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Top four using guesses for the teams yet to announce their full side: Ipswich Sheffield Belle Vue Peterborough

wrong thread, sorry.

I think Ipswich have a good team for next season - Batchelor excepted. I've never like riders who give up if they haven't gated in front, this is why I also dislike Cook as well. I've always liked Heeps, a trier and able to pass people and Doyle & King make a solid top two.

Wasn't much use at Foxhall this year though so moving on makes sense.

Maybe the link being both run by Courtney's? Their Dad Mark was Harris's mechanic for some time wasn't he?

Agree with the last bit in brackets. Spending lots of money on all new stuff every year is completely unnecessary. A new van every year is also unnecessary. There are so many costs to clubs and riders that can be cut. A 10mm bolt will last for years but many will have all new every year because they're shinier - totally unnecessary. Four helmets a meeting in each colour, totally unnecessary - did anyone see how many Emil S had accumulated?

Hi, I think Kemp will stay at Ipswich. He is involved in upcoming promotional activity with the Witches which although in itself doesn't mean that, it is an indicator to me.

Ok, riders I would not be excited by if signed: Troy Batchelor; Craig Cook; Lewis Kerr; Jake Allen; Nick Morris; Jack Holder; Lewis Bridger; Charles Wright Just my opinion obviously.

I'd heard he was offered a better deal with Poole so chose to move, not 'released by Plymouth' in the way you've put it. Same result though.

The higher level riders score more points in the Championship than the Premiership - look at the averages to see that. So overall costs would be too high if they paid the same in Championship for the seven riders as a whole.

Ulrich could have got there by the end of the season

I think there will be more than six clubs in the top flight next season and I'll await the rabbits out of hats they produce each AGM.......

I don't think this is right. Most of the riders at the top of the championship averages have much lower premiership averages, so how can the standard be very little different?

I agree. Extraleague averages mean nothing when it comes to the big events. Others are high in that leagues averages but people agree they shouldn't be wild carded into the GPs for example Kolodjiez

They answered this yesterday I think and yes, it can be watched afterwards but only until a certain date - it's on Glasgow's website FAQs. The stream doesn't really interest me but that's not because of the price - although I do think it a little steep when I got BT sport for a month for that with more than one meeting.

I still don't like the scoring system though. For me speedway is about winning. Why don't we have 4320 in league speedway if it's about 'the team'?

Great win for Lambert and Bewley! Poland not winning SON yet in four attempts according to Kelv. My heart bleeds for them

2.06 million PLN was Lagutas reported earnings in the extraleague alone this year.

When they're both millionaires it seems a bit petty.

I thought it was a good event, definitely better than most GPs. Whilst it wasn't as good as the Premiership final I really like having teams and the variety of rider. Hellstrom whatsit mixing it well and it shows that there are many riders out there who can compete with the best. Shame about the crashes and was surprised there weren't more given the desperation to get that bit extra. Lambert was very good for us though.

Because two days doubles the income from ticket sales I expect.

I thought both days were the final. Is saturday only a semi final? I'm confused but that's not hard

But they're not the same standard at all. Just a peruse over the averages for riders in both leagues will tell you that.

I've looked and it seems they have 18 clubs and so do we, but of course Poland is geographically bigger and less dense. I get the tribal thing but I do still think the way people live makes a difference. When I went to Poland, it was really easy to get between places, the variety of sports doesn't seem as popular and you could have a great night in a bar for 5 pounds! Very difficult to compare. Foreign riders of course love it - who wouldn't given the 100k+ signing on fee and 1k to 1.5k paid per point in the extra league.

Fair points but I'm not sure we should look to Poland. When their leagues were pony back in the 60s & 70s they still had massive crowds. Their recent team structures etc. haven't attracted more fans but they do enjoy great backing from the state/councils and globalising has increased sponsorship income no doubt. Its just their fans never drifted away like in the UK and some of that is down to society and living standards. They have less teams as well don't they?