Isthmian League South Central Division One side Windsor & Eton have announced a number of signings this week.
The Royalists have added Morgan Elliott from Whitehawk, Khalid Simmo from Hayes & Yeading United and Joshua Blackwood from Yateley United.
The trio boost the Rob Webb’s side after seven games of the Isthmian League season with Windsor in 13th with 10 points.
25-year-old Simmo might well be the most recognisable name in the trio having played for a host of Berkshire sides including Reading FC, Ascot United and Reading City.
A “thorn in the side to many Step 4 sides over the past three seasons,” Webb told the Royalists social media channels.
“He’s great with both feet and fantastic energy,” he added.
Elliott meanwhile steps down a division from Step 3 Whitehawk with Webb saying “Morgan is someone we’ve wanted to bring here a long time so we are delighted to finally get him to the club.”
Centre-back Blackwood meanwhile will bolster the backline at Stag Meadow. The former Reading City centre-back is “a commanding centre-back and a brilliant leader,” according to his new boss.
The new man meanwhile said: “I’m really excited to be joining the club. I’ve heard so many great things about Windsor on and off the pitch! It’ll be good to see and play with a lot of familiar faces.
Dele Alli at Stag Meadow
One player meanwhile unlikely to be donning the Windsor & Eton red and green – at least not yet – is former Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Dele Alli.
The 37-cap Three Lion was a star of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and has played for Everton, Besiktas and Como since leaving Spurs in 2022, but this week has been using the Stag Meadow pitch for training.
A Windsor & Eton spokesperson said: “It was great to have Dele using the pitch for the day! Hope to see him back at the top soon!”
Windsor & Eton men’s first team return to action on Saturday in Isthmian League, with Hayes & Yeading United the visitors to Stag Meadow.
