It's pretty simple, they will release the news when it's ready. I'm sure not having season tickets for a year isnt really a problem. In fact with so few meetings the last thing they will want to do is also give a discount. 

Very much doubt it. The Star wouldn’t get that exclusive before the official Ipswich socials. 

Looking at all the teams so far I must say it looks the most competitive championship in a while. My team Poole look really good with Cairns and Rushen at reserve with decent top end if Lawson and Cook and solid enough with the middle order riders I feel both reserves and 2nd strings will all have 5-6pt averages come the end of the season and I feel Poole will be the team to beat again. With regards to other teams  Oxford- look definate play off team and for me the main threat to Poole. Regarding other play off teams I think it’s wide open for the other 2 spots every team looks decent enough. Think Scunthorpe will be rock bottom awful looking team imo. Thoughts….

... yet Lynn are staging an FIM event this year

I think this is a league where the old elite league fast track format would work best i.e heat leaders against heat leaders & reserves against reserves more often. I don't actually see the need for a 2.00 minimum average. The downside of the 3.00 minimum is a rider with a 3.5 average gets dropped for a 3 point rider to fit under the limit. Now it's even worse a 2.5 averaged rider could miss out because clubs need a 2 pointer. Surely someone running a 2.5 NL average should have no barriers to finding a team spot?

Personally the likes of Mulford (too good?) & Lambert (experienced) spearheading Lynn doesn't bother me. Mulford is still only 21 & has a sub 5 Champ average, almost surprised the Jack Smith singing didn't get more negativity, I'd suggest Mulford has more development on him than Smith? As for Lambert, I'd hope his experience would be helpful to his teammates, likewise with Smith at Buxton. I like that the points limit was raised to 42, which is only equal to last year's standard, as everyone's average should rise in a low limit, to stop improving riders missing out (ideally). Even if I considered Mulford & Lambert to be taking places away from more "deserving" development riders, I still appreciate that Lynn would be giving 5 team spots & 10 league matches to "genuine" development league riders, which is more than every club who didn't enter the NDL!