noaksey Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, eric i said: Northampton best chance would be to run Sunday afternoons in the national league, allowing people to travel. Personally I think the only chance Northampton would have of making a proper go of it is if the Save Coventry Crew (speedway side not stocks) were prepared to consider that if they ever gave up on Brandon Edited September 12 by noaksey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 8 minutes ago, noaksey said: Personally I think the only chance Northampton would have of making a proper go of it is if the Save Coventry Crew (speedway side not stocks) were prepared to consider that if they ever gave up on Brandon The save Coventry crew won't be running the speedway though Cedric from Poole will be and I can't see him being interested in Northampton or surely he would have already done something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Yes agreed, I meant more backing the project rather than running it per se. I wouldn't try and open Northampton whilst Brandon is still up in the air A large proportion of expected fans would surely come from Coventry way? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Yes agreed, I meant more backing the project rather than running it per se. I wouldn't try and open Northampton whilst Brandon is still up in the air A large proportion of expected fans would surely come from Coventry way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 4 hours ago, eric i said: Northampton best chance would be to run Sunday afternoons in the national league, allowing people to travel. I doubt Sunday would be an option with stock cars and bangers running regular Sunday meetings throughout the year. As they also run some Saturday nights on other weekends, there wouldn't be enough time to prep the track for those Sundays either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 7 hours ago, flagrag said: Northampton and wider Northamptonshire like Kettering,Corby,Wellingborough have huge Eastern European populations so the hope may be to have a couple of Polish riders in the home team will encourage them to travel Peterborough has a large Polish population and Mick Bratley went to the city Polish club and gave away free tickets for Panthers at the Showground. He reported that one person took up the offer, so good luck with that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 23 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 23 hours ago Anyone else hearing that Northampton will be joining the 2026 Premiership with owners new to promoting speedway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 52 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said: Anyone else hearing that Northampton will be joining the 2026 Premiership with owners new to promoting speedway? Is the promoter the H man ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago 1 hour ago, RoundTheBoards said: Anyone else hearing that Northampton will be joining the 2026 Premiership with owners new to promoting speedway? Who ever takes it on is taking a massive risk, I'm all for new tracks but this is going to be very difficult to get a regular fan base crowd. Its not that close to Northampton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 1 hour ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Is the promoter the H man ? Can't see him at Poole tonight... cup final as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 57 minutes ago, Rob B said: Who ever takes it on is taking a massive risk, I'm all for new tracks but this is going to be very difficult to get a regular fan base crowd. Its not that close to Northampton. Its not that far away either, ten minutes from the town centre. What might well prove difficult is getting Coventry or P'boro speedway fans there regularly as its an hour to both cities. I wish whoever takes it on the very best and hope it succeeds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Man Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 2 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Is the promoter the H man ? Ha ha!! Not for me Mr Machine, seeing the Birmingham promotion in full swing has put me off for life 😂😂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago Ahh... @The H Man ... not Harry Redknapp 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago Reading based family apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago I can't see Northampton in the Prem being anything other than a financial disaster. Makes a lot more sense to be in the Championship... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 24 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Reading based family apparently That’s why I thought the H man but he says not him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 5 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: Anyone else hearing that Northampton will be joining the 2026 Premiership with owners new to promoting speedway? New owners maybe. But rules say two years before they can directly promote. So the question is who would the promoters be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 8 hours ago, 1 valve said: New owners maybe. But rules say two years before they can directly promote. So the question is who would the promoters be. well they are knackered then, no one knows how to promote speedway in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveArena Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago The Russell bros! Ronnie does the track and El Tel is the cockney wideboy front man. He could team up with Arry triffic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Good luck if someone is taking it on I wish them all the best but as most on here have said its a massive financial risk even more so if going directly into the Premiership I hope whoever it is either has massive sponsorship lined up and uber deep pockets as I fear they will need them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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