EASTBOURNE reserve Tom Brennan (pictured) is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking his leg in the Eagles' 44-45 home defeat by Glasgow on Saturday night.
The meeting was delayed by an hour after Brennan crashed in Heat 12 and had to be transferred by ambulance to hospital in Hastings. It was later confirmed that he had broken his lower right leg in three places. Eastbourne then succumbed to a one-point defeat, their second 44-45 loss at Arlington in consecutive home league matches. The Eagles' director of speedway Jon Cook said: "We could say that if Tom had not sadly crashed out we would have won this speedway meeting, which we would have done. "We have had two self-inflicted defeats [at Arlington] and those defeats have come for a variety of reasons and it would be unprofessional of me to enlarge upon them until we have spoken to the people involved. "One or two of the riders need to look at the way they are on track. To be a top-class speedway rider you need a bit more application and I think one or two riders are feeling a little bit too comfortable. That needs to change."