Being the Elite League snob that I freely admit to being, I do not think there are that many young brits who have the balls try it at the top level for any period of time ... Chris Neath being the prime example, a few years ago he was offred the chance of a full time ride at Wolves ... he chose as many do now to take the easier picking of the 2nd Division ... not major problem, I think its ok to understand the level of your ability.
So they will not progress to be top riders anyway due to the lack of top opposition .... so maybe they are being done a favour here ?