Fylde v FC Halifax Town LIVE

Pierce Bird starts for the hosts tonight

Town's first half team tonight:

Johnson, Golden, Debrah, Stott, Furtado, Hunter, Warburton, Gilmour, Smart, Slew, Dierseruvwe

Furtado is a youth team player I understand. Left back

Not sure if Keane will be involved tonight. Team news should be along in a few minutes so we’ll soon find out

So with Keane signed up, I would imagine that would leave a right back, a left back, a striker and perhaps an attacker who can play across a front three as the remaining positions to be filled in the Town squad. Perhaps more depending on whether Cooke and/or McLintock go out on loan

Luke Summerfield is here. He was one who was sitting out training at the start of last week, along with Jamie Allen and Kian Spence. Spence is also here.

One of the sprinklers just caught out some of the Fylde players near the dugouts, prompting some scarpering from the spray. Some of the Town players heading back into the changing rooms now

Town players heading out onto the pitch here in dribs and drabs. Sam Smart the latest to emerge from the tunnel. All seem in good spirits and enjoying the sunshine

Hello and welcome to our first FC Halifax Town live blog of the season as The Shaymen get their pre-season campaign underway at Fylde. Stay tuned for all the updates as they happen, plus there will be an on-the-whistle match report and post-match reaction from Town boss Chris Millington on the Courier website.