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Excitement, anticipation, nervousness – some of the words that spring to mind when thinking of game day against FC Dordrecht…

Day five was a game prep day as we had a fixture to prepare for against the under 19s team from Belgian club Sporting Lokeren on Saturday afternoon…

It has been a busy few days here in Gilze! Finally, I’ve got some time to return back to you everything that’s been ongoing through the end of the first week…

Where to start. So much has happened since my last post.

First thing worthy of a mention is our practice game against Middlesbrough, a club famed for producing young players…

After training, we had our day out at the Overloon museum, which taught us about the weaponry and battles in World War 1 and 2…

Despite the early meet at the Spotland Stadium, (6am meet) the Holland Trip filled the lads with excitement. Everyone was itching to get there, to train and enjoy the fantastic opportunity in hand. After the steady plane journey we arrived at the hotel which welcomed us with picturesque views. Well I found it steady, but our midfielder Kisimba Kisimba thought it was quite rocky and wasn’t very fond of the journey! ..

The tour started with a shaky landing to a wind and rain swept Dutch runway but things soon started to run rather more smoothly. ..

The fourth day began with a 9 o’clock meet for breakfast downstairs, where once again the food tantalised our taste buds!..

Day 3 began at a sharp 8:30am for breakfast…

It’s been a busy few days since we left our Moor Farm training base at 6:15am (yes am) to fly to Amsterdam on Monday. Following a quick transfer and an even sprightlier turn-around at the hotel it was off to training…

To kickstart our LFE preseason trip, we arrived at Manchester airport around 7 o’clock ready for a 9 o’clock flight and arrived in Holland at around 10…

Another day of waking up at 7:45. Another day of being downstairs at 8 for breakfast. That’s what greeted us for starters – it’s not like this back in Blighty…