Dagenham & Redbridge

Daggers legend John is Still the man to go to for Mauro Vilhete

“He asked what I was up to football wise, then he said that he’d ask the Dagenham manager, Daryl McMahon, if I could come in for training.”

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 March 2021

By David Bloomfield

A CHANCE phone call to the former Barnet and Dagenham & Redbridge boss John Still has led to 27-year-old Mauro Vilhete signing for the Daggers until the end of the season from Hampton & Richmond, with the National League South club’s season being mothballed.
“I’d not spoken to John in a while, I wanted to see how he was getting on,” Vilhete explained. “He asked what I was up to football wise, then he said that he’d ask the Dagenham manager, Daryl McMahon, if I could come in for training.
“I must admit that I wanted to impress, make them think that I am a good pla...

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