NEWCASTLE have a new owner – and will keep their place in the Championship next season under the guidance of former rider Rob Grant junior (pictured).
Diamonds co-promoter and team manager George English will continue in his position, and former Stoke owner Dave Tattum has joined the management team. Grant said: “From my outlook, it seemed the future for the Diamonds was looking really bleak, so it didn't take long for me to think it through and make a move to take the reins myself. “Negotiations went as smooth as you like, so now I cannot wait to get on to action all the plans I have for our 2020 Championship campaign. “I've done my sums, and when I say I've come in to take up the mantle for the 91st anniversary, it's my full intention to be planning in nine years’ time for the club's 100th anniversary! “I'm not in this for the short haul and I'm determined to make this thrive. I have some fine contacts in the local commerce world and will be talking speedway to many of them with the sole view of making the Diamonds secure for the long-term future.”
