DESPITE losing two further pre-season friendlies, Altrincham manager Lee Sinnott remains 100 per cent confident that his team will be fully prepared for the new league season which starts on August 17.

Two late goals in each of the games against FC Halifax Town on Saturday and Mossley on Tuesday evening, meant that the Robins have now lost all five friendlies to date.

But while Sinnott recognises that the pre-season preparations have been disjointed, he is adamant that his team will be ready to burst out of the blocks when his team travel to take on Worcester City for the opening day of the campaign.

“Pre-season is always disjointed at this level with holidays and injuries. Up to now, we have been focusing on fitness and sharpness but we haven’t been able to play anywhere near a settled side, but that will come during the next two and a half weeks.”

Kyle Perry scored his first goal for his new club in the 4-2 reverse against Mossley, a game in which George Heslop’s youth team squad were deployed during the second half.

” Kyle took his goal well and we have no one else like him in the squad. He holds the ball up well and I am really pleased to have him on board, having tried to sign him last year.”

Sinnott’s biggest concern at present is that Simon Richman has returned from the World Student Games injured.

”It was great for Simon to be involved in such a wonderful tournament and come back with a silver medal, but he was injured in the win over Italy and then strapped up to play in both the semi-final against Russia and the final against France.

“We’re disappointed that the British Universities’ people haven’t been in touch with us and with the after-care he received. We hope to have Simon available for the Burnley game, but that will be almost a month since he played in the final in Russia.”