IainB Posted Monday at 11:19 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 11:19 AM 26 minutes ago, david_rowe said: I was a Director at Birmingham for a brief period as part of the new consortium which took over for the 2022 season, and my involvement was mainly centred around helping ensure they were in a position to run that year, because there was a huge amount of work to be done that winter for them to get to that stage. My resignation was due to a significant change in work circumstances in April 2022 which, in my view, meant there could have been a perceived conflict of interest had I remained directly associated with one club at a Director level, although there was no pressure applied from any direction before I took that decision. No need for an explanation, I just didn't expect to see your name on there... as a sports journalist though... what's going on at Northampton Speedway with their "owners" and why the big cover up with people sworn to secrecy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Monday at 11:55 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:55 AM I would guess that Mark Lemon is a nominee and not the beneficial owners. The beneficial owners are probably the BSPL or some subsets of its membership, possibly in conjunction with the Speedway Futures crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted Monday at 02:20 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:20 PM 4 hours ago, IainB said: Yes it does, and he's the only one with 1 share at £1. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17106324/filing-history Incorporation statement... it may of course have changed since. How intriguing, thank you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted Tuesday at 06:56 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:56 AM im not being funny but does it really matter who the owner in writing is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Tuesday at 07:50 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:50 AM 51 minutes ago, Odds On said: im not being funny but does it really matter who the owner in writing is? Well if the owner was Mark Lemon and Belle Vue needed to win their final fixture at Northampton ... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted Tuesday at 07:56 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:56 AM 2 minutes ago, arnieg said: Well if the owner was Mark Lemon and Belle Vue needed to win their final fixture at Northampton ... happened many times over the years...whether it is a sponsor, owner, owners that have put riders up etc etc...fans always put two and two together and end up with five! Cannot see a problem myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Tuesday at 08:16 AM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:16 AM (edited) 5 hours ago, Odds On said: im not being funny but does it really matter who the owner in writing is? In a Mickey Mouse sports entertainment business it doesn't make a jot of difference, it is maybe beneficial... but in a professional competitive sport wanting to attract TV coverage and the betting industry it really does (should) matter. If people want to hide their identity in a public environment it's usually for a reason, I don't think it's too much to wonder what that reason is 🤔 Anything wrong with the owner and director of Northampton being the team manager and CEO of Belle Vue where he is not an owner or director? Edited Tuesday at 12:10 PM by IainB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted Tuesday at 09:39 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:39 AM (edited) 23 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said: Being a Director doesn't necessarily mean that person is a shareholder. When i looked at Companies House info a few weeks ago, Lemon was the only named director. But does the CH info disclose shareholders? Not to my knowledge, but you could have access to greater depth info?? I tend to think that shareholder identities are usually hidden information, a private matter unless disclosed by the shareholder publicly? try persons with significant control!!! its not difficult to find! Thus far the company has one share which is held by Mark Lemon! Edited Tuesday at 09:44 AM by GeneralMelchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted Tuesday at 09:50 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:50 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, IainB said: In a Mickey Mouse sports entertainment business it doesn't make a jot of difference, it is maybe beneficial... but in a professional competitive sport wanting to attract TV coverage and the betting industry it really does (should) matter. If people want to hide their identity in a public environment it's usually for a reason, I don't think it's too much to wonder what that reason is 🤔 Nothing is hidden - perhaps its hiding in plain sight!! Edited Tuesday at 09:51 AM by GeneralMelchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers99 Posted Tuesday at 01:07 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:07 PM Jeppesen in for Zagar, good move that 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chun Posted Tuesday at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:56 PM on the Northampton site but not the British Speedway one. They usually push out announcements concurrently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgas Posted Tuesday at 02:27 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:27 PM 1 hour ago, Panthers99 said: Jeppesen in for Zagar, good move that With the end to the season JJ had at Berwick I was very surprised he wasn’t in the team from the get go. Great signing he has been brilliant at Workington so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted Tuesday at 02:37 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:37 PM 9 minutes ago, Mgas said: With the end to the season JJ had at Berwick I was very surprised he wasn’t in the team from the get go. Great signing he has been brilliant at Workington so far. Good move that.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted Tuesday at 05:01 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:01 PM Is Zagar going to be out for a long time? I'd be more worried about Klindt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted Tuesday at 05:07 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:07 PM 7 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said: try persons with significant control!!! its not difficult to find! Thus far the company has one share which is held by Mark Lemon! https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17106324/persons-with-significant-control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted Tuesday at 05:23 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:23 PM (edited) 19 minutes ago, Sir Sidney said: Deleted Edited Tuesday at 05:28 PM by Lefty Info incorrect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Tuesday at 05:34 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:34 PM 10 minutes ago, Lefty said: Deleted This one might deserve a topic of its own 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTRSports Posted Tuesday at 05:39 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:39 PM On 5/16/2026 at 9:53 PM, CTRSports said: Possibly could look at Jeppeson, Allen, Kerr and maybe even Cook I think they'll need to stick with Lidsey but maybe with Thomson showing some good signs Jeppeson could be a good switch for Batch with Klindt not far away unless he performs better and quick Maybe Zagar for Klindt when he's fit to return then its a case of seeing how NKI gets on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago On 5/19/2026 at 8:50 AM, arnieg said: Well if the owner was Mark Lemon and Belle Vue needed to win their final fixture at Northampton ... Or if Dan Bewley was injured and Jaimon Lidsey looked like a possible answer to their problems ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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