Daryl McMahon is hoping new signing Danny Haynes can rediscover the form that made him such a hot property in the Football League, where he played for the likes of Ipswich Town, Bristol City and Charlton Athletic.
Haynes, 27, signed up to the Fleet cause just before the Braintree Town friendly and McMahon says he couldn’t turn down the chance to add a player with such pedigree to his squad.
“Dannyโs signing came about by chance a little bit,” McMahon told FleetOnline. “His agent called me to say he hadnโt got a club and was looking for somewhere to train. So we brought him in for a couple of days and gave him 60 minutes against Boreham Wood and 45 again on Saturday. Heโs a good player and he didn’t just come to train, he enjoyed himself and wanted to come and play for us. So with the opportunity there for us, I felt it was something we had to do to bring him in.
“His CV speaks for itself and the fact heโs played for some top clubs obviously tells you there’s something about him. He can add quality and with the age heโs at, heโs still hungry to achieve. It was a no-brainer for us to bring him in. Heโs not 100% fit yet, heโs only had six sessions with us and two bit parts in games and is still a way off the fitness levels he will get to in the weeks ahead. But when he gets himself properly fit,ย hopefully then weโll see a really top player. I think then he can really make a difference.”