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4 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

AT LEAST 5 teams is what I'm sure I read.

I'll be really surprised if there's not 6 personally.

Wow...

A game changer ...:D

All problems solved....:D

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1 hour ago, IainB said:

So we now have a "Far from ideal league" and a Championship League.

Sounds like of there's no buyers for Ippo and Sheffield BSPL are going to run them as back stop "owners" maybe?

Either that, or the UK Government has stepped in to avert a crisis using confiscated Russian assets as collateral.

Why else would Starmer have been meeting the Belgian PM today, hours before the BSPL announcement?😂

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2 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

Going to stick my neck on the line

 

The 5 teams don't include Ipswich right now. Once they are sorted infill be 6 team league which will be a winner after the doubts all winter 

If so will that change the position re the sale of Ipswich

The reason for sale was given, at least in part, to not being prepared to race in a 5 team Premiership 

If it is 5 not including Ipswich could it prompt a U turn from Chris??

I'm not convinced that's going to happen

Still more questions than answers at this stage

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2 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

Going to stick my neck on the line

 

The 5 teams don't include Ipswich right now. Once they are sorted infill be 6 team league which will be a winner after the doubts all winter 

Will it bollox, Phil...:D

Even Six teams in a "Top League" of a "National Sport" will look exactly like it looks...

ie. A waste of time, and a waste of yet another year that could have seen some sense, and forward  planning brought to the sport..

All this will do is reduce crowds further...

But. At least riders can double up...

So. That's got to be worth paying around thirty quid next year to watch them do it..:D

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1 hour ago, mikebv said:

Why would they though?

They have, year on year, systematically ignored it for many years....

Even now, when they have just FIVE teams, they still will put out the same old/same old "Barry White" that has led thousands to no longer attend...

They deserve the attendances, publicity, and financial reward, that  they get...

Edit. I presume with only 35 riders needed, there won't be any guests, or RR next year? 

Ah, but they are far-sighted! The rise of the economically inactive over-55's and Gen Z's aversion to night clubs and alcohol will mean Monday night becoming the new Saturday night🤫

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2 hours ago, mikebv said:

Why would they though?

They have, year on year, systematically ignored it for many years....

Even now, when they have just FIVE teams, they still will put out the same old/same old "Barry White" that has led thousands to no longer attend...

They deserve the attendances, publicity, and financial reward, that  they get...

Edit. I presume with only 35 riders needed, there won't be any guests, or RR next year? 

RR is using declared riders of the team so what is wrong with that or are you saying injuries are not allowed? 
Or maybe you are simply over reacting. 

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1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said:

Going to stick my neck on the line

 

The 5 teams don't include Ipswich right now. Once they are sorted infill be 6 team league which will be a winner after the doubts all winter 

I have heard rye house is being mooted, I don’t know if there has been a breakthrough with the current situation there 

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