It’s almost impossible to get someone of the required standard over once the season has started unless you throw completely unrealistic money at someone and even then it isn’t a given! Doyle is the probable only exception. He’s always ridden here, wanted to ride here again this year and waited on Ipswich as long as he could before giving up and making plans elsewhere.    He was always the one likely to come back mid season if/when an opportunity presented itself. He lives here.    The stars aligned nicely for Belle Vue. Mark Lemon was in and around all the GP riders at the NSS for the GP weekend here at the time they were looking for a replacement for Bewley. They asked the question, and got the deal.    A couple of seasons ago when we lost Doyle and then Emil, Louis with total backing of guy Nicholls, threw the kitchen sink at every quality rider to get replacements in. The closest they came was Michelsen who at one stage they thought they’d done a deal for, but he backed out at the eleventh hour.    They’re very lazy shouts from people on here when they come out with “pay the money and get someone over”, they’re living in cloud cuckoo land. Once the season gets underway, it’s almost impossible. 

I think thanks to Poland, Poole could get away with riding on Weds in the Prem as all the good Danes will do Poland and Denmark. Not sure if Glasgow would want to change race nights though? They will have to choose between Poland and doubling up or ride in Polish 3rd division and no higher!

I not sure how anyone in the sport can argue against some kind of rising star scheme in the Championship. And while we're at it let's sort out the NDL. Riders who have been around since before my grown up kids were born, riding in a development league is simply nonsense.

LOL! Another one who can't handle the truth in a debate to a point where he has to result to being a naughty boy. You know full well by now that I'm not afraid to speak the truth when challenged. Must admit, It's kind of fitting how this years tin pot silverware is going to a tin pot fan base that only turns up when a trophy is on the centre green. Must be a Mancunian thing I guess considering their recent track record when it comes to local sports clubs.

As I understand it both reserves in the premiership are U21 one is British, the other can be from any country.

I think you are right where are the riders going to come from? For me if speedway is to make a return to Arlington then maybe the powers that be should grant it an open licence to opereate in open meetings and challange matches with a team made up of riders from other teams on a day they are not racing for them (ie Sundays)  This system worked for years at Rye House and was well supported by regular fans and racers alike. Everyone talks about what league they should enter if a return should happen but lets be honest no one knows what format the current leagues will look like from one year to the next let alone who will ride in them.  The powers that be and possible promoters have to look at the teams that currently run under the NORA banner and maybe  accept change is needed, 15 heats of 500cc racing is not the be all and end all of speedway these days an organised afternoon / evening of various racing  is more likely to hold peoples interest every couple of weeks rather than "thats your 15 heats now bugger off and we will see you in a couple of weeks or maybe even a month for some more racing.  Just my thoughts and maybe the wrong thoughts for many but I think unless things change in this sport Arlington could reopen for a two month or so season each year because there is no one left to race against.