And if if doesn't ?  would have to be 5 I suppose . It is all a bit late in the day bearing in mind how long it has been known Birmingham wouldn't be returning, strong rumours of the Spires not running , Leicester debating whether to go Champship and Sheffield still for sale. Obviously there are possibilities of new/returning clubs further down the line but nothing concrete.

If Worky was his home track he'd be a completely different rider to last year IMO.

The rumour I've heard is that one of the main influences in PL speedway wants 6 teams and is trying very hard to make it happen 

They weren't bar a few cameo mentions when Nigel Pearson was their football commentator and Nige was never slow to plug speedway so I wouldn't think so but certainly worth another enquiry 

King achieved an average two points higher than Batchelor who was your no.1 and it will be a weaker league in 2026 by the looks of it.

Could well be because I doubt the Premiership would have ran with only 5 teams.