NEW Stand manager Joe Murty has brought in almost 20 new players in an attempt to rebuild the club after boss Nick Davis walked out this summer - taking a big chunk of the team with him.
Stand won NWCL Division Two last season by a massive 17 points last season. Murty, ex-boss at Prestwich Heys, said: "Nick left us with no players and it has taken longer than I thought to get a team together."
IN: Neil Rhodes (Ramsbottom), Jermaine Peters (Great Harwood), Neil Trip (Great Harwood), Matt Leacock (Flixton), Paul Thompson (Prestwich Heys), Brendan O'Shaughnessy (Ramsbottom)
OUT: Steve Stott, Stuart Telfer, Steve Davis, Steve Carroll, Warren Gallagher (all Winsford), Chris Denham (Stalybridge)
LAST SEASON: Champions of Div Two (refused promotion)
ONE TO WATCH: Brendan O'Shaughnessy - 'our best in pre-season'
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