SHEFFIELD FOR SALE
PREMIERSHIP Sheffield has been put up for sale.
The Tigers’ promotion have announced that tonight’s (Thursday) final league fixture against Ipswich at Owlerton will be the last under the current regime.
The Bates family and Peter Mole have been at the helm since 2014 but have revealed they will be standing down because of outside pressures away from speedway.
Co-owner Damien Bates explained: “There is a hell of a lot of work involved in running a speedway club and with other ever-growing work and family commitments that we’ve all got away from the sport, we’ve just got too much on.
“The club is in great shape and there’s so many good things going for it; great facilities with a great stadium, brilliant, accommodating landlords and an excellent racetrack.
“It’s got a core of loyal supporters and we’ve got a set-up with a team of riders who genuinely love being a part of this club who want to be back year-on-year.
“Sheffield has got a great team of staff and volunteers who help things run seamlessly on race-nights – for me, there’s no club in a better position for someone to walk into and take on.
“When we took over, it had some very good foundations in place, we’ve built on those and taken Sheffield to the next level – now it’s someone else’s turn to keep on building it up and keep moving it forward.”
Any interested parties should e-mail office@sheffield-speedway.com.
DATE ADDED: Thursday September 25, 2025
