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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 18:17:37 GMT
PLYMOUTH are set to be accepted into Premier League Speedway for the 2011 season.
The Devils have applied to make the switch from the National League and, following King’s Lynn’s move into the top flight, the Devon club will replace them subject to terms and conditions.
British Speedway Promoters’ Association Chairman Alex Harkess said: “With King’s Lynn moving up it created a vacancy for one more Premier League team and Plymouth’s application was next on the table.
“We expect them to be racing in the Premier League next season subject to an inspection of the track and facilities at the St Boniface Arena.”
Plymouth would be the third new club in the Premier League for 2011 with the other additions of Leicester Lions and Ipswich Witches.
From the BSPA
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 18:26:31 GMT
PLYMOUTH are set to be accepted into Premier League Speedway for the 2011 season.
The Devils have applied to make the switch from the National League and, following King’s Lynn’s move into the top flight, the Devon club will replace them subject to terms and conditions.
British Speedway Promoters’ Association Chairman Alex Harkess said: “With King’s Lynn moving up it created a vacancy for one more Premier League team and Plymouth’s application was next on the table.
“We expect them to be racing in the Premier League next season subject to an inspection of the track and facilities at the St Boniface Arena.”
Plymouth would be the third new club in the Premier League for 2011 with the other additions of Leicester Lions and Ipswich Witches.From the BSPA The way that is worded makes it clear that there is no room for either Coventry or Peterborough to be accepted to the Premier, so does that mean we'll be seeing Peterborough at least in the NL? How ridiculous is that!   |
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Post by zonkers on Nov 29, 2010 19:24:52 GMT
PLYMOUTH are set to be accepted into Premier League Speedway for the 2011 season.
The Devils have applied to make the switch from the National League and, following King’s Lynn’s move into the top flight, the Devon club will replace them subject to terms and conditions.
British Speedway Promoters’ Association Chairman Alex Harkess said: “With King’s Lynn moving up it created a vacancy for one more Premier League team and Plymouth’s application was next on the table.
“We expect them to be racing in the Premier League next season subject to an inspection of the track and facilities at the St Boniface Arena.”
Plymouth would be the third new club in the Premier League for 2011 with the other additions of Leicester Lions and Ipswich Witches.From the BSPA The way that is worded makes it clear that there is no room for either Coventry or Peterborough to be accepted to the Premier, so does that mean we'll be seeing Peterborough at least in the NL? How ridiculous is that! Ridiculous......laughable.....and gutting.....  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 21:11:43 GMT
Why is it ridiculous? Peterboro pulled out of the EL. Plymouth applied to go PL. Both events happened a week ago. Why should Peterboro now be given priority to go into the PL?
I'm not being vindictive, just logical. I sincerely hope Boro run NL in 2010, and then go up if they so wish, cos if they don't I fear speedway at the Showground is dead.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2010 19:29:12 GMT
Why is it ridiculous? Peterboro pulled out of the EL. Plymouth applied to go PL. Both events happened a week ago. Why should Peterboro now be given priority to go into the PL? I'm not being vindictive, just logical. I sincerely hope Boro run NL in 2010, and then go up if they so wish, cos if they don't I fear speedway at the Showground is dead. I meant ridiculous as in the demotion from Elite to National, not necessarily in the sequence of events. I agree that Plymouth should have been given priority in the PL - they applied first. I made that point in an earlier posting. As for the situation overall, I can see the argument from both sides. From Rick Frosts perspective, he doesn't want to commit to running in a League which he knows will cost him a packet next year. By the same token though, it does look as though Cov and Boro took their ball away from the meeting expecting that the game would stop, and it didn't. On the one hand, individual promoters can't expect that they will get their way if they spit the dummy, but on the other hand, are the BSPA naive in not listening to the arguments and making changes? We'll never know the ins and outs and only time will tell on whether or not the rules for 2011 will work - whatever they are! |
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