Jefferson’s experience ‘so crucial’

By Mark Currie, Daily Post

07 June 2008

WREXHAM coach Martin Foyle believes new signing Jeffersen Louis’ experience will prove invaluable in the Dragons’ bid to restore their League status.

Brian Little yesterday completed his third transfer of the summer by snapping up the much-travelled non-league striker from Mansfield Town.

The 29-year-old front-runner scored four goals in 14 outings for the Stags after joining them in the January transfer window from Blue Square Premier outfit Weymouth, one of several non- league clubs he has represented.

And Foyle said: “When Jefferson joined Mansfield at the back end of January for the final three months of the season they improved no end.

“A lot of people felt if he had gone in earlier Mansfield would have stayed up and he certainly played very well against us and caused us all sorts of problems.”

Louis, like his former Mansfield Town team-mate Simon Brown, who signed on earlier in the week, has been given a two-year deal and Foyle added: “Our fans have to realize that we’ll be in a very different situation next season and Jefferson knows what it’s all about at that level.

“It’s important to have that sort of mentality and he is a lad who wants to work at his game. As was the case with Simon, we have managed to persuade Jefferson to join us ahead of one or two other clubs that wanted him.

“As I say, he comes with a bit of the pedigree that we are looking for.”