Quite right: Laurence Rogers has done more for British speedway than just about anyone. I spent five years trying to help a rider make his way in speedway, in the face of massive indifference from the promoters and the BSPL in general. But everyone knows that speedway riders come from Denmark, Poland and Australia, don't they?
I was told by a promoter that they can't be bothered to keep the track open for another half hour. Still, everybody knows that speedway riders come from Australia or Poland ...
No - I have a photograph of Ellis in the pits at Perry Barr at the time. I wanted to post it here, but it seems that it was too big. And your last sentence is also wrong: I for one certainly knew that Ellis' signing was intended as being temporary.