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Post by Bigcatdiary on Aug 18, 2011 12:37:55 GMT
Its all so bloody obvious.
The BSPA vice chair gets tipped off by his mate the Chair or the office manager that Swindon didnt actually buy Johansson last year and would Matt his mate like to buy him at a cut down price on a nice bargain starting average of 5.06 courtesy of 16 matches for Swindon in 2010.
Of course now that Poole have only 3 league matches left, 4 potential play offs and 4 potential koc matches they get to look just how good he can be with no risk to his GSA changing for 2012 under the current regulations.
That automatically means he starts 2012 on a completely false GSA which is of course is completely at odds with the crap we had to put up with over last winter over PL riders coming into the EL on false averages.
No doubt someone will say Matts played a blinder that anyone could have played had they thought of it but unfortunately unless this loophole is covered over the winter (IDEA for proposal at AGM) and all OFFICIAL MATCHES (EL/KOC/PLAY OFFS) be included for any riders NOT completing the allocated no of EL matches in one season to provide them with an official GSA, then Poole start next year with a clear advantage in the team building stakes because Jonasson is not a 5.06 EL rider.
If this idea had been implemented last year Pawlicki would have ridden 17 Matches for Coventry in 2010 and would have started with a 7.17 GSA for 2011.
In fact their is a good argument to include these for GSA purposes for everyone as the more matches riders do the less easy it is to manipulate them.
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Post by admin on Aug 19, 2011 6:25:12 GMT
Poole bring Swedish international Thomas H Jonasson into their team for the trip to Belle Vue on Monday, and owner Matt Ford sees him as part of Pirates’ plans for 2012.
Jonasson has made a great impact on the SGP stage as a wild card over the past two seasons. He reached his first Grand Prix semi-final in Malilla on Saturday night and despite finishing last in the race, he left with a very respectable nine points.
THJ’s hard-charging style has won him plenty of fans in Sweden and he comes into the team in place of Russian international Renat Gafurov, who offered to stand down after struggling for form.
Having recruited Jonasson on a bargain 5.06 average, Ford admits he could stay in Dorset beyond the end of the season.
Speaking after watching Pirates win 48-42 at home to Birmingham on Wednesday night, he said: “I’ve always said that if he wants to stay, we would have him.
"He’s an outstanding talent. Everyone can see from the GPs that he is a rider who is moving forward in his international career."
- Matt Ford
“He’s an outstanding talent. Everyone can see from the GPs that he is a rider who is moving forward in his international career and I’m just pleased he’s coming on board here.
“With Thomas, it’s a case of making sure he feels at home and I think he’s one of those riders who needs a lot of help with sorting out things, whether it be flights, mechanics and different things.
"But we’re here to help this year and, fingers crossed, it will work for both parties.
“He’s replacing a very popular rider in Renat, who had a good meeting on Wednesday night (scoring six paid seven points).
“But you don’t win championships on one match. We need a sustained presence in the team and I think Thomas will give us that. We have him declared in the team from Monday onwards.”
Ford has confirmed that Jonasson will race on borrowed machinery until the end of this season. Pirates skipper Davey Watt has loaned the Swede a frame, while Poole-based Lakeside rider Adam Shields is providing an engine and van.
The club is also supplying the funds for another engine. While Ford hopes to see Jonasson on his own gear next year, he admits the rider does not have the time and money to buy machinery for the Elite League this season.
“Of course everyone would like to have their own equipment here, but there’s just no time,” Ford said. “Riders also don’t have endless funds to have bikes all over the world. Thomas is still setting himself up in international speedway. At this point in time, he’s not in a position to have his own bikes over here.
“Fingers crossed in the future, if he has a good end of season with us, it might put him in a position financially to do that.”
Asked whether Jonasson could bring his Swedish bikes over for the play-offs if needed, Ford replied: “He’s going to be doing play-offs in both Poland and Sweden, but if he felt more comfortable on his own stuff, it would just be a case of getting it in and out of the country.
Let’s give him a couple of weeks and see how he goes, though.”
sgp
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Post by admin on Aug 19, 2011 6:47:31 GMT
Its all so bloody obvious.The BSPA vice chair gets tipped off by his mate the Chair or the office manager that Swindon didnt actually buy Johansson last year and would Matt his mate like to buy him at a cut down price on a nice bargain starting average of 5.06 courtesy of 16 matches for Swindon in 2010. Of course now that Poole have only 3 league matches left, 4 potential play offs and 4 potential koc matches they get to look just how good he can be with no risk to his GSA changing for 2012 under the current regulations. That automatically means he starts 2012 on a completely false GSA which is of course is completely at odds with the crap we had to put up with over last winter over PL riders coming into the EL on false averages. No doubt someone will say Matts played a blinder that anyone could have played had they thought of it but unfortunately unless this loophole is covered over the winter ( IDEA for proposal at AGM) and all OFFICIAL MATCHES (EL/KOC/PLAY OFFS) be included for any riders NOT completing the allocated no of EL matches in one season to provide them with an official GSA, then Poole start next year with a clear advantage in the team building stakes because Jonasson is not a 5.06 EL rider. If this idea had been implemented last year Pawlicki would have ridden 17 Matches for Coventry in 2010 and would have started with a 7.17 GSA for 2011. In fact their is a good argument to include these for GSA purposes for everyone as the more matches riders do the less easy it is to manipulate them. [/size] [/quote] Surely not those good old boys from Dorset pulling a fast one again  (all within the rules of course  ) Top talk with Mick Bratley - Thursday May 28 2009 I felt our victory over Poole was a hollow victory and I complained in writing to the BSPA about the manner in which Poole conducted themselves during the meeting. Riders waving their partners by in order that they got the bonus point, and in doing so put their partner out of a job. A rider not wanting to take part in the rerun of a race because his point would assist in putting a member of the team out of a job, who was supposed to not be put out of a job. I witnessed it all with my own eyes, this was not hearsay, I saw what was going on and why the hell should I not tell you how YOU the paying public were cheated on the evening of May 14 by Poole Speedway. |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Aug 19, 2011 7:21:53 GMT
Its all so bloody obvious.The BSPA vice chair gets tipped off by his mate the Chair or the office manager that Swindon didnt actually buy Johansson last year and would Matt his mate like to buy him at a cut down price on a nice bargain starting average of 5.06 courtesy of 16 matches for Swindon in 2010. Of course now that Poole have only 3 league matches left, 4 potential play offs and 4 potential koc matches they get to look just how good he can be with no risk to his GSA changing for 2012 under the current regulations. That automatically means he starts 2012 on a completely false GSA which is of course is completely at odds with the crap we had to put up with over last winter over PL riders coming into the EL on false averages. No doubt someone will say Matts played a blinder that anyone could have played had they thought of it but unfortunately unless this loophole is covered over the winter ( IDEA for proposal at AGM) and all OFFICIAL MATCHES (EL/KOC/PLAY OFFS) be included for any riders NOT completing the allocated no of EL matches in one season to provide them with an official GSA, then Poole start next year with a clear advantage in the team building stakes because Jonasson is not a 5.06 EL rider. If this idea had been implemented last year Pawlicki would have ridden 17 Matches for Coventry in 2010 and would have started with a 7.17 GSA for 2011. In fact their is a good argument to include these for GSA purposes for everyone as the more matches riders do the less easy it is to manipulate them. [/size] [/quote] Surely not those good old boys from Dorset pulling a fast one again (all within the rules of course ) [/quote] Does he pull anything else |
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(all within the rules of course 
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