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I believe they can but big financial risk without decent prior notice. As im sure you know many Kent fans plan their lives around Speedway on a Monday and even for a big meeting i can see attendances being hit running on another night.

Last chance saloon next Monday?

Im sure Buster is hoping that Kings Lynn & P'boro join in next year.....

Your point is valid regarding the gulf in rider differences however the names that lets it down. Yes Danny King, Rory Schlien, Charles Wright and similar are heading to the line with Luke Harris, Danny Phillips etc and that is just daft. There will never be a value product if that is the model. The top tier imposed a standard for the lower riders to achieve and that is needed in the Championship. Watch two teams were lowest ave is 4 and top is 7 and will see plenty of unpredictable racing all night. Sending riders on 10 point ave and 2 point average to the line in the same race and expecting people to pay for it is pure madness.

Im certainly not going to debate that riders & families deserve a holiday after a hard season and that postponements are annoying but as things stand the rules are the rules and until changed they should be observed otherwise we end up in a bigger mess than we are in now. As for a 6 or 7 being in, that will only happen if the higher riders don't dodge it, lets not forget it is also a privilege to ride for a speedway team and with that comes certain obligations. Purely for riders that are eligible to ride in the NL and are in a declared 1-7 NL side. Perks is currently the best rider in the league and should not be denied the chance to become individual champion.

But that was the season just gone, everyone knows things can and do change over the winter

With all the talk of teams moving up and down its looking like one big Championship league only...if the terraces are to be believed. Fortunately watching Charles Wright & Chris Widman racing against each other should bring the fans flocking back

I don't disagree and there needs to be some injection of teams to make it a saleable product, equally top tier racing every week doesn't interest me either. Im fairly sure planning allows any night during the week. Len doesn't have a problem with what he charges as he happily jumped the prices again this year with terrible justifications. It might be that he is worried it would be a harder sell with the prices he charges but i would be staggered if he is losing any sleep over the prices he charges the fans.

No i don't. I know that all teams have 2 places in the competition and it is a compulsory event. The organisers should contact each club and say you need to send your top 2 riders by MA (unless they can produce doctors notes) then it moves down the side. If 6 of the 7 are unfit to ride thats one unlucky side.

What is the obsession with progression though? Rye House ran for many years successfully in the middle tier, moved up and look where it is now. Len is not a daft man, he knows the costs involved in the sport and currently tracks a strong side in the NL and is able to finance is comfortably whilst making a profit. For all the chatter the league structure will be the same next year as Matt Ford knows there will be a Championship. I also think Len has the morals to keep the league gong and not jump ship as soon as it gets tough. Plus who knows a 4-5 team league Kent might finally get that trophy

Whilst there are very few fit Plymouth riders left i did believe that attendance was compulsory. Wilson has retired so escapes punishment but Stoneman, Andrews (both),Young & Bursill should by rights receive bans for the next two meetings (this season or next) but we all know they won't .

Although likely to change how the devil is Cradley's Tom Spencer only reserve and Wally in the competition? Surely these should be switched. I can fully understand unattached riders at reserve (just) although Sam Woods is another odd choice but any willing reserves should be considered. But Cradley deserve two representatives and if Wallinger wants the rides he should let everyone see him turn up as a willing reserve

Tip my hat to you for pure dedication and these levels of excitement for fans is what the sport is really all about. Here's hoping your trip is enjoyable & entertaining.

Is Hume riding? I see he is out NDLRC so potentially last match of the season for him if he cops a ban for the Kent leg? Either way keeping fingers crossed for a good forecast and a great match up. A 8-10 point Cubs win should keep the tension building nicely. RTD & Rowe will be the two difference makers as both been hugely in the points recently and an off night for either could swing it.

Takes deep breath...So Plymouth cannot manage to send a single rider to the event and Cradley can only manage one so presume there is a Mountain of doctors notes being produced or riders picking up the 2 match bans? Then the icing on the cake that Wally gets a ride when he is unattached (yes he has ridden for 50% of the clubs in the league) but surely any credibility this event has left will evaporate IF an unattached rider wins it.

I would certainly go along with the above and i do concede that deciding the league winner prior to other comps may take the stuffing out of some sides (although it would also give a team that struggled early but strengthened something left to fight for?). There will never be a happy fit for all but i would certainly like to see the best sides being able to compete in non contentious conditions and serve up entertainment for the loyal supporters.

Surely one of the big issues with the sport is that the insistence on using the approach that "its always been like that" is still in play. Because nothing is evolving its falling behind. If promotions cannot draw spectators out later in the year when its cooler then they need to look harder at the product they are serving up.

Im certainly not arguing to make it shorter, i am merely suggesting that the most important fixtures (league & play offs) are sorted first and then then the additional competitions (KO cup, Nat Trophy, grudge match challenges etc) at the back end of the year so at least a 'proper' league (play off) champion can be crowned.

It does but it will probably get pushed back twice due to the forecast....

Whilst i whole-heartedly agree in a sport that has seen riders miss meetings due to transport issues, pre-arranged family dinners, family cycling holidays and multiple other allergic reactions to travelling to tracks that they are just not keen on i shall await the final line up with baited breath.

Given the NDL play off has been pushed back until the 21st i ca imagine there a couple of Kent & Leicester riders who don't fancy two important meetings back to back & i would imagine a couple of nervous promotions / managers. Get ready to update the list of comedy excuses......

Whatever the outcome it could be a huge move for the league as a whole. One additional team may be the difference between a functional NDL and not. Then add in the possibility of Connor Dugard & Barry Bishop driving things forward at the AGM and maybe the sport won't be doomed.

Quick fire turnaround is good but Perks missing for the Kent leg really devalues this for me. Not sure of chosen guests (although would be mildly staggered if its not Ben Morley). Reserves on either side could turn both legs with RTD looking strong at Leicester. Would think if the Cubs can keep the gap to less than 10 on Monday night then it could produce a cracker of a 2nd leg.

Not really the Piper just denies being hit in the face nothing about not being hit full stop. It is still irrelevent to the original issue though. The fine for Parr was / wasn't justified but the value of it was in the correct region. Cook's fine was appalling and another case of the nonsense that is trotted out to attempt to keep loyal supporters in the dark about actual pay rates.

Given that four riders are heading into the corner and a small piece of track should there be contact between two riders simply because there isn't really enough room then it should be all 4 back team mates or otherwise. Should a rider fall alone due to error on the corner and bring another down then an exclusion is fair. The riders should be treated as 4 individuals rather than decisions made regarding which team it affects.