Hornets hope Dan's the man for goals

Horsham’s attack could have a new, if rather familiar, look to it for tomorrow’s visit of Aveley with the return to the club of striker Dan Morris.

Morris joined Horsham during the summer and followed up his 3 pre-season goals by scoring in the opening day defeat to Bury Town. Two further strikes followed against Kingstonian and Carshalton but a disagreement with previous manager Justin Luchford saw him join divisional rivals Metropolitan Police before moving on to Walton & Hersham, from whom he re-joined the Hornets today. "I’m delighted that Dan’s come back to us," admitted Hugo Langton. "We’ve been struggling in front of goal and we’re hoping that he can help us out in that department. He is also a very popular presence in the dressing room and, I’m sure, will fit straight back in with the rest of the lads. We want him here for the long term and he’s told me he wants to play 100 games for us, not half a dozen, which is fantastic to hear."

Meanwhile, Ryan Woodford’s return to action looks set to be delayed until the latter stages of the season after Hugo revealed the midfielder’s recovery is taking longer than expected. "You know Woody, he’d play on Saturday if we let him, but his progress hasn’t been as quick as we’d have hoped so I don’t think we’ll see him back until April. It’s vitally important that we don’t rush him back because we want him fully fit for next season but it’s frustrating for everyone, especially Woody because he’s desperate to come back in and help but we have to consider his long term health. Hopefully, weather permitting, he’ll be at the game on Saturday to give the lads a bit of a lift."

Hugo also confirmed the addition of former East Grinstead boss Tony Beckingham to his management team. “I’ve known Tony for some time. He’s a good friend who has a good knowledge of Sussex football and is not involved with a club at the moment so I feel that it’s a waste of his talent for him to be sat at home on a Saturday afternoon!”