High-flying Glasgow duo Nick Morris and Richard Lawson can inspire their team-mates to glory.
That’s according to Tigers team boss Stewart Dickson who’s preparing for a mammoth month of speedway.
The Ashfield side will hit the road six times and host three home meetings in a four-week spell that could make or break their Premier League title bid.
Their hectic schedule starts at Sheffield on Thursday and they move onto Plymouth on Friday, before Scunthorpe visit Glasgow on Sunday. Then, the Tigers face Edinburgh away and at home in potentially the most important Scottish derbies for years.
Two at the Top
No 1 Morris and No 5 Lawson have started to hit top form in the Premier League and for their respective sides in the Elite League – and Dickson wants them to lead from the front.
He said: “I still think there’s more to come from Nick and Richard, but I’m pleased that they’re starting to hit a bit of form now. It took a wee bit longer than what we thought but they’re coming onto it. Hopefully some of the other boys will get a wee bit of a lift from seeing them do that, and we can all push on.
“We win as a team and lose as a team – it’s a team event and it’s all eight of us. We’re all in it together.”
Morris goes into battle for Australia next week in the World Cup, and Dickson added: “I think Nick will be a Grand Prix rider by the time he’s 25. Last year was a season where he didn’t really progress, but I think he’s more than making up for that now.”
The Tigers will have the services of key reserve James Sarjeant in all but one of the matches. However, the Englishman could move into the main body of the team later this month, switching places with Dimitri Berge, should the averages dictate such a move.
Sunday’s match at the Peugeot Ashfield Stadium starts at 3pm.