Outcast quartet Teddy Bishop, Kayden Jackson, Myles Kenlock and Brett McGavin are in a largely young squad facing Bury Town in a friendly at the Denny Bros Stadium this evening (KO 7.30pm).

The four are among the senior players who have been training with the U23s since the start of pre-season training - along with the AFC Bournemouth-linked Flynn Downes who is not listed as being involved this evening - with manager Paul Cook having told them they can move on.

Most of the rest of the squad will be the youngsters, many of them U18s, who played the second half of Saturday's 1-0 win at Dartford. Today’s scheduled U18s friendly against Southend has been postponed.

None of the seniors who played the first 45 minutes against the Darts will be in the squad which travels to West Suffolk, although manager Cook will be the man in the dugout.

Town’s early pre-season has been hit by Covid with one U23s player having tested positive and nine others in self-isolation after sharing a dressing room with him.

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springfield added 11:58 - Jul 13 No Downes .... l
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Mediocre_Quick added 12:04 - Jul 13 One way to prove your worth I suppose!
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Suffolkboy added 12:05 - Jul 13 Clear out manifestly continues ; new broom really does sweep clean ! Let's all trust we see some real sparkle at P Rd , Dartford showed good intent without too much pressure . COYB
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WeWereZombies added 12:15 - Jul 13 OutKast quartet? Maybe there will be a surprise hit in this lot, or maybe it will just be a case of Cook shouting 'Hey ya' and telling them where to go...
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runningout added 12:19 - Jul 13 Would like to be encouraging but struggling on this front
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BlueandTruesince82 added 12:20 - Jul 13 Sorry Kayden Jackson (I am for real) you never ment to make supporters cry but your skills they just dont qualify..... On for the remix
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Karlosfandangal added 12:30 - Jul 13 McGiven seemed to do well in the games he played, felt he played better than Dozzell and Downes. However cant see him getting in the team with the new signing and future signings.
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markchips added 13:10 - Jul 13 Sounds like Downes is on his way then. Not being played, training only, Suspect Bournemouth is the likely destination as the manager was a central midfielder and would be able to relate to him best.
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itsonlyme added 14:05 - Jul 13 Looking forward to it no matter what team represents the town.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 14:37 - Jul 13 It would have been childish to leave all these players out of what is really a fairly insignificant game. It still doesn't mean they will have a place in the future first team or in more important preparatory pre-season games - although one or two of them might just if they perform well. I hope the latter applies to McGavin as he's done nothing wrong when he's featured previously.

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BlueBertie added 18:04 - Jul 13 No Nolan?
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