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There is more chance of that than one of your reserves becoming a heat leader, I cant see either of them improving much

 

I agree with you & am still puzzled at why the team was put together with so little points left for the reserves.

 

Gonna be a lot of home 5-1 in heat 2 this season though.

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if Swindon can only buy 1 rider why cant they buy Batch & loan Morris

It's all part of the propaganda. In attempt to prevent the BSPA insisting on Batchelor being sold, they've drawn Glasgow into the issue.

 

The insinuation is if you don't back down on dictating Batchelor must be bought, then we'll renegade on the Morris deal. As there is no enforced sale notice on Morris and no spots available (note the timing of the issue), then Morris will have to be loaned. Force us into purchasing Batchelor, and then we won't purchase Morris. I still think dragging Glasgow into this has been a big mistake.

 

Nobody is sure that the BSPA have insisted on a Batchelor sale. However, if this weren't the case, why would Swindon's purchase of Morris be dependant on the resolution of the Batchelor affair and the we only budgeted for one purchase.

 

Its worth noting that Peterborough are very quiet now awaiting the outcome of the Swindon game. Assuming that a decision was made by the BSPA that Batchelor must be purchased (and Swindon seem to be suggesting this is the case by their press releases), then await Peterborough's demands for compensation from the BSPA. At the moment the Peterborough press say Swindon claim to have signed Batchelor. Swindon are awaiting ratification from the BSPA, and Peterborough await that same decision.

 

For what its worth I expect the Swindon 1-7 to be ratified, but also I expect the Swindon promotion to be disciplined again. Last year it was a technicality based on Swindon not understanding the regulations. Not so sure this year.

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Because they argreed to buy Morris but never Batchelor .

 

But did they check with Peterborough first whether they were happy to loan Batchelor out again? If they had then they might have realised that they might need the cash and therefore got their priorities right. How can they be hard up anyway given a successful season and a five figure sponorship deal, surely they can afford both.

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But did they check with Peterborough first whether they were happy to loan Batchelor out again? If they had then they might have realised that they might need the cash and therefore got their priorities right. How can they be hard up anyway given a successful season and a five figure sponorship deal, surely they can afford both.

 

Who said it was a successful season in terms of money ? five figures could only be 10 k .

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But did they check with Peterborough first whether they were happy to loan Batchelor out again? If they had then they might have realised that they might need the cash and therefore got their priorities right. How can they be hard up anyway given a successful season and a five figure sponorship deal, surely they can afford both.

 

Looking at Companies House I am not sure they can.

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Some people just protest too much ;)

 

 

 

 

The fictitious rule that others have mentioned and that Swindon appear to have used you mean??

It wasn't a rule I made up. It has been mentioned by others.

As i have said, the BSPA will adapt the rules to suit anyway. Many other have been caught up (for and against) in the past and recent times.

 

But all we have for now is that Swindon have declared straight after 1st March so the rule you say is fictitious seems the only believable thing at this moment in time.

 

Then why have the MC not ratified the declaration yet?

 

if Swindon can only buy 1 rider why cant they buy Batch & loan Morris

 

Because they're playing the percentages game. I'd have thought Morris would have got a place elsewhere but Batch 'only wants to ride for Peter Swindon' so you buy the one you might not get.

 

Swindon can then hold a shotgun to the MC's head by pointing out they'd have to renege on their deal with Glasgow if the directive to buy Batch isn't rescinded.

 

TBH I don't think the BSPA/MC can stop this, without making themselves look like a bunch of two faced hypocrites, you can't have essentially the same thing of PUK/Batch being treated differently, like I have said before, they had all last season after the AM fiasco to make a rule, ratify it and have it in place for team building this winter.

 

Swindon's 'Puk' is Andersen. He's on loan as is Puk.

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Who said it was a successful season in terms of money ? five figures could only be 10 k .

 

Horton made a shedful in 2006 allegedly so I assumed that Swindon also made a few quid? Five figures could also be £99,999 if you want to play that game. The way that it was bigged up in the press article I doubt that it was 10k?

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Horton made a shedful in 2006 allegedly so I assumed that Swindon also made a few quid? Five figures could also be £99,999 if you want to play that game. The way that it was bigged up in the press article I doubt that it was 10k?

 

Bar the cup that they won i doubt Swindon have a pot to piss in .

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Then why have the MC not ratified the declaration yet?

 

 

 

Because they're playing the percentages game. I'd have thought Morris would have got a place elsewhere but Batch 'only wants to ride for Peter Swindon' so you buy the one you might not get.

 

Swindon can then hold a shotgun to the MC's head by pointing out they'd have to renege on their deal with Glasgow if the directive to buy Batch isn't rescinded.

 

 

 

Swindon's 'Puk' is Andersen. He's on loan as is Puk.

 

What's the differnce between HA & TB both would only be on 2nd season loan, where as PUK is loaned ad infinitum.

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What's the differnce between HA & TB both would only be on 2nd season loan, where as PUK is loaned ad infinitum.

 

You're the one that said Puk and Batch is the same thing and the BSPA can't treat them differently

 

TBH I don't think the BSPA/MC can stop this, without making themselves look like a bunch of two faced hypocrites, you can't have essentially the same thing of PUK/Batch being treated differently, like I have said before, they had all last season after the AM fiasco to make a rule, ratify it and have it in place for team building this winter.

 

I'm saying that Swindon got Andersen on loan whereas Peterborough were looking for a sale as with Puk so Swindon and KL were both treated the same. Batchelor is, essentially, a different, additional, issue.

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You're the one that said Puk and Batch is the same thing and the BSPA can't treat them differently

 

 

 

I'm saying that Swindon got Andersen on loan whereas Peterborough were looking for a sale as with Puk so Swindon and KL were both treated the same. Batchelor is, essentially, a different, additional, issue.

 

Yes we all know that, but why? The BSPA need to explain their reasoning, because it smacks of blatant favouritism and the usual it depends on who's asking, ie: Poole get AM when Swindon had offered terms, yet Batch isn't wanted by P'boro, yet low andf behold, you want you buy! Why clubs can't work together for the better of the sport, god only knows, and don't say well Swindon only want loans, maybe but are they not loaning Doyle & Zengota?

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Yes we all know that, but why? The BSPA need to explain their reasoning, because it smacks of blatant favouritism and the usual it depends on who's asking, ie: Poole get AM when Swindon had offered terms, yet Batch isn't wanted by P'boro, yet low andf behold, you want you buy! Why clubs can't work together for the better of the sport, god only knows, and don't say well Swindon only want loans, maybe but are they not loaning Doyle & Zengota?

 

Not forgetting Mads and Stead

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