A dozen commit to the Hornets
Horsham FC have announced their retained list for the 2022-23 campaign.
And Dominic Di Paola’s dream of a ‘quiet summer’ has been realised as the core of last season’s squad will remain at the club.
The Hornets have confirmed 12 players have agreed terms for next season - while six have departed.
Steve Metcalf, Will Miles, Rob O’Toole and Charlie Harris have already announced their intentions to leave while club legend Gary Charman has retired after a 24-year career.
It has also been confirmed that Chris Sessegnon has departed Horsham.The defender, who joined from Isthmian Premier rivals Carshalton Athletic in November, made 28 appearances in all competitions for the Hornets.
It has not been confirmed whether striker Eddie Dsane will re-sign for next season.
Speaking to horshamfc.co.uk, Di Paola said: “They are big players and big personalities to replace but I’m hopeful of tying up a couple of new signings in the next couple of weeks and that should be it.
“I really didn’t want to make wholesale changes to the squad this year and it’s been made a bit easier as nearly all of last season’s squad have agreed to stay on for another season, which is fantastic as I honestly believe we were only a couple of players off being able to compete for the play-offs last season.”
The following players have agreed terms for the new campaign: Goalkeeper – Sam Howes; Defenders – Tom Day, Danny Dudley, Harvey Sparks; Midfielders – Jack Brivio, Lee Harding, Charlie Hester-Cook, Tom Kavanagh, Tom Richards, Lucas Rodrigues, Doug Tuck; Forwards – Shamir Fenelon.