Mildenhall & Kent especially were rediculously over priced last year, but I honestly feel £10 is a fair price for NL speedway, which is a league that only gets weaker every year!
From my point of view, the standard of the CTS team has dropped, but the price increases, so very disappointing & put me off a trip (or two) this year!
Not only can I not believe the cup draw has been changed, there was never an official announcement about the changes, did they hope no-one would notice!
Obvious choices for Challenge matches would be the Northern tracks they don't meet in NT, Belle Vue & Edinburgh, plus maybe a double header against both Kent teams?
But the two teams have different philosophies, Newcastle will want to increase their asset base for the future, but Cradley has no senior team so wanted to win!
My prediction till I change my mind again!
1st Swindon (best top 3)
2nd Belle Vue
3rd Wolves (solid look, even if under limit)
4th Peterborough
5th Ipswich
6th King's Lynn
7th Sheffield (weakest reserves)