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Richard Lawson at Lynn being a recent case in point. Good riders learn tracks with regular rides.

Why? Just don't have one the second time he packs up, sorted. I'm sure he held the original one in good faith but circumstances and minds change.

I think that looks pretty good....Puk and Holder past their best but offset by Basso and Cook being exciting prospects. Would win at home nine times out of ten.

I'm sure this argument pops up every winter on the forum, some want to know the team immediately while others enjoy the anticipation. You can't please everyone. As for prices, I'd like to think they won't stick any more than a pound on, two quid will put folk off and make them pick and choose even more. Or stop them buying food drink and programmes, which I suspect will all go up too. Probably the best way to get people there every week is to provide good racing and a winning team....over to you Mr Brady.

It was suggested on the previous page of this thread, I'd heard it elsewhere too. I'd expect it to be announced and take place as soon as Mr Brady returns from Oz. It's always been my preferred way of doing it, certainly better than dragging it out over several weeks like they did a couple of years ago. Buster gets to sell some beer too.

Already been said, having an announcement evening at the stadium in December it seems. Those nights have always gone down well.

I would say last season was a massive chance not taken. He had a fresh start at two new, good clubs who both win the vast majority of their home meetings and he didn't really kick on with either of them. I actually think he was better as a sixteen year old at Sheffield 2019 for a spell when he looked a fantastic prospect.

Amusing how a Chinese whisper starts and everyone jumps on it.

Probably quicker than the Latvians, Finns and Ukranians you've been suggesting.

Lynn's team was completed weeks ago apparently.

AFIAK he employs somebody to do the tracks at Lynn and Peterborough and just helps out here and there.

Who says they didn't think he was worth it, I bet he got approached by several clubs. I think he's good value on anything around those figures as a reserve or second string but fair play to him for just wanting to do the one league plus telly.

That's something that needs to be addressed and by the sound of it there will be less riders doing both leagues next year and that can only be a good thing. When doubling up first started in its most recent guise it was restricted to one or two spots per team and exclusively for young Brits, unfortunately it's got way out of hand. Second point spot on.

Depends how you look at it.....in terms of the rest of Europe it is/was a long way short of that description but as the highest standard/level of quality in the UK calling our top division the Elite or Premiership is perfectly valid.

He'll get Prem offers throughout the season I'm sure, his resolve will be tested.

It's an improvement because Cook has passed his peak now for whatever reason and I'd suggest he'll struggle to reach the heights he has before again.

ie Southampton Saints developed Lallana, VvD, Clyne, Lovren, Mane etc and Liverpool bought them, that's the football food chain unfortunately.

Nicholls going to be busy

Now THAT would be funny.

Trouble is all the young talent gets hoovered up by Poland nowadays and I'd suggest both them and their Polish clubs are reluctant for them to be flying in and out of the UK and risking injury on our more technical tracks. Those riders you mention are obviously well past their best but will increase the quality of our league a bit and hopefully cut out some of the (out of hand) doubling up.

Which league is he dropping to come back to the UK?

That's the word on the street.

The point is speedway is struggling to get people through the door for many reasons, putting the price up ought to be the last thing they do. I appreciate costs are rising for clubs but just sticking the price up and hope people keep coming is poor. About time they thought out of the box, or better still explore all the space inside the box they haven't yet bothered to use!

Is that really the road we want to be going down though?