Lidsey is the correct spelling.He is bigger talent than Kurtz,don’t know how many matches you have seen with him this season but he is certainly not a gating tart, mixing it with the best IMO.
It is a worrying time regarding crowd levels, and reading Buster Chapman in this weeks SS there certainly was not any great enthusiasm to ride League matches in front of reduce crowds ,he did say he was” going with the flow” if it was to happen,Poor crowds next season he would certainly” shut up shop “IMO.
You hit the nail on the head there,Promoters always want to get one over their rivals .
They make the excuse that the extra cash on offerfrom comes from Sponsorship Money,difficult to prove otherwise though.
Davie Fairbairn at Berwick in the 80’s was one who flouted the fixed pay scales when they were introduced.Think it was the 84 team that stuck out a mile as expensive .
It’s been obvious for the decade at least that rider demands are above the level that most clubs Clubs can afford given crowd levels.This pandemic will highlight even more.IMO.That hope that crowds come flocking back because they are missing their speedway fix is optimistic to say the least .IMO.