And Eastbourne are building to 30....😯😁

I think you have interpreted my post incorrectly.  The discussion point was that clubs do not want to risk a change of race night because their fans don't turn up - it is those fans I am referring to, who, as with the majority of most clubs' attendees, are more mature.  If this is what is preventing clubs from looking to grow their business then I'm afraid it really is doomed.  They should be doing their best to attract both new and existing/previous fans but above all new ones.

Tobias has said he has signed for a UK team, would have thought it would be Plymouth 

Given the reported size of their crowds each week, where is all the money going at Plymouth? - surely they're not paying silly money to riders (although their travel expenses bill must be higher than all the other clubs 😁) 

That would be a great top2

Feels almost symptomatic of the wider society at times. If a rider isn't the next child prodigy and pushing towards the GPs by 18/19, they get almost written off. Sometimes they end up quitting. As you say, you need riders who are, ultimately, just average. It's even more concerning when you look at the ages of some of the 'mid-level' Premiership riders now - Klindt, C. Holder, Harris, Lawson, King, Masters, Iversen - all have passed or are edging towards 40. What happens when we lose them?