mikebv

Indeed... There is a certain "grey area" when it comes to riders being self employed/employees of clubs, however, there is a valid question to be asked whether this change is a change in the "Terms and Conditions of Employment" for the riders... Given insurance will be a fundamental prerequisite for riding you would presume... And, Customs and Practice, for many, many years, was the riders paid about a fiver per race to be covered, with the cover being "X,Y,Z".... Such a fundamental change to a contract, in the "normal business world" would have seen written communication of the changes to those impacted, with all the "As is" and "To be" details of the changes outlined...

One word.. Leadership....

And he is quite "scathing" in his comments around the "PR" and "Lack of leadership" on the issue... The Speedway Star is certainly delivering some quality publications, consistently....

Interesting comments from Charles Wright in the Speedway Star... He said he wouldn't have ridden if he had known that the insurance coverage had changed.. Basically he gets nothing given he wasnt in hospital for three nights as per the new policy... He revealed that personal insurance would cost him £1200 a month which would mean no point in riding... The BEN Fund is helping both him and the two Danish lads currently injured, given they had no UK insurance cover, as they don't ride on ACU licenses... Any changes to Retail and Employment Laws were emailed to me, almost daily given slight changes are often, when I worked, so as to ensure I didn't leave the company facing any tribunals or litigation for decisions I made... Such a fundamental change to the riders should have been a huge, direct, prioritised communication to them individually, you would have thought...

Who the hell does this fella think he is? Transparency, and Accountability, indeed.... He will be seeking Credibility and Integrity next.... Then, before you know it, he will be after meetings being ran with Jeopardy and Consequences, which could even end up givng the competitions Prestige and some larger financial backing... A slippery slope, this.....

Agreed, but if I was earning a five figure sum every weekend out in Poland, and picking up a lot less than that, on tracks that are not always the best either due to the actual material used, weather or just capability of track curators/equipment for them to use, then, even subconsciously, I am sure discretion will be the better part of valor...

UK Speedway also isn't taken as seriously by a good many riders who ride in Poland... "Much more fun to do"... "You can ride often with, and against your mates"... "No pressure, not like in Poland"... Quotes from the past couple of years from some who ride in Poland every weekend... Maybe machinery too isn't up to the levels of some who just ride the UK? You wouldn't want to spend a ton of money to not earn several tonnes of money...

They didn't until Russia invaded....

To go with such a high average No1 in a reduced league needs at least one five point potential future superstar being brought in... One who will destroy that average and average seven plus... I think back to Madsen, Janowski, Pawlicki etc who came over at reserve and rode like a fourth heat leader/best second string.. That is the level of rider they need, and that would cost big money, and, with Brexit issues probably lots of logistical problems...

They must have been gutted when Ipswich got bought as they were eyeing fourth without them at that time... But then happy when Northampton got confirmed as they maybe now won't be bottom.... Must be a rollercoaster of emotions....

I presume they accepted the opportunities...?

That's second place in Poland isn't it?...

It's actually a very good preview... Just two months out on the date...

Speaking with those flying around the moon was clearer....😁

Just like over here. Football in Poland is by far and away the No 1 sport... It isn't Poland's fault that speedway, in the UK, isnt anywhere near the top 10 followed sports... That fault lies squarely with those who have ran the sport for the past twenty five years or so.. This sport had literally hundreds of thousands watching it in the UK in the 70's... Then it made some fundamentally very poor decisions... Decisions which haven't ever been changed over the past twenty years or so... It certainly isn't Poland's fault that the sport in the UK is now a Mickey Mouse entity...

Woryna will be worth watching..... He certainly isn't fazed by BZ...

Of course they are .. The sport, in the UK, has no credibility, integrity, or authenticity.... It just exists so 30 year old, and plus, riders can keep riding... You win any league in the UK, and, who cares? Hardly anyone... Especially as to win it, the team probably borrowed a rider from one of their competitors... A joke sport in the UK... But a major sport in Poland...

And Brady would push Dan towards an air fence if he thought it would win him a GP... Dan, maybe this year, has learnt that, and would do the same...

The UK, once, "ruled the roost"... And, in the past 25 years, have had tens of millions of pounds given to it.... Poland have, quite rightly, looked at how this country ran its version of the sport, and, quite correctly, said "We won't do that".. Hence, we are where we are...

He has got a pretty poor celebration hasn't he?

The new Dan.... Hugging the white line to ensure the race is won.... Brilliant to watch, this lad...

Magic is back!!! Big season for him.. Interesting they gave him heat four to protect the junior... And not have a GP star to protect him like they often did last year...

ZG fans....

Given its exactly the same sport I do feel comparisons are fair... They are really good at running their version of it.... We are really poor at running our version of it...

An Aces masterclass...