Fleetwood's Cian and co not Long-ing for friendly return

Bolger celebrates scoring against PNE in pre-season

Fleetwood defender Cian Bolger says they will not go easy on former team mate and Northampton's new hot-shot Chris Long tomorrow.

Long spent the first half of last season on-loan at Highbury but opted to return to parent club Burnley and seal another loan switch to Bolton.

Bolton went on to pip Fleetwood to automatic promotion but now 22-year-old Long is back in League One and ready to go into battle against his old club at new stomping ground Sixfields.

They might only be a game in to the new League One campaign but Long will not be the first former striker Bolger and company have faced.

Town started the season against former forwards David Ball and Jamie Proctor but managed to keep the duo quiet as they opened the season with a 2-0 win over Rotherham.

It was a win that propelled Uwe Rosler’s side to the top of the league and Bolger says despite coming up against some familiar foes it is just business as usual.

He said: “I guess that is just football.

“It is swings and roundabouts, you get players that you have played with and will play against.

“It just happens that