Hmm not sure that is the reason Phil, cos as MikeBV says it does make the league more competitive and that can only be a good thing. But not at the expense of the rules if that is indeed the case.
Maybe Niels has a chest infection? But if Niels and Josh not riding and all Prem clubs riding, then would you have to use a Champ rider who is not riding Prem and r/r?
Tbh he did a similar thing to me when discussing Southampton's 9-1 loss to Man Utd the other season on twitter. He just can't debate properly! Especially when put out a very well reasoned argument.