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Britain under 21 team. This proved so successful that he was tasked with responsibility for the management, development and co-ordination of activities with regards to the riders aged 21 and below in British Speedway a role he continued in for the next
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After playing a key role in the development of the newly formed Elite League Rider draft system, which saw young
British riders fast tracked into the 2014 Elite League teams, Morris decided to tender his resignation from the role of under 21 coach at the end of the season. In December 2014, he was
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For the 2007 season, he received the offer to ride for his home town club
Newport, some ten years after they had pulled the plug on his contract. Although Morris was their highest scorer in most meetings, the team struggled badly and crowds dwindled, which led to the club cutting costs and Morris
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In 2012 Morris returned to the
Birmingham Brummies to manage the team, alongside the incumbent manager and promoter Graham Drury. In their first year as joint team managers they led the Brummies to the Elite League play-off's, for the first time since the club's reformation in 2006. For the 2013
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and continued this form into the 2000 season by averaging over 8. He won New Year
Classic on 2 January 2000 at Newport Speedway. The 2000 season was Morris' tenth on the books of Reading Speedway and he was granted a testimonial meeting, which attracted over 3,000 people to Reading's
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Assistant Team Manager for the Senior Squad as well, a role he undertook for 2013 Speedway World Cup as well. Morris also successfully lead Team GB to a series victory over Australia in a series of meetings held on Premier League tracks.
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and starting the season well with some good performances, problems with his shoulder meant his scoring slumped and he was axed from the side, going on to ride for the
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season Morris took over the full team management duties, where he led the
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champion at the age of nine and within two years was also the
British Youth Grasstrack Champion, a title he won a total of five times. He was signed by the
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in the grand final. Morris resigned from his position at the end of the campaign, revealing unrest behind the scenes as his main reasons.
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775:Categories
759:9 November
735:SpeedwayGP
495:References
473:including
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428:Management
390:Mildenhall
346:Danny Bird
294:grasstrack
205:1992, 2004
180:Getingarna
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