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Belper Pre-Season Friendly News Updated
Christchurch Meadow is the venue for Gresley FC's penultimate pre-season game tonight (7.45pm) as Gary Norton takes his squad on a tough trip to face Belper Town.
The Nailers are amongst the favourites to take the UniBond Division One South title this season after they narrowly missed out on promotion to the UniBond Premier Division last term. They lost out on goal difference to champions Retford and then were beaten in the playoff final by Stocksbridge Park Steels.
Gresley will be missing defender Gareth Langford and forward Andy Elliot through work commitments although Matt Hill and Mickey Lyons will make the trip after both were missing from the Steve Hackett Memorial victory over neighbours Newhall United on Tuesday evening.
The Moat ground boss also awaits news on striker Stefan Marshall who was withdrawn from the action on Tuesday with a slight hamstring problem.
Jordi Gough, Paul Edwards and Jon Shales also continue to be missing with Gough due to start training imminently in the hope a recurring back problem has cleared up.
The Gresley manager is expecting the squad to be boosted by the presence of a familiar face he has been tracking all pre-season but he remained tight lipped as to the player's identity ahead of the game.
Squad - Baldwin, Hill, Davies, Mawbey, A Betteridge, Spencer, Keenan, Slater, Lyons, Barrett, T Betteridge, Turville, Burnham, Hoderin, Marshall, A N Other
Latest: Striker Stefan Marshall will not be risked in tonight's game at Belper due to a slight hamstring problem whilst Adam Betteridge and Andy Hoderin look set to miss out after reporting ill earlier today with flu symptoms.
Reserve team coach Andy Dunn is added to the squad together with young left back Joe Swift.
