Twin misery for Tigers after Richie crash
RICHIE WORRALL narrowly missed out on winning the individual meeting that preceded yesterday’s Premier League Fours final – when he was disqualified for knocking off his twin brother.
The Glasgow Tigers No.3 got to the final having made the cut in his section. Worrall battled to the front with a great move in the opening lap before sibling Steve challenged him for the lead before going down – leading to Richie’s disqualification from the race. The re-run was won by Ryan Douglas of Scunthorpe.
The Tigers fell in yesterday’s semi-final at Peterborough, leading their section for 11 heats before Workington drew level but went through on heat wins.
Team manager Stewart Dickson was there to witness it and said he was as gutted as the fans.
He said: “There was huge disappointment in the camp yesterday after leading our group throughout. To not be in the final is sore. I went round and spoke with our supporters who again travelled in great numbers – I am a supporter so I know how they feel.”
Glasgow have a big week coming up as they travel to Berwick and Redcar on Wednesday and Thursday in the Premier League before taking on Edinburgh at home next Sunday in the KO Cup quarter-final.
They’re set for a boost with the return of Nike Lunna at reserve. Dickson said: “Nike has a spin in Finland today and is due back in Britain on Tuesday. We have missed his scoring potential with his move to reserve and to have all seven back is a boost as we head to Berwick and Redcar this week.
“The support has been fantastic home and away this season and we are all determined to give everything to go one step further.
“The further you get, the harder it is to take when you lose out. We have three massive meetings this week so we cannot dwell on yesterday’s heartache – it’s what we do from Wednesday onwards that now counts.”