The Tech game will be in midweek. . In the past few seasons we've travelled to both Vale of Lune and Broughton Park in the expectation of return fixtures but, for various reasons, that hasn't been possible.
But our three local sides will provide Tim Sawyer and colleagues with an excellent opportunity to kick off their own new era.
Sunderland almost made it into N2E while we already know that Billingham have a potent set of backs after our defeat in the Intermediate Cup.