It needs to be on free to air mainstream TV, which then (might), engage some of the old followers to attend, and ignite some interest from the millions, within 45 mins of many tracks, who literally don't know the sport exists... And free to air mainstream TV may also get some "new money" sponsors into the sport, rather than "in house" sponsorship which  doesn't move the sport forward... However. Some "proper cash injection" would need to be met with an agreement to run the sport authentically from a team aspect though, and, given so many "hobbyists" are involved, that may be a big barrier to overcome...

They couldn't afford less Prem teams as then there would be too many riders not able to DU.... At thst time. With Ipswich being possibly not running, and Northampton still a twinkle in some promoters' eye, they simply couldn't afford another Prem team to drop... With only four Prem teams you would pretty much be at the point when one league would be the only realistic outcome, as those four surely couldn't go it alone... And one league means DU'ing is dead....

RIP Terry, and condolences go out to family and all who knew him😔

I haven't looked at the fixtures in detail, but just assumed every team picked the same week to have the later rounds of BSN & KOC competitions, so whoever goes through they'll be available the same day as their opponents?

I know this might be considered as a side track to the current conversation, but I'm getting a bit annoyed at the BSPA not posting literally anything about Buxton's return on social media. They've got a combined reach of 85,800 followers across Facebook & Instagram, and since Buxton announced their return they haven't made the effort to make one single post about them - that includes their return, signings, anything. The only mention was when they announced the NDL rules, and that was more of a side note than anything. I can't say I'm surprised though, as we know what they can be like, but it's disheartening to witness this, with the fact that there's a new (not new) track in the country now. That kind of reach can be make or break for a new track - even if 25% of the followers see the post that's still 21,000 people who see it.

Kildemand announced for Ben Fund meeting