How can you have a world competition like the Speedway World Cup which is shown all over Europe on live television and not afford to pay for reserves for the teams. Correct that, there were reserves there but were not allowed to ride. Where is the money going for a three hour live programme. . The "Joker " idea should be chucked out immiediately. The riders are being paid a pittance for their skills . The time must come that money from TV and attendances should go back into Speedway., No wonder there is a shortage of riders. Even Sweden is now suffering from a drop,.they are even swopping their nationalities. For youngsters it's not just worth it with the expenses and such poor returns. You can earn more on a game show in an hour than all the riders would have done tonight.