Stead insists that the “pressure is on” Belle Vue in decider

SHEFFIELD team boss Simon Stead insists that the “pressure is on” Belle Vue to complete the job and win the Premiership Grand Final. 

The Tigers travel to the National Speedway Stadium with the huge task of overturning a four-point deficit from the first leg at Owlerton. 

Belle Vue have a 100 per cent home record this term and the Tigers haven’t tasted success in Manchester since May 2024.

But Stead insists his side are refusing to throw in the towel - despite the odds being stacked against them.

He vowed: “There’s still another 15 heats to go. The pressure is certainly on them now - we’ve got nothing to lose and wouldn’t it be great if we could pull something out of the bag and pull off something really special.

“We’ve shown in the past we can go well at Belle Vue, but we’ll need to be at our very best collectively on this occasion.”

Sheffield name the same 1-7 which sees former Belle Vue man Max Fricke guest at No.1 whilst the hosts bring in Nicolai Klindt in place of the injured, and now retiring, Peter Kildemand.

BELLE VUE: Brady Kurtz, Norick Blodorn, Nicolai Klindt, Zach Cook, Jason Doyle, Tate Zischke, William Cairns.

SHEFFIELD: Max Fricke, Anders Rowe, Chris Holder, Leon Flint, Josh Pickering, Jye Etheridge, Luke Killeen.

Images by Taylor Lanning.