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Sounds to me like the UKBA are unlikely to change their mind.

 

I think the thing is Somerset have announced a team based upon a rider having a 5.00 average when they clearly knew he would be on a 7.00.

 

That's not cheating or rule bending, its stupidity. For all those saying Somerset have built an excellent team and all credit to the promotion, I am sure anyone can build such a team by ignoring the rules of the sport.

 

To me, Kurtz's 5.00 average last season could be seen as correct. Holder's 5.00 most certainly is not.

It makes the PL a farce really, Somerset shouldn't be allowed to get away with it!! Win at all costs yet again . All this garbage "the team to beat " just remember we had that tag last season and got no where . The BSPA need to throw this team out to re declare fairly like the rest of the PL . Berwick haven't declared their full 7 so have the benefit of the doubt . No surprise with Josh going back , that was on the cards from October . Goes with my best wishes but you really didn't have to pull the "polish commitments " bull . No rider is bigger than any team .

 

The Poole of The PL strike again

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VERY interesting reading on the UNOFFICIAL COMETS WEB SITE (run by the workington promotion. click on unofficial site . scroll down to .. premier league speedway. and read steves comments . .. steve IS one of the promoters at workington .as i said.. read it and weep somerset fans . your season is in turmoil already..

Would this be the same turmoil as we were last season, didn't do too bad though did we ha ha

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Another major change in the regs that is not announced!

 

Do Somerset have a leg to stand on? Who knows until there is official statements to confirn the change or not.

 

I for one had no inkling of this increase and nothing had been brought up when others signed elsewhere.

 

I jumped on the Kurtz bandwagon last year because I thought it was wrong.

 

With Holder Im yet to be convinced it is a similar attempt to push the limit (pun intended)

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Sounds to me like the UKBA are unlikely to change their mind.

 

I think the thing is Somerset have announced a team based upon a rider having a 5.00 average when they clearly knew he would be on a 7.00.

 

That's not cheating or rule bending, its stupidity. For all those saying Somerset have built an excellent team and all credit to the promotion, I am sure anyone can build such a team by ignoring the rules of the sport.

 

To me, Kurtz's 5.00 average last season could be seen as correct. Holder's 5.00 most certainly is not.

 

I think it is beyond Stupidity,its a complete disregard and a two fingered salute to the UKBA,the BSPA and there fellow promotions

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Its no coincidence that shenanigans surround the same 2 clubs year on year, its no coincidence they tend to share riders, its no coincidence they are always challenging or winning year on year.

 

Are the others simply pi$$ing against the wind??

 

it's not what you know, it's who you know ;-)

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oh how smarmy.... Did you actually go and support them? Or just watch the updates with scarf and pompom hat on? :)

I reckon I went to more Somerset home meetings that Cliff :D
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oh how smarmy.... Did you actually go and support them? Or just watch the updates with scarf and pompom hat on? :)

Bit difficult for me to attend these days due to my circumstances, it's a 320 mile round trip. We used to have property down there so it was a lot easier and my life situation was different. I would LOVE to be in the situation I was in in those days still never mind. It does not stop me supporting and following Rebels just because I am not there every week. Ha ha I'm sort of the regular Somerset guy having the banter with the other guys on the updates site. I always go to Rye and used to go to Reading for the away fixtures and have also been to Leicester .

Shads may well have been to more matches than me,but then again if his life style dictated that speedway could not be accommodated in trips to the OTA one would imagine he also wouldn't go that often.

I'm guessing your home track is fairly close to where you live, lucky you, if your track closed tomorrow would you be as frequent as you are now, unlikely.

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Bit difficult for me to attend these days due to my circumstances, it's a 320 mile round trip. We used to have property down there so it was a lot easier and my life situation was different. I would LOVE to be in the situation I was in in those days still never mind. It does not stop me supporting and following Rebels just because I am not there every week. Ha ha I'm sort of the regular Somerset guy having the banter with the other guys on the updates site. I always go to Rye and used to go to Reading for the away fixtures and have also been to Leicester .

Shads may well have been to more matches than me,but then again if his life style dictated that speedway could not be accommodated in trips to the OTA one would imagine he also wouldn't go that often.

I'm guessing your home track is fairly close to where you live, lucky you, if your track closed tomorrow would you be as frequent as you are now, unlikely.

it was tounge in cheek cliff....i am correct about the scarf and hat though?? :)
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without holder i get the other 6 to 37.52 so even holder on a 5 the team is over the limit

something not right somewhere either the averages listed or just total mess up of team building


I'm sure there is a 2.5% reduction for riders in their first 3 years (I think it's 3) after they leave the NL.

i was told in another thread there was no longer any reduction

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