Whitstable manager Marcel Nimani has been working hard to strengthen his squad and we are pleased to welcome Emmanuel Oloyede and Mikey Dalton to the club, as well as Reece Gillies who re-signed last week.

Mikey Dalton is an experienced midfielder who joins us from Phoenix Sports. He has played for a number of clubs including Erith and Belvedere, Bearsted, Ramsgate, Ashford United, Sevenoaks Town and Chatham Town.

Emmanuel Oloyede is a striker who made over a hundred appearances for Croydon Athletic before going on to play for Cray Valley PM, then achieving promotions with both Corinthian and Chatham Town. He began this season with Snodland Town.

Reece Gillies is a midfielder who originally made his debut for Whitstable in September 2020, but his appearances were limited due to the Covid pandemic. He has since played for Rochester United, Lewes, Sevenoaks Town and now returns to us from VCD Athletic.

Marcel commented:
“Delighted to get both Emmanuel and Mikey onboard with us. They are two players that do not need much of an introduction, as their CVs speak for themselves really.

Firstly, a personal thank you to their respective clubs who made the transfer process very smooth, especially to Phoenix Sports, where Mikey was on contract. For one reason or another, it didn’t work out there this season and Phoenix went out their way to facilitate the move.

Mikey won promotions, back to back if you like, with Chatham Town and Phoenix Sports. He is a very technical player who is very economical in possession. Eman joins us as a player who won the Isthmian South East with Chatham last season as well as promotion with Corinthian, a few years back.

You would have also noticed that recently we have brought in Reece Gillies, who joined us from VCD Athletic. Reece adds bundles of energy, with a vastly experienced playing CV, as well as old school leadership attributes that have been evident right from the beginning.

In a nutshell, the three signings add experience and technical ability, which suits our ways, as well as physicality, an area which we have identified as a target to improve.”