Sheppey United striker Jack Midson commits for another season

Striker Jack Midson can play a big part for Sheppey United as they make the step up next season.

Assistant boss Marcel Nimani is looking forward to welcoming the 38-year-old back for pre-season after a knee injury kept the veteran frontman sidelined for most of the club’s quadruple campaign.

Midson is expected to be available to join in training when the squad get back together at the end of the month ahead of their Isthmian League campaign, having committed to another season playing.

“Despite how successful we were last year, we still very much missed Jack,” said the assistant manager.

“He has a record for scoring goals and he proved that in the first quarter of the season and in the lockdown tournament. Up to the point where he was playing when he got injured he was among the leading scorers in the league.”

The former AFC Wimbledon striker hit 10 goals in 18 games during the 2020/21 campaign that was cut short because of Covid.

Last season started well for Midson, top-scoring in the post-lockdown friendly tournament and then netting 13 goals before picking up an injury in October.

He had surgery on the knee and Nimani is confident the striker still has what it takes.

“This is a guy who has been wired for 20 years to play football at high standards,” said the Sheppey no.2.

“As long as his muscles and his bones allow him to play, his cognitive ability, his ability to think and execute the skills, he’s still got it. He has looked after himself, he is healthy. He takes care of his body and as long as his injury doesn’t stop him I am confident he will be successful.

“He is a great character, great to have around the changing rooms, he knows how to manage himself correctly and has a lot to share, a lot to give, he is always