PORTHMADOG boss Tomi Morgan has raided several clubs to bring in five new players who have all played for him previously.
Welshpool defenders John Keegan and Craig Wilkinson both arrive at The Traeth, alongside defender Paul Dowridge, striker Aden Shannon and midfielder Ceri James.
Striker Shannon, 29, was at Welshpool with Morgan and has notched 61 goals in 102 (+46) Welsh Premier games. He scored on his NEWI Cefn Druids debut at Oswestry and was the club's top scorer in 2003/4 with 19, moving to Maesydre for season 2004/5 and maintaining a high strike rate for three seasons before joining Gap Connah's Quay.
Keegan, 27, played one game for Chester City in the Cheshire Senior Cup after starting his career with York City, where he made three appearances in 1999/2000.
He moved to Scarborough and Hucknall Town, entering the Welsh Premier with Caernarfon Town seven years ago before his move to Maesydre. Keegan, who has also played for Holywell Town and Colwyn Bay and coached in the USA, now has 105 domestic league appearances to his credit.
Wilkinson (25), who has scored 12 goals from 112 starts, first appeared in the Welsh Premier as a 16-year old with Cefn Druids where he caught the eye of several English Premiership clubs including Everton, where he trained for a while.
He eventually signed for Preston North End in February 2000 but returned to Druids in March 2001. moving on to Rhyl at the start of the 2003/4 season before joining Welshpool Town in October 2003.
He missed large chunks of seasons 2005/6 and 2006/7 with a serious injury and spent the following campaign regaining his fitness in the Cymru Alliance with Llandyrnog United before making a welcome return to Welshpool in July 2008.
Also arriving at Port are defender Paul Dowridge (29), who has made 150 appearances for Cefn Druids, Airbus UK and Welshpool. He became one of Steve O'Shaughnessy's first signings at Gap Connah's Quay in July 2008, but made a controversial move to Welshpool in September.
The final member of the new quintet is James, who arrived at 'Pool from Llandyrnog in 2005.
Photo: Aden Shannon celebrates a goal for the Nomads last season.