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As part of our celebrations from winning the championship last season, Avenue embarked on a pre season tour of southern Spain.

We warmed up against a Russian/Bulgarian XI that finished a draw. Connors scored for Avenue.

CEO Bob Blackburn commented after thematch that it was a hard game with the Russians showing great footwork, especially around the box. 

It was then onto Sotogrande where we played the local team, Soto fc and scored a fantastic 5 2 win with Rory Patterson opening his account and bagging a hat trick, with  skipper Steve Connors grabbing 2 ! Avenue unveiled many of their close season signings, but it is fair to say the none made a better impression than Stefan Brookster who controlled the midfield and was deservedly man of the match.

Carl Ruffer arrived late on Saturday to take over management duties from Bob Blackburn and John Dean and was immediately successful with a 2 0 win over FC Benus. Goals from Patterson and our new star, Brookster, resulted in a successful mini tour against tough opposition and director Kevin Hainsworth said "it bodes well for the forthcoming season. Cammy, (Dave Cameron : manager) has made some excellent signings and we are looking forward to the new season with keen anticipation."

Dr Dean commented. "it has been a fantastic tour and certainly opened my eyes to the talent the continentals have and I am very pleased to have got stuck in with this olympian effort of our team"