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Yes I know, 'good riddance' and all that can be said for most departing players. Others we wish would have stayed but for financial restraints.
Just curious to know, of the departing hoard, who has gone where, who is trialing where and who ends up disappearing from footy for good.
From last years crop I can only name a few that are hooked up on deals and a couple that are on trial.

Can anyone add to this list?

Downes - Cheltenham (Deal)
Pearce - Mansfield (Trial)
Ajala - Bristol Rovers (Trial)?
Chapell - Chester (Deal)
Dawson - Truro (Deal)
Rice - Truro (Deal)
Ives - ? (Trial)

Any others?

I think I heard that Achempong is on trial at Dover.

I think Elliott Benyon has signed for Hayes & Yeading where he was on loan last season.

What news on Harding and Tonge?

They are both playing for Dartmouth tomorrow. :devil:

Pearce now signed a contract at Mansfield.

I thought I read somewhere that Tonge was on trial at Grimsby. Also, DOA has now signed for Dover.

Tongue played in a trial game for Chester last night.

I see Mickey Parcell and Jake Hutchings played for Enfield Town v Rubbish & Dustbins on Saturday.

http://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/news/ ... 59997.html Ben Harding played for Gosport in a friendly seems like he might be offered something soon going by the report.

AlexGulls wrote:http://www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk/news/ ... 59997.html Ben Harding played for Gosport in a friendly seems like he might be offered something soon going by the report.

Yep - that's just about his level.

Signed a two-year deal with Gosport.

Ajala is also now on trial with Dover.

stevegull wrote:Signed a two-year deal with Gosport.

Another club he's shafted for a two year contract ........

Just read this thread and latterly about Harding. It's actually nothing short of a miracle how Alan Knill has found alternative employment.

Apart from Krystian Pearce (who had his problems with illness AND being oddly rotated by Knill in the relegation season), all of Knill's signings have ended up not only at a club subjectively worse than TUFC but for the most part, a club much much lower in the football pyramid.

Chappell has ended up at Chester, arguably the only club in a better position than TUFC but considering the high regard he was held before he joined I think having ended up at Chester is a backward step. Great work by Mr Knill.

Tonge again, another with FL experience at a higher level, comes to Torquay, turns into a mess and now finds himself having to try and impress the likes of Chester in trials.

Hawley joined a club who survive on gates lower than what's in my bank account (i'm skint by the way) and who were relegated from the conference last season. You can't get much lower. Having said that, he still scored about 10 goals which was more than treble than Knill could squeeze out of him.

Courtney Cameron. Another bright prospect who could quite easily have been replaced in the squad by a solid oak wardrobe and it not look out of place.

Damien Mozika. What was all THAT about?!!

When you add these to Bodin who was one of the few massive failures Ling was responsible for, Nathan Craig being the other. When you add these to what CH tried (don't wince) Enoch Showunmi, Conor Wilkinson, Jayden Stockley, Danny Stevens again et al then it really does indicate that Knill gave the club little option but to flirt with relegation and CH just finished the job.

Oh, Harding. Not mentioned him. From table toppers Northampton Town to Gosport Borough in two years. It's actually quite unbelievable the depths the Knill signings have plumbed since leaving.

I'm not wishing to rake up old ground here but it just struck me looking at all the players Knill signed who have left for much worse things, that's all really. That's the point I wanted to make and nothing to do with any digging up of old ground.

....... and there's Elliott Benyon signed on for Hayes & Yeading. :B