by Stockport boss Dave Challinor expects two pages in the Edgeley Park on Sunday, which will fight at the top of the table this season.
Challinor led the Hatters to third place in the last term, but she lost in the play-off semi-final against Leyton Orient.
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Like Bolton, Stockport made changes to her squad in summer because they want to go one step further.
“It’s an early test,” Challinor told the club channels. “We went through changes in the low season and the previous season. Bolton has gone through changes, so I would expect that they say exactly the same as what we are.
“A new squad brought together, the players brought out the players, played some games in the previous season, but now into the ‘real games’ if they wanted.
“In my opinion, it will be a game between two teams that will be at the right end of the table in the course of the season.
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“That doesn’t mean that one of the two teams begins incredible. I think our opening 12 games play eight teams who are in the top or top 10. There are challenges that bring with them, but it’s a good marker.”
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Challinor was asked what he expected after a busy summer on the transfer front from the white, in which Steven Schumacher put his stamp on the squad.
“You made the decision to change the manager during the season when you were actually competitive in the past three or four years and knocked the first into the championship to promotion,” he added.
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“You didn’t go to Steven at the end of last year and maybe not in Steven, and it wasn’t what you didn’t think.
“When we talked to them when we played them away from home, they felt like they were going to a squad that was really strong.
“Obviously, the decision was made in summer that they wanted to make changes and try to do this round.
“This could be due to what the team looks like on the field, things that happen on the field, we are not participated in this information.
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“If you keep the same squad you had last year, in my opinion you would still have been competitive. This squad should not end in the top six and you will not end last year, so you will want to improve it.
“You have made some changes that will hopefully have an impact on your side.”
