We made the last match of Grays Athletic legend Joao Carlos the subject of our headline photograph yesterday morning, and a few hours later we found out where he was heading, as he was announced as a new signing for Hullbridge Sports.
After ten years and three hundred and seventy eight appearances Joao has decided to bid a fond farewell to the Athletic faithful, and enjoyed an emotional goodbye at Saturday's match with Tilbury, where he was given a guard of honour and understandably lauded for his efforts. He managed eighteen goals from his last nearly complete season in 2019-20, which is rather phenomenal from a wide position. Sports will be hoping that he continues that trend during the forthcoming season.
Read more here.
Keep up-to-date with our exclusive email newsletters.
Subscribe