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I am aware of one club that went down this road. They lost a shed load.

Poole run a good operation, with much more variety in their product range than most tracks. Isle of Wight have been the market leaders (I think they were the first to do facemasks by several months, and you can get Warriors coffee and underpants!). However contracting out undoubtedly remains the best solution for many clubs. Unfortunately since the passing of Dave Rattenbury there have been few alternatives and perhaps jaybea would benefit from a bit more competition. But sadly with the declining market size we are unlikely to see new entrants to the market.

A rule bought in mainly at the demand of fans on forums like this. There were several examples (not all involving Poole) of riders being dropped to accommodate a team change then reinstated a few days later when new averages meant that the dropped rider could be fitted back in.

I think jaybea's business model must be pretty robust as jaybea have been the main provider of speedway merchandising to tracks for the last two decades. There can also be a considerable difference between buying online and buying at the track. Some have nice shops (Belle Vue) others are just a table on the terraces. Several tracks were completely without trackside purchase opportunities until recently due to covid regulations. The real problem is that as fanbases contract the market for club branded items shrinks to the point where it becomes uneconomic to run anything other than a print on demand operation.

And I bet that's exactly what all the clubs who did it themselves and lost money thought too.

Bob Andrews, just the once, before Ronnie Greene got his injunction

Because there are plenty of examples of clubs doing it for themselves without the necessary expertise and loosing a shedload. For example Leicester in 2011

But that's really a mis-translation. Loan riders doubling up would be more accurate description of what is going on

Allow plenty of extra time to navigate the roadworks

I have a 2019 League champions programme board (purchased from jaybea in October 2019)

But it does matter to Leicester and Plymouth as they meet on 27 July and Dan will now (correctly) move into the top 5, whereas he would have stayed at reserve had the incorrect date been used.

Let me remind you of the last such scheme (fast track development) when just such a rider guested for inexperienced Lee Derbyshire - his name Tai Woffinden!

Looks like it. One GP winner replacing another!

Financially innumerate wittering

Yes for now, although I think Bewley's next GSA (from 1 Aug) will probably put him above Ulrich

So in reality the only issue is why is the operative date for Dan Thompson's new average 28/7 on the latest greensheet issue when I think there is universal agreement it should be from 25 July?

But the rules refer to riders on the rising star list, and he is on the rising star list.

I think he remains on the rising star list until it is revised. Note: this is an opinion based on the impression I have gained, I am not in the least bit certain that this is indeed the case. I refer you to geoff100's comment

10.2.1 A Premiership or Championship Assessed League rider will establish an MA after 4 home and 4 away fixtures. Becoming effective 7 days after the last qualifying meeting. Thompson's average is therefore most definitely 6.05 today - typo on greensheets notwithstanding) However I think Thompson remains a 2* Rising star and can therefore guest for Jenkins under: 012.4 Facilities – page 113 D) Absent 6 th rider by MA – Guest. D1) Absent Rising Star – Same star rider or lower.

I've not seen that, can you cite the regulation?

Currently Dan Bewley, Dan King, Adam Ellis and Rory Schlein are the best options. (I suspect Bewley's average will not stay below Ulrich's for much longer)

New averages from 1 August based on matches up to yesterday. Think Batch would now be around 7.5 converting to 11.25

Results here http://www.speedwaya-z.cz/?p=46566 You can reconstruct heat results from draw order given above

Not British, but Anton Jansson who competed in the FIM Youth Gold Trophy last weekend is a fourth generation rider. Father Jimmy Grandpa Bo (and great uncle Tommy) Great grand father Joel

With both the DSL and the Allsvenskan riding on Wednesday's that may be a bit limiting ( although Pollestad, Sola and Fredriksen might offer some interesting Norwegian options)