Common all set for big kick-off

Little Common Football Club player-manager Russell Eldridge is hoping to continue the success of the last two seasons

Little Common are hoping for another strong showing on the eve of the new football season.

Common are aiming to continue the good work after back-to-back top four finishes in Sussex County Football League Division Two. Their first game is away to Worthing United tomorrow (Saturday).

Player-manager Russell Eldridge said: “Our aim is to win games of football. If you set yourself too many targets, you set yourself up to fail.

“We’ll just take it one game at a time and try to win as many games as we can. We’ve had two solid seasons the last two seasons and we’re looking to continue that progress as much as we can.”

Common have brought in Matt Cruttwell and Ross Markham from Westfield, the former as a replacement for goalkeper Jon Saunders, who is unlikely to feature this term because of work.

Jimmy Elford has also signed, but the versatile former Hastings United player is away for most of August.

Jack Woodward and young prospect Wayne Giles have joined the ranks too, although Anthony Cooper, Josh Elliott-Noye and Allan McMinigal have gone to Bexhill United.

Dom Bristow, Adam Smith and Jerome Smith are long-term injury absentees, while James Vaughan is about to head off to the United States on a scholarship.