norbold

1. Northampton (I just felt sorry for them.)

It depends what you call the 'good old days' because to me the 'good old days' were exactly the days when every team member did wear the team colours - black leathers and a team race jacket. Well I say every team member wore black leathers but there was always the odd maverick such as Nigel Boocock and Mike Broadbanks (as he was then!)

I wasn't around in 1928.

Good job you mentioned that, they probably wouldn't have thought of it...

Well, at least Northampton have achieved twice as much publicity on this Forum as any other club with two threads running....

Northampton Norbolds

There was no league in 1928.

Wembley, 1929.

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/rowe-motor-oil-premiership/northampton-enter-2026-premiership/

Captain Northampton?

I think he's sponsored by Thames Water.

I believe so, but only after they've moved to Dunsinane.

Just seen the latest update from Ipswich. First Witch When shall Ipswich meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch Where the place? Second Witch Upon Foxhall Heath. ALL Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air.

Have they really though? It's only because they are in the Olympics. Once they are over, the freestyle snow sports will return to the fringes. Is it too late to get speedway included in the 2028 Olympic Games?

Or this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvosxyowuEk&list=RDKvosxyowuEk&start_radio=1

Matcham's Park.

It's obvious that anyone considering running Northampton should have spoken to the Forum members here before throwing their money away. They would have put them straight.

Ringwood was a speedway track which operated in the Southern Area League in 1954 and then partly in 1955 before closure.

New Cross Rangers 1963 West Ham Bombers 1972

Yes. How did you know? That part was meant to be kept secret till after the staff signing tonight.

I think the new owners are building up the suspense because they have managed to sign up a real blockbuster team, bringing back Doyle and Sayfutdinov, backed up by Lindgren, Robert Lambert, Zmarzlik, Lebedevs with Tai Woffinden as rising star. The 37 points limit was waived….or else! As the new owners said.

I think the Northampton Norbolds has quite a catchy ring to it.

But not sugar, salt or honey.

Bristol had a long history of speedway (1920s-1960s), though its last season before the late 70s was 1961.

If Ipswich don't run, won't Nortthampton have the chance to pick up the riders Ipswich would have had?