Defender Adam Dugdale and wingers Sean Evans and Danny Edwards could discover after the first friendly whether they have a future with AFC Telford United.

The trio are the only remaining senior players from last season’s squad whose role at the club is still up in the air.

Boss Andy Sinton has cast an eye over them in training over the past week – and is set to make a decision after Tuesday’s game at Welsh champions The New Saints.

“Because they didn’t play as much as the other lads last season, I asked all three of them to come in and prove a point,” said Sinton.

“I’m close to making some sort of decision on all three – I’d like to keep them but I just have to decide whether they can fit them into what we’re doing.”

Trialists

Sinton had more than 30 players in for early training sessions, with trialists making up a large part of that number.

He is in the process of making an offer to one – striker Alex Meechan – but revealed others may soon go.

“We’ve got about 12 on trial – players from different clubs at our level and players from pro clubs that have been released,” he said.

“I’ll whittle that down – by the end of this week that will be cut down by six or seven and I’ll probably tell a few of them: ‘thanks, but no thanks!’

“Ideally we want a squad of 20 to go into bat with, and I have to do that within budget.

“If we can keep the 12 or 13 we have and then add six or seven to that then we’ll have a chance of competing,” he added.

By CHRIS HUDSON