Wanderers will kick off their pre-season programme with a tour of the Republic of Ireland.

Preparations for their return to the Nationwide League will start at Galway on Saturday, July 18 and take in a total of four games in eight days on the Emerald Isle.

Colin Todd will take his full senior squad on the tour, which will feature games at Waterford (Tuesday, July 21), Sligo (Friday, July 24) and at St Patrick's Athletic in Dublin on Saturday, July 25.

Pre-season will also include a friendly at Blackpool on Saturday, August 1 before the prestige date with Scottish Premier League Champions Celtic at the Reebok on Tuesday, Aug 4 - Jimmy Phillips' Testimonial match.

Todd is also aiming to arrange one more friendly, away to an English club, to give Wanderers a seven-match build up to league season which starts on Saturday, Aug 8.

The Wanderers boss will check out potential transfer targets in Scandinavia in the next few days before drawing up his close season shopping list.

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