Daniel Moore sets plans for Hebburn Town FC's final friendly at Blyth Spartans

Hebburn Town FC manager Daniel Moore has admitted he will have to ‘manage minutes’ when his side visit Northern Premier League East Division club Blyth Spartans in their final pre-season friendly of the summer on Saturday.

The Hornets have suffered a number of injury concerns during their preparations for their first ever season in the National League North and there were further blows when summer signings Elliot Forbes and Kian Foreman were forced out of the action in the early stages of last weekend’s friendly defeat against West Auckland Town.

With a historic first ever fixture in the second tier of the non-league game against Southport now just over a week away, Moore has stressed he will consider the fitness levels of his players when he selects a starting eleven for Saturday’s visit to Croft Park.

He told The Gazette: “It’s about getting those lads that have missed a few sessions or haven’t had the minutes they need up to speed and making sure we manage minutes. It’ll be a good test at Blyth but we have to manage those little niggles we have and ensuring we are ready for day one of the season. That will mean the team that will play on Saturday will be maybe a few of the younger lads getting a chance to show what they can do and then some players that need their minutes topped up to make sure they are ready to go against Southport.”

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