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Well deserved first signing and one should have been for the Comets. Staying behind and ricking his chances of a visa shows commitment for a club and richly deserves to be name the first name on the team sheet.

With there now being a conversion rate for riders doubling up/down, have the BSPA released which of these averages will be used for riders riding in both leagues. For example Harris has a Premiership average of 7.78, and a Championship average of 7.71. If you convert the Premier league average it will be a lot higher than his current one in the Championship. For me if you wish to reduce the amount of doubling up/down, the higher of the two averages when converted should be used.

Glasgow are a total joke to British speedway. Pleading poverty in speedway star last week saying this will be there last year unless things change and costs reduce. Then poach a rider who has already agreed a deal with another club, offering silly money in the process. Well guess what Glasgow promotion, you are creating the problem, not just for yourselfs but also for every other club In British speedway. I think rasmus has made the wrong choice and one he could regret.

Welcome Home Mason...best 10grand we ever spent....those weegies didn't see a good thing when they had him!!! I for 1 am pleased he has 'loyalty'

Welcome back Mason!

THJ seems to forget when Denham threw his money about,Topinka,Dolan,Stoney,Kildeman Rymel ect.Just let the clubs get on with it.38 pt limit for everybody averages don’t lie most of the the time.

in all fairness i would imagine that if Glasgow pay more [which is no bad thing really,thats life] im far from convinced in most cases it is much more than others,or not enough to cause problems anyway and its a bit rich Workington fans having a pop as they also have a reputaion as being strong wage payers,you dont get Kindt/Bach for peanuts thats a fact

There have been some very good points made and some we don't like but are very valid , however as some have said to accuse Glasgow of potentially ruining the sport all alone is just plain stupid. If we want to pay our riders in Gold Sovereigns we can, as I have said it is up to other clubs to operate there club there way and us the way we see fit, people get paid more in all walks of life sh*t happens. The dramatization and bigging the scenario up is both comical and stupid at the same time, there is not a lot more to be said people will always have a go at us all we can do is sit back and let them whilst pis*ing ourselves laughing while they do it.

Probably tried to sign up several race nights at once.

A plane????????

Your owner has just threatened to pull the plug due to losses yet still seems to apparently be paying way over the odds for riders? I wouldn’t be pis*ing my self laughing, I’d just be pis*ed off because once the Facenna’s go it will be back to where you guys was before they saved the club just with a nicer stadium. Or no club at all?

You do know that Glasgow can only sign 7 riders for the beginning of the season?! How many riders are there?! What riders have we poached/poaching?! The fact is, riders like the vast majority of people that go out to work, want to obtain the best deal for the services they provide. Likewise, employers want to take on the people that will provide their business with the best opportunity to succeed and flourish. What Glasgow decide to pay their riders has very little impact and certainly does not force other clubs to pay more. It's funny how none of Glasgow's critics have maybe thought riders want to join Glasgow because they will get paid the amount agreed and within the time frame agreed, for me that sort of security is worth more than £5-10 extra per point! How many people move jobs for more money? It doesn't mean that others doing the same job in different roles across the sector all go and demand (and receive) more money. Like Gazc has pointed out, yes we made a loss this year but how much of that was apportioned to the one-off big buys - track, fence, TV screen etc?! It's too easy for people to come on here and start spouting sh!t with no basis for their accusations.

It is getting tiresome now we get it you don't like the Glasgow promotion. Now go and tell someone who actually cares.

THats quite correct and Buster could well get his fingers burned if he doesn’t treat the Club and Panthers fans with the respect they deserve because he has never been Mr. Popular at the Eoes and I can’t see that changing just because he now owns the club - his name would have been number 3 or 4 on a list after the Hortons of less than desirable owners - Godfrey (Scunthorpe) taking 3 or 4 beside him! Anyway it is what it is now but GED in contrast is still held in high regard by many fans and him still being there makes Chapman’s tenure bearable. Panthers fans (and Witches to) will not settle for being treated 2nd or 3rd best so I would have thought it preferable if each Club is run as a separate entity to avoid accusations of conflict of interest which could very quickly turn into lost revenue - but at least it will yes be Buster’s money and not Rathbone’s or Louis. It will certainly add interest off track watching what develops throughout the coming season.

Glasgow are a total joke to British speedway. Pleading poverty in speedway star last week saying this will be there last year unless things change and costs reduce. Then poach a rider who has already agreed a deal with another club, offering silly money in the process. Well guess what Glasgow promotion, you are creating the problem, not just for yourselfs but also for every other club In British speedway. I think rasmus has made the wrong choice and one he could regret.

Got an awful feeling we might end up been the victims of our own success with the vultures with big pockets coming for the lads that helped us achieve so much this season.

Buster will obviously stamp his mark in various ways but thankfully the Eoes always insist on their own catering so we shouldn’t be subjected to 45 minute intervals for burger sales as he will not benefit from that!

Best k10 workington ever spent . thanks again tiggers .........campo, 2019 comet . ........ he has been outstanding in 2018 . thanks again .Merry Christmas .

It was sort of planned to be, put together to not win anything to keep costs down...only to surprisingly have our best and probably most expensive season ever!

Perhaps THJ should spend more time clinching deals rather than posting on the BSF; wouldn't be surprised if worky have lost a second rider in the last few days, not to Glasgow of course

I would'nt have Sarjeant on the track staff never mind the team. Send him the same way as Harris.

One of, yes - Countless people whinge about how long it takes to complete a meeting. People get fed up up and won't come back. So if everybody starts to run meetings effeciency then that will stop alot of moans and groans.

Hell of a lot of rubbishe being bandied about, Business is simple, spend more than you take in , and the business will come tumbling down.

and what makes you think that we let him go? has it ever occured that the lad didnt want to return to Scunthorpe?

Maybe because steve Didn't want to ride for us

I think you are overstating the reaction that you say is distain and jealousy Gaz. Most clubs/supporters would love to have the improvements in the stadium and the quality of the team that Glasgow has delivered. It upgrades the sport in general when it can be shown the bar has been raised, in the same way Belle Vue did with the National Stadium. Unfortunately Glasgows aggressive approach to being the best does have an effect of the running and the costs that other clubs pay their riders. Once a new top heatleader pay level has been reached by one club, it cascades down for all the other number 1's to ask for more money, and then the. lesser heatleaders and second strings get in on the act. Same with sign-on's. Riders can stick out for the increase and ultimately clubs have to fall in line to give their fans the team that the fans want and will support. It's rather being shortsighted/unbelievable to think one club doesn't affect the rates of pay of another club. I note on here that many fans don't really, or pretend not to, know the rates that Glasgow has paid its riders in the recent years. Other fans know probably to the pound, because it is talked about widespread in the pits and I could have given you at least three riders wages from a couple of years ago. It's not really a secret anywhere. I think the irony to the rest of us is that Glasgow is bleating about losing a lot of money(most than any other club I know about), and appealing for more volunteers and saying they can't go on like this and continue with such losses. Who caused it ?

I can’t see harris riding for less money than they offered Wright ... some porky pies i think

Even if Glasgow do choose to pay riders more than other teams, (not that you provide any proof, right enough)......what difference does it make to what other teams pay THEIR riders? Ok, riders can ask for more based on what they hear Glasgow are paying, but that doesn't mean the other promoters have to pay. What are the riders going to do?....stop riding? What Glasgow decide to pay only affects THEIR seven riders and maybe does some team or teams out of a desired signing (or seven) It's business in the private sector. Wages can and do vary by large margins between different employers for people expected to do the same job.

Nothing wrong with Wright going were the money is, but definately nothing wrong with Garry Many sticking to his guns and not paying anymore than the budget the club works to ...simples.

I cant seem to find any worried people on here at all. Just decent Poole fans and fans of other clubs doing what we usually do at this time and have a guess/opinion what each teams 1-7 might be. Riders that certain fans might want back and others dont (quite clearly the Holder brothers divide opinion). Its called an adult debate................as i said cant see any people worrying on here. Check the other teams threads in all leagues , all fans doing the same, guessing the team and voicing an opinion

Well thats all pretty simple then, tell them all to go and ride for Glasgow. There will be a canny queue tho, cos there's only seven jobs.

Fortunately i don't give a sh*t about spelling police , grammar police , any kind of police. In no particular order. Hipe tatt cleers thht upp fur ye calling a scot an illiterate Jock is like calling a Geordie a big daft Mackem.

I take it you are all a bit slow tonight down in Cumbria

Costs have reduced 1] Previous team managers full time salary 2]The den has closed was making a loss outwith the speedway meetings 3]New safety fence purchased no cost this year 4] Major trackwork completed minimal cost this year 5] Den managers full time salary think that would come to a fair cost.Please tell me where it says we have signed Rasmus Jensen lastly what are we paying him, we could not agree a deal with Bach last year but you did funny that

You're right in your first sentence. It is absolute madness. A plan to try and phase out double upping but is in effect just going to put most middle strings out of work and not stop double upping at all because riders like Harris, Nicholls, Cook etc are keeping their Championship averages from last year! Just when you thought they couldn't get it any more wrong than they usually do!

Honestly I think Rob has pulled off a masterclass and done a good job... the majority of these guys know each other... Rob is getting the track right as to how the riders like it... EWR will be a fortress and with a few away points in the bag I believe Scunny will be knocking on the play off door next year... Lets see what happens Regards THJ

If you think that team was built to keep cost low then then you are in a dream land,,, but after a fine treble then i guess it hard to to be in dreamland!

Me too ...Welcome home Mason , nice to see some “loyalty” instead of dollar signs

We will get on it after Crimbo with a bit of fundraising chucked in too , possibly a meet the riders with a twist (or beer or two)

Amazing eh .....what a story ...but yep at the beginning a team built to keep costs low , no big hitter no 1 , young Kyle entering his first season with no pressure on him to score , so yeah it certainly was . Just all the more sweeter we p**** on a hell of a lot of teams bonfires

So glad it all worked out for mason and we have him back for 2019.Just need to organise a pre season party for him to make up for the one he missed out with having to go back to oz.hint hint shazza. Taylor j.

Let’s see what the other teams do remember it’s a drastically low points limit personally I think we will be ok and everyone takes a spanking at some point

do you honestly think the fabulous 2018 Workington team was on a Budget?

‘Cough’ Troy Batchelor

Surely if Sweden run on one of our protected days then it is the Swedish teams who will have riders missing?

If you don't require the 2 x 6.5 riders who add up to 11 can you pass them onto Berwick. Sure someone would like that deal.

Not sure I could cope with having to boo, jeer and hiss at both teams!

Ah come on now Scotsman are you sure the MASSIF can't temp you along to Lynn to join us when we plan our little road trip to face the old enemy .

Read my post it is aimed at the inane ramblings on Armageddon on us ruining the sport apparently , and at no point have the Facenna's said they are walking away where do you get that from?. What they have said is we will review it after 2019 as to whether we stay Championship they have never once said they are walking away so yes we will sit and have our wee chuckle at the haters on how we are ruining the sport it is comedy gold.

I believe that's what happened last year with Jake Allen Glasgow spoke to him re a deal and he said he had verbally agreed a deal with Scunthorpe so said fine and walked away.Reading the posts on here have we made a bid for a Workington rider,and who is it maybe he is worried what happened before the P O semi- final might happen again over to you T H J