URCHINS CAN CAPITALISE ON PREMIER SHIFT

WATCH OUT for newcomers AFC Hornchurch reckon the bookies, who have priced the Urchins as their narrow favourites to win the Bostik Premier.

The race for the title is wide open now that Billericay and Dulwich have won promotion and high-fliers Hendon, Leiston and Staines have been shuffled across.

Dorking Wanderers look to be dark horses having signalled their intent for a promotion push with their transfer activity this summer while also opening their impressive new Meadowbank Stadium.

Manager and owner Marc White unveiled prolific striker Jason Prior fresh from winning promotion with Havant & Waterlooville.

Keiran Lavery is making the step up from South Park after nine years where he scored over 200 times while Leatherhead’s player of the season Niall McManus has also joined. Experienced centre-back Sami El-Abd, from Bognor, rounded off the fantastic four leaving Dorking ones to watch this season.

After narrowly missing out on the play-offs last season, ambitious Margate are finally looking for a Step 2 return this season but will be under the management of Steve Brown and Mike Sandmann after the club parted company with Steve Watt in May.

Former Maidstone midfielder Alex Flisher will be like a new signing for the Gate having missed all of last season with a serious knee injury.

Folkestone Invicta lost in the play-offs last term, but look well prepared to go again under legendary boss Neil Cugley while relegated side Bognor Regis Town and Whitehawk will be gunning for an immediate return.

Top striker Billy Bricknell will look to be leading the goal-scoring charts at Enfield Town and it will be interesting to see how former Aldershot keeper Nikki Bull gets on in charge of Leatherhead.