Oxford 2026

[Triple.H.]

19 minutes ago, frigbo said:

Fabulous to hear as I feared the worst after hearing a few things over recent days.

Would be good for the club to put some meat on the bones to provide assurance of longevity though.

I'd hope that Jamie is having a well earned rest, after what has probably been a bloody stressful week.

[SCS]

Does anyone know if Oxford is going to race at home soon. heard at redcar last night its not good there but hope it is because we need as many teams in the league as possible.

[HomeStraight]

15 minutes ago, SCS said:

Does anyone know if Oxford is going to race at home soon. heard at redcar last night its not good there but hope it is because we need as many teams in the league as possible.

https://oxfordspeedway.club/2026/04/preview-cheetahs-back-in-business-as-bsn-series-campaign-starts-at-plymouth/

[lucifer sam]

9 hours ago, SCS said:

Does anyone know if Oxford is going to race at home soon. heard at redcar last night its not good there but hope it is because we need as many teams in the league as possible.

Next Wednesday, home to Poole

[Robinh88]

11 hours ago, SCS said:

Does anyone know if Oxford is going to race at home soon. heard at redcar last night its not good there but hope it is because we need as many teams in the league as possible.

Just seen a post to say Wednesday vs Poole.

[Whitelinehugger]

4 minutes ago, Robinh88 said:

Just seen a post to say Wednesday vs Poole.

Racing will be outside the stadium instead of in 🤣

[PhilTheAce]

can the speedway run without the dogs as it might have to.

 

the GBGB  (Greyhound board of great britain) have already removed Oxford from the latest calendar published on friday.

 

so the dogs are 100% finised there i imagine.

 

can the speedway find the 2 million debt?????

[Marky_Mark]

14 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

can the speedway run without the dogs as it might have to.

 

the GBGB  (Greyhound board of great britain) have already removed Oxford from the latest calendar published on friday.

 

so the dogs are 100% finised there i imagine.

 

can the speedway find the 2 million debt?????

Why would the speedway need to find the 2 million debt, that’s an absurd thing to say!

It’s quite simple really, the speedway now need to do their own lease agreement with the stadium owners rather than through a third party which included the dogs.

As far as I know this new arrangement is agreed and it’s all systems go for the rest of the season. 

[Toady]

29 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

can the speedway run without the dogs as it might have to.

 

the GBGB  (Greyhound board of great britain) have already removed Oxford from the latest calendar published on friday.

 

so the dogs are 100% finised there i imagine.

 

can the speedway find the 2 million debt?????

Oxford Speedway Ltd have apparently reached an agreement to continue to operate at the stadium (obviously who with only they know).

The debt, I believe, is owed by Oxford Stadium Limited.

The stadium is owned by Galliards, so maybe they have come to an agreement over the lease payment for at least this season. Beyond that,who knows…

Edited 1 hour ago by Toady

[Neila]

1 minute ago, Marky_Mark said:

Why would the speedway need to find the 2 million debt, that’s an absurd thing to say!

It’s quite simple really, the speedway now need to do their own lease agreement with the stadium owners rather than through a third party which included the dogs.

As far as I know this new arrangement is agreed and it’s all systems go for the rest of the season. 

The stadium Lease / rent was for £xxx a few weeks ago shared by speedway and the dogs, which the dogs appeared to pay the majority share via streaming fees, now the rent has to be found by speedway, which is totally not viable, so troubling times ahead

[Whitelinehugger]

35 minutes ago, Neila said:

The stadium Lease / rent was for £xxx a few weeks ago shared by speedway and the dogs, which the dogs appeared to pay the majority share via streaming fees, now the rent has to be found by speedway, which is totally not viable, so troubling times ahead

I should imagine most stadiums would not be viable running without revenue coming in from either stockcars or greyhounds. Buster owns Kings Lynn stadium but if it was not for stockcars it would fold.

[Tim G]

30 minutes ago, Neila said:

The stadium Lease / rent was for £xxx a few weeks ago shared by speedway and the dogs, which the dogs appeared to pay the majority share via streaming fees, now the rent has to be found by speedway, which is totally not viable, so troubling times ahead

I would expect a new agreement has been reached for just the speedway at a heavily reduced figure which may suit the land owners aswell.

The original lease was for 15 years I believe but I could be wrong on that so the new lease for the speedway might only be short term.

Gallard Homes can now say the stadium is not profitable and it will help there case to redevelop the land.

[Marky_Mark]

1 hour ago, Neila said:

The stadium Lease / rent was for £xxx a few weeks ago shared by speedway and the dogs, which the dogs appeared to pay the majority share via streaming fees, now the rent has to be found by speedway, which is totally not viable, so troubling times ahead

No this is where people are getting mixed up, the old agreement does not and would not financially be able to be taken over by the speedway. 
 

Hence that one is ripped up and put in the bin and a new speedway only lease has been agreed at a sensible rate for the amount of use the speedway has at the stadium.

Its then up to stadium owners to try and do a new greyhound deal to make up the difference 

[Toady]

45 minutes ago, Tim G said:

I would expect a new agreement has been reached for just the speedway at a heavily reduced figure which may suit the land owners aswell.

The original lease was for 15 years I believe but I could be wrong on that so the new lease for the speedway might only be short term.

Gallard Homes can now say the stadium is not profitable and it will help there case to redevelop the land.

The original lease that Kevin Boothby signed with Galliards was for ten years with a break clause for either party at five years. I also understand that they would not be interested in signing another long lease with anyone, so your thinking is correct. Our only hope, due to construction being difficult at the moment, is that they will allow us to stay for now.