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Where has the crowd disappeared too if the racing is good at Shielfield or more important why.I would settle for new faces rather than the usual journeymen who end up at Berwick these days.You have to be able to keep them though.Alden.Aspregren,Jensen,Bellego all entertained but then seemed to lose interest.

The averages kill of any chance of having aTeam of assets nowadays if they improve you can't fit them In a and lot of the time they want to move on anyway to further their career if they are ambitious.If they don't ride in UK they are worthless.

Just a gater which is ideal for Shielfield,but wouldn't be a good signing (for Berwick)Imo.

I know the situation with Bellego and I am not fussy about Barrett but We need to stop being so polite when it comes to negotiating with riders .Lets face it Kus could not have been that keen to return either.Allen on a 7 cuts our options down quite a bit. Barrett is just a decent reserve ,but finding a partner that is already better than him could be difficult .Edberg is no better than him and he seems to be the favourite for the position

Why are we letting our asset ride for another club ((Barrett,Bellego)when our team is not yet sorted out.Poor planning IMO .

Call my Bluff springs to mind,it's not the first time that a rider has been in this situation IMO .

Based on the story 21Kfor Kus I would suggest about 35K.!!!!!!!! Best of luck to Havvy,he will need it.

I am quite sure if Kus wanted to ride only for the Bandits next year he would have been at Shielfield.

Unlike the Waite era Foreigners don't come cheap nowadays and we are skint by the sound of things.We do need another Heat leader to back up Barker (who can win Heats at Home).Vissing would be the man but it seems all quiet on that front.Interesting !!

It still is as he was given aWild Card for this coming season.

What a lot of rubbish, he gates and then goes faster than most riders for 4 laps,he's not hanging around on all shapes of tracks,doesn't do "Fisher" and fall on his ar#e once a meeting (everybody calls him a racer ).Most Teams would take him if they had the chance.

Plenty riders if you can match pay demands.Surely they know what's happening with Allen it's only they average situation they have to enquire about if the lad has the qualification criteria,which they say he has.

See in the Newsletter that Berwick are hinting that Jake Allen is not a foregone conclusion as he still needs a visa from the right authorities.

The old Reading connection coming into play.Good Luck to him seems a decent guy.

He did. And was impressive when I saw him at Berwick I would put him on par with Max Fricke at 15 which is good guide plus you know he has more cycle skills if you watched him in the Red Bull rookie series,certainly worth a try IMO .

That is my understanding regarding the UKBA,so how can these riders get a visa unless there is a loophole .Berwick state he meets the BSPA qualification for a visa as he finished in Top 4 in State Championship but it seems it's the BSPA that said it is on a5 point average, could the UKBA overrule the points average as they seem to be saying new riders must come in a7 point av.

don't think we have heard the last of this "new Aussie average". BSPA don't seem to know their own rules that apply to some Promotions and not others .Made up as they go along as usual.If your Granny's Granny'was born in the EU I think your ok

Point is that Lawson doesn't need to pass anybody very often as he can gate which Screen couldn't do,a good signing.Imo

Just to clarify my own post I'd keep Kus and Vissing and let Kevin go.

yep!that is a interesting situation regarding new Aussies.

Not convinced.

That's exactly how I seen it .Unfortunatly I think the rider we should keep will be the one to go.That is only my opinion though.

the point I am making is to win away from home you must have1 good reserve scoring big points even if you have good No1 depending on who we sign potentially we could be weak in reserve department .

What did the other reserve at the time score though.I was at Workington and I think Steen had double figures and a fall in his last race.Still that's history here's hoping we have another decent season.

If Kus is back which I assume he will be(he did the job he was brought in for last season )he will be under pressure from heat leader berth and he won't get a shot at reserve unless Allen is brilliant and does what Steen done at the beginning of last season.Interesting!.Iwould like to see Vissing back to back up Barker but might not happen if rumours are correct.