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SETCHELL PLEASED WITH HOME START 18/07/2012
King’s Lynn Town boss Gary Setchell is pleased his side will begin their Evo-Stik League Division One South campaign with a home fixture.
Newly-promoted Lynn open their account against Chasetown, who were relegated to Step Four of the Non-League ladder last season, at The Walks on August 18.
The Linnets then travel to Hucknall three days later before welcoming Brigg Town in their next league game on August 27.
Setchell (pictured) said: “It’s always nice to be at home on the first day of the season.
“Our home form will be key so it would be nice to get off to a reasonable start. With it being a home game we have a better opportunity for that to happen. In that sense the fixtures have been kind to us, even if you’ve got to play everyone twice. With two out of the first three games at home we’ll definitely be looking to get some points on the board.”
Lynn will face lengthier journeys up north next season as they prepare for life after gaining promotion from the United Counties League Premier Division – despite finishing runners-up.
Two of those take place during what Setchell calls a “tough” Christmas programme where the Linnets travel to Brigg Town and Carlton Town.
A Boxing Day trip to Brigg, near Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, is followed by a two-hour trip on December 29 to Nottingham-based Carlton Town. Lynn’s festive fixtures end with a home derby game against Stamford on New Year’s Day.
Setchell said: “While the fixtures at the start of the season may seem kind the Boxing Day one, especially, isn’t.
“It’s a tough and long trip on Boxing Day followed by a difficult trip to Carlton a few days later. The home game against Stamford isn’t easy so we’ve definitely got some tough games around the Christmas period.
“When the fixtures come out you look for certain teams, like the big clubs, and then groups of games. You look at your first five matches, then games around Christmas and Easter, and you start to put matches into bunches. That said, I don’t think you can really read too much into it as nobody will know where they are until about 12 games in.”
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