Roger Jacobs 554 Posted September 23, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 12:16 PM, Ben91 said: Rulemakers trying to be too smart for their own good here. “Team changes can only be made between X date and Y date. The only exception to this is the case of proven long term injury.” Simple really. They're not trying to be too smart for their own good - they're not trying at all. They write Regs without any thought, and without any testing/wargaming. PS: "Proven long term injury" isn't simple or clear. If they were to have such a Regulation again, it should state a minimum time. To paraphrase the well known quote: A week is a long time in British speedway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,281 Posted September 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: They're not trying to be too smart for their own good - they're not trying at all. They write Regs without any thought, and without any testing/wargaming. PS: "Proven long term injury" isn't simple or clear. If they were to have such a Regulation again, it should state a minimum time. To paraphrase the well known quote: A week is a long time in British speedway. Rules are kept ambiguous so they can be "interperated" as and when is needed.. You can't "make it all up as you go along" if rules are clear and beyond any subjectivity... And that would be no good for UK Speedway who depend on that "moments notice" change in personnel... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted September 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Roger Jacobs said: They're not trying to be too smart for their own good - they're not trying at all. They write Regs without any thought, and without any testing/wargaming. PS: "Proven long term injury" isn't simple or clear. If they were to have such a Regulation again, it should state a minimum time. To paraphrase the well known quote: A week is a long time in British speedway. Have to disagree with the first paragraph. The rules are all too wordy and using percentages of fixtures completed is an attempt at sounding more intelligent than they are (not very). Second paragraph, I appreciate your point completely. But it is again something open to interpretation. It completely contradicts my point I know but If Emil Sayfutdinov gets concussed in the first leg of the play off final for example, that’s a season ender due to the length of time he has to spend out but not a “long term” injury. So should Ipswich be allowed to sign Bartosz Zmarzlik for one meeting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
