Liam Daish reduces Ebbsfleet United squad
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Manager Liam Daish admitted Ebbsfleet United’s financial
situation was behind his decision to let defender Ian Simpemba
leave the club this week.
The 28-year-old defender joined Blue Square South side Dover for
a nominal fee on Monday and the Fleet boss said it was money he
couldn’t turn down.
Daish said: "I would love to have carried Ian as a third
centre-half but couldn’t go with back-up like that.
"It wasn’t a case of Dover offering a fee, it was me trying to
get one which I did. A nominal fee is probably anything under
£5,000. I can’t remember the last time I made an offer like that
but it’s not to be sneezed at.
"I have got two centre-halves – one on contract and one on loan
and hope to keep him, so we are going to need something. I have
something in mind, but a few things have to happen before
that."
Striker Jamie Darvill is leaving to take up a scholarship in the
United States, while keeper Joe Welch has joined Bromley on loan,
to be replaced by Tom McNeil.
Daish said: "We need a few favours and a bit of wheeling and
dealing. It’s been done for a reason and without going into it too
much, you would like to think people will read between the lines as
to why.
"I am not complaining, it’s just where we are. It’s not by
choice I have got only 16 players, it’s the way things are
financially. The ones that are here are having a go and digging
in."
Daish’s squad travel to York on Saturday, the first of two
meetings in a fortnight at Bootham Crescent after the clubs were
paired in the last 16 of the FA Trophy.
Wednesday, January 18 2012
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