King: Let’s stay positive!
REDCAR star Danny King believes there is “no need to panic” whilst wanting his side “to remain positive” despite back to back away defeats. Redcar travel north to take on Glasgow this evening with tapes up at 7:30pm at Ashfield.
King, who is in sparkling form, knows the Bears have to remain focused despite recent results and the loss of Erik Riss with Jye Etheridge replacing the German star as a guest.
King said, “ It’s not ideal that we have lost Erik but we need to remain positive as I believe we are well in contention for silverware and there is certainly no need to panic despite a couple of away defeats.”
The third year Bear is also looking forward to Ace Pijper returning to his former home track, with King emphasising the importance of the Brit “having fun” on track. King said, “ I just want Ace to go out on track, have some fun and enjoy riding his bike without any pressure.”
The British star believes his side can shock the Tigers and take the win. King said, “ We are going up with the attitude that we can win the meeting, we have riders who go well around Ashfield but they are a solid outfit so we need to keep it as close as possible as a minimum.”
The former British Champion knows the club need to pick up away wins in their quest for the play-offs. King said, “ The main goal is to win all of our home meetings but we will 100% need some points on the road to make the play-offs.”
King also reiterated that the side have the tools to make 2025 a memorable campaign. King said, “ There are plenty of meetings left, I strongly believe we have a team that is good enough to contend for the league title at the end of the season.”
The influential Bear is also happy with his form with King taking an impressive 31 chequered flags in the second tier this season. King said, “ Everyone knows the story about my injury in 2024 but I think I am in the best form of my Bears career which I am really happy about.”
The “Agilia” Bears have drafted in the aforementioned Jye Etheridge at number four to replace the injured Erik Riss. Meanwhile, Glasgow have drafted in Tate Zischke to cover for Leon Flint who is on international duty in Latvia.
Fans are reminded that Glasgow do not offer a live streaming service so the only way to watch the meeting is by making the journey north this evening.
Glasgow Tigers
1 Chris Harris (c) 9.40
2 Villads Nagel 5.00
3 Dan Thompson 8.50
4 Tate Zischke (G) 6.83
5 Kyle Howarth 8.08
6 Freddy Hodder 2.05
7 Max Perry 2.00
™: Cami Brown
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1 – Charles Wright (c) 8.80
2 – Jake Mulford 4.87
3 – Jason Edwards 6.23
4 – Jye Etheridge (G) 7.17
5- Danny King 8.47
6- Jody Scott 2.00
7- Ace Pijper 3.21
™: Gavin Parr