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Am guessing that probably makes sense. If Thursdays don't suit then flying in and out of UK twice a week ( Edinburgh Fridays ) would likely be a non-starter ?

It would probably mean going back to R/R again before too long. Great rider but very unlucky with injuries.

Pretty much inevitable as they will have a fair bit of leeway with points at the end of the month.

It is indeed a tough ask for an inexperienced lad at this level, but he has been given the opportunity as he has come on a fair bit since last year. His mission should he choose to accept it ( and he has ) is to take 2 points from his 3 rides against the more experienced Jacob Hook or Vinnie Foord and it's job done ! Presumably Monarchs do appear to need a 2.00 in the #7 slot as there may be a certain number of points available when the new averages are out at the end of May. Has been stated elsewhere that there could be up to almost 10.00 including Oscar's departing 6.00. If that is the case maybe a further re-jig of the team strength is up for consideration. Or maybe not ?!!

Given that there is unlikely to be any home based rider likely to be available to replace the departed 6.00, maybe we should be looking at another Scandanavian rider ( if not already fully committed ). There may be others of course but examples such as Esben Hjerrild, Casper Henriksson and Rasmus Karlsson would probably fit into the 6.00 category, leaving some points over for a #7 i.e. when the new averages are released ?

Believe that's a fair assessment i.e. with those 3 signings we would have every expectation of reasonable success this year, particularly as we expected Kye & Paco to up their game due their experience of the track. Due to how things are working out just now and with Justin clearly below par with his wrist injury we are collectively not performing as we had hoped. Losing Max our 2 pointer was completely unexpected ( as was with Oscar) so changes are inevitable anyway. Just a question of far the management feel they have to go to get back on track to where we need to be ( and who is likely to be available at this stage of the season ).

It is said that one man doesn't make a team but Victor is certainly challenging that i.e. 10,9,10,19,16,19 !

Am wondering if "portable" floodlights are still available for hire ? Seem to recall that Armadale used to have them when they first started in late 90s. Clearly a hire cost would be involved but if it resulted in more folks attending on Saturday evenings it may well be justified. Just a thought.

100% Victor was vey much our saviour on Friday night and we just managed to scrape through with a win. Hopefully just a one off for Oskar but we have been used to Kye and Paco being consistently inconsistent for some time and 10 points between them was only half of what Victor contributed on his own. Kemp and Kildemand were outstanding for Berwick who may well have had more points had Cook completed 4 rides. The Hagon/Kemp mishap also provided an unexpected gift of 2 points to Monarchs account and helped to tip the balance. A bit good fortune for a change which is always welcome.

Maybe you should rejoice in the fact ? This could be your lucky night ! You never can tell. 😊

No good the team manager criticising riders for being inconsistent when a couple of his own tactical decisions were at variance with what was obvious to most watching.

Yes Matt Marson would make sense too but sounds as if management may want to act sooner.

Would not be averse to giving him a chance at least. A young enthusiastic local Scottish lad is surely worthy of a bit encouragement. Monarchs are likely to be quite strong at #6 all season anyway so Stene's job would "only" be to score 2 points against other reserves and it's job done. Possibly there may be other NL alternatives from further south who may be available and may be willing to travel but question is would anyone else be likely to contribute more than 2 -3 points per match. Just a thought.

The poor racing surface spoiled it as a spectacle really. Berwick appear to have really good track equipment but the preparation was sub standard last night for such an important first meeting. Agree that Bastian Borke looked far from fit and understandably tentative on the bike. Maybe needs more recovery time as everyone knows how good he can be when on song.