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27 minutes ago, hyderd said:

baffles me how the Poles can get away with this, surely if a person is self employed to work for someone/company/team on a set day of the week, then said person has the right to work for someone/company/team on the days outside of the contract with them. 

Depends what the contract says. Given that short haul flights are likely to be extremely rare in the short term, it makes sense to require riders to based themselves in country.

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12 minutes ago, MattK said:

Depends what the contract says. Given that short haul flights are likely to be extremely rare in the short term, it makes sense to require riders to based themselves in country.

Especially with the size of signing on fees paid to riders in Poland the clubs will expect them there every week not stuck in another country.

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2 minutes ago, Wolfie456 said:

Especially with the size of signing on fees paid to riders in Poland the clubs will expect them there every week not stuck in another country.

Hard to criticise any rider for choosing Poland, they have families to feed...

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they arent forcing any rider to do anything,its the riders decision if you want to ride in poland this yr youll have to live there your choice,anyway do you think any premiership football club would allow a player to play for them on sat but live in poland the rest of the wk,no if you want to play football over here you live here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21 hours ago, Richard Weston said:

Looks like you could have to quarantine for 14 days if you move countries.

That seems to be the cruxt of the matter. If you ride in Poland, you live in Poland, no freedom of movement and toing and froing, from country to country. (Quite how that works if the GPs start up, I don't know).

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46 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

That seems to be the cruxt of the matter. If you ride in Poland, you live in Poland, no freedom of movement and toing and froing, from country to country. (Quite how that works if the GPs start up, I don't know).

As others have mentioned, there'll most likely be a shorter series, all in Poland, if it happens at all.. 

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1 hour ago, YerRopes said:

As others have mentioned, there'll most likely be a shorter series, all in Poland, if it happens at all.. 

Cant be called a world Championship IMO if that is the case

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59 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Cant be called a world Championship IMO if that is the case

 

Most world championships are held in one country each time, aren’t they?

Football, rugby and cricket world cups, athletics, swimming and cycling world championships and the Olympics!

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There is a video from Jason Doyle/Craig Boyce on facebook, where JD explains his dilemma of what to do if riding in Poland.

Riders have been told to go to Poland in 2 weeks time - mid-May - so they can quarantine for 14 days before starting to practice at end of May for the Polish season to start June 12/14th.

He stresses that he has some big decisions to make for this season.

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1 hour ago, Skidder1 said:

There is a video from Jason Doyle/Craig Boyce on facebook, where JD explains his dilemma of what to do if riding in Poland.

Riders have been told to go to Poland in 2 weeks time - mid-May - so they can quarantine for 14 days before starting to practice at end of May for the Polish season to start June 12/14th.

He stresses that he has some big decisions to make for this season.

Let's be honest riders I think will pick Poland even with a 50% pay cut the top riders will still be on 450 pound a point.  A lot more than British speedway.  

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3 hours ago, DC2 said:

 

Most world championships are held in one country each time, aren’t they?

Football, rugby and cricket world cups, athletics, swimming and cycling world championships and the Olympics!

Formular 1, Motocross, Moto GP,  Rallycross, superbikes  etc world championships are held in multiple countries. 

To have the world speedway championship over several rounds just in Poland would hand the championship to a Pole, especially if Emil/Doyle etc decide not to take part in the Polish league.

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1 hour ago, Skidder1 said:

There is a video from Jason Doyle/Craig Boyce on facebook, where JD explains his dilemma of what to do if riding in Poland.

Riders have been told to go to Poland in 2 weeks time - mid-May - so they can quarantine for 14 days before starting to practice at end of May for the Polish season to start June 12/14th.

He stresses that he has some big decisions to make for this season.

It isn't really a dilemma though, is it? A bird in the hand and all that.

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35 minutes ago, Skidder1 said:

So his wife has to give up any job she has and go with him? Or stays here and doesnt see him for several months?

Realistically, what's the alternative? The British leagues cannot afford to run behind closed doors. Therefore there will be no speedway until social distancing rules are relaxed, which will be June/July at the earliest. Then at best it will likely be a reduced calendar.

Or, if you're offered a team place in Poland, you get a full season at an albeit reduced rate.

Logistically it will be a bit of a ballache, but realistically how many nights a week do you think Doyle spends in his own bed during the season?

Seems like a no brainer to me.

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You can either...

Take £482 a point and what is still a very large signing on fee...

Or wait and see if there's any racing in the UK and, even if there is, ride for a hell of a lot less....

Decisions... Decisions.. :rolleyes:

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52 minutes ago, MattK said:

Realistically, what's the alternative? The British leagues cannot afford to run behind closed doors. Therefore there will be no speedway until social distancing rules are relaxed, which will be June/July at the earliest. Then at best it will likely be a reduced calendar.

Or, if you're offered a team place in Poland, you get a full season at an albeit reduced rate.

Logistically it will be a bit of a ballache, but realistically how many nights a week do you think Doyle spends in his own bed during the season?

Seems like a no brainer to me.

Theres always possibility of missing Poland and comutting from his home to Sweden were things arnt as strict.Therefore still having some kind of family life.

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9 hours ago, mikebv said:

You can either...

Take £482 a point and what is still a very large signing on fee...

Or wait and see if there's any racing in the UK and, even if there is, ride for a hell of a lot less....

Decisions... Decisions.. :rolleyes:

Exactly. The hard decisions will be for the middle weight riders, Kurtz, Lidsey, Batchelor, Bewley etc. Do they risk a partial season at a very reduced rate in Poland or stay in Britain hoping our season gets started.

I still think that if it were me, in the current climate, I'd take what's on offer in front of me.

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