Promoted Racing Club Warwick set for pre-season Dublin weekend
Promoted Racing Club Warwick have confirmed that part of their pre-season preparations will include a weekend trip to Dublin on 11th and 12th July.
The Racers will spend the weekend in the Irish capital where they will also play a friendly fixture and joint manager Chris Knott said: “It's not something the club has done before but it's something myself and Jack (joint boss Edwards) are keen on.
“It helps to build camaraderie and relationships within the group.
“We were keen to do a tour and I have contacts who have set us up in Dublin.
“So we will head over there for two days, have a training session, play a match and have some time together as a team with a meal together and a couple of drinks.
“We are waiting to hear who our opponents will be. It is coming to the end of their season, but likely to be someone from their Second or Third Division.”
Preparations are coming on apace for the Racers' Southern League Premier Central campaign, their first at Step 3 in 23 years, and Knott said: “The promotion was not something that was necessarily expected. We have just pushed on the plans a little bit within the club.
“The work that is going on here with the general infrastructure is exciting with the new changing rooms and the work around the ground and on the pitch.
“And jumping up to Step 3 we can now potentially attract a different type of player, though signing Adam Walker and Jude Collins was on our agenda anyway.
“It was great to get them over the line and there are a couple more in the pipeline hopefully.
“We are really pleased. Obviously we have the nucleus of the squad still here that got us promotion and they have all indicated they would like to stay.
“We are going to have to strengthen certain areas, but we do want to give the current boys a chance in pre-season.
“We are probably only one or two away. We don't want to break up the core of the group that got us over the line, but things do naturally evolve and Step 3 will be a challenge for us.
“We need to be prepared for that – and we will be. We're looking forward to it.”
Racing Club will kick off pre-season on Tuesday, 7th July with a trip to Pershore Town (7.45pm) before travelling to Ireland on the 11th.
They then face away trips to Worcester Raiders (3pm) and Coleshill Town (1pm) before welcoming Brackley Town to Townsend Meadow on Tuesday, 28th July (7.45pm).
They will conclude with a trip to AFC Rushden & Diamonds (3pm) on 1st August.
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