TheScotsman Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Banford rode well. I'd never heard of him but he had a couple of decent wins. Now I read the match report and it turns out he's Australian. Grateful to have a guest at reserve who could score points, but how come Australians can ride at reserve? And how did he get a visa? Does he have British parents? You need to check out the Edinburgh Monarchs and Rye House Raiders lineups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Wardy reminds me of the great Briggo in the late 60s...spectacular, natural talent...Briggo could have been even better if he had better equipment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Branford won the British under-21 Championship in 2013 so isn't exactly unknown and has been riding over here since 2010. I think he stayed at home last year though. Although born in Adelaide he has dual nationality through his mother. His father, Darrell also rode. As mentioned above he doubles up in the PL with Edinburgh and the NL with Rye House. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Branford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratton Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) Wardy reminds me of the great Briggo in the late 60s...spectacular, natural talent...Briggo could have been even better if he had better equipment!Ward is class, Briggo what a champion a legend a real racer mr excitement like Ward i am proud to see both of them ride for the budgies. Edited July 31, 2015 by sidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 You need to check out the Edinburgh Monarchs and Rye House Raiders lineups. That'll explain why I'd never heard of him then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunRobin Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 It's a shame for Swindon they can only use him twice more to guest. He's not eligible to sign on a permanent basis Nothing to say that he cannot sign on a permanent basis. It says on the BSPA that he cannot commit to a full time basis but when interviewed on local radio, he intimated that he would like to score as many points as possible so that he could replace Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted August 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Nothing to say that he cannot sign on a permanent basis. It says on the BSPA that he cannot commit to a full time basis but when interviewed on local radio, he intimated that he would like to score as many points as possible so that he could replace Rose. I think I recall something said that a rider cannot ride in all three leagues but not sure if that is correct. The way he has gone he would be a good signing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 As far as we are aware there is no reason Robert cant do all leagues, initially he asked not to be on the list as he felt his priority needed to be to establish himself in the premier league and had agreed to ride for Edinburgh. He than asked to be placed on the reserves list earlier in the season , and has since asked to be included on the list as a permanent replacement if a position came up.As he has never had a PL average over 4, hes ok which i think stops others riders. Chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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