Lewis Hunt & Osei Sankofa: Former favourites returning to Roots Hall?

Lewis; did he do enough to impress new boss Paul Sturrock?

With a cast of thousands possibily every player without a club decended upon Southend this morning to try and impress the new management team of Paul Sturrock and Tommy Widdrington.

And two players who stood out were the released right back from Wycombe Wanderers, who we let go a couple of seasons ago, Lewis Hunt.



Osei Sankofa; maybe turned up to check when he's going to be paid

The other was, another right-back, Osei Sankofa, though both can cover in the centre, who Tilly only released in May!

He seemed to accept his lot back then saying: "It's never nice to be let go by a club because you like to feel wanted, but I thought it was inevitable this was going to happen. The club finds itself in a certain situation and, after being relegated, I'm sure there's a smaller budget for next season. I didn't get to play too much last season either so I did think this was going to happen."

Osei was rumoured to be one of the higher wage earners from his time at Charlton, so that would change, not that he saw many pay packets on time last season!

Lewis by all accounts played well grabbing a goal, and S24 would welcome him back at anytime.

Left sided midfielder Sofianne Zaaboub got some more game time and also looked impressive in spurts.

At the end of the game it seems Sturrock was not over impressed, but we should have an idea of who he favours with further training sessions over the week and when a squad gets selected for the Dartford friendly next Friday.

The Hunt Files

Personal information
Full name	Lewis James Hunt
Date of birth	August 25, 1982 (1982-08-25) (age 27)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Free Agent
Number	-
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000-2004	Derby County	11	(0)
2003-2004	→ Southend United (loan)	26	(0)
2004-2008	Southend United	120	(2)
2008-2010	Wycombe Wanderers	46	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 2 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hunt)

The Sankofa Files

Personal information
Full name	Osei Omari Kwende Sankofa
Date of birth	19 March 1985 (1985-03-19) (age 25)
Place of birth	Streatham, London, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002-2008	Charlton Athletic	15	(0)
2005	→ Bristol City (loan)	8	(0)
2008	→ Brentford (loan)	11	(0)
2008-2010	Southend United	39	(0)
National team
2002-	England U18	9	(0)
2004-	England U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:14, 11 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osei_Sankofa)