Two In And One Out
- Jun 27, 2025
- 1 min read
It’s been a busy few days at The Tarmac Silverlands Stadium with two new additions to John McGraths promising young squad and one departure. The club is delighted to welcome forward Callum Ebanks, following his move from Stratford Town, and the return of Cian Coleman on a permanent basis from Leeds United. 22-year-old Ebanks was a junior at Cheltenham Town, rising to the first team and has been prolific for Stratford over the last two seasons, netting 36 goals. Midfielder Coleman is no stranger to the Silverlands having played 26 (7) games, scoring 10 goals, while on loan from Leeds United last season. One player departing the club is defender Dermi Lusala who has returned south to sign for Dagenham and Redbridge after making 24 (6) appearances last season.
Always liked when a club brings a loanee back properly — you already know what you’re getting, and the fans have a connection from day one. Coleman chipping in with goals from midfield could be massive again if Ebanks draws defenders around. Totally unrelated, but “building a consistent look” is something I’ve been messing with on StyleLookLab, and it weirdly feels similar to building a consistent squad identity. Fingers crossed it all gels early.
That’s a pretty clean bit of business overall: proven goals coming in, a key loanee made permanent, and one outgoing that probably suits everyone. The “new look” angle kind of made me think of those Ghibli-style photo transforms people do — same subject, totally different feel. Interested to see if Ebanks clicks straight away or needs a few games to find rhythm.
Nice to see the club moving early and with intent — Ebanks gives you goals on paper, and Coleman already knows the place so you’re not waiting months for him to bed in. Side note, this is the kind of update I’d expect to pop up on a good submit ai tool directory feed, just in football form: two additions, one removal, and you keep the system coherent. Hope the squad depth holds up over the winter.
36 goals in two seasons is the sort of stat that instantly makes you wonder how quickly he’ll settle in and whether Buxton change anything to get him chances early. Random aside, the idea of “a small shift makes a big difference” always reminds me of caesar cipher stuff from school. Either way, these feel like smart moves for a young squad.
Coleman’s numbers from midfield last season were no joke, so locking him in permanently could be huge if Buxton are pushing on again. This kind of tidy squad-building always makes me think of how you try to clear space and keep the board clean in that block puzzle game, just with less stress and more running. Curious who steps up at the back after Lusala goes.