17/05/16
With an exciting season upon us in a brand new stadium Jon and I have been very busy talking with players in respect of the new season.
Firstly we would like to welcome Simon Dunn and Harrison Gilkes who both join us from Basingstoke Town.
'Dunny' is a classy central midfielder who has spent his whole career at Basingstoke. He came up through the youth ranks whilst also representing England Universities before becoming a key first team player. He is an excellent player who also has goals in his armoury and has been highly sought after this summer.
Harrison can play on either wing or centrally. He first came to our attention when he was a youngster at Bournemouth. Following his release last year he joined Poole Town and was part of the team that almost won the league, in fact he tore us apart when he played in the 4-0 defeat at our place. He joined his Dad, Michael at Basingstoke in the summer, however following a positive start, injury curtailed his season. Following a minor operation we expect to have Harrison back firing on all cylinders.
Next up is a quick forward in local lad Gavin James, who joins us from Maidenhead United. Gav was originally at Wycombe as a youngster followed by a spell at Maidenhead, though a serious injury stopped him in his tracks. He had spells at Beaconsfield before joining Flackwell Heath where he scored 40 plus goals in their title winning season, which resulted in an International call up for St Vincent & The Grenadines where he played in a World Cup game against the USA.
As I mentioned, we continue to talk with players and hope to make further announcements in the coming weeks.
Firstly we would like to welcome Simon Dunn and Harrison Gilkes who both join us from Basingstoke Town.
'Dunny' is a classy central midfielder who has spent his whole career at Basingstoke. He came up through the youth ranks whilst also representing England Universities before becoming a key first team player. He is an excellent player who also has goals in his armoury and has been highly sought after this summer.
Harrison can play on either wing or centrally. He first came to our attention when he was a youngster at Bournemouth. Following his release last year he joined Poole Town and was part of the team that almost won the league, in fact he tore us apart when he played in the 4-0 defeat at our place. He joined his Dad, Michael at Basingstoke in the summer, however following a positive start, injury curtailed his season. Following a minor operation we expect to have Harrison back firing on all cylinders.
Next up is a quick forward in local lad Gavin James, who joins us from Maidenhead United. Gav was originally at Wycombe as a youngster followed by a spell at Maidenhead, though a serious injury stopped him in his tracks. He had spells at Beaconsfield before joining Flackwell Heath where he scored 40 plus goals in their title winning season, which resulted in an International call up for St Vincent & The Grenadines where he played in a World Cup game against the USA.
As I mentioned, we continue to talk with players and hope to make further announcements in the coming weeks.
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