Hamish McRaker

Zagar must have dropped his pay rates by quite a lot, to be affordable. (compared to what he was rumoured to be on at BV)

Might depend on how old you are. In amateur era the local enemy used to be Coventry, but i know from mid 1990's in the professional era it's been Northampton (i still know many active Tigers supporters).

Maybe if his comeback is going ok, and Northampton is still going by then, DJ Woffy might be a possibility to give things a boost from mid season?

Presumably you're not including Rugby Union in that?

It crossed my mind too but theyve been defunct (competing-wise) for a long time and anyway arent exactly in same neck of the woods, Shirley😌

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

Sounds logical to me. In Bandit Country So hopefully all of the fans from the old Flying Foxes days and their descendents will be connecting and turning up in good numbers.

I know Northampton/shire quite well. Has always seemed to consist of multiple identities to me. East Midlands? East Anglia? Greater London? Scots over in Corby. Landowning wealth in rural towns and villages. A mish mash of those plus a growing immigrant population. Whichever direction you take when leaving Northampton, youre going into a different area with its own, stronger, identity. Names of sports clubs do matter, and i suspect those behind this project have very limited knowledge of the East Midlands. Id advise them to have a rethink!

Best to ask Reg Fearman or Alan Jones why Lions name was chosen in 1968. Leicester Tigers name goes back to 1880 and the local regiment after which the club was named. Leicester City FC has had Fox identity for a long time (I'm no football historian) but have used it increasingly in marketing since maybe 40 years ago. Leicestershire CCC has had Fox badge for as long as i can recall and like LCFC the club has increased its use in marketing and "brand identity". When Leicester Speedway was reborn in 2011, LCFC and LCCC had the Fox branding well and truly established and so it rightly continued the Lions branding even with a 28 year gap, regardless of why the name had been chosen in 1968. Leicester/shire is something of a sporting Mecca, and it would be very messy if all of them were called "Foxes"! But even so, Leicester/shire sport does have a strong Fox identity, and its attempted appropriation by Northampton speedway is a terrible and unbelievable mistake. Should be Falcons in my opinion

Falcons. Historical link to Falconry

If they start selling Singha beer and have a Thai food stand it'll get more suspiciuous!

The "consortium" must be aiming to get it running and then selling on as a viable business, having put in the cash, spadework and legal grunt. They must have potential buyers lined up who have financial clout but its a big risk and i hope it pays off. The logo work looks low budget off-the-shelf style which conveys or affirms the impression that this "launch" is having to prioritise its limited financial, time and expertise resources on getting the essentials done and just up and running with a view to selling it on asap. So i wouldnt expect much to be done by way of initial local marketing and promotion, that will hopefully be taken on by subsequent owners.

Is it located somewhere near the notorious Jesus Army HQ? Maybe that's the way to start recruiting new fans, they've got minibuses i think. And theyd stay dedicated no matter how many times the team loses. The "consortium" must be aiming to get it running and then selling on as a viable business, having put in the cash, spadework and legal grunt. They must have potential buyers lined up who have financial clout but its a big risk and i hope it pays off

Yes, who'd have thought it. Straits of Hormuz and Northampton Speedway. Keep topping up that glass of positivity, folks, keep sending out the POSITIVE VIBES!! Got that feeling in my bones both are going to work out fine. No half-full glasses allowed

Yep, it'll happen, as long as everyone's positive.Just believe it'll be GREAT, double down on doubters, and it will be.