to come as far as I'm concerned. That would be good to see as bartoz struggled to get round Glasgow a couple of years ago , god knows what he would make of Plymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 (edited) 4 hours ago, screm said: Respectively I can`t agree, how can a team get a guest facility for a rider that`s never ridden for them. We either have rules that all clubs abide by or we don`t. We don't, and never do... The "In the interest of Speedway" card regularly gets played ,which clearly shows that all rules can be (pardon the pun),'ridden over, as is, and when, required... A common sense approach in a tiny minority sport where whoever wins the league isn't going to earn "millions", or even "hundreds of thousand's" and, as history tells us, could even close down due to the financial strain of getting that success.. With so few teams it is bad for business for all the clubs to have any "cannon fodder" which fails to attract crowds both home and away... Edited March 28 by mikebv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 2 hours ago, Bellers101 said: Wrong decision. Plymouth once again making a mockery of the sport. Worst run club in the Championship! How does losing your number one to injury before the season starts make you a badly run club. If it were true then some of the most successful clubs in the sport would according to you be badly run. I think the situation proves that there should be rules about what happens when a team finds themselves in the position that Plymouth are currently in. Those rules should take into account the effect on whichever club has been unlucky enough to be facing the problem Plymouth are in and also consider how such a rule affects the sport as a whole. Any new rule will also have to consider what happens if the injured rider then decides not to take their place in the team while riding in other countries or due to retirement. ALL the promotions need to think very carefully before agreeing to any such rule(s) as the last thing the sport needs is another badly written rule that is open to interpretation depending on who is asking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 I'm normally one for sticking to the rule book, however, on this occasion given the circumstances and the clubs unsuccessful attempts to sign a heat leader I believe the common sense approach has been taken. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 I see that Plymouth had snow that settled last night! They really have had some incredible weather, I really don't think the early call offs are anything other than genuine. As for the Covatti facility, I have mixed feelings but I think its common sense to grant some kind of facility. I'd always prefer R/R over borrowing other team's riders but it is what it is and the league needs all its teams to be competitive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 (edited) 12 hours ago, Hamster00 said: Totally disagree, common sense is often lacking in this sport but I think for once it has prevailed. A minor league sport where we should be doing everything we can to preserve and help the clubs within the system survive, I’ve been following the sport since the late 90’s and the amount of teams who have fallen on hard times and disappeared to then never return is staggering, to the point where the bare bones remain. Giving Plymouth no facility and then basically no hope of competing never mind winning would surely turn not only casual fans away but the fantastic loyal support that the club has. The last thing I as a speedway fan want to see is another club fall on hard times through in theory very little/no fault of there own. Why do you want to see Plymouth in a potentially bad situation? Is it so your own club does better? I’m a Berwick fan like yourself and I would much rather have as many competitive teams in the league as possible and teams being sustainable for years to come. 9 likes,1person thinks it's funny just about sums up that person. Edited March 28 by lewy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 9 hours ago, Bellers101 said: Wrong decision. Plymouth once again making a mockery of the sport. Worst run club in the Championship! Not really Plymouths fault on this one, didn't ask for there No 1 to get injured 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 10 hours ago, Bellers101 said: Wrong decision. Plymouth once again making a mockery of the sport. Worst run club in the Championship! But they’re still in the league. Doing better than many. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 13 hours ago, Bellers101 said: Wrong decision. Plymouth once again making a mockery of the sport. Worst run club in the Championship! How are Plymouth making a mockery of the sport? They didn't make the decision to allow a facility for an injured rider. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Whether the decision is right or wrong ( personally think under the circumstances it was right, especially as its 28 days) and it's so unlikely to make any difference to the outcome of the eventual league champions I would imagine, as the teams likely to get to the playoffs won't be affected by it one way or another through a full season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 So speedway no longer has rules… this could be fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONTWOMINUTES Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 What would a polish club get in this situation? I'd imagine they will have a clear ruling as speedway there seems to flourish every year in Poland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 2 minutes ago, ONTWOMINUTES said: What would a polish club get in this situation? I'd imagine they will have a clear ruling as speedway there seems to flourish every year in Poland. It would be refused a licence, would be closed down and then presumably lost to speedway. That's why there are now only FOUR Polish teams in the bottom league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Maybe the decision was made/rubberstamped by the promotions of the other CL clubs as being in the best interests of all CL clubs. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 57 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: Maybe the decision was made/rubberstamped by the promotions of the other CL clubs as being in the best interests of all CL clubs. Thought it was a SCB decision, not BSPL!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 It really doesn’t matter because bar their away matches as they won’t be racing at home on account that track is built on marshland which means they have trouble getting meetings on in the height of summer, never mind April. Why on earth would BSN opt to show a meeting from their this early in the season knowing it’s very likely to be canned 24 hours in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heedthebaw Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 4 hours ago, arnieg said: It would be refused a licence, would be closed down and then presumably lost to speedway. That's why there are now only FOUR Polish teams in the bottom league. There are SIX teams in the Polish bottom League 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 55 minutes ago, marko said: It really doesn’t matter because bar their away matches as they won’t be racing at home on account that track is built on marshland which means they have trouble getting meetings on in the height of summer, never mind April. Why on earth would BSN opt to show a meeting from their this early in the season knowing it’s very likely to be canned 24 hours in advance. As opposed to July when they'll be burning hay on the back straight two hours before the meeting? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 1 hour ago, Heedthebaw said: There are SIX teams in the Polish bottom League Read my post again, slowly this time. Or do you think Landshurt and Daugavpils are now in Poland? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellers101 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 12 hours ago, szkocjasid said: How are Plymouth making a mockery of the sport? They didn't make the decision to allow a facility for an injured rider. Add in the Kennett farce, no or minimal track drainage, meetings being called off due to bad track prep. Farcical. NDL operation at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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