Agreed, only 4 clubs that I know of can cover the wage bill from income through the turnstiles to include bar & Food takings, and one of them admits it’s been a struggle at times to do that in 2025 because they were successful and therefore had a bigger wage bill than previous years.

Not sure how it works for young Aussies just turned 16 in Oct I think. P.S: Pedersen won the FIM SGP3 in 2025 with Bailey 3rd - Heiselberg is 19 and spent last 3 seasons with Varde - Scored 7.56 incl BP per 4 rides last season as well in POL U24 for Torun. Pretty hot competition for that junior slot then.

and your ‘costs’ are……?

There is a lot of negativity on here, and little wonder. Our Sport seems to be staggering on being wafted around like a leaf in the wind. I don't know what will happen when Rachel Reeves starts increasing this Tax and that Tax. I feel that disposable income in most homes will be needed for food, mortgages, rents, fuel, electricity and gas etc.. Things are very bad at present - things could get even worse soon for all of us, not just Speedway Supporters. I sincerely hope I am wrong, but I'm afraid I cannot see  a light at the end of the tunnel. Sorry.

Unfortunately without the tv money we can’t even carry on as we were 

Thats all very well but does bailey have the criteria to qualify for a visa?