Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 3:54 pm
If he plays as well as he did when at the club before that's a great signing
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Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 4:31 pm
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 4:33 pm
Very good keeper from what I remember from his first spell at the club.
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 4:36 pm
Thought Henley would be hard to replace but this is a great signing in my opinion
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:17 pm
So it’s more than likely that Henley was told he’d a number 2 goalkeeper this season and feels he can still be a regular starter elsewhere. Ryan was very good for the few games he played for us before. Hopefully hits the ground running with a settled defence in front of him
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:28 pm
Remember the name but can’t remember what season he was with us?
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:34 pm
23/24 played 9 gamesBagdhad Billy wrote: Tue May 26, 2026 5:28 pm Remember the name but can’t remember what season he was with us?
If i remember correctly he came to us after injury and played so well Crawley signed him.
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:34 pm
From memory Dowse brought him in after he had a really bad injury. Played a handful of games for us and looked good in all of them and quickly got snapped up by someone, I think that’s when he went to CrawleyBagdhad Billy wrote: Tue May 26, 2026 5:28 pm Remember the name but can’t remember what season he was with us?
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:43 pm
Blimey, now I know why I can't remember him. The Dowson years 
Well, I suppose if PL rates him it's probably a good signing. But in all my drinking years I can't say I remember him.
Probably explains a lot.
Well, I suppose if PL rates him it's probably a good signing. But in all my drinking years I can't say I remember him.
Probably explains a lot.
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:51 pm
Sandford's departure to Crawley coincided with our dip in form and subsequent relegation.
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 5:57 pm
In that case he sounds a bloody good signing.
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 6:06 pm
Thanks PL and hero for the update 
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 6:48 pm
Good to have Ryan back, one of Dowse's better signings. I can only assume that Ben feels that Ryan will be a better fit for the new playing out from the back style.
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 7:22 pm
More encouraging news!
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Tue May 26, 2026 8:14 pm
Thanks DA M I agree with virtually everything you have said including the improvement in Jonny as the season developed however I was never happy with his positioning and I would hate to see him have another drop in form that would inevitable affect everyone around him. Sadly I cannot remember the new keeper playing for us but I remember his name and hopefully he will hit the ground runningDA Mikey wrote: Tue May 26, 2026 3:11 pm Rambo, your views on here are normally adroit. Henly had a mountain to climb in order to undo his poor start and to his credit, he did manage to get most of the fans back on side eventually. Olurewaju was a walking red card and a dubious captain. Why Jones was so much less effective than the previous season is still a head-scratcher.
One of our biggest problems last season was losing Carruthers and our manager not knowing the extent of the injury (or lying about it). I personally lost faith in Pennock after that particular debacle.
Thanks for the “adroit” comment but I wish I was as adroit in distinguishing which icons are edit and quoting another posters comment
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 11:32 am
Henley to Ramsgate 
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 12:09 pm
To be honest I believe we got the better goalkeeper now, no surprise he went with Pennock but a little surprised Denzil and Callum not be signed by them yet,
Be good for us to get both the Sam's , Oly Box, & Eddie signed up
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 12:37 pm
JCJ wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 12:09 pmTo be honest I believe we got the better goalkeeper now, no surprise he went with Pennock but a little surprised Denzil and Callum not be signed by them yet,
Be good for us to get both the Sam's , Oly Box, & Eddie signed up
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Thu May 28, 2026 7:04 pm
Squad Update:-
SIGNED
Ryan Sandford
George Whitefield, Joe Tennent, Ben Swift, Emmanuel Oke, Adrian Gyamera
Jeremiah Pinder, Jacob Bland, Sammie McLeod, Ben Greenhalgh, Scott Wagstaff
Dan Smith
Academy players retained - Richie Atkins, Albie O'Mara-Knapp, Carter Sullivan, Hugo Taylor
Dean Nayler (invited back for pre-season)
NO DECISION YET
Olly Box, Samuel Okoye, Sam Odaudu, Eddie Dsane, Samir Carruthers
LEFT
Jonny Henly, Callum Jones, Luther Williams, Denzelle Olopade, Evans Kouassi, Michael Olarewaju, Ben Frempah, Sam Smith, Ikechi Eze
SIGNED
Ryan Sandford
George Whitefield, Joe Tennent, Ben Swift, Emmanuel Oke, Adrian Gyamera
Jeremiah Pinder, Jacob Bland, Sammie McLeod, Ben Greenhalgh, Scott Wagstaff
Dan Smith
Academy players retained - Richie Atkins, Albie O'Mara-Knapp, Carter Sullivan, Hugo Taylor
Dean Nayler (invited back for pre-season)
NO DECISION YET
Olly Box, Samuel Okoye, Sam Odaudu, Eddie Dsane, Samir Carruthers
LEFT
Jonny Henly, Callum Jones, Luther Williams, Denzelle Olopade, Evans Kouassi, Michael Olarewaju, Ben Frempah, Sam Smith, Ikechi Eze
Re: DFC Player updates 26/27
Posted: Thu May 28, 2026 7:26 pm
Those five are, pretty much, KEY to next season’s prospects I’d say. Imho, we need the lot! 
