Seems to be an annual topic this, is Craig Cook worth the risk? He's just about as good as anyone in this league on his day. But I've lost count how many last chances he's had, how many times he's gone AWOL and let people down.  Ability - yes.  Reliability - no. 

Did someone mention that over 70  riders were contesting the Polish U21 Championship? When you are laying out £1000 a point, and upwards, you will never be short of riders...

would they be bothered though?

He paid twelve hundred quid.. The restaurant only wanted eighty..!!

We all know Poland is where the "big" Speedway happens in terms of financial backing, prestige, top riders etc. but I'm sure the Poles are watching the potential demise of British Speedway with a very watchful eye because the overall strength or success of Speedway in general is only as strong as its weakest link. Yes the Poles do have lots of riders to fill their leagues but they also rely on riders from other countries such as the UK, Sweden and Denmark. Rumours seem to indicate that Sweden is in a similar situation to Britain where Speedway is seemingly on the decline so the Poles may find the stream of riders coming from the aforementioned countries eventually drying up. It's all well and good Poland dictating terms etc but in the future they may find themselves being the only country actively running Speedway at a top level. Their riders would have no one else to ride against except fellow countrymen!  So, as I said earlier I am sure they will be watching what is currently happening with British Speedway and hopefully, with much more than just a passing interest. 

It doesn't have to be the stadium being unavailable (although that is certainly the main reason for putting a licence on ice, like Swindon, Wolves, Peterborough etc), but Louis would have to show a "Force Majeure" as a reason for applying to put the licence on ice.    That is an "unforeseeable, uncontrollable, event" which stops him running. I doubt that just fancying a year off counts as "Force Majeure".  I think any application to put the licence on ice for no real reason would be knocked back.