Notts County v Derby County/York City

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HEAD COACH ian burchnall A very warm welcome to the representatives of Derby County and York City, along with all supporters and guests, for what I expect will be two very challenging and enjoyable pre-season friendlies. e come into this doubleheader in a good place having W recruited really well over the summer. We knew how important it was to both retain and attract the right players after falling just short last season and I’m very confident that we have managed to assemble a strong and balanced squad. At the time of writing we are still contemplating one or two more additions and we’re continuing to run the rule over trialists Andre Wright, Lamine Kaba Sherif and William Hondermarck, who have all worked their socks off throughout preseason. One area we are certainly looking to strengthen is up front, where we feel we probably need an extra option who can give us something different. We of course haven’t been helped by the hamstring injury suffered by Lewis Knight at Boston, the extent of which we’re still waiting to find out, so we’re putting a lot of effort into weighing up potential options. But we feel that the bulk of our transfer work is done now, which is a healthy position to be in at this stage of pre-season, and I’m excited to see what the future holds for this squad. From the Derby match onwards you can expect to see players getting more minutes, with the games becoming less disjointed due to fewer substitutions. The time has come for us to establish more consistency in our play and work more on the finer details. We will, of course, be far from the finished article – especially when you take into account the quality of the opposition we’ll be facing in these two games – so I expect to see plenty of mistakes and areas for improvement. But that’s exactly what you want from pre-season – to establish your team’s weaknesses as well as its strengths before the meaningful action gets going at Barnet on 21 August. That trip to the Hive will be my very first with our away supporters present and, having been starved for so long, I’ve got no doubt you will travel in big numbers. We then return to Meadow Lane the following week for what will no doubt be a very competitive game against Torquay United in front of a big crowd. I can’t wait! Thank you for your support. Ian 5
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