Alan_Jones

That's not how it works. A new rider has to 1)meet the national/professional league standards in the previous season & then 2)maintain the required average for subsequent seasons. If they fail 2) then repeating 1) is OK, but it has to be the previous season on each occasion.

When were bonus points dropped? I can't remember but thought it might have been when the requirement changed from 8 to 7 for the 2006 season. If that is the case then Manzares is out.

New riders who qualify for the NL by patriality 5, UK passport holders 3.

No, it's more foreign. New Zealanders need visas, Swedes don't.

That's not how it works, riders need to meet the qualifying standards and then maintain the required average in future years, or repeat one of the qualifying criteria.

It's the other way round, the regs in recent years haven't complied with necessary criteria, which is how we got where we are now.

His brother knows people that know people....

That's the idea. "Work permits will be issued to riders of the highest calibre who are able to make a significant contribution to the development of British Speedway in the Elite and Premier Leagues" was always the preamble to the requirements, in other words, "come back to us when you have made it".

Ned Payne ‏@nedpayne_echo 7m7 minutes ago Poole Pirates star Darcy Ward made to wait on hearing verdict http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/11762497.Speedway__Darcy_Ward_made_to_wait_on_hearing_verdict/ …

Oh well, put the tumbril back in the garage for a week. Unless the FIM are just ramping up the amount of compo they want to pay... Poor old Muddlo, always being misquoted. I think what he actually said was, "I really don't know how life works."

Championship experience is immaterial, riders who qualify for the NL by patriality are automatically a 5.

Sounds about right as the Border Agency don't exist...

Muddlo's worried that Ward won't be able to get to Switzerland without a UK visa. He's due here today as he obviously needs an ego massage before he heads on over to the midlands or Wales or wherever he thinks Geneva is.

That's what I said...............nearly!

As I've pointed out before, the FIM anti-doping regs specifically forbid an appeal against a suspension that doesn't result in a ban, and riders sign a declaration that any decision will not be referred to any outside court.

The NL AGM was on November 9th.

Why? Is Darcy Ward going to change his name?

A quote from Terry Russell in Speedway Star's feature on the deal; "...overall its a very good package. Yes, its a different package from the one we had before, now they have the foreign rights and are paying an amount of money for that, plus the UK rights, they're paying an amount of money for that, plus they've handed back the opportunity to earn money from title sponsorship. And there are a few other little bits in there we've got going with them as well, it may take the full term of the contract to develop, but there are opportunities there to develop even further."

In the days when the qualifying criteria agreed by Work Permits (UK), as they then were, and the BSPA were published on the former's web site, the introduction included the following; "Work permits will be issued to riders of the highest calibre who are able to make a significant contribution to the development of British Speedway in the Elite and Premier Leagues."

He's said he won't be riding over here this season.

This article includes a statement from the Home Office; http://t.co/nw8Eo5L3rA

This article includes a statement from the Home Office; http://t.co/nw8Eo5L3rA

A few need to become better speedway riders.

Along with a lot of the protagonists still referring to the defunct UKBA, it indicates the general level of understanding that has led to the current situation . Watt is in the same situation as Ricky Wells, having been granted indefinite leave to remain.

The statement is up; http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.28207