EDINBURGH have been dealt a blow with the news that reserve Matt Williamson (pictured) is taking time out of the sport.
The Lancastrian, who joined the Monarchs from Workington in the winter, stresses he is not retiring for good, but wants to take a break from racing. He said: "At this moment in time, my head's messed up and I just need some time away. It's been a really hard process for me but I've been getting that stressed and wound up I've been making myself physically sick. "One of my engines went at Peterborough, and then on Saturday at Lakeside after the meeting I drained my engine and one of the valves had snapped and rattled around the engine. God knows how much that will cost, so everything is just on top of me at the moment."¨ "It doesn't matter how hard I try, nothing's going right at the moment. It's not doing me any good as a rider or in my own self, it's making me look bad on track and it's making me feel bad. "¨ "It's not doing the team any good, we can clearly see the frustration in the team, the management and the fans. I need to have a break to get myself back happy again."