MillenTheVillen

If this is the case why isn't some of the "TV Money" being used to bring the youngsters on...The Youth Championship no longer gets payments towards clubs hosting a round therefore half the Clubs don't bother (payments I believe used to be around £600 per meeting to help with Medical Cover Etc). Why isn't some of it being used to pay towards Clubs running Qualifying Meetings for each Leagues Riders Championships so every rider named in a 1-7 can Qualify for the Final and make it meaningful? Everyone blames Godfrey and Co for everything yet the "Top Six " takes all the money and splashes it on big names looking for top up wages who actually don't add to the gate numbers?

There were 8 Teams in 2023 that's 56 riders and everyone of them named in the starting 1-7s should have had the opportunity to Qualify for the Final (nobody's fussed when it comes around as they were n't the 1st choice the way it's set up with top 2 from each team) This should be standard in all Leagues, bring back Qualifying and make it meaningful ... not just another self entitlement to an extra pay day because you top the averages at a certain date.

100% agree with you regarding Bailey, imo that's a consequence of doubling up and the current set up protecting the higher earners etc (who can't make it pay with riding in 1 UK leauge) and him being forced out the CL initially with Workington giving him the platform to progress. It should be set up to protect him and the rest of the u24s (I'm sure I read in SS Poland are considering stopping foreign riders in certain Leagues again as they now have enough of their own), sadly our system panders to big names to come fix the sport at the detriment to our youngsters progressing.

It's quite laughable that Godfrey and co get the blame regularly. The NDL currently has 3 types of riders, those who shouldn't be riding in it as they are (let's be honest) taking sweeties off the kids to top up their stash, the 2nd batch are those who the are using the League for what it was designed for (Development) the 3rd lot are the self entitled bridgade that believes when they turn 15 they should be paid (They then stay NDL for several years with no progression whilst getting paid for it thinking they don't need to get a job because they are "Professional Speedway Riders) Similarly no no 1 in the PL should be a No 1 in the CL just so they "get enough meetings to make it pay" Only doubling up allowed should be British riders under 24 Fix the Sport, protect the British Youngsters who are progressing and stop the self entitlement.

If your referring to Pijper the promotion were told he wasn't doing CL this season then he signed on at Glasgow, Luke Harrison was the 1st to come properly through their Academy (from around the age of 8) but he wasn't spoken to about signing for the Bullets when he turned 15 and made his choice this season to go to Workington after offers from NDL Clubs, has since had a Guest spot for a number of Meetings at Redcar this Season covering for Mulford.

Sanctions should be made against Nowak next time he comes to our shores after heading home and putting the Polish League 1st (increase in average perhaps) to ensure clubs don't use this get around to strengthen teams, and we all know it's a scam to get a stronger 1-7 for the playoffs.