Post by admin on May 8, 2008 17:30:45 GMT
The Belle Vue Aces have finally given up on struggling Pole Michal Rajkowski and have axed him from the team:
Belle Vue have axed Polish rider Michal Rajkowski and he may not be the only rider to pay for the club's recent slide in form.
Rajkowski, signed from Premier League Newport during the winter, has accepted an offer from Mildenhall to drop down a division in a bid to regain his form and confidence.
The One51 Aces management finally ran out of patience with him after he had scored just three points in Monday's home defeat by Eastbourne.
Supremo David Gordon added: "We feel we gave Michal a fair chance but we've lost our early season impetus and this may not be the only change we will make. Other options are being considered.
"Other Premier League tracks have shown an interest in Michal but he has decided to go to Mildenhall who signed Kaj Laukkanen from us when we released him last season.
"We have tried to be patient and supportive with Michal and our fans have been as well. But we couldn't go on like this.
"I am really unhappy that all our hard work during the winter isn't working out as we want. It is still early in the season and we must regroup and be positive.
"It is so frustrating because we know we'd be well placed in the league with a full strength side."
Injuries to Steve Boxall and Billy Forsberg are at the heart of Belle Vue's problems after a good start to the season and team boss Chris Morton was angry when Pole Lukasz Jankowski pulled out of Monday's meeting in his first race after insisting he had recovered from a shoulder injury.
He said: "We could have brought in a guest but for Lukasz saying he was fit and we would probably have won the match."
The outstanding Tai Woffinden, recently crowned the British Under-21 champion, has been booked to guest for Forsberg in next Monday's home match against Swindon while the Aces are looking at options to replace Rajkowski.
Richard Frost
Taken from:
www.belle-vue-speedway.co.uk
Belle Vue have axed Polish rider Michal Rajkowski and he may not be the only rider to pay for the club's recent slide in form.
Rajkowski, signed from Premier League Newport during the winter, has accepted an offer from Mildenhall to drop down a division in a bid to regain his form and confidence.
The One51 Aces management finally ran out of patience with him after he had scored just three points in Monday's home defeat by Eastbourne.
Supremo David Gordon added: "We feel we gave Michal a fair chance but we've lost our early season impetus and this may not be the only change we will make. Other options are being considered.
"Other Premier League tracks have shown an interest in Michal but he has decided to go to Mildenhall who signed Kaj Laukkanen from us when we released him last season.
"We have tried to be patient and supportive with Michal and our fans have been as well. But we couldn't go on like this.
"I am really unhappy that all our hard work during the winter isn't working out as we want. It is still early in the season and we must regroup and be positive.
"It is so frustrating because we know we'd be well placed in the league with a full strength side."
Injuries to Steve Boxall and Billy Forsberg are at the heart of Belle Vue's problems after a good start to the season and team boss Chris Morton was angry when Pole Lukasz Jankowski pulled out of Monday's meeting in his first race after insisting he had recovered from a shoulder injury.
He said: "We could have brought in a guest but for Lukasz saying he was fit and we would probably have won the match."
The outstanding Tai Woffinden, recently crowned the British Under-21 champion, has been booked to guest for Forsberg in next Monday's home match against Swindon while the Aces are looking at options to replace Rajkowski.
Richard Frost
Taken from:
www.belle-vue-speedway.co.uk