Dorking Fan, 54, Answers Call To Play In Goal As Club Wrestles With Injury Crisis

Fifty-four-year-old Terry Dunn’s leisurely Saturday lie-in and day travel to watch his beloved Dorking Wanderers has been scrapped this week.

Instead of cheering nan National League South broadside connected from down nan extremity against AFC Totton he has answered his club’s emergency telephone and will put his well-worn goalkeeping gloves backmost connected aft 28 years successful status and return his spot betwixt nan sticks.

Dunn, whose erstwhile clubs see nan now extinct North Holmwood FC and who was a aggregate promotion victor pinch respective section clubs earlier hanging up his gloves successful 1997, is joining nan playing squad connected a impermanent ground … till Monday erstwhile Dorking tin get successful a caller keeper and lick their wounded crisis.

Upon signing for nan Wanderers, Dunn said: “Playing successful extremity is for illustration riding a motorcycle – you ne'er hide it. I still regularly play stepping football. As a Wanderers fan, nary 1 will beryllium trying harder than maine to support a cleanable expanse connected Saturday.”

Club president and first-team head Marc White added: “In an era wherever passion comes successful debased quantities, what Terry lacks successful mobility, he’ll dress up for successful bosom – and for 1 game, we’re conscionable going to person to get connected pinch it.”

Fans tin expect a caller indebtedness goalkeeper to beryllium announced adjacent week reportedly, joining nan nine connected a four-week deal.