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Walton Casuals vs Grays Athletic

Jim Hardingham11 Aug 2011 - 11:12
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In Grays' last friendly of the pre-season campaign, the Blues travel to Walton-on-Thames where they face Ryman Division One South side Walton Casuals.

Walton Casuals finished 12th place in the Ryman Division One South last season.

Recently, Walton Casuals' assistant-manager, Gary Farrell left the club with Mark Nicholls and Matt Penfold sharing the duty assisting Neil Shipperley as manager. The former Crystal Palace striker took over in June 2010 from Bedfont Town.

The Stags came from 1-0 down to beat a Fulham XI 2-1 on Tuesday, whilst Grays also won 2-1 away at Canvey Island. Strikers Louis Dennis and Jean-Michel Sigere got both Grays' goals.

The last time these two clubs met was another pre-season friendly prior to the 2008/09 season, also held at the Waterside Stadium. The Blues ran out 5-3 winners in the end, with goals from Jon Ashton, Ishmael Welsh, and Charlie Ide scoring a brace. Ide went on to join Walton Casuals at the start of the 2009/10 season, and rejoined them again in July 2011 after a spell with Bromley.

Hakan has stated that he is likely to field a strong team similar to the side that played Tuesday night against Canvey.

Kick-off is at 15:00 at:
Waterside Stadium
off Waterside Drive
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey
KT12 2JG

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