Northampton 2026

[YeOldPitGate]

51 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Surprised at zagar, very capable rider but for me lacks dedication these days for the price you pay for him especially as the H Man saw him last year 

Agreed if Zagar is happy/motivated they should win most of home meetings, if he's not fussed they will be up against it.

[MattB]

2 hours ago, Neila said:

But for this to happen British speedway has got to get it's house in order, clubs to give intention to run etc by the end of August, so these top riders can sign up and know where they are potentially gonna ride at in 2027, before they commit to other leagues 

Absolutely.  Can guarantee the Polish clubs don't wait until November before they start talking to riders about the following season.

 

[mikebv]

14 minutes ago, MattB said:

Absolutely.  Can guarantee the Polish clubs don't wait until November before they start talking to riders about the following season.

 

The plan is to have 2027 sorted by the end of June this year....

The more sceptical, given the track record of those in charge, may not quite believe it, however, let's hope for a "new start"....

[TheReturn]

Leicester should be welcoming this, they finally have a local rival in sport, (their football fans try and claim they have one with Forest, but it isn't a real derby, not like Forest v Derby). 

 

[Hamish McRaker]

Basso and Bangs would have been good at Northampton.

At least the stadium isnt due to be demolished or the landlords wanting to evict. These days, that's a major advantage

[JoeW436]

I don’t particularly follow the sport that closely in this country since I don’t have a team to support anymore but its remarkable how we are at the point we are at with teams closing yet when a new one arrives people still can only find the negatives. They’ve done a fantastic job building that team in the timeframes they have been working to, hopefully it’s a success. 

[Pinny]

H man knows Zagar from his Reading days I am sure. 
 

 

[ruckerroo]

Zagar and batchelor in the same team is asking for bother 

[Pinny]

H man knows Zagar from his Reading days I am sure. 
 

 

[orion]

Surely its the annual time of the year when  people say Klindt  is on a bargain average. 

As for the name..with H Man links with Reading..how about the Bulldogs ? 

Edited 3 hours ago by orion

[Fromafar]

4 hours ago, YeOldPitGate said:

Agreed if Zagar is happy/motivated they should win most of home meetings, if he's not fussed they will be up against it.

Zager was terrible most of the time last year.No doubt will be overpaid as usual.

[FishersGate]

6 hours ago, CTRSports said:

1. Lidsey
2. Batchelor
3. Klindt
4. Zagar
5. Iversen
6. Thomsen
7. Harrison

What does everyone feel about that? 

I tried to ask some fans about the team but I couldn't find any lol

[mikebv]

15 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

I tried to ask some fans about the team but I couldn't find any lol

To paraphrase the usual answer when you mention Speedway to someone in a town that has their own team....

"Speedway? Is that still starting?"...

[Hawk127]

22 minutes ago, mikebv said:

To paraphrase the usual answer when you mention Speedway to someone in a town that has their own team....

"Speedway? Is that still starting?"...

I really think you are being unkind with your comments 😂. According to the newbies on this forum and those who post once in a generation, you should embrace the situation and be thankful for what the sport offers in this country because these contributors are so right and the likes of the long suffering followers are so wrong and need to dismissed as not following the rules which these members believe are correct and should not be challenged. In the meantime I will stick with the Polish version as I don’t understand the language and therefore the total boll..cks that may have or is being spoken goes right over my head unlike the UK version which needs no translation and leaves no doubt on where the sport stands in the eyes of a few.

[BluPanther]

A nice peace on cricket from Northampton just aired on BBC Look East. No mention of the Foxes newly assembled team though...

[screm]

Batchelor ?.

Thoughts with the good people at Northampton Speedway at this difficult time.

 

[OGT]

6 hours ago, TheReturn said:

Leicester should be welcoming this, they finally have a local rival in sport, (their football fans try and claim they have one with Forest, but it isn't a real derby, not like Forest v Derby). 

 

The biggest rivalry in rugby union is Leicester and Northampton. The games can be pretty intense, like it should be.