Or they get a job outside Speedway? Like the majority of riders used to do.... Or they get another team place riding in Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany or France? 

Apart from one team, Belle Vue met everyone twice at home and twice away. It was not repetitive.  14 teams can’t meet home and away twice as there are not enough available dates.  Once home plus the addition of a north/south league cup would give 19. Add in one cup meeting then that’s a guaranteed 20 meetings with the potential of another 7 Double downers were guaranteed 29 meetings last year with a potential of another 12 so why the hell do they desire one big league? Is it because they think they will get top league money for ALL their meetings as that won’t happen due to the strength of the league. They will get second division money for ALL their meetings. So they will lose up to 34% of their meetings and have a lower mean average wage per meeting. Double whammy and they want that?  

It was previously said that Matt Ford had 6 riders signed and there was an issue with the 7th (seems to be someone was lined up but not happening now) and a problem to replace them. Could be that any more team announcements are being delayed as that might need another change? Beau Bailey doesn't yet have a work permit, so unlikely to announce before he at least meets the criteria.  The uncertainty over the leagues probably isn't helping speed things along either. 

Apart from one team, Belle Vue met everyone twice at home and twice away. It was not repetitive.  14 teams can’t meet home and away twice as there are not enough available dates.  Once home plus the addition of a north/south league cup would give 19. Add in one cup meeting then that’s a guaranteed 20 meetings with the potential of another 7 Double downers were guaranteed 29 meetings last year with a potential of another 12 so why the hell do they desire one big league? Is it because they think they will get top league money for ALL their meetings as that won’t happen due to the strength of the league. They will get second division money for ALL their meetings. So they will lose up to 34% of their meetings and have a lower mean average wage per meeting. Double whammy and they want that?  

British Speedway simply can't fuction without the D/UP Scheme and a Two Tier Structure that see's PREM Clubs footing the bill when it comes to British Riders. I don't buy certain excuses and obstacles when it comes to Glasgow and Poole. Both of these Clubs would be Title Challengers in the PREM, They wouldn't be carrying on from where the Spires and Brummies left off. For example -> Poole are very close with the Holder and Cook Brothers. Every route / avenue hasn't been explored until these Two Clubs have made the same effort as Oxford did when they put British Speedway First by stepping out of thier comfort zone. Yes it didn't work out.....But will all due respect to Oxford, They're not a Club like Glasgow or Poole. The Sports future in the UK shouldn't revolve around One Club's Fixtures against Berwick and Edinburgh. The Sports future in the UK shouldn't revolve around One Promotions favoured Race Night.

I think pretty much everyone on here recognises that it is very much a collective. . And pretty much everyone on here also seem to recognise that the top league is an unsustainable, unfit for purpose, busted flush, that not enough people want to support financially by attending in enough numbers, and not enough teams want to join for those very reasons... The time has come, (it actually came around two decades ago) for less full time professionals and more semi pro riders.... One job outside of speedway, should they not want to go overseas once or twice a week, and one job in Speedway.. How it "used to be" before Doubling Up and Guestfests became the operating model so riders could become full time professionals with plenty of meetings.. I always think if is quite telling how that when the sport was popular, the promoters were mainly businessmen and entrepreneur's who did "all sorts" to get a crowd in, and didn't do a deal unless they benefited too... Nowadays many promoters are ex riders, and I just wonder whether some are too close to the riders, and have too much of an affinity to them...