Perth has everything

DUNDALK boss Vinny Perth is hopeful his side will play their first game since March on Friday week July 10th.

The 43-year-old is in the process of lining up a series of friendlies for his side to help prepare them for the hoped for return of the SSE Airtricity League on July 31st and the Champions League qualifiers in mid-August.

While he does not wish to advertise the games pencilled in as yet, the Lilywhites manager said a return to action was on the horizon.

‘We’ll probably play the first game on Friday 10th July,’ he said.

‘We’ll play our first 11v11 inhouse game on Friday as well just among ourselves.

‘We have friendlies lined up but we just won’t be announcing any just yet. That suits any club we’ve spoken to.

‘We’re very close to being able to announce some but they’ll probably only be the week we play them.’

While talks regarding a possible return of the league had failed to reach a conclusion once again last week, Perth said he and his side were still working towards an expected return date of July 31st.

‘I don’t think it’s a trade secret that we’re working towards July 31st,’ he said.

‘I expect that that is when some sort of a league will be back. We’re not sure what it will be but the players have to be prepared for that.

‘We’ve also got to prepare to be ready for Europe. We’ve lost the advantage of summer