Pouton signs new Dover deal

ALAN POUTON has signed a new one-year contract with Dover Athletic following their their friendly win against Ashford Town, writes Justin Allen.

Pouton is a key player in Andy Hessenthaler's squad and proved that with a superb goalscoring performance in the 5-2 victory at Crabble against Steve Lovell's men.

Hessenthaler, speaking to the award winning website www.doverathletic.com, said: "Alan's performance showed what a good player he is. I was always confident he'd sign. It's dragged on a bit but he agreed on Friday night to sign a new deal - and he's put pen to paper.

"He's not just a good player out on the field, he's a great person to have around the squad. He's a big help to Darren Hare and myself in the dressing room.

"We've got a lot of good young players but it's important to have experienced men guiding them. John Keister and Alan are very good in this department and are key men for us.

"More or less that's us nearly done now with signings. We just want a centre forward. I've a couple of names that we like the look of but it might not be until the season has started that we actually manage to get some business done."

Article courtesy of www.doverathletic.com