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Re: Played for both Harrow and Poole

By APAW26/8/2021 22:18Thu Aug 26 22:18:26 2021In response to Re: Played for both Harrow and Poole

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My apologies, for some reason I read somewhere that he went from Poole to 'Conference South' Wealdstone, which obviously isn't the case! I had a small hope that as he had a nomadic career in Dorset, he would have replicated that in and around North London but that wasn't the case.

I certainly think that the fact that the two sides have largely played in separate leagues thanks to the Isthmian/ Southern League split discourages players from sharing history at both clubs. I have found that apart from when clubs are in the same rough geographical area such as London, players are a lot less likely to jump between leagues, they usually stay in one or the other and make the rounds that way. It certainly happens with players and the four Dorset teams.

All I know about Opara is that he would have played for Harrow pre 2007, and that he played Conference South for Dorchester, and then at the same level for Sutton, which implies he certainly had a pedigree and that he was in the very rough area to have feasibly played for Harrow. All I've got to go on is a throwaway comment from a paper article from back in 2007, so very slim pickings! I don't doubt there is probably no overlap, but I always find it interesting when an obscure name somehow ends up playing for two completely unrelated sides.