Scarborough Athletic boss Kelly relishing Darlington clash

Scarborough Athletic boss Darren Kelly is relishing Saturday's pre-season friendly at home against Darlington.
By Daniel Gregory
Published 11th Sep 2020, 17:40 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2020, 17:43 BST
Boro manager Darren KellyBoro manager Darren Kelly
Boro manager Darren Kelly

Boro take on the National League North side at the Flamingo Land Stadium on Saturday, 1pm kick-off.

The hosts welcome back Kian Spence, who had been on trial with York City, for the clash, but are without injured trio Luke Porritt, Isaac Assenso and Kieran Weledji as they look to build on pre-season wins against Eccleshill United and Bridlington Town.

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Lloyd Allinson is set to continue in goal for Athletic as he looks to cement the number one jersey at the club for the forthcoming campaign.

Boro's Ryan Blott in action against Darlington back in 2014Boro's Ryan Blott in action against Darlington back in 2014
Boro's Ryan Blott in action against Darlington back in 2014

"It'll be a great test for the players and will also give us a good idea of how far we have come in pre-season," said Kelly.

"We have a strong squad out for the match and it will be good to see how they perform against strong opposition in Darlington.

"Losing Poz is a huge blow as he was having a good pre-season, but we are starting to get there with the squad now and want to bring just two or three more in before the Atherton game a week on Saturday."

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