Three More For New/Old Look Rooks

Lewes may have just lost David Wheeler to Conference South side Staines Town but good news for Lewes fans was just around the corner as Lewes made three new signings in Stuart Robinson, Jamie Cade and Ian Draycott.

Jamie Cade

Jamie Cade is a fans favourite as he returns to the dripping pan having had a good spell with Horsham. Cade joined Horham in January after leaving Hastings, managed by Jason Hopkinson and he scored 11 goals in his time there being a huge influence in saving Horsham from relegation.

Stuart Robinson is the fith player to join Lewes from King's old club Farnborough, he has also played for Lewes before however just once. There were a number of interested clubs at a higher level interesting in hijacking the deal which was set for last week, however King, to his delight, managed to get his man. Robonson is a very tall young keeper with bags of potential.

Stuart Robinson

And finally the third signing is the lively 22 year old striker Ian Draycott who has signed from Bedford Town of the Zamerotto Premier, the equivilent to Lewes's new league, where he managed to score 24 goals last season for a side which finished 17th. He is also a proven goalscorer at Conference South level, where Lewes were recently relegated from. Draycott was one of the players who played alongside Wheeler in the England school boys team.

Ian Draycott

On the subject of Wheeler, King has expressed his dissapointment of losong the Sussex youngster, but hopes that one day, after university, Wheeler will return in red and black for the Rooks.

The Lewes squad is now starting to take shape and this is the squad so far which we will update you on as it changes:

GK Stuart Robinson
CB Steve Robinson
CB Max Hustwick
D/ML Nic Ciardini
CM Gary Holloway
CM Lewis Ide
ST Paul Booth
ST Jamie Cade
ST Ian Draycott

Still Waiting on...

RB Anthoney Barness
CB Chris Breach
LB Lewis Hamilton

Confirmed Departures:

GK Chris Winterton- Whitehawk
CB Andy Pearson- Whitehawk
RM David Wheeler- Staines
CM Jack Walder- Hastings
CM Jamie Crellin- Hastings
LM Sonny Cobbs- Eastbourne Borough

We would like to thank all these players for what they have done for the club and the efforts they put in during their time here, we wish them luck at their new clubs.