Agree with your comment "Fromafar" Glasgow's bottom end is stronger than last year, technically replacing Bickley with Nicol, but at the top far weaker replacing Jensen with Wells!
Bizarrely when a similar thing happened in 2009 for Edinburgh no rules were changed and no major arguments were made! Dilger had 12 matches to get a 3.00 ave, but Wolbert missed a match (illness) so stayed on a 7.00 ave rather than going to 9+!
Shouldn't hurt home attendances as all matches will be double headers, will also save the promotion money as Wallinger won't score what Flint would (no offence David), not good news for the Gems opponents who will now have to pay for a large home win with a now very weak team unlikely to have the stands packed!
Stupid decision by BSPA, as it's surely hard to sign 7 riders willing to race in NT only & not want the extra meetings NL will give!
As long as a rider (Flint) doesn't ride for a club in the NT (Armadale) what's the issue?
Well last year was his highest ave, a slow improver not a overnight sensation!
2016: Sheffield (2.32)
2017: Ipswich (4.51)
2018: Redcar / Glasgow (4.09)
2019: Redcar (4.61)
Stupid decision by BSPA, as it's surely hard to sign 7 riders willing to race in NT only & not want the extra meetings NL will give!
As long as a rider (Flint) doesn't ride for a club in the NT (Armadale) what's the issue?