A swarm of Bees!

Basildon United yesterday unveiled a large swarm of signings on social media, and as best we can we're going to provide you with a list.

First the retained players, who are as follows (last season's appearances/goals in brackets):

Billy Purdy (5/0)
Khadhean Campbell (6/1)
Jimmy Cox (12/2)
Conor Tyrell (15/1)
Jamie Marsh (7/0)
Albert Perry (6/1)
Joe Howard (4/0)
Kye Jude (5/0)
Josh Blackburn (1/goalkeeper)
Joe Staunton (4/0)

Now the new signings:

Luke Hornsley, a forward, joins the club after spending last season with Hullbridge Sports. Last December he celebrated scoring his one hundredth goal for the club. Luke previously played for Tilbury, Heybridge Swifts, Romford and Grays Athletic.

Striker Jay Nash started out at Dagenham and Redbridge and has also turned out for Great Wakering Rovers, Grays Athletic and Romford. He finished last season at Catholic United FC in the Essex Olympian League Premier Division.

Finally, Kiah Froud is a midfielder who has previously played for the club, but has also turned out for Concord Rangers, Tilbury and Great Wakering Rovers.