Pre-season always brings with it a troupe of trialists hoping to earn themselves a contract. The Daggers have already used 16 such players, including several whose names require rather nimble oratory skills to pronounce. Here’s our run-down of all the unfamiliar names on our recent team sheets.

Whilst the Daggers have always tried to bring young players through, last season’s struggle against relegation from League One didn’t really present many chances for this to happen. Now we find ourselves back in League Two, the chance is there to give our younger players a taste of first-team football. But who can make the step up?