Berwick ‘buy a brick’ Bandits 2025

[Normski]

30 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

While I agree Hagon should have done better, perhaps the reason his average is so low, is that he's a reserve riding at number 2 & sometimes 3?

Progress would've been keeping his average in a tougher position, but even that didn't happen.

Of course this now means he's got a better chance of finding a team place next year.

 

37 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

And Dayle Wood who Dickson said at the beginning of the season would be one of the strongest in the league 

 

1 minute ago, szkocjasid said:

Berwick had the opportunity to swap either rider for Trigger. I would've brought him in for Smith.

Which would have then seen Hagon go to reserve

[emilali]

1 hour ago, Bandit59 said:

And Dayle Wood who Dickson said at the beginning of the season would be one of the strongest in the league 

Lets be honest is there anything Dickson has got right in his time with Berwick….

[tyler42]

1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

While I agree Hagon should have done better, perhaps the reason his average is so low, is that he's a reserve riding at number 2 & sometimes 3?

Progress would've been keeping his average in a tougher position, but even that didn't happen.

Of course this now means he's got a better chance of finding a team place next year.

Only in speedway can you be rewarded for failure and penalised for success!  

[Biffa]

46 minutes ago, Normski said:

 

 

Which would have then seen Hagon go to reserve

But would Hagon have gone to reserve? Surely it would be Trigger & Wood at reserve, Hagon stays in top 5 🤷‍♂️

[StevePark]

1 hour ago, emilali said:

Regardless of what position hes riding at for me just watching him on track you can see how poor he is. Absolutely no aggression in his riding, not a great gater and then just gives up. Him and Smith were embarrassingly bad last night. 

Surely you have to include Dayle Wood in that remark? 

Hagon is still young and learning.  Being at #2 can't be helping, as he comes up against the oppositions #1 in his first ride and (probably) a much stronger #2 opponent.

Jack Smith has been around for quite some time now and clearly isn't getting any better, but clubs still insist on giving him "another" chance. Arguably the same could be said about Dayle Wood (new over here, but has been riding for quite a while) and has maybe reached the standard he will achieve?

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

Just now, StevePark said:

Surely you have to include Dayle Wood in that remark? 

Hagon is still young and learning.  Being at #2 can't be helping, as he comes up against the oppositions #1 in his first ride and (probably) a much stronger #2 opponent.

Jack Smith has been around for quite some time now and clearly isn't getting any better, but clubs still insist on giving him "another" chance. Arguably the same could be said about Dayle Wood (new over here, but has been riding for quite a while) and has maybe reached the standard he will achieve?

How long has Dayle Wood been riding?

[scunny1]

13 minutes ago, tyler42 said:

Only in speedway can you be rewarded for failure and penalised for success!  

We have the same with Luke Harrison, young riders just learning their trade. They have  good rides as a reserve and get bumped up into the main body of the team and struggle . It happens far to often and the newcomers need some sort of protection at this level.

[Normski]

11 minutes ago, Biffa said:

But would Hagon have gone to reserve? Surely it would be Trigger & Wood at reserve, Hagon stays in top 5 🤷‍♂️

Trigger 3.34 Hagon 3.26

[StevePark]

50 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said:

How long has Dayle Wood been riding?

Since 2018. Started riding motorcycles aged 6.

[tyler42]

6 hours ago, StevePark said:

Since 2018. Started riding motorcycles aged 6.

Hagon about age 10

[crescent girl]

9 hours ago, StevePark said:

Since 2018. Started riding motorcycles aged 6.

But not speedway -- only started in late 2022.

[StevePark]

58 minutes ago, crescent girl said:

But not speedway -- only started in late 2022.

Taken from Edinburgh website:

"Joining Adam in the team is Dayle Wood - a new name to British Speedway but with experience from Australia. The 28 year-old from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales has raced motorcycles since the age of 6 before transitioning to speedway in 2018 having always watched and loved the sport."

https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/news-centre/article/2023-02-08/roynon-and-wood-join-monarchs-academy