New Berwick manager Stewart Dickson says there’s a renewed positivity about the Bandits as they prepare to open the season against the Workington Comets.
Workington met Berwick in the Border Trophy when the Comets were born in 1970, and 54 years on the two teams renew rivalry, home and away.
The Berwick leg will be raced on Saturday night (7pm) with the return at Northside on Sunday (3pm).
Dickson has been recruited to take charge of the Shielfield Park side – along with his commitments in the top-flight with Leicester – and has made wholesale changes in a bid to fashion a play-off challenge.
Lewis Kerr, Danyon Hume, Drew Kemp, Bastian Borke and Freddy Hodder will all make their debuts in the Border Trophy clashes with Workington.
Dickson said: “To be honest I’m not overly worried about the opposition because if my riders do their job then I’m confident that we have assembled a side to do well this season both home and away.
“Speaking to our supporters at last week’s practice session they like what they see with the new-look Bandits side.
“There is definitely a buzz around the town at the moment and it is up to us to keep that going.”
The Comets have a busy start to their season, starting at Scunthorpe tomorrow night.
- Friday, March 29: BSN Series Scunthorpe v Workington, 5.30pm.
- Saturday March 30: Border Trophy first leg: Berwick v Workington 7pm
- Sunday March 31: Border Trophy second leg – Workington v Berwick 3pm
