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Skelmersdale are looking up despite going down last season with relegation reinvigorating the club ahead of the new campaign.
The first team were relegated to Liverpool and District Division Two in 2017 after a tough season during which they fielded many youth players in their senior sides.
Yet chairman Steve Marston is confident the club can use this as a positive and bounce back even stronger.
He said: “This season ...