BELLE Vue team manager Eric Boocock admitted the search for fresh talent was going nowhere after his side had crashed to champions Peterborough on Monday night.

The Aces, sponsored by Channel M, had no luck with falls and bike problems proving costly.

But they wouldn't have changed the overall result against a side which carried too many big guns.

Boocock said: "A lot of people in this stadium would probably say we should get rid of riders and, after this performance, I wouldn't disagree with them.

"But what would we do then? You can't run with four riders and where are the replacements? Just tell me that.

"We have spoken to top Swede Antonio Lindback but we have been told he isn't available for all matches and wants a kings ransom to sign."

Miserable

Ryan Fisher and Kaj Laukkanen continued their miserable run of form in a meeting which provided some fine racing, despite the final margin.

But Peterborough opened an eight point lead in heat 11 and Belle Vue's chances were over from that point.

Pole Adam Skornicki was their top scorer again with 10 while star man Simon Stead had bike problems and managed only six.

Peterborough's number one Hans Andersen, second in last week's European Grand Prix, showed his class by going through the meeting unbeaten.

He made an ominous start when he won the first race in one of the fastest times of the season, 58.77 seconds, and the Aces couldn't live with him.

And he showed the dominance which Belle Vue enjoyed last season when they had world champion Jason Crump in their side.

BELLE VUE: A Skornicki 10, J Screen 9, K Doolan 7, S Stead 6, K Laukkanen 4, J Wright 2, R Fisher 1

PETERBOROUGH: H Andersen 15, N-K Iversen 10, K Bjerre 7, L Dryml 6, D King 6, P Swiderski 4, R Hall 4

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