And therein lies the problem.  You have a rider like Max trying to be the best that he can be and it effectively leads to him losing his job for the next season.  This is not the first time this has happened and is all down to the points limit.  Other teams appear to have been smarter and while it is great that a rider gives 100% in every race, they need to keep an eye on their average and hence their employability - e.g. Jason Doyle.  I remember when Leigh Adams was saddled with a ridiculous average (above 12) in the past - which makes team building a nightmare.

Who’s to say that Bewley and Kurtz don’t ride in U.K. next year. Riders have very little loyalty and ride where they’re paid best. A TV deal is paramount I understand for the Premiership to continue in something like its present form. If it doesn’t then Lindsey could well be BV’s new number one! 

It seemed at Scunny we had about three 3 or 4 weeks gaps

...and only from agreed meetings ie. no play-offs etc

Poole want more meaningful fixtures to help balance their annual stadium rental costs!!

Think that is about right. And of course we must remember that Redknapp was not brought in by the BSPL, he was brought in by "Speedway Futures Ltd", the alleged marketing company who were formed in the summer of 2024 and given the media rights to the sport in Britain, and who seem to have done **** all. Knowing that the sport was going into its last year of the TV contract in 2025, they seem to have done nothing all year, and the Redknapp story does sound like a desperate last ditch attempt to get TNT to extend the deal after Speedway Futures Ltd failed to secure an alternative broadcaster.  (This ties in with their inability to attract a league sponsor, except for a joke company "Rowe Motor Oil" who no one has ever heard of, and who don't put a single penny of sponsorship into the sport). I do wonder why Speedway Futures Ltd were appointed when they seem to have done absolutely nothing.  Surely the BSPL could have done nothing themselves?