“We had them watched Saturday and they are very organised defensively and are very good from set pieces so we will be working hard in training to ensure we limit the amount of free kicks we give away in dangerous areas.

“They have good movement high up the pitch and Chib Chalika once of Notts County is a real threat. He will have to be marked well all game and we know he is a real handful and a goal scoring threat.

“We know it is an extremely difficult place to go, but we will be going all out to get a positive result.

“The challenges of a higher league are clear to see with the quality of players in opposing teams. Game management, limiting mistakes, and being clinical when you have not played well will be critical this season.

“The fine lines between success and failure will be crucial when providing the players with the fine detail needed to win games at this level.

“Whilst there is an air of uncertainty of what we will face, we know we have an abundance of quality within our ranks and want to have a right go and see where it takes us.”

Ground address: Ewen Fields Stadium, Walker Lane, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 5PL

Admission:
Seating £11, Over 60s £7, Under 16s £5
Standing £10, Over 60s £6, Under 16s £4

GETTING THERE

Driving
Leave the M60 at Junction 24 and take the M67 towards Sheffield.
Leave the M67 at Junction 3 and at the traffic lights at the top of the slip road, turn right towards Hyde Town Centre.
At the second set of traffic lights turn left onto Mottram Road.
Pass Morrisons store on the left and at the first set of lights turn right onto Lumn Road.
At the top of the road there is a T-junction, turn left onto Walker Lane.
The entrance to the ground is down just past Hyde Leisure Pool.
There is parking available outside the ground and at the Leisure Pool. A residents only parking scheme operates in the vicinity of the ground so street parking has to be away from the stadium.

By Train
The nearest railway station is Newton for Hyde, which is around half a mile away from the ground. It is served by regular trains from Manchester Piccadilly. It should take around ten minutes to walk.
On exiting the station walk down the hill down the bottom of the road.
Cross over Sheffield Road and go straight up Castle Street in front of you (please note that both Sheffield Road and Castle Streets are both back streets in an area of industrial units).
At the top of Castle Street turn left onto Commercial Brow which becomes Halton Street, after crossing the motorway bridge.
At the end of Halton Street at the T-junction turn left onto Mottram Road.
Then take the first right into Grange Road North.
Then take the next right into Miles Street and the ground is down at the bottom of this street.

The bus to Hyde leaves Greenwich Avenue at 11.15 and is now full.