It was strange to see at one point a BSPL declaration with Foord replacing Jenkins officially as the RS only for an almost immediate reissue reverting to the original line up
In all press releases Foord had only ever been stated as a guest
More than a little puzzling
He doesn't have a team
He was released when they redeclared to include Hagon
You should be able to understand this given the situation with Harrison/Scott at Lynn...
Anyone can check the radar (even I managed it )
Was the briefest of very light showers and forecast is for 7 hours of completely dry conditions with a warm day and stiff drying wind
Granted not easy and straightforward given the very significant rainfall of the last 24 hours or so but certainly perfectly possible IF the will is there.....
But he didn't need 7 days leave - more like 7 hours before all was well to fly out to the GP......
And if we go with your 'leave' suggestion I would say that it has to be taken in full and not cut short as it suits for ANY meeting ANYWHERE or it turns into a 28 day ban
I can certainly understand anyone putting their child first in an emergency situation
The regs though do state it is a 7 day lay off for a non speedway illness issue so has to be applied for consistency
I will also play devil's advocate here - the emergency serious enough to miss the UK meeting didn't prevent boarding a flight to the GP within what about 12 hours....
It is not unreasonable, given the frequent dubious scenarios seen, for doubters to sense the smell of bullsh!t to be in the air