We need to call the average British Speedway riders bluff.Practicing in Poland to sit in the pits won’t further their career.Plus is the promised wage actually paid on time.

A league of eight works fine in Poland, Sweden and Denmark... 56 riders with several "subs on the bench" to replace any injured riders.. Bottom line is the UK cannot afford "one rider one team"... And the riders DUing couldn't afford to run with just one salary... Far too much to unpick now for the sport to become anything more than it is in the UK... Too many challenges to overcome, with too many different needs and wants from those who run it, and those who compete in it.... If you were launching Speedway in the UK next year, and all the promoters of the new clubs got together to write the operating model to follow, and someone came up with the current way of working, it would, quite rightly, be laughed out of the room.. I doubt it is by choice the sport in the UK is ran the way it is.. Necessity is more likely the reason, I would suggest .

A league of eight works fine in Poland, Sweden and Denmark... 56 riders with several "subs on the bench" to replace any injured riders.. Bottom line is the UK cannot afford "one rider one team"... And the riders DUing couldn't afford to run with just one salary... Far too much to unpick now for the sport to become anything more than it is in the UK... Too many challenges to overcome, with too many different needs and wants from those who run it, and those who compete in it.... If you were launching Speedway in the UK next year, and all the promoters of the new clubs got together to write the operating model to follow, and someone came up with the current way of working, it would, quite rightly, be laughed out of the room.. I doubt it is by choice the sport in the UK is ran the way it is.. Necessity is more likely the reason, I would suggest .

These lads are self employed, and, incredibly, can lose a contract for doing more than what was expected of them... So, for me, it's completely understandable if some do have little time for those who have contracted them.. You certainly don't have to like those you work for, or with... And many of the DU'ers are the only reason plenty of tracks exist at the level they do... Due to two tracks sharing their costs... If the DU'ers decided "it was no longer worth it", then there wouldn't be much left would there?.. "Turn up, do your job on the track, and go home".. That would be a fair expectation I would suggest .        

Most of the riders on the domestic scene don't like Lawson never mind what the actual fans think

I think you're missing the underlying truth: the only thing that is unworkable is continuing as we are. Damian Bates' press release on Monday hinted at the unspoken truth that speedway is on the road to extinction without a major change of direction (and he should know). A league of eight is barely any better than a league of six and 'doubling up' in any of its guises is never going to engage a new generation of supporters or sell itself to TV. The ONLY solution is root and branch change and a new (more meaningful) approach to European engagement on OUR terms, NOT Poland's.  The solution to all the world's greatest problems is ALWAYS seen by many as unworkable. The challenge for speedway's survival is to MAKE IT workable... or watch it die! Believe me, there's no alternative. Sign the petition NOW: Petition · Survival of British Speedway Racing in 2027 and beyond - United Kingdom · Change.org