Paulco

What blows your theory apart is , do you think I'd have The Smugs as second favourite ??????

Kozza was granted his visa in order to live the dream . Once the Border Agency or visa dot com or whoever realised it was Glasgow he was going to ride for , there was a special fast track process for superstars . There are two types of speedway rider , ones who are or who have donned the Stripes and those who wished they could . Once it was made clear who Kozza was going to ride for , the authorities even offered to pay his plane fare .

Welcome to my world

Well , depends how the next 4 days goes obviously haha

Pretty sure i'll be chucking more than the price of a pint into the collection

I can feel another afternoon in the New Barrack Tavern coming on

I understand where both are coming from , but it's a joke that there isn't substantial prize money for league success . Must be the only sport in the world where the financial implications for doing well can be crippling

Really enjoyed last night's event , counting the days now

Not too shabby then from a rider who is basically a third heat leader , though ended up topping our averages cause he was riding in a poor side

Yes , away . Ok he had the odd blip , every rider does , I remember even the mighty Shane Parker scoring 2 at Exeter . But one that really sticks out in my mind with Theo was an amazing performance at Berwick last year , on a track that was borderline dangerous . Theo might not get you double figures everytime away from home , but he'll weigh in with useful points in general .

Good luck Theo , we should have had him back really . Good solid pro . Might not be the most flashy , but he's dependable home or away .

What's the latest on this silly visa nonsense ? Has Kozza applied for political asylum in Springburn yet ?

A unique rider for the fact he is loved by both sets of fans on the great divide . Whether people think he is deserving or not , all of us who turn up on the night certainly will think he deserves his big night and he's sure to be rewarded by a big crowd

Except on the 2nd Thursday after lent if a witch dances naked at Stonehenge

Couldn't have put it better myself

Dont , i'd have wet masel

True . Speedway is a form of entertainment for many of us , and to deny us of the Aussies is detrimental to that regardless what the immigration law says

I am yes , all sport should be . Sport is worldwide entertainment and shouldn't be bound by normal immigration rules . Surely as a speedway fan you want to watch the best riders our clubs can afford regardless of where they happen to come from . And you're in the PL section now , we don't do condescending in here . Not what you're used to maybe , but the sport is more important to us than the wrongs of red tape strangling it .

I dont see a problem in letting Australians or Americans or whomever in on a 7 point average and given 2 seasons to achieve that . Better a hungry for success Aussie travelling halfway around the world to try and become a successful speedway rider , than some second rate Dane or German trundling round scoring 2 and 3 every meeting . As for the Brit argument , if they're good enough and ambitious enough they'll make it regardless Immigration is being used to cloud the issue . They are speedway riders , not Romanian benefit claimers . If they don't score , they don't eat . Why strangle sport with red tape where there's never been a problem before . If they ain't good enough , they get shipped out and the promotion that took a punt has seen their gamble fail .

Leagues have been won in the past with promotions " taking a punt " . Darcy Ward joined Kings Lynn on a 5 point average when he first came over . Ok he was rumoured to have potential , but you just never know how they'll adjust . Ivan Mauger didn't set the heather on fire on his first try on these shores .

That's a ridiculous statement . Both are extremely exciting riders to watch at PL level

But that's just it , you just don't know what you're going to get . Both Josh Grajczonek and Mitchell Davey joined Glasgow at the same time . One made it , one didn't . If the beaurocrats have their way , Josh wouldn't have had a relatively successful career . Scottish clubs have went down the Australian route for decades , because a lot of British riders don't want to travel north . From that perspective it harms our clubs

Rubbish . Ok we dont live in Elite League land , but over the last few years we have been greatly entertained by the likes of Shane Parker , Rusty Harrison , Kozza Smith etc . Ok they might be second rate to EL supporters , but they have graced our league and entertained us greatly . It would be sad to say goodbye to their like

Maybe , but our sport will still be the loser

Maybe this visa nonsense played it's part in us forking out over the odds , still lets hope he turns out to be a successful Glasgow Tiger , he's still young enough to improve