WINGER RICKY SHAKES SIGNS FOR EBBSFLEET UNITED FROM BRENTFORD…

Liam Daish has made his third new signing of the close season with the capture of 23-year-old right winger Ricky Shakes. The Trinidad & Tobago international, who has also played under Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers and Dennis Wise at Swindon Town, spent last season with Brentford and has amassed more than 120 appearances in the Football League.

Shakes, who looked set to join Wrexham last month after being shown around the Racecourse Ground, is the third ex-Brentford man to join the Fleet this season, hot on the heels of Darius Charles and Craig Stone. In an interview on the MyFC site, Liam Daish revealed that he had been tracking the winger for a while and was excited by the prospect of Shakes’ attacking ability. “We missed someone with pace on the flanks a little bit last season,” Daish said. “Ricky has genuine pace and can also tuck in as a striker if required.”