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Post by RaidersFan92 on May 7, 2021 9:18:51 GMT
Seeing as the Semis and Final are being played in Leicester, it would be nice to open the fan wall up to fans of the teams playing. Wonder if they intend to.
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Post by isthaturinal on May 7, 2021 18:06:07 GMT
You can have my space, I never go on it.
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Post by RaidersFan92 on May 7, 2021 19:10:03 GMT
I’m not bothered but I know a lot of Raider fans and the kids would be
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Post by baldereagle on May 8, 2021 6:39:25 GMT
Does it have bricks in it like the Eagles one ?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2021 9:35:38 GMT
Seeing as the Semis and Final are being played in Leicester, it would be nice to open the fan wall up to fans of the teams playing. Wonder if they intend to. Doubtful. It's all about Leicester. How they've managed to blag home court advantage in both legs of a semi-final is a mystery. |
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Post by blueskies99 on May 8, 2021 12:59:36 GMT
Seeing as the Semis and Final are being played in Leicester, it would be nice to open the fan wall up to fans of the teams playing. Wonder if they intend to. Doubtful. It's all about Leicester. How they've managed to blag home court advantage in both legs of a semi-final is a mystery. Its their fabulous toilets that swung the deal...
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Post by massiveridersfan on May 8, 2021 21:53:48 GMT
Going to be pretty embarrassing if we get walloped on our own court. Think I'd actually prefer it was at Worcester again.
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Post by sonjel on May 8, 2021 23:54:16 GMT
Doubtful. It's all about Leicester. How they've managed to blag home court advantage in both legs of a semi-final is a mystery. Its their fabulous toilets that swung the deal...
Look pretty much bog standard to me! |
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Post by blueskies99 on May 9, 2021 8:49:32 GMT
Going to be pretty embarrassing if we get walloped on our own court. Think I'd actually prefer it was at Worcester again. According to Dan Routledge on last weeks Sunday Night Breakdown the Morningside Arena will be unrecognisable from a TV perspective. I can only assume that SKY will be using drapes etc. To give it a more neutral feel. |
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Post by drivethebody on May 9, 2021 16:00:30 GMT
There’s not a lot more cringeworthy in the world than a video fan wall
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2021 21:55:06 GMT
There’s not a lot more cringeworthy in the world than a video fan wall Your refusal to acknowledge Lions' winning run is on par. How quiet you've gone... |
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Post by dandayr on May 9, 2021 22:46:45 GMT
Going to be pretty embarrassing if we get walloped on our own court. Think I'd actually prefer it was at Worcester again. According to Dan Routledge on last weeks Sunday Night Breakdown the Morningside Arena will be unrecognisable from a TV perspective. I can only assume that SKY will be using drapes etc. To give it a more neutral feel. to complete the neutral feel - will the one team with no travel distance be stuck on a coach and given an east midlands mystery tour before arriving at the venue being serious though - sure its not ideal that the venue for the next group of games is where one of the 6 teams play, but I think the BBL deserve credit for achieving a season we could at least enjoy online and on sky, getting us to this stage and a play-off format that maximises the facilities of its members versus spending the reduced sums they have at places that would mean money moving outside of the sport.   to BBL and WBBL on what they have managed |
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Post by drivethebody on May 10, 2021 6:54:20 GMT
There’s not a lot more cringeworthy in the world than a video fan wall Your refusal to acknowledge Lions' winning run is on par. How quiet you've gone... What are you on about? I’m gutted London didn’t win the title. Strange little man |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 7:35:25 GMT
Boooom
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Post by LTFan on May 10, 2021 8:46:09 GMT
Going to be pretty embarrassing if we get walloped on our own court. Think I'd actually prefer it was at Worcester again. According to Dan Routledge on last weeks Sunday Night Breakdown the Morningside Arena will be unrecognisable from a TV perspective. I can only assume that SKY will be using drapes etc. To give it a more neutral feel. I'll believe it when I see it. When Leicester's Morningside Arena was used for the Cup final it was 'tarted up' for the event, and efforts were made to make it look like it wasn't Leicester home arena, but it was still very clearly Leicester's home arena. Don't get me wrong, the BBL made it look good for TV, but I wouldn't say it was unrecognisable so anyone familiar with the court will still have an advantage. And that's not even taking into account travel. Having said all that, it's been a strange season, and I still give the BBL and all those involved credit for completing a full season of basketball for us to enjoy (at home). |
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Post by drivethebody on May 10, 2021 9:15:55 GMT
Obsessed and disturbed - move on and grow up |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 11:32:27 GMT
Without fans and being dressed as a finals arena I don't think home court plays much of role
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 11:39:28 GMT
Obsessed and disturbed - move on and grow up Boooom boooom |
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Post by drivethebody on May 10, 2021 12:42:59 GMT
Obsessed and disturbed - move on and grow up Boooom boooom What is your motivation for even posting this. It’s gonna be a long summer if this is how it’s gonna be before Leopards play again lol |
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Post by blueskies99 on May 10, 2021 14:12:10 GMT
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Post by Steven McTowelie on May 10, 2021 15:35:47 GMT
'Unrecognisable' is about right. Certainly has a neutral look to it, for whatever that's worth. Playing in our own building probably does still give us a small advantage. If the boot was on the other foot I'd be moaning but I don't think it's that much of a game changer without crowds. And given that we won the league and finished six games above Eagles in the process, you could argue some small advantage has been earned. It's a lot less strange and a lot less unfair than some of the things that have happened in European football this season. Two legged ties played out exclusively at a neutral venue WITH an away goals rule in effect. Ties where one team plays their home leg at their actual stadium and the other team plays theirs in a foreign country.
Given the circumstances I think the BBL has managed to get a relatively normal season in. And the league has got some decent exposure in the process. And Riders have regained their rightful perch atop the British basketball pyramid. All in all, I'd say it's been a success.
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Post by drivethebody on May 10, 2021 16:27:58 GMT
'Unrecognisable' is about right. Certainly has a neutral look to it, for whatever that's worth. Playing in our own building probably does still give us a small advantage. If the boot was on the other foot I'd be moaning but I don't think it's that much of a game changer without crowds. And given that we won the league and finished six games above Eagles in the process, you could argue some small advantage has been earned. It's a lot less strange and a lot less unfair than some of the things that have happened in European football this season. Two legged ties played out exclusively at a neutral venue WITH an away goals rule in effect. Ties where one team plays their home leg at their actual stadium and the other team plays theirs in a foreign country. Given the circumstances I think the BBL has managed to get a relatively normal season in. And the league has got some decent exposure in the process. And Riders have regained their rightful perch atop the British basketball pyramid. All in all, I'd say it's been a success. Presumably the teams have been given ample (even) time to train on the courts? |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 16:39:33 GMT
I think you can safely assume that isn't the case.
The idea that changing tbe logo on the ends Riders' massive advantage by playing both legs of a semi final at home is laughable
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 18:30:33 GMT
Lions are already in Leicester and get to shoot around for a bit tomorrow. I assume it's the same for the other two away sides.
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Post by Steven McTowelie on May 10, 2021 22:06:17 GMT
Don't think anyone has argued that a bit of redecorating eliminates whatever home court advantage currently exists. The significance of that advantage, under current conditions, is the point of contention. FWIW the away side has won four of the six meetings between Riders and Eagles this season. Maybe we should ship this stuff a few hundred miles up the road and give Newcastle the massive advantage instead.
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