IainB Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 10 minutes ago, mikebv said: In any normal business such a "s**t show" would see the person in charge/therefore responsible, being removed from their post wouldn't it?... It is UK Speedway though... Seems to be a job for life and and the only way out is to retire. A normal organisation would have had a vote of confidence years ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 ... maybe this is one of the "wow!" news stories Rob Godfrey was teasing us with a few weeks back 🤔 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 (edited) There are many parts of this that need to be fully clarified. I don't see how the Chairman of an organisation that has led this can survive. Firstly, what is actually in riders contracts this year and how does it compare to previous years? Secondly, who is actually saving the money? I believe Ben Barker had previously said that riders had £5 per race deducted to cover insurance. If that was the case, and that is not happening, then surely it is the riders and not the clubs making a saving. If the riders were aware then they could have used this to take out their own personal accident insurance, as some have published that they have done. Whether that is comparable is another matter. If the clubs were paying the insurance previously, and now are not and are making a saving, then surely they are complicit in this - even more so if they didn't explain this to their riders. If clubs either took out insurance to the same value, or advised their riders of the change - allowing riders to negotiate a contract so that they were no worse off, then the club may be exonerated. It remains a completely unedifying, and very seriously situation Edited April 26 by Sir Sidney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 Whilst I empathise, I don't understand how he can absolve the SCB and ACU from any 'blame' and then blame it solely on the BSPL? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 26 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: Whilst I empathise, I don't understand how he can absolve the SCB and ACU from any 'blame' and then blame it solely on the BSPL? Because they have done nothing wrong. This was an initiative by certain BSPL officials to try to save costs. And boy, has it backfired 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 19 hours ago, IainB said: ... maybe this is one of the "wow!" news stories Rob Godfrey was teasing us with a few weeks back 🤔 It certainly made me say "Wow!".... Then smirk and shake my head, knowingly.... And then laugh out loudly, and madly, into the sky above... As often happens when you read something has been changed by those running UK Speedway... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 The wow news must have been the Northampton track re opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted April 27 Report Share Posted April 27 23 hours ago, M.D said: We need transparency about the people who made the decisions and whether we need changes in the people running the BSPL. Someone has to take responsibility for the mistakes that have been made. This is such a serious issue. The riders’ welfare has been overlooked in a terrible way. A very good and brave post from Ben Barker. However, the history of this country in recent years has been the complete refusal to take responsibility by public bodies for their action. Hillsborough, the tainted blood scandal, the Post Office scandal and the grooming gangs show that those in positions of responsibility persistently refuse to acknowledge their errors. So I won't be holding my breath for Godfrey to step down or be sacked. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wee Eck Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 This has all gone quiet. Do we take it that Ben, and his ghost writer, finally got the contact from BSPL he wanted and deserved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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