Last season’s finish:
Another
mixture of good and bad form, but with less money than before
Players
out:
Danny Andrew is the biggest loss. A good, pacy,
left-sided player who showed his skill throughout the season, and as a result, he's
joined Fleetwood Town for the new season. Very good at free kicks as well. He'd
done more than enough to attract the scouts from the lower leagues. All the
best to him at Fleetwood.
We've lost two key goal scoring strikers, Scott
Boden filled the gap Connor Jennings created after leaving mid season, but all
the wrangling over budgets saw him move to Halifax. And although Jennings was a
loan signing, he was a vital asset to surviving in the Conference after we'd
got off to such a poor start. His goal rate was impressive, but was prone to
injury, and he left Macclesfield mid-season as a result. If we can get a
regular goal scorer like Jennings (now with Wrexham, should be interesting
to see how he fares) for this season, then there's less reason to worry.
There is talk Matthew Barnes-Homer will return,
he's been on trial at Macclesfield, the question is whether Askey has the money
to sign him
Players
in:
Another loan signing from last season, George Pilkington
has joined us from Luton and will provide a solid role at the back, a defender
with vast League and non-league experience required.
I'm interested in Adriano Moke, a product of the Glenn
Hoddle Academy, a pacy winger who has impressed on trial here, enough for the
manager to sign him up. He should play a key role down the wing, and set up the
opportunities for goals.
With a mixture of promising youth and vast experience (Danny
Whitaker, captain Paul Turnbull and Chris Holroyd have all signed new
contracts) we're cautiously optimistic for the new season
Club
news:
The future of Macclesfield Town. A planned takeover
didn't happen after our owner wrote off the debts, yet the budget is still
incredibly tight for the manager. Smaller even than last season, though funds
are said to be promised mid-season if all is going not very well. I hope it
doesn't go to that stage, Askey worked well on last season's small budget, and
did incredibly well to stay with the pack in a close battle for the playoffs.
Eventually, Macclesfield lost form and drifted into a mid table finish, but given
the troubles, it was a relief Macclesfield had survived
Matches
to look forward to:
It's been 17 years since Macclesfield last met Altrincham
on an equal platform, so the old Non-League rivalry will surely flare up when we
meet in September, and again in January.
Local games with Chester and Wrexham should also be a
great spectacle, particularly with the Macclesfield connections this season, Chester's
new signing Peter Winn being ex-Macc and former club legend Steve Burr in
charge; ss well as Connor Jennings up front for Wrexham
Predictions:
Macclesfield to finish 12th
Champions – Grimsby Town
Play-off winners – Forest Green Rovers
Relegated – Welling United, Nuneaton
Town, Southport and Dover Athletic
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