NeilWatson 1,988 Posted September 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Speculation now over and all seems perfectly reasonable to me Wonder if anyone will look to argue that a planned operation doesnt count as being injured...... A facility is available under Art 16.1.5.h - sickness or non-speedway injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maneacat 473 Posted September 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Speculation now over and all seems perfectly reasonable to me Wonder if anyone will look to argue that a planned operation doesnt count as being injured...... Reading the announcement it sounds as though he is at the mercy of the NHS and although a planned and not emergency operation I doubt he has any control or choice in the matter. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted September 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, maneacat said: Reading the announcement it sounds as though he is at the mercy of the NHS and although a planned and not emergency operation I doubt he has any control or choice in the matter. Absolutely - and nothing is more important than your health and wellbeing so cant blame him at all for going with it 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
startline sid 157 Posted September 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Absolutely - and nothing is more important than your health and wellbeing so cant blame him at all for going with it fully agree well said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flappy 1,605 Posted September 26, 2018 Fans lose out yet again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dodger Blue 146 Posted September 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Flappy said: Fans lose out yet again As does the rider (points money) the promotion and his team mates. Pretty sure if it could have been changed it would have been 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted September 26, 2018 12 hours ago, maneacat said: Reading the announcement it sounds as though he is at the mercy of the NHS and although a planned and not emergency operation I doubt he has any control or choice in the matter. I wouldn't fully agree with that. If you're prepared to pay for a minor op, as the news item says was considered, I'd say that you can pick your date going private. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,254 Posted September 26, 2018 No doubt getting it done before Brexit as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted September 26, 2018 1 minute ago, scoobydoo said: No doubt getting it done before Brexit as well Wouldn't know anything about that. What's Brexit? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
New era Panthers 2,055 Posted September 26, 2018 59 minutes ago, Crump99 said: Wouldn't know anything about that. What's Brexit? British Rail European Cross, International Terminal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maneacat 473 Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Crump99 said: I wouldn't fully agree with that. If you're prepared to pay for a minor op, as the news item says was considered, I'd say that you can pick your date going private. Yes of course but who would pay if BWD couldn’t afford it - Peterborough or Somerset or both? Even if it’s classed as “minor” if a General anaesthetic is required and maybe 1 or 2 overnight stay in a Private hospital that does not come cheap. He is obviously going down the NHS route and along with that are many rules and conditions I’m sure - maybe someone who is familiar with them can enlighten us but I doubt it’s simple to just cancel the date given and say sorry but I can’t make that date please re-arrange - maybe he has already and this is final date offered to him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted September 26, 2018 27 minutes ago, maneacat said: Yes of course but who would pay if BWD couldn’t afford it - Peterborough or Somerset or both? Even if it’s classed as “minor” if a General anaesthetic is required and maybe 1 or 2 overnight stay in a Private hospital that does not come cheap. He is obviously going down the NHS route and along with that are many rules and conditions I’m sure - maybe someone who is familiar with them can enlighten us but I doubt it’s simple to just cancel the date given and say sorry but I can’t make that date please re-arrange - maybe he has already and this is final date offered to him. Cost or responsibility isn't mentioned so who knows. It just says timescale and I'm not sure what that means in this situation, I wouldn't imagine that the rules around non urgent surgery would be too strict and the NHS seems to cancel such things at very short notice themselves. If you had a similar problem known about in June but you were going abroad for a month in September then wouldn't you say that you can't attend at that time. I'm sure that it would be noted and agreed that you'd be fitted in before or after. Likewise if you're a UK sportsman from March to October then wouldn't you mention that and fit it in during the close season as I recall happening on other occasions in the past. If it's causing pain then asap is very important but there's no mention of that and BWD rode very well on Sunday on a track that would certainly pull hard on a damaged shoulder, although removal of plate and screws suggests that it has healed but will need rest afterwards for the rest of our season would be my guess. Anyway, it is what it is and that's not going to change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tocha 308 Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Crump99 said: Cost or responsibility isn't mentioned so who knows. It just says timescale and I'm not sure what that means in this situation, I wouldn't imagine that the rules around non urgent surgery would be too strict and the NHS seems to cancel such things at very short notice themselves. If you had a similar problem known about in June but you were going abroad for a month in September then wouldn't you say that you can't attend at that time. I'm sure that it would be noted and agreed that you'd be fitted in before or after. Likewise if you're a UK sportsman from March to October then wouldn't you mention that and fit it in during the close season as I recall happening on other occasions in the past. If it's causing pain then asap is very important but there's no mention of that and BWD rode very well on Sunday on a track that would certainly pull hard on a damaged shoulder, although removal of plate and screws suggests that it has healed but will need rest afterwards for the rest of our season would be my guess. Anyway, it is what it is and that's not going to change. Saturday's fixture is now a double-header. No start time yet announced but let's hope they have the sense to start at 6pm this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehone 3,430 Posted September 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, tocha said: Saturday's fixture is now a double-header. No start time yet announced but let's hope they have the sense to start at 6pm this time. or earlier! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,701 Posted September 26, 2018 One would assume the timing of BWD's surgery is on the advice of surgeons, so i would just wish him all the best and hope his recovery is a swift one... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites