Gladiators aim to get back to winning ways against Redcar

AFTER the disappointment of their KO Cup exit at the hands of their great nemesis Poole Pirates, all focus turns to the Championship for the Plymouth Gladiators, with that the only competition in which they can win silverware.

- By STUART JAMES

Despite a thrilling eight-point win against the Pirates in the first leg at the Coliseum, the Gladiators saw their hopes of progress dashed as they lost the second leg 52-28 at Wimborne Road to exit the competition. And having already bowed out of the BSN Series, the bread and butter of league action and a crack at making the play-offs is all they have left to ride for this summer.