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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2008 22:40:30 GMT
I would guess the extra point comes from the Swindon assumption that Jurica Pavlic will be assessed at 4.00. Doesn't the rulebook state he should be (5.00). Or is this yet another case of one rule for Swindon and Wolves, and another for everyone else. No, I believe the rulebook clearly states, as a 'work permit rider' he should be on four.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2008 23:20:46 GMT
Ryan Fisher signs in a doubling-up role.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2008 23:23:06 GMT
Doesn't the rulebook state he should be (5.00). Or is this yet another case of one rule for Swindon and Wolves, and another for everyone else. No, I believe the rulebook clearly states, as a 'work permit rider' he should be on four. And this has now been officially confirmed!!
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Post by admin on Dec 11, 2008 23:58:27 GMT
And this has now been officially confirmed!! How did outraged of Dorset take the news?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 0:13:34 GMT
With satisfying levels of sourness!!
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Post by Genghis on Dec 12, 2008 9:45:51 GMT
At the fans' forum this evening, Krzysztof Stojanowski confirmed as signing #5. But he's crap This just gets better. ;D ;D
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Post by Genghis on Dec 12, 2008 9:48:02 GMT
Doesn't the rulebook state he should be (5.00). Or is this yet another case of one rule for Swindon and Wolves, and another for everyone else. No, I believe the rulebook clearly states, as a 'work permit rider' he should be on four. It also clearly states that Jesper B Jensen should have done enough meetings in 2008 to get a new GSA, but since he's not signing for Swindon or Wolves, a new intrepretation of the rule has been found. EDIT: Of course, Swindon could salvage their team by signing Travis McGowan. But after the dreadful stick Trav had to take from a large proportion of the Blunsdon crowd in 2008, hopefully he'll them them to stick it and move elsewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 11:35:56 GMT
No, I believe the rulebook clearly states, as a 'work permit rider' he should be on four. EDIT: Of course, Swindon could salvage their team by signing Travis McGowan. But after the dreadful stick Trav had to take from a large proportion of the Blunsdon crowd in 2008, hopefully he'll them them to stick it and move elsewhere. Genghis you are a big fan of the 'cutting off your nose' policy aren't you.
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Post by Genghis on Dec 12, 2008 11:54:15 GMT
EDIT: Of course, Swindon could salvage their team by signing Travis McGowan. But after the dreadful stick Trav had to take from a large proportion of the Blunsdon crowd in 2008, hopefully he'll them them to stick it and move elsewhere. Genghis you are a big fan of the 'cutting off your nose' policy aren't you. Well, no, it's just in Trav's case, a move would help him. He should go much better in 2009 than he did in 2008, but if he gets off to a bad start at Swindon, the notoriously fickle Blunsdon crowd will only get on his back again, whereas somewhere else the fans may have a little more patience.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 12:47:22 GMT
Genghis you are a big fan of the 'cutting off your nose' policy aren't you. Well, no, it's just in Trav's case, a move would help him. He should go much better in 2009 than he did in 2008, but if he gets off to a bad start at Swindon, the notoriously fickle Blunsdon crowd will only get on his back again, whereas somewhere else the fans may have a little more patience. Any professional sportsman should be able to handle pressure Genghis, so your dig at the Robins is merely another predictable rant.
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Post by Genghis on Dec 12, 2008 12:50:17 GMT
Well, no, it's just in Trav's case, a move would help him. He should go much better in 2009 than he did in 2008, but if he gets off to a bad start at Swindon, the notoriously fickle Blunsdon crowd will only get on his back again, whereas somewhere else the fans may have a little more patience. Any professional sportsman should be able to handle pressure Genghis, so your dig at the Robins is merely another predictable rant. Hatcham - on the contrary, speedway is very much a confidence game, so the support of your home fans is crucial. And I see no rant? Where have I ranted?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 13:01:32 GMT
Any professional sportsman should be able to handle pressure Genghis, so your dig at the Robins is merely another predictable rant. Hatcham - on the contrary, speedway is very much a confidence game, so the support of your home fans is crucial. And I see no rant? Where have I ranted? Genghis it would be true to say that you almost always have nothing good to say about Swindon, and nothing bad about Oxford, which brings into question the value and honesty.
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Post by Genghis on Dec 12, 2008 13:08:58 GMT
Hatcham - on the contrary, speedway is very much a confidence game, so the support of your home fans is crucial. And I see no rant? Where have I ranted? Genghis it would be true to say that you almost always have nothing good to say about Swindon, and nothing bad about Oxford, which brings into question the value and honesty. Hatcham - it's nothing to do with value and honesty, and all to do with club loyalty. It's the whole backbone behind the sport in this country. People support their clubs. And have a tendency to have the odd dig at their local rivals, even though in many cases they are friendly with many fans from that club. It drives all team sports, of which speedway is one. Otherwise, I wouldn't care if Oxford won or lost, and I did. You only had to speak to me shortly after a defeat to realise that. I don't think I was a good loser. Anyway, I don't pick exclusively on Swindon. That lot from Reading as nearly as bad. ;D
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Post by admin on Dec 12, 2008 17:55:20 GMT
While it's always encouraging to see rules being adhered to in the insane world of British speedway, this rule - and most of the rules governing assessed averages - are really quite ridiculous. For a start, we have differing assessed averages for EU riders depending on their averages in the Polish, Swedish and Danish leagues. Thus, a Polish rider with an average in excess of 6.00 in his homeland's Ekstraliga gets an assessed average of 5.00, while a compatriot with an average lower than 6.00 gets an assessed average of 4.00. But you can't compare the Ekstraliga and the Elite League, it's like comparing Florence Nightingale and Myra Hindley. For example, the rider in question might be a junior and as such ride in less arduous races for his average in excess of 6.00 while his elder colleague toils in the main body of the team. Although Pavlic is a non-EU rider, this would be the case with him - his average in excess of 6.00 in the Ekstraliga has been gained from riding in what we would term the reserve berths. Turning to non-EU nationals, the prodigeously talented Emil Sajfutdinov would've had an assessed average of 4.00 in October, but by December it had doubled to an assessed average of 8.00. What happened in November? You might think this was the result of something at the BSPA AGM, but you'd be wrong. It was his selection as a "nomination" for the GPs that did the trick. In a stroke his assessed average was doubled. Ridiculous.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2008 0:06:38 GMT
At the fans' forum this evening, Krzysztof Stojanowski confirmed as signing #5. But he's crap This just gets better. ;D ;D Ahh but Stoj is a really nice guy and tries 110%. It's probably been down to poor management and the fact that he's never ridden for the Cheetah's that's led you to the conclusion that he's crap Genghis. You just watch him blossom under the supervison of the Mighty Rosco.
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