Maximum Points Required At Berwick

PREVIEW Saturday 7th September 2019, 3:01pm

by Graham Muncie

  Edinburgh Monarchs

All roads lead down the A1 this Saturday as the Staggs Bar Monarchs take on the Berwick Bandits in Championship action part of a feast of speedway in the borders.

The Bandits vs Monarchs make up the first part of a double header with the Bandits then taking on Glasgow straight after. The tapes due to go up for the Monarchs tussle at 18.30.

The job for the Monarchs couldn't be clearer 4 points are required or it's season over in regards making the end of season playoffs.

This will be no easy task with the Bandits having playoff aspirations off their own and having only tasted defeat once around Shielfield this year.

There is one enforced change to the Bandits line-up with Ben Barker stepping in at number 1 to replace broken foot victim Aaron Summers.

Elsewhere former Monarch Thomas H Jonasson will be looking to build on a 9 point debut last weekend with the middle order always well served by captain Kevin Doolan and Shielfield experts Jye Etheridge and the enigma that is Dany Gappmaier.

Coty Garcia and Leon Flint fill the reserve berths with both also well aware of the quickest way round their home circuit.

For the Staggs Bar Monarchs we line up at full strength after Cameron's successful return this week. Key as always at the borders circuit will be getting out of the gate and that is where an improvement is needed on recent away performances.

It truly will take a Herculean effort of all 4 points are to be secured and our championship hopes extended for another match at least.

Plenty of Monarchs fans are expected in attendance to cheer on the boys and we will need to be in full force to outshout not only the home fans but of course the Tigers fans who no doubt will be cheering on the home men before the Monarchs fans do the same for the second match.

Can the Monarchs do the improbable and take all 4 points required? For those not in attendance live updates will be available as always on the Monarchs official website.

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