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While that would certainly make fixture planning easier and it does now seem to be set in stone, it will actually increase the likelihood for doubling up. Some might have no problem with that but there are a lot who dislike it (as various threads on here seem to prove).

How about a points limit for overseas riders only, say 21?

Defiantly

He seems well liked and listened to by his riders. It will always be something of a disadvantage to be based at the best track in the country and one that almost everyone seems to relish riding on.

Exactly.

The what?

Yes it is an issue.

I don't think he's quite a 'struggling youngster' he was a PL rider several years ago.

I felt sorry for those who travelled to the meeting, only to find four last minute changes.

What am he going to do now, I winder.

If they wouldn't fancy one of those nights how come they've spoken to the site owners about changing to one?

Plenty of local derbies for Glasgow there.

Personally I don't miss any of them but you might get a few looking for extra rides, especially if rumours about Swedish Speedway are true, let's hope they don't bankrupt any more clubs if they do come. Your comment about Rob Shuttleworth is in extremely bad taste, I would always support British riders over imported ones whatever level they happen to be at.

Do you mean like Doyle? The 'top riders' want top money and a bit more freedom written into their Polish contracts in some cases.

I know he'd thought about something like those machines that melt the tarmac on the roads but I would have thought they were a bit expensive.

What rules?

I reckon they'd reapply. The Premiership is hoping to have between 10-12 clubs. I think the promotion thing was introduced before Coventry and Lakeside withdrew, so there would have been 10 clubs in each.

Forget promotion and relegation, Sheffield, Ipswich and probably Lakeside are all going up.

Well they aren't all doing it, so it seems to boil down to personal circumstances and what any particular rider means by 'decent.'

That is only the current situation though, changes are likely.

I'm not sure that I go along with that, if I wanted to add value to my commercial brand, I would think that I'd invest in something more in the public eye, 99% of people will never hear of Freddie Lindgren etc, no matter who sponsors them.

I think the biggest doubt is over the second tier, with two clubs reputed to be moving up and possibly two others dropping down or out, we could easily end up with a six team second tier and that surely wouldn't be viable. From what we read though a single league seems unlikely. Uncertainty is never good for the sport (particularly during a long winter) so the sooner we actually know the situation, the better.

Is he actually getting paid? On the gates they get it wouldn't surprise me.

Everyone outside the Midlands pronounced it that way in those days, even Eric Boothroyd did and he had ridden for them.

Looks like the latter sadly.