I'm pretty sure they won't get an extra 5% at home, as its a "no facility" guest. Also r/r isn't allowed for a "no facilty" situation, has to be a guest. Not sure why that's the case, I see no reason why they can't use r/r for 75% of the missing riders average?

If they like the rule, they'll just change it so the top 9 (or 8 if no Workington) riders get split up, one per team. I'm pretty sure 8.00 was chosen as there were 9 riders above 8. Next year could be, each team picks a number one from this list: Pickering 10.39 Lawson 9.25 Wright 9.11 Masters 9.01 Klindt 8.81 Thompson 8.72 Jeppesen 8.45 Cook 8.39 Harris 8.29 Then if Klindt & Cook don't want to race in the Champ, add Howarth (if he comes back),Nicholls & Kildemand to the list, if Nicholls retires, then Flint is next in line. Could make the rule, no-one can sign a second heat leader, till every team has a number one?

Looks like we’re not able to sign anyone which is a great pity.    

Look at the amount of complaints that were made when Belle Vue signed Robert Lambert after the cut-off date, due to Max Fricke's injury. Maybe a 7 day grace period could be allowed for injuries / retirements after 75% of fixtures are completed, in this case Glasgow would get an extra few days to replace Hausl, but have had long enough to replace Howarth.

We cant have only one 8pt rider in each team next season, at the moment 8 teams have at least 2 riders on 8pt average Those riders will be lost in the Championship next year. Build your team to the points limit, those who cant thats your own problem.

We need to emulate the Polish model and reward the league winners with a big pot of cash to make it relevant.  Similarly the GP’s must offer a large incentive for winning a round and the overall title given its success and status in the sport.  Does anyone know how much more an Extraliga team gets for winning the final and what percentage that win adds to their overall income? Also what are the big bucks for winning a GP (per heat) bearing in mind it could involve 10 heats (3 sprint & 7 heats), compared to the irrelevant amounts on offer for a UK domestic heat?