KENDAL Town FC take on Carlisle United tonight in hastily arranged pre-season friendly at Parkside Road.
The friendly, which is Town’s first home fixture of the season, was arranged just five days ago but promise to be a eagerly contested encounter with trialists on both teams looking to make names for themselves.
Kendal kicked off their pre-season with a 1-8 away win at Garstang and will be looking to claim local bragging rights with a good result against League One Carlisle.
United manager Greg Abbott has hinted at bringing a mixture of first team players and trialists for his team’s first match since the end of last season.
Among those who could appear at Parkside tonight is new Carlisle goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley, the 25-year-old former Chelsea stopper will be wanting to make a good impression should he make his debut tonight.
Former England Under 18 captain Yan Klukowski is another high-profile trialist currently at Carlisle who could make an appearance in the United shirt tonight. Kick off at Parkside Road is at 7.45pm. Admission is Adults £6 - OAPs £3 - U16s £1
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