Arch Stanton

But it’s competition. Where do you stop trying to manufacture performance/results by throwing in a “helping hand” to clubs? If you continue to do that then you slowly take away the competitive nature of the competition itself. It’s a brand new season, the clubs that finished towards the bottom now have equal opportunity to build competitive teams for next year to compete better. They shouldn’t be artificially helped in my opinion.

It was 23 or under from January 1st according to this/last season’s rules. We’ll have to wait and see what the criteria is for the 2025 season.

They’re not building teams as in getting signatures on paper bar the odd one or two riders that won’t affect team building regardless of points limit. There are frequent meetings leading up to the annual AGM where everything is discussed and things are loosely agreed prior to the AGM itself. But there are promoters that know (and there’s a few that lurk here I promise you), that nothing is set in stone until the conference. There can be a points limit agreed by the majority, only for a few to change their mind at the AGM and swing it the other way scuppering plans that certain promotions had in place. There isn’t a single promotion that can make concrete plans until the conference has been completed.

They really don’t.

I honestly have no idea on King. The only certainty is Doyle will be number 1, and Rew has another offer but the club want him to stay.

Hope you’re correct, but I’ve heard similar to Phil. A few clubs pushing hard for a reduction due to a lack of top class number 1’s that three clubs in particular hoover up every year leaving the others feeding on scraps. Ipswich have a team A, and a team B for both a 39, and 40 point limit.

Missed out last year in the final heat of the final meeting and missed out this year when both become injured! It’s no coincidence that the three clubs that seem to be competing for the title in recent years (Ipswich, Belle Vue, Sheffield) all have two big hitters. Emil/Doyle, Bewley/Kurtz, Holder/Woffinden. Poole another example, won every year with a top heavy team with Chris Holder and Darcy ward. It’s clearly the way to go to have the biggest chance of success.

The points limit isn’t set in stone as yet. Half are pushing for a reduction, the others want to retain the 40 limit. Doesn’t take a genius to work out which clubs want what.

Probably 😂 always seemed crazy odds to me though 14/1.

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/sports-insure-premiership/premiership-rising-stars-criteria/

20 quid.

Might end up very close indeed.

He might well be, but he may well be snapped up elsewhere before Sheffield get to have their pick.. Thats also if he’s allowed to drop back in to a rising star position as well.

Nah. 😜

Why? What’s he done wrong?