At Radcliffe we’ve just had two nights camping in the hope it will lay the foundations for a successful season.
You’ve got lads who are up for it, some who are sceptical and have never camped before, others who don’t necessarily enjoy that environment. But it worked really well, even better than I thought it would.
The meet-up was last Friday. We told them the food would be cooked at 7pm so, bearing in mind they would have to set-up their tent and get sorted, we told them make sure you’re there and ready.
They started arriving through the afternoon, got their tents up, played some head tennis before the BBQ was ready.
My brother-in-law is a butcher so we had all the best cuts! Karaoke, games of cards – it was a good evening.
The weather saved the players on Saturday! We were going to climb Moel Famau but it was raining hard and then there are the social distancing restrictions in Wales. So instead it was up at 8am on Saturday morning for a long run round the campsite.
After that we had a game of cricket, followed by football cricket. Then we gave them some free time before we watched the FA Cup final together, chatting and having a few beers.
Powerful
The second night was the most powerful night. We had some big stories from the players.
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SHAKERS REVEL IN MAKING HISTORY
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WILCOX: WE FEEL COMPLETE WITH WIN
RUSS WILCOX'S verdict after watching his Gainsborough Trinity side outmuscle and outplay their hosts was that it was \"probably our most complete performance\".
CRACKER BY KABIA TOPPLES TUDORS!
ASSISTANT boss Stewart Yetton said his Truro City side were good value for their win over table-toppers Hemel Hempstead Town.
BRAKES PUT STOP ON BORO BATTLERS
SEPARATED only by goal difference before kick-off, these sides remain neck and neck in the embryonic table after playing out 90 minutes in the October sunshine that was a great advert for the division.
BOSS COTT'S GOT A REALLY GOOD THING WITH ROVERS
STEVE Cotterill hailed Forest Green Rovers’ first class performance as they produced a spirited comeback to topple fellow high-flyers Eastleigh at the Silverlake Stadium.
SKIPS STEER HEED'S SHIP
GATESHEAD captains of the past and present are playing a lead role in helping the National League club move on from the departure of FA Trophy-winning manager Rob Elliot.
FA CUP PREVIEW: SWEET! 'DREAM' DRAW IS CHANCE OF OUR LIFETIME
DAVE NORTHFIELD says minnows Biggleswade FC were like 'kids in a sweet shop' when they drew out York City in what he describes as the 'draw of a lifetime'.
PARKER'S HEART IS STILL AT HOME
FORMER England right-back Paul Parker has revealed he would never completely rule out a return to management – but says he would only do so for one of his beloved local clubs.
LOCALS RALLY TO REBUILD BRIDGE
WHEN committee members at Bamber Bridge set out to raise £30,000 to protect the club's future, they were apprehensive about the response they'd get.
RUTHLESS BEES FIND THEIR FEET
ASTERLING second-half performance resulted in league leaders Barnet brushing aside a Boston United outfit that led at the interval through Keaton Ward’s early strike.
