Player-manager Craig
Davis has brought in Reece Rusher and Connor Cocklin from Sydenhams Football
League (Wessex) Premier runners-up Andover Town, and four from other Wessex League
sides in Brad Gale from Verwood Town, Jake Rawkins from Bemerton Heath
Harlequins, Matt Andrews from Bosham and Ty Mitford from Team Solent.
Rusher is a right-sided
midfielder who returns to City for a second spell, having also served Bemerton
Heath Harlequins and Salisbury FC.
Cocklin is a
defender originally on the books at AFC Bournemouth and since with Gosport
Borough, Wimborne Town and Andover.
Central midfielder Gale
was formerly on the books of Poole Town and Hamworthy United, and actually
played a couple of times for City last season on dual registration with Verwood.
Rawkins is a forward
who joins from Bemerton Heath Harlequins and was previously with Gosport.
Andrews is also a
forward who spent the latter part of last season with Bosham after being with
Fareham.
He also numbers
Folland Sports amongst his former clubs.
Striker Mitford was
released by Queens Park Rangers in May 2015 after playing for their under-18s.
He was a key cog in
the Team Solent side that reached the Buildbase FA Vase Fifth Round and the
final of the Southampton Senior Cup at St Mary’s in 2016/17 before joining Alresford
Town and then back to Team Solent.
He has also been on
the books at Gosport.
Joining Davis in
re-signing from last season`s squad are Harvey Clark, Callum Kitcher, Josh Harfield,
Danny King, Oli Bailey, Ben Sunley, Josh Tombs, Josh Corner, Ryan Pryce, Jamie
Barron, Rob Carr and Joe Hayward.
Davis is also
expected to add another of his former Fleet Town players, Simba Mlambo to that
list. |