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I really don't understand why people keep talking about Oxford - it is so obviously a non-starter. Who will go? Northampton fans? That must be about 3 people Floating neutrals - 75 to 100 Visiting fans 50 - 75 Oxford fans - well there was never much enthusiasm for the Spires even before their poor results, so call the team Northampton and interest will be near zero. Did Stoke fans flock to Cradley at Stoke or Glasgow fans embrace the Scottish Monarchs? No. And in this case 'home' fans can still watch the Cheetahs and Chargers so unless they are well off and/or ultra keen I don't see them attending, certainly not on a regular basis. So with an expected crowd of 3-400 the supposed benefactor must be Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk (perish the thought)

No. The value of riders as assets was effectively the loan fees they could generate. But for every pound of loan fees received lost by clubs with large asset bases a pound of loan fees paid will be saved by clubs with small asset bases. So while it will reduce the value of clubs with large asset bases there should be a compensating increase in the value of clubs with small asset bases.

Probably Demi Blu Harris? Saw her twice last season on 250s (Worky & Iwade), she's got some fight in her.

I think all the major leagues have now been published except the Polish National League [tier 3] which includes the likes of Wright. Flint, Castagna, Riss, Masters, Ellis, Kemp, Lawson, Klindt and Howarth.

A frank and informative response. And what do riders like Ashton Vale, Charlie Southwick and Sonny Springer do next season? 10 NDL matches plus the British under 19 and that's it?

No that's the 2025 rule. It has been announced that (for British riders only) it will be extended to include other reasons for absence in 2026.

I think you need to factor in the riders who exit the NDL pool as a consequence of having moved on to higher things [or retired in Ben Trigger's case]. With Prem and Championship places already will Cairns, Rushen and Scott be looking for NDL places, and have Joe Thompson and Luke Harrison outgrown the league? If some of these riders don't take up NDL spots I think you are looking at 40 or even 38 as the sweet spot for the limit.

He made his Elite League debut in 2004 aged 17 (for Ipswich). The previous season he rode in the Premier League for first Reading and then Arena Essex. In 2003 he also rode in the British League Cup (an intermediate competition) for Ipswich

Correct. The 11.46 figure includes 25 Sept v Leicester which is not included in the final GSA's And no his last Championship average is not relevant as he did not ride in the Championship in 2025.

Rode for Indianerna in Swedish Elitserien

Tasmanian State Championship, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, 8 December 2018 1 (15) Kye Thomson [QLD] 3 3 2 2 3 13 + 3 2 (4) Zach Cook [NSW] 3 3 3 3 3 15 + 2 3 (12) Ben Cook [NSW] 2 2 3 2 3 12 + 1 4 (16) Josh MacDonald [NSW] 2 1 1 3 3 10 + 3 + f 5 (6) Declan Kennedy [QLD] 1 3 2 1 2 9 + 2 6 (13) Dakota Ballantyne [SA] 1 3 2 2 1 9 + 1 7 (1) Matthew Gilmore [NSW] 2 2 3 1 2 10 + r 8 (8) Jedd List [QLD] 0 0 3 3 1 7 9 (7) Cooper Riordan [VIC] 2 2 x 3 x 7 10 (5) Isaac Hawes [NSW] 3 1 xt 1 2 7 11 (10) Connor Bailey [VIC] 3 0 1 2 0 6 12 (9) Matthew Pickering [NSW] 1 0 2 0 2 5 13 (2) Kane Lawrence [NSW] 1 1 1 1 1 5 14 (14) Alan MacDonald [NSW] r 2 1 0 1 4 15 (11) Tyson Snow [QLD] 0 1 0 0 0 1 16 (3) Mitch Cluff [NSW] 0 0 0 x n 0 This meeting was staged with the intention of providing additional opportunities for riders to achieve a top three position in a State Championship and thereby achieve eligibility for a UK visa.

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Don't laugh, one year the Australians staged a Tasmanian State Championship purely to generate visa entitlements, and held it somewhere in Victoria (or New South Wales).

8%, has been for some years

But Tai qualifies under the old rule that has been in the rulebook for several years, so gets his 8% reduction come what may.