TheScotsman 2,484 Posted May 5, 2016 When he signs the first contract. any other loan fees go to them. Nothing to Edinburgh. Thanks. I suspected that might be the case. Good deal for BV then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,710 Posted May 5, 2016 I still have a sneaky feeling that Kenneth Bjerre will turn up in the side at some point later in the seasonDudek hasnt signed for a UK club yet perhaps you could fit him in as well come August! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheScotsman 2,484 Posted May 5, 2016 Will be a snip once the rest of the team have gone ahead with their average reductions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spencebel 181 Posted May 5, 2016 Welcome to the Panthers Jason & Craig .All the best. Also Tom Stokes as well.. Up The Panthers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New era Panthers 2,055 Posted May 5, 2016 Welcome to the Panthers Jason & Craig .All the best. Also Tom Stokes as well.. Up The Panthers Good shop window opportunity for Tom Stokes , It may only be 4 matches but I am sure it wont do him any harm , I quite believe one or two teams that are struggling with #7's will be seriously interested. The ball is in your court Tom show them what your capable of.It could be the making of you 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehone 3,431 Posted May 5, 2016 had a chat with Stokes last night at Kings Lynn, he's definitely up for the challenge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,259 Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) Dudek hasnt signed for a UK club yet perhaps you could fit him in as well come August!There working on getting Danny King and as you can see recently his scores have dipped , hes doing it gradually so as not to be seen . Wink wink All the welcome to Panthers for Craig Cook should be welcome back as hes ridden for Panthers before Edited May 5, 2016 by scoobydoo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffster 60 Posted May 5, 2016 There working on getting Danny King and as you can see recently his scores have dipped , hes doing it gradually so as not to be seen . Wink wink All the welcome to Panthers for Craig Cook should be welcome back as hes ridden for Panthers before Do Ipswich know that Danny, who is their captain, wants away to Peterborough, I wonder ? King wont be joining Panthers, at least in 2016 anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers89 1,922 Posted May 5, 2016 Henning Bager back in the big time, riding for Berwick! I never thought we would see him again in England, so many memories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,710 Posted May 5, 2016 Do Ipswich know that Danny, who is their captain, wants away to Peterborough, I wonder ? King wont be joining Panthers, at least in 2016 anyway i wouldnt blame Danny at all if he went to Boro - would be close to unbeatable at home riding the EOES every week. Bruv stays at Foxhall though so would have to have Richie back on the spanners and the Witches would need a new team manager as well. wink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noodles 1,337 Posted May 6, 2016 OFFICIAL STATEMENT Friday May 06, 2016 DISILLUSIONED Peterborough promoter Ged Rathbone is considering his future in the sport after seeing a high-profile capture of Great Britain star Craig Cook blocked. The British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA) management committee have incredibly ruled that the 'T Balfe Construction' Panthers cannot complete a double-change that would have seen top talent Cook and fellow British rider Tom Stokes replace two Danes, Nicklas Porsing and Michael Palm Toft, in their team. Rathbone has been informed the decision was made In line with rule 16.3.5 of the 2016 Speedway Regulations, which states that the BSPA management committee monitors all proposed moves and has the sole responsibility to approve all (re-)declared team line-ups having been satisfied they are in the best interests of the sport. That conclusion appears to have been reached by the governing body even though Peterborough want to hand jobs to two British riders. It is a setback which has left Rathbone questioning whether he can continue in speedway beyond the club's next two Premier League meetings - a trip to Plymouth tonight (Friday) and a home clash against Sheffield on Sunday, when the new-look team was due to take to the East of England Showground track. A shocked Rathbone said: "The BSPA have told me it is not in the best interests of the sport to allow our signing of two British riders to go through - and that is something I find completely and utterly staggering. "I'm completely disillusioned as to how we can be blocked from bringing one of the finest British riders in Craig Cook and an up-and-coming British talent in Tom Stokes into a British team in a British league when we have broken no rules. "There is absolutely nothing in the sport's rulebook to suggest that this move cannot happen and the BSPA have failed to prove otherwise by providing me with such a ruling. I'm told the management committee do not want a rider to double-up between two teams with the same race-night either - even though we have only a handful of Friday fixtures and there were only three clashes between ourselves and Craig's Elite League club, Belle Vue. "Using a guest on those three occasions was a perfectly acceptable scenario for both ourselves and Craig, who had jumped at the chance to return to racing in the Premier League. He is already in the process of having equipment brought back to the UK from Poland to facilitate this move. "I've also been informed that Belle Vue were not in a position to give us permission to speak to the rider - something they did grant to my co-promoter Trevor Swales when he made contact with them. "I've had messages of support from other Premier League promoters telling us what a great move we have made - not just for Peterborough but for the whole of British speedway by bringing Craig back into the league - yet now we find our plans scuppered. Craig was runner-up in the British Final last summer and would have won the title had the final race not been stopped. With champion Tai Woffinden choosing not to ride in this country, Craig is now technically the best Brit actually racing in Britain. He wants to compete in the top two British leagues, but is being prevented from doing that. What sort of message does that sound out to other British riders? "I've worked tirelessly since late in 2014 to bring stability and success to Peterborough. I cannot contemplate being in a position where our crowd levels drop, something I believe could happen after our poor recent form. "That is why I decided to act and make the exciting changes to create what we all want and what our paying supporters expect - a winning team. "At this moment in time, I'm committed to completing our away meeting at Plymouth and the home fixture against Sheffield, but I will be seriously considering my future in the sport beyond that. "The way I feel right now, Sunday may well be a farewell from me should our appeal over this decision not be successful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers89 1,922 Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Oh fu_ck off...... How is it blocked? I was on the understanding that you can't make 2 changes when over 42.50 as have to resort back to the starting average, but were way under!!!! What a bunch of absolute tossers we have running the sport, yeah let's stop the British riding, let's keep the 2 Danes in the job, cocks Edited May 6, 2016 by Panthers89 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterborough daz 220 Posted May 6, 2016 Absolute joke and the only reasoning they can give is that there'll be 3 fixture clashes. 2 brits done out of a job for 2 Danes, you couldn't make it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Countershaftcounter 360 Posted May 6, 2016 Unbelievable, just gob smackingly stupid from the people who allegedly have the best interests of our sport in mind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
