The White Knight Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 6 hours ago, IainB said: With all riders wearing one of these... Makes a change from tassel's I suppose 😲 NO, NO, NO!!!!!. 🤬🤬 THAT WOULD BE VERY WRONG. 😵😵 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 18 hours ago, IainB said: If there was anybody local to Leicester involved in the sport at the top level they would have known this 🤷♂️ Having said that it's pretty common knowledge in the sporting world You would have thought the Leicester owner may have said no fellow consortium members this is not a great thing to call Northampton The Foxes . It should have been The Saints or Dons if you want my opinion the other suggestion was Racers which again would have been better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 14 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 15 minutes ago, flagrag said: You would have thought the Leicester owner may have said no fellow consortium members this is not a great thing to call Northampton The Foxes . It should have been The Saints or Dons if you want my opinion the other suggestion was Racers which again would have been better Yep, could have gone with Racers especially with the home of British Motor Racing within the county (Silverstone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 14 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 2 hours ago, TB1 said: If a 'consortium' of different people are running it, does that qualify as a clusterf#ck? Well, they've done such a great job of collectively running the sport 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Falcons. Historical link to Falconry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enotian Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 1 hour ago, flagrag said: It should have been The Saints or Dons if you want my opinion the other suggestion was Racers which again would have been better Isn't Saints the name of the rugby team? If you wanted a link with the Rugby supporters they could have been called after their most famous player!! Northampton Pollocks. Joking aside I thought something like Knights would have worked. Isn't their some links to Royalty in the area? I mean they couldn't have been called the Princesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTRSports Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago To maybe attract a younger audience the thunderous "Northampton Nitros" could have worked or Northampton Thunder makes you wonder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 18 minutes ago, CTRSports said: To maybe attract a younger audience the thunderous "Northampton Nitros" could have worked or Northampton Thunder makes you wonder I dare say The Northampton "Hamptons" was considered but Foxes does make for an easier race jacket and merchandise design! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago I'm not sure I understand all this stressing about the name. People are talking as if Foxes is synonymous with Leicester. If that is the case then why are the Speedway team called the Lions, and the Rugby team called the Tigers ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrickn Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 hour ago, DaveWayne said: I'm not sure I understand all this stressing about the name. People are talking as if Foxes is synonymous with Leicester. If that is the case then why are the Speedway team called the Lions, and the Rugby team called the Tigers ? Leicester used to be called the "Hunters",as per fox hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago I accept the good words from the new Ipswich promoters and the hopes for Northampton and the sport in general. However, whilst there is clearly a monopoly or cartel (However you wish to describe it) on equipment such as Tyres and other equipment. How on earth do these people think they are going to attract new competitors into this sport. Deluded I'm afraid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 19 hours ago, IainB said: I think Manchester City are called "City"... although that will very much depend on what "City" you live in lol The same will apply to United, Town, Rovers, Wanderers, Athletic etc. etc. Except Ipswich, where the loocals call their teaum: Towen - with the cheery encouragement "Uppa Towen!". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 8 hours ago, DaveWayne said: I'm not sure I understand all this stressing about the name. People are talking as if Foxes is synonymous with Leicester. If that is the case then why are the Speedway team called the Lions, and the Rugby team called the Tigers ? The Leicester NDL team is called the Fox Cubs - I've always wondered why not the Lion Cubs ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 20 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: The Leicester NDL team is called the Fox Cubs - I've always wondered why not the Lion Cubs ... The NDL team are called the Lion Cubs... it was the short lived National Development Trophy team that were called the Fox Cubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 26 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: Except Ipswich, where the loocals call their teaum: Towen - with the cheery encouragement "Uppa Towen!". ... and City are of course "Citeh" 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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