Eastbourne Eagles will be asking for a little help from their friends as they endeavour to get back on the winning track at Arlington stadium this Saturday evening (7.30 p.m. start time) as the Peterborough Panthers pay their second visit of the 2009 campaign to Sussex to do battle for Elite League points.

With international commitments and Speedway Grand Prix qualification taking a toll on the strengths of both septets, the Eagles will be missing the services of both skipper Davey Watt as well as Lukas Dryml while the visitors will be devoid of the talents of the elder Dryml, Ales as well as number one Dane Kenneth Bjerre. Such instances quite clearly prove challenging to a team especially with play off qualification still within the grasp of both. Eastbourne co-promoter and Team Manager Trevor Geer in particular has had a trying few days as he endeavoured to assemble his team ahead of the clash with rider availability seemingly at a premium in the search for guest replacements. Having made numerous calls throughout the early part of the week, Geer will undoubtedly remain grateful to Wolverhampton duo Adam Skornicki and Nicolai Klindt for answering his plea for assistance particularly if they can help the Eagles repeat their earlier defeat of the Panthers at the venue, Peterborough providing pretty stubborn resistance on their previous visit before eventually succumbing to a 50-43 reverse on May 23rd.

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