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Call Sign October 2011
Simon grabs
Lee Pearce:
"I think the
knee is back
West Ham player...
to nor mal!"
AFC Wimbledon manager Terry
AFC
Wimbledon
Brown together with his
head coach
head coach, Dial-a-Cab dri-
and DaC
ver Simon Bassey (C79),
driver Simon
recently watched and imme-
diately grabbed on loan,
Bassey.
Inset: West
young West Ham starlet
Ham starlet
Callum McNaughton.
Mr Brown said he was first
Callum
McNaughton
alerted to Callum McNaughton
by a good friend of his and
after doing some research with
Hammers' coach Ian Hendon,
Terry and Simon Bassey went to
watch Callum playing against
Queens Park Rangers earlier in
the week.
The Wimbledon manager said:
"Callum had a fine game marking
Happy times at Wembley with the
Heidar Helgusson. He won a
FA Cup now Lee is happy again at
number of aerial battles with him
and this has proved an ideal
Walton Casuals
opportunity to bring the lad in for a short loan to cover
the fact that we have two centre halves currently unavail-
Dial-a-Cab driver Lee Pearce (J71) was
able and a heavy work load during September at least."
Wembley Football Club's goalkeeper for
Simon added that Callum had trained very well with
several years. In fact at one point, Call
the squad and even for the short term loan, considered that he
Sign was a part-sponsor of the team and
our huge Dial-a-Cab posters scattered
would be a useful acquisition.
around the ground were shown on the
Terry Brown continued: "Coming out of West Ham, you would expect Callum's distribution
BBC's Match of the Day when Wembley
to be good and after watching him play, I would also say that his aerial ability is one of his main
began their FA Cup run several years ago
strengths. I am sure he will do very well for us in his time here."
and the football program showed high-
AFC Wimbledon may well be hoping to extend the loan period. In the meantime, the team
lights. At that match and as sponsors, we
have settled into their football league status well having been promoted from the Conference
were introduced to former Spurs striker
last season in only their ninth season of existence. Now in the Npower league 2, they are cur-
Garth Crooks and had photos taken with
rently just a few points of the play-off places.
the FA Cup!
Eventually Lee moved on and having
stopped at Ashford and Egham amongst
You may not need us now, but cut us out for when you do!
others, Lee has now been signed by former
Southampton and Chelsea player, Neil
LOCKHOUSE SECURIT Y
Shipperley, who is the manager at Ryman
Division One South team, Walton Casuals.
However, last season had been a disas-
All types of locks, opened, repaired and replaced
trous one for Lee when a cruciate ligament
10% discount on keys and locks for DaC drivers
went and he played very few matches.
Transponders / chipped keys
However, when Neil Shipperley heard about
Lee's plight, he put Walton's medical team
On site key cutting services including taxis
onto it and they supervised a training
Locks replaced / fitted to insurance specifications (BS3621
regime that, according to Lee, has strength-
ened his knee although Lee admits that a
Burglary repairs / boarding up
game he played last month was probably a
Additional security / security upgrades
mistake as the knee was in constant pain.
Safes opened, repaired and serviced
But on 19 September, Lee was given
the call to ask if he felt ready to play
Grilles and security gates
again and he appeared for Walton
Specialists in UPVC doors and windows / patio doors
reserves. He made several good saves
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but more importantly the knee posed
no problems.
24hr service
"I was delighted with the way things
went," Lee told Call Sign. "I felt a bit rusty
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at first but as soon as I made my first save,
I felt fine and at the end of the match the
8-10 The Arcade, Farnham Road, Harold Hill
knee still felt good. So now I'm back and
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aiming for a first team place!"
