Save Our Speedway: E&S backs Wolverhampton Wolves in eviction row
Today the Express & Star throws its weight behind a campaign to Save Our Speedway.
We are fully behind the Wolfpack supporters who are desperate to keep their beloved sport in the Black Country.
It is also an issue that extends beyond sport. Speedway has been in Wolverhampton for 95 years and helps keep the city on the map nationally.
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More than 10,000 have so far signed a petition calling for this week’s decision to evict Wolverhampton Wolves to be reversed – or for urgent action to find a new home.
Monmore Green owner Entain Group says it can make more money from greyhound racing. But the news has been met with dismay from fans as well as politicians and business owners in the city.
Wolfpack member Chris Adams posted the petition on Change.org when the news about Monmore Green Stadium not renewing the club’s lease broke on Monday.
The petition quickly went viral, with thousands of fans sharing it on their social media pages, many venting their fury at the greyhound stadium’s decision.
Chris, who also runs the Speedway youth team, is still in shock at the suddenness of the news.
He said: “If they said “We are thinking of changing here is three years' notice”, then I could understand. But to just tell us this season is the last is mindboggling.
“The club normally resign the lease at the start of the year and it seemed funny the paperwork was not returned and then they said they wanted a chat about it. But to give us no notice is about as shocking as it gets.”
“This speedway is part of people’s lives, I’ve been a mechanic down there for 30 years and know so many people will be heartbroken.”
He added: “This campaign will get bigger and bigger, we need to make those who made this decision realise they are in the wrong and are wrecking a community.”
