Bromley v Maidenhead United

Bromley will kick off their Blue Square South campaign on Saturday at Hayes Lane against Maidenhead United without Jerrome Sobers or trialist David Obaze.

Boss Mark Goldberg admitted Sobers is unlikely to start due to an abdominal strain, Donal O'Sullivan should deputise, and he also revealed he will not be pursuing former Southend defender Obaze for the foreseeable future.

The Lillywhites are also keeping their fingers crossed over striker Nic McDonnell, who is 50-50 to start having missed Tuesday's Dartford friendly, after picking up a slight groin strain.

Goldberg said: "It is unfortunate that Jerrome is unavailable but we have the players to fill in for him.

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"Obaze came to us out of the blue and we thought he was one for the future, but I have a budget to work with and I have decided not to push it through at the moment, I need to think about it more."

Goldberg added: "My decision is not based on the events at Dartford (where Obaze was involved in an on-pitch fight)."

With six games in three weeks, Bromley need to hit the ground running and while Goldberg wants fans' patience, he believes they can reach the play-offs.

He said: "We are well prepared, fit and ready for the start of the season. We don't want fans to expect us to start really well but we do have the squad to achieve our aim of finishing higher than last year and reaching the play-offs."