GLASGOW team boss Cami Brown is loving the “fighting spirit” of his side after a dramatic start to the season.
The Allied Vehicles Tigers take on Berwick in their second BSN Series home clash at Ashfield on Friday night.
It was a controversial opening win over Edinburgh last Sunday with Ben Basso’s clash with Craig Cook making national newspaper headlines.
But Brown is delighted with battling qualities of his new team.
He said: “I love the fighting spirit of this team. Hopefully other teams will be worried not to mess with us!
“It was a typical bruising and fierce local derby. But the main thing is that we got the job done. We needed to get the aggregate bonus point and we did just that.
“But we knew that it would be hard, Edinburgh are a fine side and always go well at Ashfield. However that was a powerhouse performance and I’m delighted with how we applied ourselves.
“The boys were terrific. Overall the atmosphere and fighting spirit in the camp is outstanding.
“It was a great workout for all the boys against very good opposition.”
Now the Tigers face a quickfire double against Berwick in their remaining BSN Series fixtures within 48 hours at Ashfield and then Shielfield Park.
Brown added: “They are a very decent looking side, solid throughout the order and with plenty of potential in every department.
“I’ve made it clear on plenty of occasions, there is not one weak team in the Championship. Every team will pose a big threat in every meeting.
“The Bandits have a strong top three in Rory Schelin, Thomas Jorgensen and Leon Flint which means they will be a force home and away.
“The main aim, once again, will be to get the aggregate bonus point at the very least. If we could win both meetings it would book our place in the next stage of the BSN Series.
“The first part of the job is to get the win at Ashfield. I have to say, this set of lads has been a joy to work with so far.
“Everyone is fighting for each other. The banter is sensational and it’s undoubtedly the best spirit we’ve had at this club in a decade at the very least.”
Tom Brennan will miss Tigers’ visit to Berwick as he has been called-up for Great Britain to race in the FIME European Team Final B in Pardubice, Czech Republic, also on Saturday. Jake Allen will guest in his absence.
Glasgow v Berwick, BSN Series, Ashfield Stadium, 7.30pm.
Glasgow: 1.Chris Harris, 2.Marcin Nowak, 3.Ben Basso, 4.Claus Vissing, 5.Tom Brennan (c), 6.Lee Complin, 7.Ace Pijper.
Berwick: 1.Thomas Jorgensen, 2.Jonas Knudsen, 3.Leon Flint (c), 4.Jye Etheridge, 5.Rory Schlein, 6.Nathan Stoneman, 7.Connor Coles.