Patriots have work to do but are still confident of making the BBL play-offs

WITH 14 games in the books this season already, the Plymouth City Patriots are almost half the way through the regular season and currently have a record that boasts just two wins and 12 losses.

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With another defeat at the weekend at the hands of one of the richest clubs in the land, the Newcastle Eagles, the Patriots are perhaps not quite where they expected to be at this stage of the season.

"It's not the start we wanted, by any stretch, but we have had a bit of bad luck along the way," stated the club's director, Carl Heslop.

He continued: "We've had a career-ending injury to a player we had high hopes for, as well as wanting to get Spencer Levi in sooner to help impact the squad."

Heslop elaborated on the implications of having to introduce new players once the season is well under way, saying: "it's almost like having to start afresh. OK, it's only two new players, but that changes the dynamic of the team and they need to gel together again, and preferably quickly."