I'm not saying this is in any way, shape or form a true comparison, but hadn't Jake Hessenthaler played over 300 games in the Football League before signing for us?

In all my years of supporting the Daggers I'm certain this is the first time that we have an ex England player on our books.
Not sure how things will pan out but certainly seems a far cry from the disastrous time we have all had over the last six months.


Warren Barton played a few times for ...

Looks a bit "AI" to me!

I'm glad sarcasm isn't dead on here

"Much-loved Julie's Tea Bar"?!!! Who the f*ck actually thinks that?!

From my recollection:

Played in the NL:
Bath
Dorking
Diver
Ebbsfleet
Farnborough (though they were Farnborough Town back then, I believe)
Maidenhead
Maidstone
Slough
Torquay

Salisbury City did too before they went bust, with the current Salisbury team being the new club

Played in the EFL:
Torquay

For those without an encyclopedic knowledge of Daggers pre season fixtures, those were our pre season friendlies in the 2006/07 season.

Re the result.
Lose all friendlies equals win the league.
Win all friendlies equals relegation form


I'm assuming we had a dreadful season following these pretty successful pre season results, losing only one match, then:

Barking Away Friendly W2-1

King's Lynn Away Friendly W2-1

Arlesey Town ...

I don't think I've ever seen a player put as many crosses into the crowd behind the goal as he did. Far better players out there, no loss to us.

I'm sure if my memory serves me correctly that when he played for us ten years ago during a televised cup game he went to take a corner kick and missed the ball completely and kicked the corner flag. It was both funny and embarrassing at the time but would not want him back probably for that alone ...

Lcbdagger wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:13 pm Interesting where we go with a backup keeper this year as the way the new signing was confirmed recently I can't see how we bring anyone else in that isn't clearly a second choice.

What's Dave Hogan doing these days?

Auntie Merge wrote: Mon Jun 16, 2025 12:19 pm Apparently Maghoma is around 6ft 3.
I'm amazed we signed a tall defender.

The announcement states he's 6'5".

Exactly this - how can we be getting excited and carried away about a new ownership when we know literally nothing about it whatsoever? It could be Glenn Tamplin again for all we know!

I have been told, by someone present, that, at the AGM last night everyone was informed that 34 credible applicants had applied, 8 were shortlisted . This was reduced to 4 who were being interviewed yesterday/ today with an announcement likely on Monday.


Shows how serious the full members are ...

Every day that passes is yet another day of not being able to get prepared for the new season. The comments, made before the season had even ended, from the board that they had a plan for if we were to get relegated are being well and truly exposed, yet again, as just one big lie.