Waite: 'Unforgivable - Disgraceful!'

Berwick plummeted deep into the very depths of on-track disaster on Wednesday night at King's Lynn with a display only described as abysmal.

Leading 47-43 from the home leg, the Bandits knew the task ahead was a steep upward hill, but had not banked on it being of "Everest-ial" proportions as King's Lynn simply walked all over them from the off, with 8 of the opening 9 heats returning a maximum Stars' 5-1 result, the only break in scoring a 3-3 in Heat 4 when home reserve John Oliver fell having already passed Bergstrom and about to pass Branney.

Over all 11 of the 15 heats were 5-1, another 3 were 4-2 and that solitary 3-3 was the very depressing tale-of-the-tape.

Heat 10 saw Makovsky pass Nermark, with Nermark pushing hard to repass unsuccessfully, and Heat 15 Oliver and Bergstrom had a good tussle, the young reserve from King's Lynn holding on for the point ahead of the Swede.

A one to forget for Berwick, and there's nothing else to be said on one of the darkest days in the Bandits' history.

Peter Waite's quotes afterwards were understandably to the point. "Unforgivable - Disgraceful! Absolutely damned disgraceful. I send unreserved apologies to all Berwick fans, especially those who travelled with us, and to the unfortunate King's Lynn supporters who had to suffer such a dire display in the so-called name of entertainment. This was intolerable - it will not happen again!"