It wouldn't have happened earlier unless there were financial issues. Rights are protected for 3 years.
Whether they need to change that rule is another thing
I'm fairly sure that the rule used to be (it might still be I don't know) that your licence was protected for 3 years from closure provided of course the finances were in order.
After that they could entertain applications from any interested parties
Anyone know the up to date position
I don't think that Brum can be worrying about Sheffield, Ipswich and BV
They need to have a look at Kings Lynn for example who have a good no 1 but an average no 5. Ditto Oxford
They've had years to attract Cradley and Coventry fans and haven't, they've signed the bottom of the Wolves team not the top so I wish them well with that
I think you're right in that any concerted effort to attract other West Midlands fans would need to be something new that hadn't been tried before
They haven't managed to attract Coventry and Cradley fans in any significant numbers over an extended period I don't see why this season will be any different
They might get some Wolves fans but if the team is losing every/most weeks that won't last long
It's the rights to promote speedway in the Peterborough area presumably in essence the licence.
It used to be the case AFAIK that they were protected for 3 years after closure, not sure what the current "rule" is
You've got 4 of the top 5 in the GP in that list, the chances of them wanting to ride here/fancying Birmingham and Brum being able to afford them if they did must be virtually nil. Definitely worth asking though
That leaves Laguta Dudek Michelsen or Thomson and Pawlicki