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That is where we have the advantage on the others then!!! lol

Is there any point in bringing hyperthetical situations like one big league with a guaranteed..,...into the discussion?We can say if that scenario happened then the Poles will up the ante and make offers the riders couldn’t refuse etc.

Neither Pedersen nor Madsen seem to want to ride whilst Nielsen is in charge.Well Nicki was dimplomatic and said he wants to give the young riders a chance....,.

Glad you agree with me.And on the other bit I agree with you Surely shows Rossiter isn’t fit to be team manager.Sounds more like he should join the BSF and start posting crap here like some others lol

Doesn’t it state Rossiter and Cook talked on the phone Wednesday afternoon?

Oh dear..... One could say jettisoning the SWC is symptomatic of the appalling state of the FIM and world speedway

As an aside,I have posted over the past couple of years how we have been poorly treated at international level with our allocation of slots for GP qualifiers being less than countries like(can’t remember 100%)Italy or Austria,who only have about 5 riders!!! But when a rider signs a contract the club can expect them to honour that...

Exactly.Poorly worded I think on the first point.And it seems to be a way forward and it is only those who haven’t thought things out properly who will be affected.Teething problems at the start are to be expected,at least in speedways case

This is the way the sport is developing,but wonder if the title is not encompassing enoughDid the BSPA also upset Harris?Riders want to earn as much as possible.Wolbert was complaining about missing P&P for his Swedish team for a German National practice and then not getting picked for the national team nor his Swedish team. Fans want and the sport needs riders to be identified with a team.The sport has gone too far with riders in 3,4,5 or more teams.When the boot was on the other foot British teams tried a crack down and now are feeling the effects of being reliant on foreign riders. Sadly I feel the answer (to some problems like lack of training facilities and young riders)doesn’t lie in our hands

But then you have the likes of Jason Crump,Mark Loram,Chris Slabon or even old Ronnie Moore.... Kylmakorpi is also interesting,born in Sweden but ethically Finnish

Just hope Teterow doesn’t get hit by some of the bad weather.Today it looks as if it is out of the zone,but rain and showers predicted from tomorrow onwards

That isn’t important.I am a speedway fan and grew up with the sport.What is important is how millions or shall we say thousands of non-speedway fans view the sport.

Guess it is a matter of opinion.I was reading a journalist reporting his first dirt track(speedway)meeting and he was complaining back in 1929 that the races were mainly settled by the end of the first lap and he thought they were too short.In his opinion other motorbike sports benefited from longer races and speedway would too

So I guess Prague had more spectators and made more money from sponsorship etc then going by your statement!

That would be a sensible answer.....so it can't be right,on here anyway

Seems it.He is the reigning National champ and is the only German qualified for the GP Challenge!!!He was upset earlier that in the past few years the National Champ chose what qualifier he rode in....then all of a sudden Smolinski gets the choice Kevin wanted.The team manager is an ex Longtrack rider,so knows Smolinski,Huckenbeck from that I would say.Kevin had problems years ago,always being sent on long trips while Smolinski got home ones.Now a meeting is down the road from him,he doesn’t even get picked.Face not fitting somehow

My point entirely,which Phil neatly changed saying I missed the point that he cannot visit his son,which wasn’t even mentioned!!!Confused?You will be reading Phil’s posts..... I think John Lennon also had a son in the UK that he couldn’t visit.....,

Then maybe it is me,but I read it as he is being stopped from earning a living in a country(countries)outside the UK,because that is what you posted!!!Obviously you mean something else

This...

I thought you said he wasn’t in Prague because of this and they are stopping him earning a living outside of the UK.Now you are talking about something different.Which topic are we discussing here?

Surely if there is a problem then it goes for the whole EU area.So looks like he is stuck in Poland until the problem is solved?Sounds about right to me.Speedway riders don’t get special compensation.He can always go back to Oz and earn a living......Isn’t that what people say to most immigrants?This sort of thing has happened to John Lennon for instance.He was stuck in the US,afraid to leave or he wouldn’t be allowed back,I think

Kevin Wölbert not happy,yet again http://m.speedweek.com/Speedway-der-Nationen/news/127209/Kevin-Woelberts-Abrechnung-Welche-Konsequenzen.html

Petersen said during the winter that he didn’t want to be considered and wanted to make way for the younger riders.

I agree Phil,but after all those GPS in Italy,if that didn’t help will this?Doubt very much,but we can hope

Must say how impressed I am with some of the announced teams like Italy and Slovakia etc.This new comp has improved their chances no end!!