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There is a Northern Development League which is for beginners: the NL is too advanced for most.

That is the Midland/Northern Development League. It is difficult enough for NL riders to make it to the Championship; your suggestion would make it impossibe.

I don't think that this is true at the lower levels. My experiences in the MDL some years ago suggests that this is exactly what happens, despite the total indifference of the promoters.

On the other hand, the stand-alone teams need good riders to attract a good crowd.

You should volunteer, Dean!

Yes: I used to buy tyres, and other items, for a rider starting out in speedway, and drive him about using my own diesel. They have got to serve their appenticeship first.

Do you really expect to make a profit in a training league? The riders should be doing it for the experience.

Well, the best of luck with that ... as I said, he would be best advised to start with amateur racing, and use that to convince promoters that he still has his talent, and is willing to buckle down and be honest.

As I understand it, they are going to start with practice sessions and so on. I have attended these and amateur racing in winter with freezing fog and snow ... I doubt if they are going to have paying racing for spectators before May, even if the NL starts before then.

If he wants to start riding, there is amateur speedway?

He was almost invariably last in Heat 1 last year, and rarely seemed interested. Be careful what you wish for ...

He also robbed some old age pensioners at knife point. Twice.

Malcolm Simmonds!

Rogers probably wants to recycle the Birmingham Bulls body colours! Anyway, 'High Peak Hitmen' was a rather silly name ...

I hve just watched some races on YouTube.

Because the promoters demand it.

Everything that "Giveusab" says is nonsense.

Nonsense.

In the Speedway Star, Tolley says quite clearly that MJJ was signed for the whole season.

They are the ones who have been doing well! Rew has stepped up as the third heat leader; it is the No. 1 who has been the biggest disappointment.

And with Birmingham closing, an invaluable section of speedway racing will disappear: reducing the ability for new British riders to progress!

He won the match for them; he top scored! Other than the fast starting Lawson, the rest of the Stars looked very ordinary.

He is probably Clark Osborne?

What a moron you are ...

Why not? For a professional sportsman, that goes with the territory.