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Olly Box has been loaned out to Margate for a month in order to get regular first team minutes.

The Futures White wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:25 pm Olly Box has been loaned out to Margate for a month in order to get regular first team minutes.

That's good, hopefully they'll play him as a striker where he belongs, rather than on the wing. The lad definitely has a knack for scoring. The experience will surely serve him well.

New keeper on a short term deal , as far as i can tell it looks like we have loaned him from Cray Paper Mills but he does not seem to have played for them yet this season but maybe the info is out of date.


We are pleased to welcome experienced goalkeeper Chris Lewington to the club on a short term deal.

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Wow , a cray mills keeper on a short term loan, is there any end to Dowses contacts

That’s the ex-pro Ray Lewingtons son I’m sure!!
He must be getting on a bit now?

M1 South wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 5:58 pm That’s the ex-pro Ray Lewingtons son I’m sure!!
He must be getting on a bit now?

He's not Ray Lewington's son, although Ray has a brother named Chris.

I don't know anything about him to be honest, and will not judge him before seeing him in action but it's a strange signing on paper.

Harvey has proved it can work coming from a few leagues below, albeit he is much younger.

He is 35 so must of been around a bit , maybe Rick will be able to shed some light on him . Must surly be just for cover in case Beeney gets injured.
He is working as a part-time lecturer at North West Kent College in Dartford as a goalkeeping coach and sports lecturer.

Chris Lewington left Cray Valley at the end of last season.

He isn't attached to any club at present. It isn't a loan.

Chris has been training with the Darts and has signed on a short deal to enable Tom Wray to continue with his loan spell at Heybridge Swifts to get important game time.

rick wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:22 pm Chris Lewington left Cray Valley at the end of last season.

He isn't attached to any club at present. It isn't a loan.

Chris has been training with the Darts and has signed on a short deal to enable Tom Wray to continue with his loan spell at Heybridge Swifts to get important game time.

Rick the Oracle

Due to injury Josh Johnson will be unable to feature for the rest of his loan spell and returns to Oxford United.

Thanks and good luck JJ!

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Many Adebowale joins Bishops Stortford on a month's loan

That's brilliant. Get an injury to Joash and my first thought was we'd get to see Manny. Dowse pretty quick to sign the lad and then have him bench warming. Then shuffle him off to Stortford.
I sponsored the lad expecting to see a bit more of him and personally had high hopes.
I just don't understand this management's way of thinking.
This is not sour grapes. We can probably work out for ourselves who is stepping in for cover for Joash but when you bring in a young man who obviously wanted to be at this club from the off I would have thought giving him a decent chance to prove himself would be on the cards.

Great post ozzy, we will probably get some loan signing who doesn’t give a shit and plays in a month two games

Goalkeeper Ryan Sandford joins us following his release from AFC Wimbledon. Previously at Millwall and has played National League for Dover, Weymouth and Maidstone. Born: 21 February 1999

Olly Box has been recalled from Margate.

Lucas Defise has been released by the club.

How many more keepers are we to sign before Dowse gets his proper good excuse to drop Beeney? I'm assuming that Sandford is good to go for Maidstone?

Mitchell Beeney
Tom Wray (out on loan)
Chris Lewington (short-term signing - ended????)
Ryan Sandford

Park Life wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:37 am Mitchell Beeney
Tom Wray (out on loan)
Chris Lewington (short-term signing - ended????)
Ryan Sandford

Thought Wray was back at the club as he was on the bench against Chelmsford City earlier this month?