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I just can’t see how this club can be marketed to the Northampton people in just little over a month to the first home meeting with no fan base . They really needed the whole closed season to get the word out - who would sponsor a club this close to the first home meeting with no information on club owners riders .

The longer this goes on with no announcement I think the whole thing is less likely to happen just can’t see Northampton coming to the tapes this season this closed season been a PR disaster for Premier league speedway with Ipswich long running sale and announcement of a 6 th club with Northampton - how can any of the other clubs sell season tickets or sponsorship when we still don’t no absolutely jack s##t about the 6 th team absolute joke of a so called professional sport

And how is Iversen injury as well as I’d say he was a dead cert for a team place as well

Give them a chance but I no what your saying it is a bit of a strange one - has a new track to speedway ( yes they staged speedway years ago ) ever come in to a league cold with no hardcore supporters ever before ? Even Skegness had ex Boston fans not far away and that track didn’t last long . I really hope this is a success not just for the club but all of British speedway

Ex Brummie promoter Tolley ? Or ex go rider and friend ?

An absolute farce it’s March two days time - move on and sort the league out for 2027 I’m done with this season

Thinking back to much better and happier times late 90s early noughties both Ipswich and Northampton would have been given a 31st January deadline to give a definite intention to race if not by that date that would have been it until the following season but we are in very desperate times in 2026 even if it’s at best a 6 team league unless there is a rabbit out of the hat signing the top 4 in the league already sorted .

It really does show what desperate state the Premier league speedway is in that we are 3 weeks away from racing and still not 100% sure if it’s 4 5 or 6 teams racing in 2026- definitely 4 probably 5 but still not 100% on Ipswich and possibly 6 teams if Northampton can get ready for the season - it really is desperate times .

With the new season 3 weeks away I’d have thought there would be some kind of building work going on at Northampton by now .

Could have been passing through along the M1 and thought let’s go and have a look at the Stadium and stir a few people up it’s a photo that’s all . And it could be AI

Yes photo on facebook outside the stadium

Can imagine potential sponsors at Northampton has long time lost interest similar with other clubs to a lesser extent cant even tell a potential sponsor how many teams are in the league this close to the start of the new season in all honesty who would be the slightest bit interested in sponsoring a club ?

Well if it all comes off at Northampton I wish them luck .

Good question there might still be a few around - there is a good catchment area around Northampton near the M1 easy to get to near Northampton as well compared to the club I used to attend kings Lynn who has the sea one side of the town Northampton is central with a massive catchment area the only thing they don’t have is hard core loyal fans that attend come what may and that’s a massive miss .

Might get a few ex Milton Keynes fans as well

With respect a tv deal with Prime or Netflix I believe would have a negative impact on the sport it show it up for what it is a Disney tv show would be more fitting

Looking at google images I can see what your saying and it be away from the stock car fence and be much safer what cost it come at I hate to think to install a track air fence and just the basics for speedway . And the leading question would it attract enough fans to make it viable?

Underwhelming statement when big changes and ideas where needed rather than go with the same old tired system if one of the 5 teams close mid season the whole league collapses .

Bit like when the Titanic sank the passengers in 3rd class knew the ship was sinking way before those in 1st class as they sipped champagne and ate caviar.

What a sorry state as we are about to turn the page into 2026 and still no idea how many teams will be in the league with 11 weeks roughly to the start of the season - how can anyone plan riders or sponsors and to a lesser degree fans . And how can this league be taken as a serious professional league ?

More chance on finding an NHS dentist than getting the British Speedway fixtures before March 2026

Should have done all the above when the sport had the Sky TV money instead it was squandered only the promoters to blame .

Well that might well be the case but the Agm in January roughly 2 months to the start of the season a so called professional sport and we don’t even no if it’s one big league one two leagues again with potential 5 teams in the PL with no tv deal either what positive spin can you put on this ?? If I was a potential sponsor I’d think shambles and walk away

Worrying times indeed -how and why would any potential sponsor want to get involved with British speedway? it’s nothing short of a shambles