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Going down the No1 route is fine, if you have one and probably two of the best reserves around, that is where they went wrong when putting that kind of team together. Last season the strength in depth approach worked, hopefully they will stick to what works, time will tell.

Not any more.

I am sure that would be the hope, but the likes of Fricke doesn't come along to often.

Can Berwick wait till then, and can any potential signing be keen to wait till then and risk being left on the side-lines should young Allen be assessed as a 7pt rider and face not getting a club. Don't know why we have to wait, seems fairly clear to me that all new Aussie riders are an assessed 7pt average.

Suffered a serious knee injury while racing at Sheffield towards the end of last season, its unlikely he will be racing anytime during 2015.

Bringing a new asset to the club is an obvious attraction, and signing Allen does make sense though it would be an idea if Berwick had at least one and preferably two dominant reserve so at least if Allen struggles while getting his true average the team doesn't suffer. Talented he may be but a 7pt PL rider is asking a lot.

Haven't seen the name of Robin Aspegren mentioned yet, maybe he could make a return to Berwick.

Whether it be on a five or a seven the kid still has the same ability, and we need new assets. Maybe we should've been bringing in a new asset or two each year over the last season or two, but of course hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Massive gamble to sign a rider with his experience of racing over here, but we need new assets, so it might be an idea to sign him and at least one other new asset and let them get true averages before making a change or two before the PL gets into full swing. Thing is if the team starts losing at home during that time its bound to have a detrimental affect on an already dwindling crowd.

Just to be clear, and facts straighter than a straight thing Nico Covatti was born in Coronal Pringles in Argentina. Who he rides for in SWC, or what license he rides on is just pure choice or coincidence.

Would Edinburgh look at the likes of Claus Vissing for their team next year, former rider and during the season over here lives locally.

Now that Fricke wont be returning to Edinburgh for next year, will the 2015 team come together sooner rather than later.

No bother, thanks for all your efforts. Fine with me.

I get that, though I would've signed him as it seems that Berwick were keen to as well, Kus IMO is a confidence rider, came into 2014 with his confidence low then we all saw the difference a few big scores made once he dropped to reserve admittedly. Maybe he will keep that up in 2015, if he does Redcar have a cracking signing, if he doesn't he might end up back at Berwick in 2016 on a reduced average.

For those that haven't seen it, there is a short video interview with Dave and Ricky Ashworth over on the BSPA site, don't know how to post a link but if someone can I would be grateful. Good to see Ricky looking so well.

Whatever the rights and wrongs, the ins and out of the situation, Matej Kus has signed for Redcar and Berwick need to move on and sign a team capable of carrying on from a successful 2014.

It has gone a bit quiet, hopefully Santa will bring one or two presents soon.

If Doolan was 3rd heat leader behind Barker and Vissing for example the as long as he road to his average then that would be more than adequate IMO. Nothing against Doolan but if we have a fraction under seven points to spend then I hope we add that little bit extra and bring in a new asset, maybe its time to start building an asset base where in future years we don't get the Kus episode happening again.

What has distance got to do with it, Ben Barker is hardly local.

In a word no, any increase in crowd levels was mainly due to the numbers of kids going, and they got in free. Interesting though that when the promotion push the boat and truly promote a meeting they are usually rewarded with a decent crowd, there`s a lesson there somewhere.

Agree with you, I`d love Berwick to now go out and bring in two or three new assets, and if that means signing the likes of Allen on a seven then so be it, though in this instance its a real gamble. One thing though, if these new riders take time to settle and Berwick start losing at home will the crowd start dwindling, though the basic concept of bringing in new riders is a good one.

Had Havelock gone through with his threat to go for a transfer only with Matej, there was a very real possibility that he wouldn't have found a job over here, there was an offer of employment at Redcar so Kus took it, time will tell if he made the right decision.

All good promotions should have alternative plans on team building when a potential signing goes elsewhere, I have no doubt that will be the case at Berwick. I`d go with that, losing out on Kus and possibly Vissing might force the issue, hopefully the clubs contacts will be able to help, should they go that way.

If Barker remains a PL No1 then Vissing backing him up as you describe would do just fine.

No kidding.