Long Eaton Bring in Two New Players

Long Eaton United have made a difficult start to life at Step 3 level after being switched across to the Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central.

It was always going to be tough for the Derbyshire outfit, especially having a change in management just a few days before the start of the 2023/24 campaign.

New boss Brad Munn has added a couple more players to his squad, with Zayn Hakeem joining on a three-month loan from Northern Premier League Premier Division side Basford United.

The 24-year-old Leicester lad was a professional with Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town and Cambridge United.

He had a spell with Coalville Town and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Barwell in October 2019 and then Coleshill Town in January 2020.

He turned out for Anstey Nomads in 2020/21 and then joined Worksop Town in the summer of 2021 and then to Stamford in October 2021.

In July 2022 he moved to Shepshed Dynamo and then signed for Basford in May 2023.

The forward played and scored for Antigua & Barbuda under-20s.

Joining on a permanent basis is defender Callum Cocks.

The 28-year-old moves to Grange Park from former NPL Division One Midlands rivals Loughborough Dynamo, where he had been since August 2022.

He is a member of the Army Reserve Forces and represents the Army Reserve and Royal Artillery teams.

Nottingham-born, he previously featured for Bemerton Heath Harlequins when stationed nearby.