Surely you only need 6 man teams if it is going to be one league? Why would you need that in Prem and Champ? Unless they are trying to phase out doubling up? 

Barely did this year did he? 

suits the narrative Bellers

Where has Boughen come from? Thought he quit? 

Greg Hancock isn't British.  A British rider could possibly go to court saying he is a proven performer at a certain level and being prevented from earning a living because of teams using riders who require work permits.

People need to stop seeing TV coverage as a tool to promote the sport. If that’s the aim then the promoters should take out some prime time advertising on television. The days of flicking through the channels and stumbling upon something are long gone. There are too many channels and streaming options.  Television companies aren’t going to give out a deal to help push speedway to the masses. They want something that is established and will bring eyes to their channel. The promoters need to make the sport an attractive proposition for a broadcaster to take an interest not expect a TV deal and for that TV deal to suddenly attract fans through the gates of tracks.