OLD FRIENDS & NEW ENEMIES

Kieran Charnock

Today's pre-season friendly against fellow Cheshire club Northwich Victoria will be a homecoming for a few of the players on show.

There'll be a few who feel they have a thing or two to prove - none more so than young former County player Alex Meaney, who is expected to line up for Vics after impressing in their previous friendly outings this term.

It'll certainly be a homecoming for County's centre-half, Kieran Charnock. Charnock was widely revered by the Northwich fans, many hailing him as an integral part of one of the best defensive units the club has enjoyed in recent years.

James Tunnicliffe is also familiar with the Vics' set-up, having been a loanee at the club earlier in his career.

Let's hope Meaney doesn't choose today to prove he is every inch the prodigious talent that an excited Alan Lord billed him as when he signed for County at the start of last season.

Hatters fans didn't really have the chance to make a fair assessment of Meaney's talents after an early season injury put paid to his chances last term.

The game kicks off at 3pm and is staged at Flixton's Valley Road ground.