Parr: Let’s do a job on the Tigers!
Redcar boss Gavin Parr has challenged his “Agilia” Bears to go and do a job on the reigning Cab Direct Champions Glasgow. Redcar round off their final league fixture of the campaign in Scotland tonight with tapes up at 7:30 at Ashfield.
Parr, who led his side to victory at Ashfield last season, see’s no reason why the Bears cannot repeat the trick, “ We will be going to do a job on the Tigers, we are confident and if we are on song, there’s no reason why we can’t go and win.”
The Bears statistical expert also revealed the cut-off for completed fixtures has been extended, “The deadline has been extended by a week which gives Workington the chance to complete their last match against Plymouth along with other clubs who also have matches to complete.”
Parr, who is in his second term as team manager, also offered an update on the 1-7 that will take on Glasgow, “ Unfortunately Dan (Gilkes) is still out with his eye infection, we are hoping for some news on Dan after his hospital appointment today. We will be running rider replacement and I’m confident we can cover that with the boys who can take his rides. Also, we are bringing in Danyon (Hume) at number 3, Danyon was a Glasgow rider and also one of our match winners last season there in the cup so hopefully that plays into our hands.”
The Newcastle born boss is hopeful Jake Mulford’s mechanical problems are sorted ahead of tonight’s meeting, “ Jake suffered a really rare problem with his bikes on Monday, it was an issue me and Stuart (Swales) had never seen in all of our years in the sport. However, Jake was still full of confidence and he had a superb heat 8 when he pushed Kyle Howarth so he came away in a positive mindset.”
Glasgow bring in Tom Spencer at reserve who deputises for the stricken Jason Garrad. The Tigers management will also be hoping for a strong performance from their Solvenian star Matic Ivacic ahead of team building plans for 2025. The Bears will again look to their big hitters, The Bears management will be looking to Charles Wright and Danny King for strong showings after the pair memorably captured pairs glory a fortnight ago at Oxford.
Supporters are reminded that the only way to see the match will be in person with the Tigers not currently offering a live streaming service.
Glasgow Tigers
1 Chris Harris (c) 8.79
2 Jack Smith 5.24
3 Anders Rowe 7.34
4 Matic Ivacic 6.00
5 Leon Flint 6.87
6 James Pearson 5.02
7 Tom Spencer (G) 2.00
TM – Cameron Brown.
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 – Charles Wright (C) 8.54
2 – Rider Replacement for Dan Gilkes 5.35
3 – Danyon Hume (G) 5.10
4 – Jason Edwards 6.00
5 – Danny King 7.66
6 – Ben Trigger 2.95
7 – Jake Mulford 4.10
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