Quoted from Spokesman Onlines Article 10-04-13
“The Suffolk outfit can look forward to what will surely be their best season in the top flight since returning in 2011. In have come a quartet of big names; the Osborne brothers have moved full time from Horspath, likewise Adam Peck and Dan Pike join the ranks after transferring from Leicester. Make no doubt about it all four riders are quality and are the big names the Eagles have been missing for the last two seasons to really add some fire power to their line up.
What’s unique about the Ipswich team is the fact that all their riders come from the region that they race in, and they also have no foreign riders among their ranks too! No other team in the Elite League can boast this. The Eagles should be applauded for this achievement in itself.
For a number of years Ipswich have heavily resourced their youth development programme. Now is the time when, at the sports very top level, they can begin to see the rewards. Last season Lewis Roberts burst onto the scene with some quite superb performances, lowering the colours of Nowacki and Ganzerak in his opening two matches. He carried this form throughout the entire season, culminating with a debut in the British Open final.
Like Lewis, Ashley Hill is another rider who had a excellent season last term and is now ready to punch his weight as a regular first team rider. Ashley has real quality and is testament to the youth programme Ipswich have built. Watch out for Charlie Rumbold and Richard Fellgett. They will both be pushing hard for a first team spot this season and are expected to feature in the new 9 and 10 substitute slots to gain vital experience of the first team environment. All of the above four juniors made last year’s European Junior Final, an incredible achievement for the Ipswich club. What a future the Eagles have.
That’s eight riders talked about, now add Jamie Chittock, Leon Mower, Richard Williamson, Leigh Cossey and Nick Myhill to the squad list and you can see what a line up Ipswich have for the 2013 season. The Eagles will need to hit the ground running against Poole in their opener, and will be hoping the recent bad weather has not hampered their preparations too much.”
High praise for both the Club and its riders with what we are trying to develop and achieve by using local riders and we thank the “anonymous” 😉 author for his very kind words. However the time for talking has nigh come to an end and the time for action will soon be upon us. Theres only one thing left to say.
!!!COME ON YOU EAGLES!!!