Life as a Non-League footballer can sometimes be difficult but striker Michael Campbell is hoping it’ll be third times a charm as he awaits the start of our new season, writes James Barrett-Sterling.
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Campbell, who enjoyed a very successful season with Sutton Common Rovers last time out, saw a potential move to National South outfit Braintree Town eventually scuppered because of logistics.
But he has now re-joined us for a third spell and is itching to get back to firing in goals.
“It’s been an interesting pre-season that’s for sure,” said the 28-year old forward. “I signed at Braintree and was due to start a friendly away at Bury Town but my work commitments meant I struggled to get there, so the manager and I had to have a difficult chat.
“That was a shame but the first person I called once that fell through was Peter Adeniyi, plus I was in talks with Walton Casuals, but Carshalton was always my first-choice after Braintree fell through.
“It’s a decent club that likes to play good football and there are still a lot of players here that I knew from my previous spells which is brilliant.”
Campbell hit an impressive 35 goals for Rovers last season as he won a Southern Combination Cup winners medal and several personal end-of-season awards.
And he grabbed 11 goals across his two previous spells as a Robin, a total he is looking forward to adding to.
“I kept tabs on Carshalton’s results last season and felt disappointed for everyone that the club didn’t make the play-offs,” he said.
“There are some unbelievable players in this squad and hopefully I can add to that and help us reach at least a play-off spot come the end of the season.”
Adeniyi also recently added two former Met Police players to the squad with defender Mekhail McLaughlin, whom spent a month on loan with us last season, and midfielder David Opoku joining Campbell within our ranks.
All three appeared during our last pre-season friendly against Dulwich Hamlet last Saturday in which Mickel Miller scored a consolation during the 5-1 defeat.
We kickstart the new league campaign with a visit to Bostik South new boys Ashford United on Saturday 12th August (kick-off 3pm).