The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Title contenders ICA Sports out to catch rivals on the hop
Football - First competitive fixtures of the season
ICA Sports boss Hamish Curtis has set his sights on further Peterborough & District League Premier Division progress this season.
The city side kick-off the new campaign with a Sunday trip to Leverington – the 2pm fixture forming part of an organised tour of this area for non-league ground-hoppers.
And Curtis is keen for his men to build on their sixthplaced finish last term while also putting up a strong defence of the PFA Senior Cup, which they lifted at the ABAX Stadium back in May.
Curtis said: “We’ve got a lot of lads away for the first game so it will be a tough opener, but we’re looking forward to it.
“We’ve enjoyed a good preseason and I’m pleased with the signings we’ve made.
“We knew we would lose a couple of important players and that we had to improve the squad to ensure we continue to progress. Hopefully we can better the sixth position we managed last season and we’ll definitely look to retain the PFA Senior Cup as well.
“It was a good achievement for the club to lift that trophy and being able to manage a team for the final with my son involved was the icing on the cake.”
Prolific striker Scott Spearink is one of many new ICA recruits. Cardin PierreLiverpool and former AFC Stanground Sports men , Luke McDowell, Dan Stephens and Sam Cross, have also signed on along with Kenny Wheatland, Mostafa Jafar and ‘keeper Danny Mountcastle.
ICA shared the Jack Hogg Memorial Trophy after a 2-2 draw with reigning Premier Division champions Peterborough Sports Reserves at the weekend.
Josh Smith, who will play most of his football with United Counties Division One side Pinchbeck United this season, and Spearink scored for ICA with Jack Barron and Jordan Fiddes replying for Sports Reserves.