AFC Fylde head coach is happy to have top scorer back in the reckoning

Craig Mahon was delighted to see Danny Ormerod make his return when AFC Fylde began their pre-season programme last weekend.

The 20-year-old had been absent for the Coasters since picking up an injury in their match against Radcliffe on Easter Monday.

However, he came on for the last 20 minutes of Fylde’s 3-2 defeat against Blackpool at Mill Farm on Saturday.

Speaking after that game, Fylde’s head coach said: “He’s like a puppy out there, running after a ball!

“It’s brilliant to have him back because, when it happened, we all thought the worst.

“To have him back for the first pre-season game is credit to his work and Paige (Morris, head of medical) and Harry (Whitham, sports therapist) for getting him back to this stage.

“Now it’s building him up and not giving him too much (game time). Our job now is to get him ready for the first game of the season.”

The game with Blackpool saw new face Dylan Allen-Hadley make an immediate impact with two second-half goals on his debut.

While pleased with the former AFC Telford United winger’s debut, Mahon reiterated his squad faces plenty of work ahead before the first game of the season.

“New player, new to the system, new to the patterns - to come on and score two goals is the perfect start for him,” he said.

“Now it’s down to myself and the staff to sharpen everybody, we are going to be a long way from where we want to be.

“It’s up to us to really dig into our details, patterns and elaborate to players what we want them to do and expect of them.”