Tait trials Lyon pair

The Lyon pair of defender Frederic Ribeiro and midfielder/striker Roland Vieira will appear for Darlo's reserve team season-opener at Newcastle United on Tuesday, as they look to impress the Reynolds Arena club.

Newcastle defender Bernard spent a successful loan spell with The Quakers two years ago and his knowledge of both Ribeiro and Vieira when he was at Lyon has helped Tait make the decision to cast a closer eye over the 24-year-olds.

Vieira has already spent time on loan last season with Swiss side Sion and can either play in midfield or up front while Ribeiro plays as a full back with the French champions.

"We've taken on a couple of French lads on the recommendation of Olivier Bernard," Tait told the Northern Echo.

"He knows a lot about them from playing with them in France so we'll see how they do at Newcastle."

The Quakers boss has also decided to take a second look at former Newcastle United defender Paul Dunn, who trained with the club in pre-season.

"We had a look at Paul in pre-season but he wasn't fully fit so we'll take another look at him," Tait added.