dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

The next question of course is do those that originally came in on a 5 and did achieve that now have to get to 7 to be sure of renewal?

I made a similar point on the worky thread. It was said in reply that Campton was granted a 2 year visa at the start of 2014 so is OK for 2015. If he fails to meet the requirement in 2015 then he may well have a problem in 2016.

As it was Jenga Id just assumed it was a bit of an ar$e!

Dont quite see that but agree a good chance he will improve on his last attempt. Gives the Monarchs the chance to keep the stronger top end options so would expect it to be good for you guys.

Another 3pointer to cross off the possibles list - Branford confirmed at Edinburgh.

has to be a GP star to placate the disgruntled amongst us! wink

No idea! Just having a bit of a joke about it all. Should have put a smiley on it! there that's better.

Covatti was 1 ride away from being in the GPs What more do you want - a rider with GP experience!?

I dont buy this one. Even IF they werent present, which I would find unlikely, I would very much doubt that the only communication they woukd receive is the standard press release. Surely promotions would be provided with detailed minutes and/or a full summary of agreed changes?

Id say its impossible to say if he is wrong given we dont know who the alternative is and why it may be a better choice for the club. Personally I am disappointed that Adam has potentially had his place in the team taken by a non British newcomer. That is no sleight on whoever comes in if the planned line up does indeed go ahead. They will be a Witch and I will want them to be successful. However I have stated many times I believe PL reserve berths should be British only and the aim should be at least 4 Brits each team. Idealistic? Yes. Realistic? Perhaps not immediately but unless you start somewhere you end up going nowhere.

Good luck to Morten.

like the one we have let go!

I am at the point where I have given up trying to work out what is going on! Whatever will be will be!!

Or perhaps we are not affected - an EU rider with no professional league experience is a 5. Or has that changed as well?

no one sniped at Berwick as no one seemed to know about the revision.Posters were praising Somerset initially at putting together another excellent side. Only a little later did the new 7 assessed position emerge. As yet there has been no official confirmation that this is actually in place - only a few independant comments of what they say was agreed at the agm.

it was in jest - I just like using the quirky worky magic converter line!Your team is within the rules - some of those rules may be outdated some may have been changed to suit a few at the agm but you are within them ( thanks to Camptons 2 year visa apparently -wink)

have to agree you havent built to 44.5. Thanks to the quirky worky magic converter its actually about 46.wink

Officially the reduction is available to any rider progressing from the NL so does not in itself exclude EU riders and is therefore not againt the laws.The fact that the NL as a development league is also exempt from EU law on employment matters means that the discount is effectively to British riders only. For once that is quite clever by the BSPA!

Any British rider within 3 years of acheving their first average still gets 2.5% reduction and quite right too.

I understand Worky have issued a statement re the Holder assessed average of 5 saying it should be 7. Isnt part of the proposal that any visa is subject to the rider attaining their assessed average within 2 seasons to be able to renew? Mason Campton - has he done that?

Another major change in the regs that is not announced! Do Somerset have a leg to stand on? Who knows until there is official statements to confirn the change or not. I for one had no inkling of this increase and nothing had been brought up when others signed elsewhere. I jumped on the Kurtz bandwagon last year because I thought it was wrong. With Holder Im yet to be convinced it is a similar attempt to push the limit (pun intended)

If stepping up doesnt work out then they wouldnt have an average that is as over inflated. If they get a higher average its because it has worked out and they have been better than previous seasons.

they dont need it now they have unveiled the ......... Aussie Rebel treble.

So is it confirmed as Josh G R Worrall B Kurtz C Wright J Holder P Starke O Greenwood

Since the time when the 'issue' arose with the riders mentioned the conversion rate had been altered from 0.5 to 0.6 to attempt to rebalance the inter league strengths. Then to combat the skewed format a further change has been made this winter. Therefore IMO the MPT rule is outdated. However it is there and has been rightly administered and too late to change now even if the will was there to do so.