Communication is key, there's no reason that some details cannot be disclosed to nip speculation in the bud. If there are planning issues then say so, if the promotion want to fill the crater in the car park in but there are reasons they can't then say so. People are a lot more understanding when they are told things.
Age restriction, no. Experience restriction maybe though. It is unfair to penalise people for coming into the sport late, with an age restriction of say 21 you could be freezing out a newcomer that can go on to be a good rider and giving a reserve spot to a lad who has been riding for 5 seasons without ever moving out of an NL reserve berth.
This is the team to watch in the NL this year without a doubt. Three heat leaders, one of whom is the brightest prospect in British Speedway at the moment, then the bottom four all have big potential. If the riders can stay injury free this side will walk the league, Spillers or no Spillers at Eastbourne it's simply a cut above.
It didn't have to be an assessed rider at all, plenty of riders out there that would have had experience of the PL tracks and still given us a strong reserve. If Karger struggles then that's a lot of pressure on Morley and Eddie will be carrying a very poor team, yet again.
JPB's scores in his NL meetings last year were better than Smith's generally. They'll both do well, would have JPB down as the one who will do better out of the two though.