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No I think we will eventually get a team together.

Ricky Wells has not asked for the rise, he has said that if he was offered the money he was on last season. My question is why pursue a rider who has stated that he lost money riding for Sheffield and then ask him to sign for less money the following season. Simple economics says that the rider will turn that the deal down, whether he a foreigner or British. The club has a budget for a third heatleader and obviously Ricky was out of there price range so why pursue him.

Where have I said that he is worth the same deal or more. I am asking why are the club pursuing a rider who said he lost money last season at Sheffield offer him less money than last season. Its not rocket science that he was or will turn down the deal. So as I said in the previous post if the club has a budget, why offer a rider a deal that it was obvious that he was going to turn down, to me it just seems a waste of time.

Forget Sheffield finances for a moment and forget whether you think Ricky Wells is worth the same money as last season or more. Why did the Promotion approach him with an offer of reduced terms, after he stated at the end of the season that he had lost money riding for Sheffield, what did they think the answer would be. If we have a budget then fair enough, but why approach a rider with reduced terms from last season after he has claimed he lost money, why not approach other riders with those terms.

I guess we will never know the whole truth, I am just hoping that they can come to some sort of comprise, towards the end of the season we start to see what he could really do..

Whether he is worth it or not, why did Promotion go to rider who public states that he lost money riding in the Premier League last season and allegedly as we only have one side of the story less money. It just does not add up to me. ,

Fair comment, but I don't understand why they offer the rider less money when he has stated in the press that he lost money at Sheffield last season, it does not make sense. I am not knocking the Promotion having a budget, it is the sensible way to go, you can only spend what you have. I don't know how many times you saw Ricky, but the second half of the season he got a lot better, and I think that we could see him make some rapid improvements next season. End of the day this is very worrying, we need something of a competitive team to try and attract the missing fans back, me I would go regardless who we have in the team, but there loads that don't think like that. .

That is what I don't understand why approach a rider who clearly stated last season that he lost money riding for Sheffield and offer him a deal that less than the previous season.

Or could he be prepared to wait further into the season until a rider get injured, or is sacked.

That is what he has to consider, and it could be the reason why the Promotion have waited to offer him terms, safe in the knowledge that the only club that can fit him into their team. A lot could hinge on Wolves who have him lined up to ride as a doubling up rider would they be prepared to use him on a full time basis.

I guess you are basing that on his early season form, towards the end of the season Ricky Wells form really picked up and was riding far better.

I am not sure that I would want North. I maybe would go with Poole, but we would need a top heatleader to go with him.

This is a real worry regarding Ricky Wells failing to agree terms with the club. We could look elsewhere and there is riders available but I cannot see other riders of the same standard but will they come for the same amount of money. The Promotion obviously have a budget and that is fair enough, but why approach a rider who has said that he lost money last season and ask him to sign for less money it just does not make sense. Hopefully Ricky and the Promotion can meet each other halfway, but it looks like this could be unlikely as Ricky states that he will only sign for the same money as last season. Where do we go if Ricky Wells does not sign who knows, I just don't see any of the riders who are left out there riding for the money that appears to be on offer at Sheffield.

They have not signed a 1 to 7 yet, must admit that I am starting to get a bit twitchy regarding the team. I was under the impression that they were sticking with the traditional Thursday night. And now looks as though I have reason to be Ricky Wells is a rider that I wanted back at Sheffield I just hope that they can now do a deal. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/speedway/i-m-not-greedy-says-track-ace-1-5266952

Totally correct its Sheffield or nothing. Ricky Wells could opted to ride sorely in the Elite League. Richard Hall could opted to ride Grass and Long track. But it is my guess both will back at Sheffield, just wondering why it is taking the Promotion so long to announce the signings. .

Looks like you have a fan there Jenga.. Not been there I would not know, but the impression I got was that they were talking to both riders about a return. Whether or not they have reached an agreement remains to be seen.

Wonder if they use the tag system in Oz.

Not been a legal eagle or having much knowledge about employment laws in this country I would not know that information. I am merely taking my information from the local press releases, where Damien has said that he did not plan to go back home for the winter and had found work as a mechanic in Wakefield. I just assumed that work permits/ visa's were the same for any kind of employment.

I very much doubt it.

Koppe is already here, he has stayed in the country and found employment as a car mechanic during the winter, so he is sorted.

There is a Country and Western song in there somewhere.

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I always thought that forums were about opinions and people voicing them.

So the bus was missing this morning making me late for work, but I am not allowed to complain because I have drove a bus. I went to the Sandwich shop for my large bacon and sausage sandwich, to find that they have put the price up, but I am not allowed to complain as I have never work in a Sandwich shop. I had to settle for a medium bacon and sausage because that is all I can afford due to not have a pay rise for three years due to government cut, but I not allowed to complain as I never been a politician. Stood out in the rain waiting for the bus got soaking wet in the rain, again cannot complain as I never been a weatherman.

Schramm was very welll thought of by the Sheffield crowd last season, the big problem was his equipment which let him down on too many occasions last season, so much so it got to the point where he had to borrow equipment from Chris Mills..