Pre-Season Preparations For Railway

By Tom Snee

Harrogate Railway Athletic update

Harrogate Railway's pre-season preparations are in full swing as they look to improve on last year's performances.

Speaking to the website, Daivd Shepherd said, "Pre-season training started Thursday 30th June with a great turn out of old and new faces for the First Team, Reserves and Under 19 sides.

"Local lads such as last season’s Captain Liam Gray, Dan Thirkell, Colin Hunter, Simon and Ben Parkes were all present, although Simon Parkes is still waiting to see if he needs surgery on a Knee Ligament injury sustained away at Trafford last season. Tom Hesketh and David Ward were also training with the first Team."

The club have retained several players for the upcoming season, as well as bringing in some well-known new faces, as Shepherd explains; "Supporters Player of the Year Wayne Harratt, Jon Maloney, Luke Durham, Craig Parry, Steve Palfrey, Josh Hope, are all back and raring to go.

"New faces include Liam Shepherd, Philip Lindley, Joe Brown, but the biggest name to put pen to paper is Wigan legend Andy Liddell.

"Andy holds a UEFA B Coaching Licence, and has just been released from Rotherham United. He has come to Station View to help out with the coaching and is available to play if required.

"Players moving away are Michael Duckworth (Bradford Park Avenue) Paul Stansfield (Knaresborough Town) and Josh Radcliffe (Farsley)

Shepherd also admitted that there was mixed news regarding the club's new facilities, "Building was scheduled to commence Monday 11th July with us looking to move into our New Home in November. This has now been put back with no new date agreed as yet which is frustrating."

Shepherd also announced the kit sponsors for the 2011-2012 season; Damn Yankee Restaurant (Home Shirt Sponsor) and Cattlemens Restaurant (Away Shirt Sponsor), New Team Wear Sponsor First Fix Industrial Supplies Ltd of York and Club Sponsor Rhenus Logistics Ltd of Bradford.

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