You will have all had time to study our selected seven which Trevor and I are sure many of you will not agree with.
But you must understand for Eastbourne, racing on a Saturday night and the majority of riders racing in Poland on a Sunday, it’s not easy.
However we are confident that it is a brilliant team for 2009 - 5 of our seven are under 25 years old and improving year on year, as does Davey who won’t let us down.
David Norris returns - nobody was more surprised than us when told David wanted to race again and was adamant that it would only be for Eastbourne. With a 10.5% reduction on his average for being British and out of the saddle for a season it gave an opportunity we could not afford to miss, especially as he is so determined to get back to his best (which made him the highest scoring Eagle of all time) you would be a fool not to grab such an opportunity with both hands. His addition to the team carries an extra bonus as it leaves us some slack - if any rider is not cutting the mustard we can make changes - but we believe that won’t be necessary!
Trevor and I put 27 different teams down after we received Edward’s transfer request. We looked at numerous aspects to determine what would give us the best opportunity to be a force to be reckoned with. Anybody who thinks cost came into our selection consider this - 2 Australians, 2 Swedes and 1 Russian, bring a legend out of retirement and kept the best British rider at Eastbourne – if you think this comes cheap you couldn’t be more wrong.
Trust in us we’ve done the very best we can in difficult times. It only remains to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a successful team for 2009.
OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL! Trevor, Bob our families and our band of willing helpers; it’s a time of goodwill to all men, especially our seven
ray
the team this season is very exciting , the best of the old , the best of the new , and debutantes too . not bad for a management of two part-timers having to bear all the costs virtually , and all the work and aggravation .amazed and delighted with what you have achieved . have a wonderful christmas , for you have given us one . i know i have criticised and moaned , but that was because it means so much to me , and i care so much , also we have had problems over the last couple of years , but eagles have survived and are spreading their wings again . thank you so very much
Aussie2
I agree with ray, looks as though we could have an exciting season. Let's hope that for once we can have a season relatively injury free. Glad to see Davey Watt back as captain, he and Floppy are the elder statesmen of the team and I know will help the younger riders. That is providing they will listen. Good to see young Ricky Kling in the team. I suppose the one rider that most supporters are a bit sceptical of is Gizatullin, as he is a bit of unknown quantity, especially at Arlington. As BD and TG said if one of the team does not perform, they will have points to play with. Thanks to BD we have speedway at Arlington for another year, when it looked as though we might not. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
having to bear all the costs virtually , and all the work and aggravation .amazed and delighted with what you have achieved . have a wonderful christmas , for you have given us one . i know i have criticised and moaned , but that was because it means so much to me , and i care so much , also we have had problems over the last couple of years , but eagles have survived and are spreading their wings again . thank you so very much 
