Post by admin on Jun 27, 2008 11:25:30 GMT
Is it time to bin the accord between the BSPA and SVEMO? Does it provide any material benefit to British speedway?
Let's have a look at one recent example where a British promotion used the BSPA-SVEMO accord to materially undermine British speedway in order to serve the narrow interests of their own club. I am, of course, referring to Edinburgh and Thomas H Jonasson.
The 2008 SCB Speedway regulations state:
18.1.2: To complete Team Line-Ups in the event of a Missing Rider(s), a Team may use a "Facility" to cover the absence of a Rider(s) who:
I: being a PL rider whose own Federation does not have a current agreement with the BSPA and is competing in another National League or Open Meeting. This will result in the competitor's SCB Registration being suspended for 1 (one) season and the Team will be automatically granted a Facility for a maximum period of 28 days, after which it must re-declare.
The above is the poorly worded regulation that has been shamefully abused by Edinburgh to prevent Thomas H Jonasson feeling the full weight of sanctions after choosing to ride for Stal Gorzow ahead of Edinburgh last Friday.
Now, I can fully appreciate the BSPA-SVEMO accord being used to determine where a rider chooses to ride when fixture clashes between Sweden and Britain occur, but it is wrong for the accord to be used when fixture clashes between Britain and any other nation arise.
It is nothing short of a disgrace that a Polish rider choosing to ride in his own league is subject to the sanction of a 1 (one) year suspension from riding in the British leagues while a Swedish rider is free to treat British speedway with disdain as long as he gets the nod from Tony Olsson at SVEMO. But it's not just for league meetings. Look at that ridiculous SCB regulation again. It includes "Open Meetings". That effectively means that Jonasson could choose to ride in Mickey Mouse meetings in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, or wherever ahead of racing in the Premier League and there's not a damn thing that could be done about it.
Where would the BSPA draw the line? Where would Edinburgh draw the line? After all, as long as the meetings are at Armadale, what difference would it make?
If this is how SVEMO intend to treat British speedway, then the accord between the BSPA and SVEMO must be consigned to the litter bin, as it just allows SVEMO and promotions like Edinburgh to treat British speedway with contempt.
Let's have a look at one recent example where a British promotion used the BSPA-SVEMO accord to materially undermine British speedway in order to serve the narrow interests of their own club. I am, of course, referring to Edinburgh and Thomas H Jonasson.
The 2008 SCB Speedway regulations state:
18.1.2: To complete Team Line-Ups in the event of a Missing Rider(s), a Team may use a "Facility" to cover the absence of a Rider(s) who:
I: being a PL rider whose own Federation does not have a current agreement with the BSPA and is competing in another National League or Open Meeting. This will result in the competitor's SCB Registration being suspended for 1 (one) season and the Team will be automatically granted a Facility for a maximum period of 28 days, after which it must re-declare.
The above is the poorly worded regulation that has been shamefully abused by Edinburgh to prevent Thomas H Jonasson feeling the full weight of sanctions after choosing to ride for Stal Gorzow ahead of Edinburgh last Friday.
Now, I can fully appreciate the BSPA-SVEMO accord being used to determine where a rider chooses to ride when fixture clashes between Sweden and Britain occur, but it is wrong for the accord to be used when fixture clashes between Britain and any other nation arise.
It is nothing short of a disgrace that a Polish rider choosing to ride in his own league is subject to the sanction of a 1 (one) year suspension from riding in the British leagues while a Swedish rider is free to treat British speedway with disdain as long as he gets the nod from Tony Olsson at SVEMO. But it's not just for league meetings. Look at that ridiculous SCB regulation again. It includes "Open Meetings". That effectively means that Jonasson could choose to ride in Mickey Mouse meetings in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, or wherever ahead of racing in the Premier League and there's not a damn thing that could be done about it.
Where would the BSPA draw the line? Where would Edinburgh draw the line? After all, as long as the meetings are at Armadale, what difference would it make?
If this is how SVEMO intend to treat British speedway, then the accord between the BSPA and SVEMO must be consigned to the litter bin, as it just allows SVEMO and promotions like Edinburgh to treat British speedway with contempt.
