Morecambe boss is wary of Solihull Moors' experience and familiar faces

Having seen off Maldon and Tiptree in the first round, the Shrimps welcome Solihull Moors to the Mazuma Stadium with a place in round three up for grabs (12.30pm).

Morecambe are hoping to reach that stage for the first time since 2003 and come up against a Solihull side sitting 11th in the National League.

The Moors have established themselves as one of the top sides at that level, most notably finishing as runners-up in the 2018/19 season, when they also took Blackpool to an FA Cup replay.

“They have started the season very well,” Adams said.

“Obviously they haven’t played the last few games because they have been isolating but they have good experience in their team as well as some good young players.

“Nobody knows what they’ve been able to do in that period off. We’ve played a number of games so we’ve got the match legs in us.”

That experience in the Solihull squad contains players who have featured in the Premier League, the EFL, and internationally.

They include former Shrimp Jordan Cranston as well as Darren Carter, Stephen Gleeson, Adam Rooney, former Northern Ireland striker Jamie Ward and Krystian Pearce.

“Krystian has been a very good player and still is a very good professional,” Adams said of the defender, who has played more than 400 games for a number of EFL clubs.

“Adam Rooney has moved a number of times, they have Gleeson and Carter in midfielder, so they have a lot of talented players.”

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