With the problems that faced the first team, club resources were thinly stretched and a mixture of youth and trialists lined up for the opening Pontin's Holidays Combination fixture against a more experienced Crawley Town side.
Former Shot Chris Giles turned out in a Shots shirt for the last time - on this occassion it was in the Shots third strip which was loaned to the opposition as they had forgotten theirs.
Trialists included a central midfield pairing of former Millwall trainee Anton Robinson and Brentford trainee Luke Muldowney, Didcot Town's FA Vase goalscorer Stuart Beavon, Nigerian international and one-time Yeovil forward Francis Kumbur, and fellow Nigerian defenders Alioune Badji and Samuel Taubman.
Former Shot Chris Giles turned out in a Shots shirt for the last time - on this occassion it was in the Shots third strip which was loaned to the opposition as they had forgotten theirs.
Trialists included a central midfield pairing of former Millwall trainee Anton Robinson and Brentford trainee Luke Muldowney, Didcot Town's FA Vase goalscorer Stuart Beavon, Nigerian international and one-time Yeovil forward Francis Kumbur, and fellow Nigerian defenders Alioune Badji and Samuel Taubman.
Shots Reserves (4-4-2): Dan Weait; Will Salmon, Jason Milletti (Jason Short 46), Dave Winfield, Alioune Badji (Samuel Taubman 23); Michael Gordon, Anton Robinson; Luke Muldowney, James Field; Francis Kumbur, Stuart Beavon (Luke Walker 46)