Signings set for Macc debut

06 August 2010 12:00
Macclesfield boss Gary Simpson could hand debuts to several new signings when his side begin their campaign at newly-promoted Stevenage. Striker Tyrone Barnett, midfielders Lewis Chalmers and Sam Wedgbury, winger Matt Hamshaw, defender Jason Beardsley and goalkeeper Sam Cudworth are all hoping to feature. Midfielder Richard Butcher, who had a spell on loan with the Silkmen last season, has signed a permanent deal and looks set to be involved. Ricky Sappleton, Paul Morgan, Ross Draper and Hamza Bencherif all remain sidelined through injury. Draper and Bencherif are edging closer to full fitness but are not yet ready to return to action. Simpson will begin his first full season in charge after replacing Keith Alexander, who passed away in March, towards the back end of last term.

Source: PA