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Simon Bassey is Assistant Manager at Woking, re-uniting with Neil Ardley. I have vague memories of Simon playing for Hamlet a long time ago.
 
Decent chap. Joined us from Carshalton at the turn of the millennium if memory serves me right.
 
Wasn’t until I read the South London Press this week that I discovered former Dulwich Hamlet youth team defender Kiki Oshilaja is skipper of Cray Valley (Paper Mills). Quite a talented player in Aspire Academy days but a big of a loose cannon. Guessing he’s settled down a bit.
 
Danny Pappoe now at Roffey, who are pushing for promotion in the Southern Combination League Premier Division and recently won away to leaders Hassocks.
 
Saw him against Lingfield recently. Roffey well organised with some cash from somewhere. He didnt look quite ahem match fit
I recently spoke to a friend of a friend who lives locally and watches them occasionally. Apparently they have a wealthy chairman who sticks money in, and there's also an intention to relocate to a new ground, although I've no idea of the time frame or how realistic that is.

I saw Pappoe for South Park against Marlow (who were eventually promoted) on the penultimate Saturday of last season. He was carrying a fair bit of timber but gave an immense performance as his team came within a whisker of pulling off a 1-0 win before conceding a scrambled equaliser deep into stoppage time. He's still only about 30 and captained a Chelsea team that won the FA Youth Cup, although I believe he missed the final through injury, and I don't think he's ever stayed fit enough for long enough to fulfil his potential since then.
 
It's going to be interesting to see where James is next season. I think he turns 25 soon. If so, if the first team keeper gets injured a Football League team would then have to play him. Given his age, and lack of first team games, Lincoln are currently entitled to sign an emergency loan goalkeeper in the event of their main keeper being injured.

Most keepers in his position drop out of pro football after turning 25, they are basically employed to assist in training matches. I fear James may struggle to find a decent level non league side given his lack of match time.
 
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