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I remember a lad who played along side Alan Shearer when they were younger,,, he was gonna be the best thing and Alan was'nt,,, dunno what went wrong, but I think the lad still work's at the Ministry at Benton :-(

NO, Arson never worked at the Ministry. :shock::o;):D

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In about 2001/2 I was trying to get James Wright for the Gems, and I was told go for Charlie instead, he is a better rider. Took a few years, like 10 years, but they were right eventually.

 

Was that not also true about Peter Beadsley and his brother.(similar to Gazza).

 

 

Is that 'insignificant' in that the agreed rate for new Aussies was 7, but it was not reviewed for a few years, and then collectively, the BSPA thought, and most people still think they were right, that it was too high and we operated a 4 for new entrants. That operated fairly for a number of years, but unknown to Speedway, the UKBA were collating the situation regarding new riders entering the country and illegally riding second halfs, and we were called to account for the breach of the old agreed rate. The UKBA have insisted on the return of the old rate, despite the BSPA and many learned poster on here, that 4 is more correct average instead of the original 7. The BSPA were trying to reach agreement with UKBA to drop it to the fairer average of 4, but it would look like the BSPA has read the signals and decided it would be in the sports interest to revert back to the 7, hence the return to the 7 for both Jack H and J Allen. As others have said on here, the 7 average is too high and, conditions attached to that decision, mean we could see a great reduction in the number of OZ riders in this country, before the push for new Brits has started to produce the number of quality Brits to make up the numbers we need for the leagues in the future. Since the 4 was introduced , how many OZ riders would not have been risked on a 7 had that ruling been adhered to.

ronnie or geordie?? I knew ronnie really well but never seen him play, died earlier this year sadly.
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ronnie or geordie?? I knew ronnie really well but never seen him play, died earlier this year sadly.

It was the one who was a bit unfit and heavy. He used o come with a team from Longbenton and play on the top 5 a side pitches at B/Flames. Think he had blond hair.

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In about 2001/2 I was trying to get James Wright for the Gems, and I was told go for Charlie instead, he is a better rider. Took a few years, like 10 years, but they were right eventually.

 

Was that not also true about Peter Beadsley and his brother.(similar to Gazza).

 

Is that 'insignificant' in that the agreed rate for new Aussies was 7, but it was not reviewed for a few years, and then collectively, the BSPA thought, and most people still think they were right, that it was too high and we operated a 4 for new entrants. That operated fairly for a number of years, but unknown to Speedway, the UKBA were collating the situation regarding new riders entering the country and illegally riding second halfs, and we were called to account for the breach of the old agreed rate. The UKBA have insisted on the return of the old rate, despite the BSPA and many learned poster on here, that 4 is more correct average instead of the original 7. The BSPA were trying to reach agreement with UKBA to drop it to the fairer average of 4, but it would look like the BSPA has read the signals and decided it would be in the sports interest to revert back to the 7, hence the return to the 7 for both Jack H and J Allen. As others have said on here, the 7 average is too high and, conditions attached to that decision, mean we could see a great reduction in the number of OZ riders in this country, before the push for new Brits has started to produce the number of quality Brits to make up the numbers we need for the leagues in the future. Since the 4 was introduced , how many OZ riders would not have been risked on a 7 had that ruling been adhered to.

Very informative post, Tsunami.

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Tsunami 's post is very revealing, in that it shows how out of touch the BSPA are.

 

Firstly they seem to think the assessed averages are set in order to enable foreign riders to come over on a fair average when they are in fact set in order to satisfy the UKBA that a minimal number of non EU riders come to ride here.

 

Secondly it appears that they believe the BSPA ( a private club) has more authority than the UKBA - a Government agency carrying out the will of the people (in this case restricting the number of foreigners working here).

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