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Those who don't get opportunites at PREM & CHAMP Level is due to them not being good enough at NDL Level. For the few Riders who do show some potential at NDL Level, They end up getting an opportunity.
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Uh? you responded to a post from TTT which had stated “It's Riders like Chris Harris, Richard Lawson, Danny King etc. who keep British Speedway alive” With “I would argue its riders like this that have been one of the downfalls of the sport”
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Riders like Chris Harris have held British Speedway together for years and that's a FACT! Young British Riders have retired for multiple reasons. Jack Thomas retired because he got badly injured, Was a decent Talent to be fair. Ashton Boughen retired because he was a bottle job who even Bomber Harris couldn't get a tune out of despite Ashton being given chances at PREM & CHAMP Level. Some others have retired because they were out of depth at NDL Level and they finally reliased that they were throwing Money down the drain.
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That’s what the ‘Elite’ league of 2000 was all about with a Sky tv deal to back it up. The best riders were attracted (of course) because the cash was flowing. Teams became overwhelmingly non U.K. riders - I don’t think Poole had a British rider or maybe one. The then Premier league became the best most U.K. riders could expect - mostly because the standard was much higher at Elite clubs. It didn’t last of course - it would make me smile when promoters tried to do something about it (reduce team strengths - save money) and all people would say it was watering down the product. The system then can probably be responsible for the fact that Nichols Harris and the late Lee Richardson were our best riders for donkeys years with not a lot to challenge them.
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By Sir Sidney · Posted
Yet if those same riders were given opportunities and invested in they would improve dramatically, not gve up, and become the future conveyor belt of talent for the higher echelons of the sport. As a Wimbledon supporter brought up on World champions and top internationals, who then saw the team ride in the second tier and in the third tier, I can witness that the entertainment was equally as good in all 3 tiers, and we supported it. Of course, the NDL was not helped by BSPL deliberately weakening the product, and that would have to be reversed. By the way, I don't agree with your derogatory 'no hoper' comment. In all walks of life there will be people who do not make the grade -
Tracks which ride Monday and Thursday don't have to if they feel another night is better. But. It would mean the "superstars" could still ride... But at a Championship Team Average.. When they ride Away then, hopefully, all their riders will be there, however, if they are not then just use Guests... Literally Dozens get used now for the myriad of fixture clashes, so it won't make any difference at all to the credibility of what is being delivered, so you might as well build the system in to support the league structure.. And, as previously mentioned, if a GP star was potentially visiting you then that current Championship team would try everything, fixture date wise, to get him there... Ride at home on the best night for your business, and ensure your home fixtures get all your riders there..
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