Wolverhampton Wolves ace Jacob Thorssell targets new title
Wolves are gearing up for the biggest night of their season as Belle Vue visit Monmore Green tonight in the first leg of their Premiership play-off semi-final.
The Parrys International Wolves will be looking to build up a handy lead to take into the second leg at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday.
Swedish star Jacob Thorssell, who won a race as track reserve at Saturday’s Stockholm FIM Speedway Grand Prix, admits his side are fired up for the clash and insists the Wolverhampton supporters also have a key role to play.
“We’re the current league champions and we would really love to win the league for a second year on the trot,” Thorssell said.
“We’ve worked hard all year round to get to this point but our season starts again here.
“Belle Vue are a strong team and they have done well when they’ve been to Monmore earlier in the season – but we’ve got a great team spirit and we’re ready for them.
“We want to score as many points as we possibly can and getting off to a good start could be important.
“The play-offs last year were special, especially in our home meetings and the atmosphere is always even better than it usually is on nights like these.
“We normally have a bigger crowd and last year the fans made so much noise – and we need them again on Monday.
“We want to be the team to lift that trophy again, but we know anything can happen in the play-offs and we all need to be near our best to give ourselves the best chance possible.”
Normal admission prices apply for the tie at Adults £18, Concessions £13, Juniors (13-18) £7, Children (6-12) £1 and season tickets are also valid too.
