Pre-season games have gained momentum
and familiar names stand out in the Non League Paper, a must for
those anoraks who like to keep in touch with the lower levels of the
Pyramid. Ronnie Moran was watching Bootle and Southport play out a
moderately interesting games which the home team won by the odd goal
in three.
In the south Steve Claridge is working
with a youthful squad at Salisbury, where his team were comfortably
beaten by Darrell Clarke's Bristol Rovers. Clarke made his debut as
a manager at Salisbury five years ago.
Former Northern Ireland international,
Steve Jones, is scoring for Nantwich Town, whilst Gary Brabin's
Tranmere Rovers club is beginning the new season out of the Football
League for the first time for 95 years. They played West Cheshire
league opposition Vauxhall Motors and Rovers' trialist centre forward
scored four second half goals, but nobody knew his name or where he
came from! Brabin used eleven new players at half time and Trialist
H grabbed the headlines. Who is he?
Pontypridd Town who managed to get a
friendly game against Valencia last season are aiming for Deportivo
La Coruna later this month. Darren Campbell, the sprinter, is
helping the players improve their speed by giving them a masterclass.
Darwen FC joined the Football League in
1891 but did not maintain their status for long. Former Blackburn Rovers winger, 55 year old Peter Devine, is
linking with fellow former Rover, Kevin Gallacher, to manage AFC
Darwen in the North West Counties FL (Step 9 in the Pyramid). Darwen
FC went out of business in 2009 and the new club rose from the
embers.
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