Berwick ‘buy a brick’ Bandits 2025

[emilali]

On 4/13/2025 at 10:33 AM, scaramanga said:

i disagree cookie needs left to settle in with no pressure

 

100%. Riding for the mighties is definitely one of the more stress provoking things life can chuck at a person.

[Mr Blobby]

Good interview with Criag Cook in this weeks Speedway star talking about his on and off track issues over the last few years and how he’s trying to find stability for both. Good open and honest interview from him which he didn’t have share with everyone but fair play to him for doing so.

[crescent girl]

Bastian being given rest time to get fit.  Jack Smith coming in as 28 day injury reolacement

[Hamster00]

31 minutes ago, crescent girl said:

Bastian being given rest time to get fit.  Jack Smith coming in as 28 day injury reolacement

Bastian clearly isn’t fit and needs time to recover, understandable.

Signing Jack Smith as a replacement however is quite a head scratcher.

[Catch Me If You Can]

14 minutes ago, Hamster00 said:

Bastian clearly isn’t fit and needs time to recover, understandable.

Signing Jack Smith as a replacement however is quite a head scratcher.

Sam Hagons form is also a bit of worry 

 

[Fromafar]

25 minutes ago, Hamster00 said:

Bastian clearly isn’t fit and needs time to recover, understandable.

Signing Jack Smith as a replacement however is quite a head scratcher.

Clearly not lot riders out there.Not a Smith fan but can’t any worse going by what we have seen from Borke.

[Hamster00]

25 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Clearly not lot riders out there.Not a Smith fan but can’t any worse going by what we have seen from Borke.

Puts Hagon in to the main body of the team, which he doesn’t look ready for at this point in time unfortunately, been really surprised at how much he has struggled so far and I hope it’s just a blip.

We have a very long tail it seems.

[MB723]

1 hour ago, Hamster00 said:

Bastian clearly isn’t fit and needs time to recover, understandable.

Signing Jack Smith as a replacement however is quite a head scratcher.

I think it might actually be a good window for Jack Smith. Berwick over the next month are away at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Redcar, Scunthorpe and Poole. He can score well at Redcar, Glasgow and Scunthorpe and had a good meeting at Berwick last year for Glasgow so it might work out.

[Mr Blobby]

2 hours ago, crescent girl said:

Bastian being given rest time to get fit.  Jack Smith coming in as 28 day injury reolacement

Don’t talk rubbish, he’s been dropped nothing to do with getting fit.
 

All you need to do is read Bastians post on his Facebook page, he’s not happy at all. However does work quite well for Berwick to bring smith in as a “28 day replacement” as Kildemand will get a proper average and smith can be replaced by someone with a much higher average.

Edited April 28, 2025 by Mr Blobby

[Fromafar]

25 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Don’t talk rubbish, he’s been dropped nothing to do with getting fit.
 

All you need to do is read Bastians post on his Facebook page, he’s not happy at all. However does work quite well for Berwick to bring smith in as a “28 day replacement” as Kildemand will get a proper average and smith can be replaced by someone with a much higher average.

Finding that rider with much higher average might be a problem.(unless Jamie has someone at Oxford going spare.)

[SharpenRake]

27 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Don’t talk rubbish, he’s been dropped nothing to do with getting fit.
 

All you need to do is read Bastians post on his Facebook page, he’s not happy at all. However does work quite well for Berwick to bring smith in as a “28 day replacement” as Kildemand will get a proper average and smith can be replaced by someone with a much higher average.

Plus Jack Smith is likely to score well at Glasgow and probably Redcar giving Berwick a chance of nicking points  from these fixtures

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, Mr Blobby said:

Don’t talk rubbish, he’s been dropped nothing to do with getting fit.
 

All you need to do is read Bastians post on his Facebook page, he’s not happy at all. However does work quite well for Berwick to bring smith in as a “28 day replacement” as Kildemand will get a proper average and smith can be replaced by someone with a much higher average.

Rested or Dropped it is obvious he is really struggling to be competitive,a decision has been made .

 

[szkocjasid]

2 hours ago, Catch Me If You Can said:

Sam Hagon's form is also a bit of worry 

 

1 hour ago, Hamster00 said:

Puts Hagon in to the main body of the team, which he doesn’t look ready for at this point in time unfortunately, been really surprised at how much he has struggled so far and I hope it’s just a blip.

We have a very long tail it seems.

Can't see Hagon doing well in the top 5. I'd move him to 2, Kemp at 3, Hume at 4. Easier to use Kemp in heat 15, if he's not been in the previous heat imo

[Fromafar]

11 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

 

Can't see Hagon doing well in the top 5. I'd move him to 2, Kemp at 3, Hume at 4. Easier to use Kemp in heat 15, if he's not been in the previous heat imo

Think Kemp should be at 3 especially with  Heatleaders PK,CC and Kemp at home, we need to match the away Team No3 in Ht 12.Not every Team have strong No 4 for Ht 14.

[BackstaightBandit]

Gutted for Bastian, I’m sure he’ll come back with the bit between his teeth and show us just how good he is once again.

Welcome aboard Jack, a well deserved opportunity.

[Mgas]

Going against the grain here but I’m disappointed with the club. Reply’s to comments on other media suggest it was done in the best interest of Borke while Borke indicates otherwise. I fear the 28 day recovery sabbatical is a soft way of saying we have canned a fan favourite, a rider who was severely injured in service to the club and a rider I believe deserves more than two meetings to prove their worth. Hodder got a full season of flipping his bike at the gate and finishing half a lap behind. I believe Borke deserves more from Berwick. As a fan, the  Club, the promotion and Smith will get my full support but this definitely leaves a bitter after taste.

[screm]

Jack Smith is the epitome of a journeyman rider, seen as a last gasp or short term signing, as is the case in this situation. However it is clear the Bastian Borke is a mile away from sufficient race fitness that justifies his team place at present and I back the clubs decision to drop Borke be it temporarily or not as the situation could not continue. Though it does seem the club and rider have differing views on the events of the last day or so.

Not sure if Smith is the answer though.

[tyler42]

16 minutes ago, screm said:

Not sure if Smith is the answer though.

The problem for Berwick and other clubs wanting to make changes, is there are no riders out there. Maybe some young Scandinavian riders. The only young brit not riding is Nathan Ablett, but he turned down Berwick in the winter saying it was too far from his southern base.

[Fromafar]

31 minutes ago, screm said:

Jack Smith is the epitome of a journeyman rider, seen as a last gasp or short term signing, as is the case in this situation. However it is clear the Bastian Borke is a mile away from sufficient race fitness that justifies his team place at present and I back the clubs decision to drop Borke be it temporarily or not as the situation could not continue. Though it does seem the club and rider have differing views on the events of the last day or so.

Not sure if Smith is the answer though.

Smith is not the answer but like you say Bastion is nowhere near full fitness or even competitive.

[LisaColette]

20 minutes ago, tyler42 said:

The problem for Berwick and other clubs wanting to make changes, is there are no riders out there. Maybe some young Scandinavian riders. The only young brit not riding is Nathan Ablett, but he turned down Berwick in the winter saying it was too far from his southern base.

Doesn't Nathan live in the South East like Hagon? So it is okay for one but not the other 🤷‍♀️

Stewart doesn’t hang about with team changes does he?