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If you get paid, is that not classed as professional? If it's amateur, you don't get paid?

With some of these teams being guessed at, I forsee a thousand off last year's gates pretty quickly

I can see the headline now,,,, From Champs to Chumps

The "professional" bit is no doubt the defence we'll hear (if we hear anything). It's also strange that the rule was brought in, yet how many riders have made comebacks? I think it's a good idea, but you'd have thought they'd heard whispers of at least a handful of riders wanting to come back. Seems not.

I agree.

Since it might be a couple of weeks before we know the Ipswich team (and whether Northampton is happening), we might as well start this now. using our best educated guesses. You're welcome to come back and edit your predictions before the season starts. I'll go:- 1. Belle Vue 2. Sheffield 3. King's Lynn 4. Leicester 5. Ipswich 6. Northampton

Which is a bit different to how they announced it in the press release which was: RETURNING RIDERS (CHAMPIONSHIP ONLY): If a professional British rider has not ridden in previous seasons, they may apply for a reduction on their previous Championship average of 8 per cent for each year missing. It is hoped that this will provide some assistance to riders who have taken time out of the sport, and who are now once again seeking team places. The way they’ve said it sounds like it it’s for riders looking to make a comeback in the sport not guys who’ve still rode and decided not to ride championship. So it seems like the rule has been written in a way that it can be abused, which in this case clearly is.

If it is then they won’t be taking much this year in terms of gate receipts that’s for sure 😂

No. Why didn’t they do that in the previous two seasons then? Doyle has been hitting 9+ averages for donkeys years! And Emil was only ever here for a short stint. Lowering their averages makes zero sense. They’re in decline.

Agree. Klindt 6.46 and Jenkins 4.49 to round it off?

From what i read the 3rd tier is a development league and not classed as professional? c.. In theChampionship League a British rider not having ridden in a Professional League in the previous season(s) may apply for an 8% reduction on their previous Championship average

Of course tweaking the averages so at the time in a development league a young promising teenager can still ride is the same as making a rule up, which I believe is only this year and to be looked at for next so Rob can fit Nathan in his side in a so called professional league. Was announced to bring riders lost to the sport back yet been written in the rule book differently so things like what’s happened has happened. It’s down now so is shat it is. Don’t trust the guy in charge which he’s given plenty reason not too.

As Len Silver said at every Hackney meeting "Make it a date, Friday at eight".

So, on checking the GP calendar, you can buy tickets to all the other venues...except Manchester!!! Anyone have any insight as to when tickets will be released?

He will tell the FIM to move their date like he did when wrecking Arena Essex's fixture list.

They're ALL aggregate score competitions!

Or maybe they were just looking after their averages so they didn't ride themselves out of work??

Spot on Dean....Seriously Embarrassing....That statement last night, has given us nothing we didn't know, apart from we have 5 riders signed, whereas before team plans were completed, don't believe any of it. 2 Weeks time is virtually March....

Assuming the team will be changed once Pickering's average drops it's difficult to judge the whole. That signing itself, despite being a marquee one, has hamstrung the rest of the team build. If Ablitt's been given a reduction despite having raced last season that's dodgy though.

Yes must agree totally different in the first case they just altered the rules to allow a rider in . Where as in this case they applied a rule voted on at the agm by all promoters alleged

Northampton apparently along with Lawson, Wright and Kerr.

As long as it's not Woffinden

This date is susposed to be blank due to major event in the country, surely the leader of the sport Mr Godfrey should know this 🤔

Fixtures dates possibly taking into account missing riders due to FIM and Grasstracking commitments.🤔

Relax, somebody will be in the no.1 position