Flint says his side need to be "switched on" from the off

LEON FLINT says his team need to be “switched on” from Heat 1 to overcome Scunthorpe. 

The Allied Vehicles Tigers are chasing a huge 16-point deficit against the Scorpions in tonight’s Cab Direct Championship Play-Off semi-final, second leg, live on BSN.

Flint, 23, is adamant that his side can turn it around and make it a great occasion.

It was a rare blip for the Flint at the Eddie Wright Raceday with four points in the first leg. 

Now he wants to make up for that poor night in North Lincolnshire.  

He said: “Obviously the last time out at Scunthorpe didn’t go how we wanted the night to go. It was a tough one for us and we know we’re capable of a lot more than what we showed there.

“The good thing is we’ve got another opportunity, this time around our own track, and we know what we’re capable of. We’ve been strong there and we’ve put in some really good performances as a team, so we’ll go into it with confidence.

“We know Scunthorpe are a good side, so we’re not expecting anything easy. We’ll have to be switched on from Heat One and make sure we don’t give them anything.

“For us, it’s about doing what we know we can do. If everyone goes out there, does their job and gives it everything, hopefully we’ll be in a good position at the end of the night.

“We’ve got an amazing team here. Everyone gets on really well, there’s a great atmosphere in the pits and everyone is pulling in the same direction. That makes a massive difference, especially when you get to these important meetings.”

Glasgow have Mario Hausl back at reserve after a recent injury absence, whilst Anders Rowe once again guests for the retired Kyle Howarth.

Meanwhile the visitors have Jacob Hook back from injury whilst Jody Scott guests for Luke Harrison who is competing in the European Under-19 Pairs Final this weekend.

Tigers manager Cami Brown said: “We will need to find our best home performance of the season. We’ve not hit 53 points in any fixture yet at Ashfield, the best so far was 52 against Berwick. But this is the time to hit 53 at least!

“We let it slip in the latter stages at Scunthorpe which was tough to take. We were doing a decent job of stonewalling by the halfway point. Then they pulled away. 

“Now on our own patch, we need to do the same to them but we need to do it from the off.

“We will need to dig very deep and I believe it can be done. The chat in the WhatsApp group is extremely positive.”

GLASGOW: Leon Flint, Sam Hagon, Anders Rowe, Kevin Juhl Pedersen, Chris Harris, Freddy Hodder, Mario Hausl.

SCUNTHORPE: Josh Pickering, Jody Scott, Nathan Ablitt, Michael Palm Toft, Jacob Hook, Ryan Ingram, Connor Mountain.

Images by Taylor Lanning.