Edwards: You can’t beat the Bears fans!
REDCAR star Jason Edwards has heaped praise on the “Agilia” Bears fans ahead of Redcar’s trip to Plymouth tonight. Redcar face the Gladiators at the Coliseum with tapes up at 7pm, and incredibly, the Bears Supporters Group have a 16 seat minibus heading south!
Redcar travel without two of their septet with Erik Riss and Jake Mulford both required to be at SGP qualifier practise on the continent. Ex-Bear Ben Morley steps in for Mulford whilst rider replacement operates at two for Riss.
Edwards, a fans favourite at the ECCO Arena, is blown away by the support the club gets home and away. Edwards said, “ I don’t know of many other clubs that would be able to fill a minibus for a near 800 mile round trip.”
The Redcar number three also believes the home support is helping the side. Edwards explained, “ The atmosphere at home against Oxford was great, the fans were packed into the ECCO Arena. Overall, I don’t think you can beat the Redcar fans to be honest.”
Edwards is happy with how his season is transpiring at Cab Direct Championship level in 2025. Edwards said, “ It’s been going nice and steadily so far this season and it’s been a really enjoyable start to the campaign. Over the last three years we’ve had a similar side so we are building on what we have year on year.”
‘The Billericay Blaster’ also heaped praise on his Bears teammate Danny King. Edwards said, “ Danny has been brilliant with the reserves, he has taken them under his wing and mentored the three boys we’ve had at reserve this season. He’s perfect for that role as he has so much experience in the sport.”
The former Gladiator is well aware of the threat that will be posed by the Gladiators on their home track. Edwards said, “ Plymouth have had plenty of laps around the Coliseum now. It’s always a tough place to go as it’s such a unique track.”
Redcar, as previously mentioned must make do without the services of Jake Mulford and Erik Riss with Ben Morley coming in at number four whilst rider replacement operates for Riss with the Bears promotion exhausting all avenues in their search for a guest. All of the Bears riders apart from Charles Wright are eligible for a rider replacement outing.
Plymouth are at full strength ahead of the meeting with their skipper, and ex-Bear Ben Barker at number five whilst Nicolai Klindt leads the Gladiators in the number one berth. Plymouth have won three meetings from five at home this season with their team manager Garry May looking to build on the team’s impressive win over Poole in their last home fixture.
Any fans who are unable to attend the fixture are reminded that the meeting will be available to livestream at https://www.gladiatorslive.com
Plymouth Gladiators
1 Nicolai Klindt 9.89
2 Alfie Bowtell 4.67
3 Lasse Fredrksen 5.38
4 Joe Thompson 6.16
5 Ben Barker 5.48 ©
6 Mitchell Cluff 3.00
7 Ben Trigger 3.41
™: Garry May
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 Charles Wright 8.80 ©
2 Rider Replacement for Erik Riss 7.17
3 Jason Edwards 6.23
4 Ben Morley 4.87
5 Danny King 8.47
6 Jody Scott 2.00
7 Ace Pijper 3.21
™: Gavin Parr