BLAIR LEADS THE BULLETS

GREG Blair admits taking over the captaincy of Berwick Bullets in the National Development League is a personal honour.

Blair and Mason Watson are the only two riders remaining from last year in a much-changed team, who go into action for the first time this weekend with trips to Belle Vue on Friday and champions Leicester on Saturday.

Said Blair: “I think that most people know that my links to Berwick stretch right back to my grandparents Danny and Liz Taylor, who brought the sport here in 1968, and it will be something special to lead a Berwick team out as captain.

“But we’re not here just to take part. We plan to make a serious statement to the rest of the league this weekend.

“With the new scoring system this season it is important to battle for every point and look to collect aggregate bonus points as well as meeting wins.

“Look around the league and there are no weak teams. The focus is on developing riders for the Championship and Premiership and there is no better way that making every ride in every meeting competitive.”