2019/20 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE CONFIRMED

The Magpies are delighted to confirm the full plan for their pre-season ahead of the 2019/20 campaign. This is the first pre-season undertaken by Alex Walsh at Loxwood FC and he has worked hard with his Assistant Nathan Bowen to ensure that it strikes the right balance between coaching, conditioning and friendly matches.

Due to the Club's investment in improving the quality of the training area that is alongside the main pitch, the schedule will commence with the first 4 sessions being held offsite at the excellent 4G facility at Horsham Rugby Club, the first of which will be from 7 to 9pm on Tuesday 25th June.

The first friendly match sees the Magpies entertain AFC Varndeanians on 6th July at the excellent Ardingly College pitches where they will return to 2 weeks later to take on a strong Sutton United U23 side. In between those 'home' fixtures they will journey to Ash Manor School to take on Guildford City on 13th July. A local derby is the 4th fixture when the short journey is made to Billingshurst on 27th July before a Horsham XI visits The Nest on 30th July just before the league season gets underway just 5 days later.

This promises to be a dynamic schedule that enables the club's ethos of developing players to come to the fore whilst balancing it with a timeline that ensures players are ready to go come 3rd August and not suffering from an overly long pre-season period as many are resorting to in the desperate race to secure signatures.