If it turns out that Glasgow are not considering replacing Ashton Boughen then I for one, will be sorely disappointed. Yeah, I feel sorry for the guy but if we have any aspirations of doing well this year, we have to be ruthless.
Personally, I don’t see why not. He has a long history of the same (couldn’t care less about the fans) attitude and has been getting away with it for years. Good on the club I say for telling it as it is…….it’s long overdue. He was a good rider back in the day but his attitude was always in question. These days he thinks he is a cut above the rest and can behave how he likes. He’d be as well sticking two fingers up to the people who support speedway and pay his wages.
There IS no defence of this behaviour in speedway and a rider who blatantly isn’t racing could be and should be penalised. There is still a rule, I believe. Who knows what can happen up front and this dilly-dallying (and pulling wheelies in Bachelor’s case) could cost points.
Don’t think anyone’s advocating a change of rule for this year. If it was decided not to include heat 15 riders in a new season rule then teams would be built with that in mind. Personally I think it should be scrapped.