2027 - 8 Team Premiership

[tellboy]

8 minutes ago, TJ45CSW said:

Disappointed by that statement today doesn’t even sound like much encouragement for a 7th Club to join the league. Understand it’s not easy or simple but think it would help a lot 

Did i read it that an u21 foreigner can gain roughly a 14% reduction on the average he would have come in last season.Down from 3.5 to 3.00,yet Cooper Rushen an English u21 will only get a 2.5% reduction just because he was a rising star last season.

[noaksey]

25 minutes ago, TJ45CSW said:

Disappointed by that statement today doesn’t even sound like much encouragement for a 7th Club to join the league. Understand it’s not easy or simple but think it would help a lot 

Looking at the "proposed" Lynn team it's pretty clear that a half decent 7th team wouldn't be capable of being put together without some form of rider control 

[YeOldPitGate]

1 minute ago, noaksey said:

Looking at the "proposed" Lynn team it's pretty clear that a half decent 7th team wouldn't be capable of being put together without some form of rider control 

Agreed it would need a very competent front man backed by Tolley in the wings ready to throw £250k min at it in year one.

[mikebv]

1 hour ago, noaksey said:

Looking at the "proposed" Lynn team it's pretty clear that a half decent 7th team wouldn't be capable of being put together without some form of rider control 

Looking at the overall picture, sad indictment that it is, but five teams appear to be the tipping point of whether the league will be competitive or not...

Oxford and Birmingham were out of their depth in 2025, and Northampton last year, (with KL just about hanging in there)..

The sixth (and heaven forbid seventh), team, just dilutes what the fifth team could be given so few riders of a "decent level" ride over here....