Edinburgh Monarchs ace announces decision to leave club after seven years

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Edinburgh Monarchs captain Josh Pickering has announced he’s ending his seven-year stint at the Armadale Stadium club.The Aussie ace first suited up in blue and gold in 2017 and went on to play a significant role at the club which led to him being appointed skipper for the 2023 season.Things didn’t quite go to plan for the Monarchs this term as they squeezed into the play-offs before losing all four matches - including a 54-36 defeat on Friday night to close out their campaign.Afterwards, the fan favourite confirmed he won’t be riding in the SGB Championship next term as he looks to progress his career.He said: “This club means everything to me, they gave me my opportunity to come here.

It upsets me to say this but I do want to continue to try and progress as a rider and I’m going to have to drop this league next year.“I need to try to pick up something a bit more abroad.

There are riders I’ve grown up with and I see they are doing big things out there. I definitely rate myself as one of these riders.”He added: “Right now I’ve got to get in my van and drive straight to London because I have a 6am flight straight to Poland.

It’s not an easy task and I can’t be doing that every week and expect to do big things out there.“I really do appreciate everyone that’s stuck by me for the last seven years.