Ex-pompey trio bidding for EFL return with Bromley
A former Pompey trio are bidding to seal a return to the Football League at Wembley this weekend.
On Sunday, Bromley and Solihull Moors will contest the National League playoff final (3pm), bidding for a place in League Two.
It represents history in the making, with neither club having competed in the EFL before.
In the instance of Bromley, there’s a strong Pompey influence, with three of their squad having spent time at Fratton Park Louis Dennis, Josh Passley and Callum Reynolds.
While Reynolds never featured in the first-team, Pompey fans will certainly recall Dennis and Passley’s unsuccessful spells.
Dennis was recruited from Bromley on a free transfer by Kenny Jackett in May 2018 during a strong summer of recruitment which also consisted of Ronan Curtis, Craig Macgillivray, Tom Naylor and Lee Brown.
However, the attacker would make just one League One appearance as he struggled for first-team action.
That consisted of a substitute outing at Oxford United in January 2019, when he crossed for Brett Pitman to net in a 2-1 defeat.
Otherwise he was restricted to cup outings, although he did score in a 2-0 triumph at Southend in the Checkatrade Trophy in January 2019.
Despite netting twice in the 11-0 hammering of Irish side UCD in a July
2019 friendly, he was sold to Leyton Orient the following month for an undisclosed fee after eight games and one goal.
Dennis, who returned to Bromley in August 2021, has netted five goals in 30 league matches this season.
Meanwhile, Passley has been absent from Bromley’s last three matches, having previously been a regular at right wing-back with 35 league outings and three goals.
He spent time on loan