Yes just like when they conned Ronnie Russell into taking Arena Essex into the top flight in 2004 with promises that help would be provided, they left us as whipping boys for the others to beat.

I'm not as 'up' on accounting theory as I used to be once, was thinking more of value riders on a club's books.  E.g. if Emil planned to ride the UK in 2026 but if a club, wanted to 'buy' & retain him as a riding asset of their own, he was happy to leave and Ipswich were willing to sell (both unlikely), they might willing to pay, say, £35,000, not that clubs tend to that these days.  So £35,000 would be wiped from Ipswich's riding asset value, though added to funds held, same if they sold others riders they 'owned', though this could be spent on replacements and improve the value of the club.  I mean what does a speedway club 'own' these days: track equipment, track licence, goodwill ?  But, I'm not as 'up' on accounting theory as I once used to be....

Well I have my doubts about most announced & presumed septets... but obviously no idea what Witches will do. Don't like this Lions team, can't see much average improvement in any rider... other than it's a weaker league improvement which all riders will get (and suffer from next winter with inflated averages).

Even I've done it 

Stinks of desperation . Opening a new track with no fanbase and slinging them into the top flight. Whoever is fronting this will lose a fortune. 

Be interesting to see where it draws a regular decent home crowd from