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First of all Plymouth need to obtain a sponsors certificate for them to back his application for a T5 visa

To represent your country in the under 21's at world level is the highest level for a young person to attain in any sport at junior level, and just for the record when have you represented your country at any level. I understand that you are entitled to your opinion, but lets have your opinion with out demeaning those that have achieved the honour to represent their country

But you can't polish a turd.....

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Has he been granted a T5 visa, Don't take it as read that because Jason Doyle got a T5 visa that all Aussie riders will get one

IMO the riders to watch this season will be Sam Masters & Justin Sedgeman both are very hungry after a season on the side lines and this can only help young Fricke to push his way past the competition and shine. I wish all of the Edinburgh team a safe and rewarding 2014 campaign

http://www.guymartinracing.co.uk/ Will reveal all...

Quoted in todays Speedway Star that the BSPA chairman is having a meeting with MP's and the Border Agency to try to resolve this matter

Now that Nick Morris has confirmed that he is staying with Swindon, How long will it be before it is announced that he has resigned for Somerset As far as I can see Nick would miss 8 meetings they are: April: 1 Away v Ipswich & 2 Home meetings v Plymouth & v Rye House May: 1 Away v Redcar June:1 Away v Plymouth July: 1 Home v Workington August: 1 Away v Sheffield & 1 Home v Rye House

As far as I understand it all riders with a current ACU licence can gain entry, but as far as retired riders are concerned that is down to the club or promoter concerned

But you would keep the discount if you retired my Brother in law has still got his & he's been retires 5 years But as far as riders are concerned I believe that the production of their ACU licence allows them entry also riders participating in the meeting are allocated a certain number of passes for family and sponsors, the biggest con that I have seen happened a few years ago whereby some dishonest track staff where handing their passes to their friends to gain entry, thankfully most of this has now been ended by the introduction of photo ID cards

What about all these foreign football players, rugby players etc never hear about them having visa problems or is it only speedway riders that this rule applies to

And in Jason Doyle's own words that he has "applied for a T5 visa (Temporary visa for sports personal) and that he needed the backing & support of the BSPA to obtain this visa it is not up to Motorcycling Australia to support this application but the BSPA as he is requesting to ride in this country TWEET FROM Jason ON 17TH January Reads "Jason Doyle ‏@Jasondoyle43 Jan 17 Well it's all down to the Bspa to allow me to use a tier 5 visa hope they can sort it. " Good luck Jason

I feel that if the BSPA will not back Jason Doyle to obtain a T5 visa then the whole management committee should resign en-block and allow people in who know how to run a business. Jason Doyle, like Sam Masters & Mason Compton last year will put bums on seats and money in the clubs coffers and it dose nothing to help British riders at all. I would love to see things from a BSPA Management Committee perspective but unfortunately I am unable to get my head that far up my arse. LET COMMON SENSE PREVALE

May be the BSPA want all league matches concluded by the end of august which then gives 2 months for the play offs etc to take place

If you look closely you will see that Somerset are against Peterborough on Friday 29/08/14 and in order to get all the meetings in then Plymouth will have to visit the OTA on the Wednesday, This was done by the BSPA not the Somerset management. Surely Plymouth will have first call on Kyle for the league match v Somerset as he signed for Plymouth before he was named as a fast track reserve for Poole

Seven riders make a team not one, but still can't understand why Somerset released a rider of proven ability for a rider of unproven ability. as you stated in a previous post Somerset have gone from a very professional club to a second rate unprofessional outfit

Nathan Stoneman would be a great signing he knows the national league tracks and was progressing well until he broke his femur at Scunthorpe and I think he broke his ankle a while back and he is a free agent (not on any teams asset list) I am sure that he would grasp a team place with both hands

With only Sheffield & Peterborough left to complete their teams the following riders have not, as yet, got a team place Nick Morris 8.84 Somerset Mikkel Bech Jensen 8.41 Plymouth Mickey Dyer 7.58 Redcar Sebastian Alden 7.37 Berwick Andrew Tully 7.19 Newcastle Leigh Lanham 7.16 Ipswich Dakota North 6.55 Glasgow Robin Aspergren 6.39 Berwick Jozsef Tabaka 6.00 Edinburgh Tero Aarnio 5.86 Workington Henning Bager 5.30 Glasgow Danny Maassen 5.00 Sheffield Michael Palm Toft 4.92 Plymouth Hynek Stichauer 4.56 Plymouth Andre Compton 4.36 Sheffield Max Dilger 4.22 Redcar Kasper Lykke 4.04 Rye House Jake Anderson 3.97 Plymouth Facundo Albin 3.62 Sheffield Nicki Barrett 3.60 Berwick Mitchell Davey 3.00 Edinburgh

Agreed I forgot to deduct the 2.5% from Lewis Blackbirds average, Andrew Tulley is worth a chance at 7.19

On a lighter note there are only eight team places to be filled between three teams Glasgow have 10.66 points to fill 2 places Sheffield have 25.36 points to fill 5 places Peterborough have 7.65 points to fill 1 place This leaves 21 riders from the 2013 season without a team place, assuming that these teams fill there places from the riders that are left that will only leave 13 riders without a team place at the start of the 2014 season

I would give Leigh a team spot at any time and what he lacks in point scoring he makes up for in experience to help other younger riders and as for Morton isn't there a family tie there

IMO when the season gets under way and riders on inflated averages get a true average and the promoters see that they are not as good as they thought there will be a lot of movement of riders and I believe that Nick will find a team place then, I live in hope & probably die in despair

Can you name any rider who did not bitch about Newport in fact I think that most of the staff bitched about Newport

So the new proposed line up for Somerset for 2014 is: Jason Doyle 9.79 Oliver Allan 8.09 Pontus Aspgren 6.74 Brady Kurtz 5.00 Todd Kurtz 4.85 Charles Wright 4.30 Paul Starke 3.52 Total Average 42.29 Points Remaining 0.21