mark.1 Posted Sunday at 08:57 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:57 PM 4 hours ago, 1 valve said: Sheffield more than likely will not be a Premiership club in 2027 All premiership clubs this year have signed up to a 3 year premiership deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyd Posted Sunday at 09:10 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:10 PM 2 minutes ago, mark.1 said: All premiership clubs this year have signed up to a 3 year premiership deal. As with most decisions and agreements in speedway its more than likely not worth the paper its written on, what happens if a club is sold and the new owners do not wish to run premiership? What if the present owners have decided that they have lost enough money already and don't fancy another season of it? Remember this is British Speedway and its made up of what ifs and maybe's, nothing can be taken as gospel or a certainty. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted Monday at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 03:02 PM On 8/6/2026 at 9:31 PM, YeOldPitGate said: Be interesting to see what happens with Northampton in 2027 depending on what happens with UK speedway in general , it would appear a decent core crowd of supporters is there which was a big worry pre season. Flagrag mentioned a party with deep pockets were looking to get involved but didn't in the end if they were now convinced and got 2-3 good riders in and kept Thomson, Iverson, Ellis and the young aussie Mcdiad (or however you spell it) and could add say Anders Thompson, Becker , poss Zack Cook if Belle Vue have to shed riders that would be a good looking side. If they don't get involved its probably going to be more of the same a side making the numbers up but hopefully 10-15% better side than this year minimum. I think the best thing Northampton could do is sort out the track, if it could be prepared for some half decent racing, that would help significantly to attract supporters on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted Monday at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:44 PM gonna be making a visit this week to see Bellevue there, thursday, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnolan Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM 1 hour ago, bigcatdiary said: I think the best thing Northampton could do is sort out the track, if it could be prepared for some half decent racing, that would help significantly to attract supporters on a regular basis. For a first-season adaptation from a track used exclusively for stock cars they've done really well. I imagine there'll be more work done over the winter, should they be back next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted Monday at 05:42 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:42 PM 2 hours ago, bigcatdiary said: I think the best thing Northampton could do is sort out the track, if it could be prepared for some half decent racing, that would help significantly to attract supporters on a regular basis. Absolutely, a great race track might not get more fans through the gate but a bad one will see you struggle to keep what you have. A promoters greatest asset isnt the riders or the stadium, its the track itself, your whole business is about what happens on that oval, get that wrong and your toast, sooner or later. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted Monday at 06:04 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:04 PM 1 hour ago, paulnolan said: For a first-season adaptation from a track used exclusively for stock cars they've done really well. I imagine there'll be more work done over the winter, should they be back next year. Don’t see why they wouldn’t be Paul. Amongst all the doom and gloom, Northampton has gone under the radar a bit. Very late to the party, no choice but to put together a weak team of leftovers, bound to finish bottom and yet by all accounts the crowds are still holding up well. Seems to be a lot of potential here for a much needed success story. Will be interesting to see what team they can put together this winter when they have the same opportunity as everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Monday at 06:06 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:06 PM 1 hour ago, gjcone44 said: gonna be making a visit this week to see Bellevue there, thursday, Take your bike... You might be riding looking at who is missing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted Monday at 09:02 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:02 PM 2 hours ago, mikebv said: Take your bike... You might be riding looking at who is missing... 66 now mike them days long gone.. 😪 do miss them times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted yesterday at 12:09 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:09 PM 18 hours ago, mikebv said: Take your bike... You might be riding looking at who is missing... Who's missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarracudaAce Posted yesterday at 12:36 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:36 PM 25 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: Who's missing? Two of the Aces top 3. Jason Doyle & Zach Cook required in Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thumb Posted yesterday at 04:23 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:23 PM 3 hours ago, BarracudaAce said: Two of the Aces top 3. Jason Doyle & Zach Cook required in Poland. And Klindt for Northampton, according to published Polish teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago On 8/9/2026 at 9:57 PM, mark.1 said: All premiership clubs this year have signed up to a 3 year premiership deal. Only if they are in business. 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnolan Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 15 hours ago, Tom Thumb said: And Klindt for Northampton, according to published Polish teams. Nicholls to guest, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 18 minutes ago, paulnolan said: Nicholls to guest, hopefully. Broken collarbone from his spill at Foxhall last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, paulnolan said: Nicholls to guest, hopefully. Justin Sedgmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago is kilderman and Tate still out, if they are my 1st visit to Northampton and more than half the team missing,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, gjcone44 said: is kilderman and Tate still out, if they are my 1st visit to Northampton and more than half the team missing,. Zischke is riding tonight at Oxford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, gjcone44 said: is kilderman and Tate still out, if they are my 1st visit to Northampton and more than half the team missing,. As Meat Loaf may have said... "Now, don't be sad, coz four out of seven ain't bad"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulnolan Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago With the Foxes extremely unlikely to make the play-offs, surely an inter-league challenge against Oxford is a no-brainer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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