SCB Move Goalposts after Glasgow Appeal
Posted 01/07/04

Following on from the decision not to allow Glasgow an appeal into being denied the right to use a TR at Stoke, the SCB have now issued a memo to all speedway promotions and referees on what it refers to as 'race fixing'.

Referees now appear to have been given the power that Mr Ackroyd seized anyhow at Stoke in that they can declare that a move was made solely to allow a TR and therefore disallow it.

How this is going to be adjudged remains to be seen. Will we have bikes checked over for the cause of the mysterious 'engine failures' which just so happen to occur at a convenient time?

Apart from anything else the need to issue this memo proves that the referee acted outwith his remit at Stoke and once again the decision to deny Glasgows appeal looks irrational.