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Dover Athletic sign former Portsmouth and Newport striker Ryan Bird and former QPR and Dagenham full-back Femi Ilesanmi

The Dover revolution continues apace with Whites completing the capture of their second and third signings in the space of four days.

Chris Kinnear has bolstered his new-look frontline with the arrival of imposing striker Ryan Bird on Tuesday evening.

The towering frontman spent the second half of last season at League 2 side Newport County, scoring 15 minutes into his debut against Hartlepool in January and finishing with six goals in 19 appearances for the strugglers following his arrival from Eastleigh.

Crabble
Crabble

He made 18 appearances for the south coast side, scoring one of his seven goals against Dover in Whites' 4-2 win at the Silverlake last August.

A prolific spell at Burnham led to a move to Portsmouth in 2013 before a successful spell at Cambridge United and a move to Yeovil.

He has signed a one-year deal at Crabble with an option for a second season.

On the same night Dover revealed the signing of left-back Femi Ilesanmi.

The 26-year-old made 45 appearances in the National League for Boreham Wood last season after making 70 League appearances for York.

He came through the ranks at AFC Wimbledon and earned a move to QPR before a stint in Kent with Ashford in the Ryman League and a switch to Dagenham & Redbridge in 2010 where he made 133 appearances.

Ilesanmi also played for Nigeria in a friendly played at Barnet last April.

Ilesanmi and Bird join summer arrivals Tobi Sho-Silva, Connor Essam, Manny Parry, Kane Richards, Mitch Brundle and Jamie Allen in the Dover squad along with the returning Mitch Walker and the retained Mitch Pinnock while Malta international Sam Magri could yet agree terms on a new one-year deal at Crabble.

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