BARROW Celtic Comets are on the lookout for new recruits to bolster their ranks ahead of an exciting new chapter in the clubs history.

The Comets begin life in the Lancashire FA County League in September and are looking to add experience to their talented but youthful ranks.

Celtic manager Kevin Crickett has been working with the same group of girls from junior level, and that squad are now graduating from under-16s to open-age football.

Crickett is hoping to attract some senior players so they have a good blend of youth and experience.

Its about getting lasses carrying on playing football, said Crickett, whose side will come up against the likes of Bolton Wanderers, Burnley and Wigan Athletic.

Since we started the under-10s, weve had a group of girls who have stuck together to play football in the same team through the years, with the added bonus of other girls joining last years under-16s squad.

Now we want to bring another 10 or 12 older players into the squad, alongside the 12 lasses who are carrying on, so we can have a mixed squad of different age groups.

This year we will be playing a higher standard of football in the Lancashire Womens League so there will be a lot of games against higher-standard teams.

We are playing for the experience and with confidence and commitment hopefully we will a few games.

The main thing is enjoying the football and learning and progressing to a higher standard.

Celtic started their pre-season preparations recently with a match between the Comets and their dads at Ormsgill.

Anyone wanting to join the Celtic ranks, training sessions for over-16s take place on Fridays between 5.45pm and 7pm. The Lancashire FA County League starts on September 10.

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