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23 hours ago, TheSmiler said:

The sport is really missing a trick in not getting involved in “vlogger” culture. Imagine having dedicated vlogs to drum up interest and offer a behind the scenes look at what it takes to prepare for a season. Insight into a rider’s daily life etc. 

It would enhance the interest incredibly.

Tik Tok is a very useful tool for sports clubs. All it takes is a video to go viral and boom. 

I went to see Deftones at the NEC a couple of months back and I couldn't believe how many youngsters were there. They've been together for over 30 years, but they're not really big these days. Turns out one of their songs was used in a TikTok video that went viral and now they're appealing to a whole new audience. 

Maybe the BSPL should get a band together. I wonder what they'd be called 🤔

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2 hours ago, BTFC LION said:

They were originally know as the brafield flying foxes, before the name was changed to the brafield badgers. 

Exactly, its a nod to their history, although I'd have preferred Badgers!

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21 hours ago, OGT said:

Tik Tok is a very useful tool for sports clubs. All it takes is a video to go viral and boom. 

Maybe the BSPL should get a band together. I wonder what they'd be called 🤔

The Guests - they'd have a different line-up every gig!

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1 hour ago, BluPanther said:

Got to be rusty-red with white trim...

With all riders wearing one of these...

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Makes a change from tassel's I suppose 😲

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10 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Best of luck to the foxes, I look forward to visiting at some point this season 

They'll do well to avoid relegation... the 10 point deduction didn't help though 🦊

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12 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

I take it that’s a soccer reference?

I thought that's who you meant when you said the Foxes 😉

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1 minute ago, IainB said:

I thought that's who you meant when you said the Foxes 😉

I thought they were called city, I didn’t know they were called the foxes, I don’t follow soccer in the slightest so not really up on their names 

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7 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

I thought they were called city, I didn’t know they were called the foxes, I don’t follow soccer in the slightest so not really up on their names 

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.

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Good Luck To H Man in his new  venture .Hopefully With him at the helm the legend Terry Tibbs will make a return to the forum. Taik to me lol 

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5 hours ago, BTFC LION said:

They were originally know as the brafield flying foxes, before the name was changed to the brafield badgers. 

Then why couldn't they call themselves Northampton Badges then? Surely it's a more logical option 

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6 hours ago, IainB said:

With all riders wearing one of these...

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Makes a change from tassel's I suppose 😲

NO, NO, NO!!!!!. 🤬🤬

THAT WOULD BE VERY WRONG. 😵😵

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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 

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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)

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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 😁

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