PRE-SEASON TRAINING UPDATE

Over the past three weeks the lads have been training hard at our summer training facility in Castle Bromwich. The squad is looking as good as ever with one or two new faces joining the ranks.

Notable by his abscence has been Richard Cupples. He has yet to report in for pre-season training. Manager Danny Baldwin told us yesterday that this is the best pre-season Cupples has ever had. All this despite him not showing for a single session.

New Aquasition Mr Craig Goldie worryingly limped off for the second session running with a thigh strain. He is being rushed to Lilleshall as I speak and will hopefully be back in action by the end of the pre-season tour of Castle Bromwich.

One worry is that the chairman Phil Ryan failed to take part this week sparking fears that he may not be playing this season. One fan said "If Phil doesn't play next season, I'm handing back my season ticket!" He went on to say "We've got to build the team around players like Phil. Thats the only way we can win things"

All eyes are on this Sunday's friendly clash with the Coach at Castlehurst's high tech summer training facility. The starting line up will be announced 30 minutes before kickoff which is at 12pm.