Because maybe he had already been tapped up before that point .

All things being equal there's logic to this, but losing teams means less employment opportunities anyway and skews the numbers. Trades become redundant and business models change, and so it is here. British speedway's reliance on ready made labour without developing its own talent is just one of the reasons for its inevitable demise as a professional sport. While I don't disagree with the premise of this post, the truth is the that its all just kicking the can down the road for another season at best. Stakeholders have to accept that costs need to be reduced and that means riders based from outside of the UK need to be used more sparingly.

So looking at the predicted bears team.  What happens if we end up with one league ? 

I wonder who’s the next signing??

Happens to the best of us normski,we're only human 

Peter Waite autobiography would be a good read if he ever wrote one.