Howe filled with high hopes

A TOP five finish for both himself and his team.

That's the aim this season for Scunthorpe Scorpions ace David Howe.

He finished last year in plaster after breaking an ankle in the home leg of the Young Shield against Rye House.

But he's fit again now and raring to go for his second season back at Premier League level.

In 2009, he finished fifth in the averages behind King's Lynn duo Darcy Ward and Tomas Topinka, Workington's Kevin Poole and Somerset's Steve Johnson.

He also reached the final of the Premier League Riders' Championship – and reached three cup semi-finals with Scunthorpe.

"We finished 10th in the table last season and I am sure we have got a team this season that can do better," he declared.

"We have got to be looking at finishing in the top five or six – but where we can finish in that group, who knows?

"We know we have a good team from last year when we finished the season well. We have got to set our sights high this time and I am sure we can do well."

Full story and team picture in today's Scunthorpe Telegraph.