GNE v Hyde

On a glorious day on Saturday Hyde were the visitors to Surrey Street for a pre season game and it was the visitors who enjoyed their day in the sun with a comfortable 5-0 victory.
May be the four games in a week caught up with the players of GNE who looked at least a yard off the pace of our guests.
Hyde played some quality football and used the full width of the pitch.
They moved the ball quickly and the man on the ball had plenty of options as the movement from the other players was excellent causing GNE all sorts of problems.
GNE worked hard and did play some nice stuff at times but never really created to many chances.
Paul took the opportunity to give plenty of the lads a run out and made a lot of changes during the game, he also gave a number of the players a rest possibly with Wednesdays game at Buxton in the back of his mind.
I must say there was another healthy crowd at the game and i hope that continues into the new season.
We now prepare for Wednesdays game at the Silverlands where we will play Buxton in the final of the Highpeak Cup before embarking on our league campaign next Saturday 6th August with a home game against Squires Gate.