When a Football Association commission suggested feeder clubs in the autumn there was outcry. However, Brimsdown have seen three players move to Enfield Town this season and now manager Marvin Walker says players are keen to join the Limers for that very reason.

The Spartan South Midlands Division Two side are currently unbeaten in 13 league and cup fixtures but have also paved the way for Bobby Devyne, Ricky Gabriel and now Jordan Wilson to join Isthmian Premier Division play-off hopefuls Enfield.

Walker revealed there is no budget at Brimsdown and players are not paid by the Limers but insists helping players move up the pyramid is payment enough for himself and assistant Aaron Archer.

“We have got a very good squad and it is about convincing other players to join that squad. Then it is a case of making them understand what we do,” explained Walker.

“A lot of people are contacting me because they realise what we can do. We have got players like Ola Akinwande and his record will probably match Bobby’s (15 goals in 14 games). We have been saying to him, ‘you have got to make the right move rather than just moving for the sake of it’.

“For him it might not be a step up [if he rushes it]. It would be better waiting for an Isthmian Premier League club to come in for him.”

Success has been no accident, though. Walker, a former player with Boreham Wood, Cheshunt and Enfield amongst others, is only in his first season at The Goldsdown Stadium but says the blueprint was set out when he took over.

“My assistant Aaron Archer and I set out to get guys from the local area who we knew were good players but had not been focussing on football. It was a case of trying to get those guys together, building a team and getting their focus back,” Walker revealed.

“A lot of those players gone into teams and some of them have lost a little bit in terms of attitude – the environment was not quite right.”

Devyne and Gabriel have both flourished at a higher level and Walker believes Brimsdown must take credit for that.

He explained: “We try to make it as professional as possible here and if you do that, people will notice. It does not matter what level you are playing at or the team are playing at. If the team are doing well, then people will have to take notice.

“We get these players together and polish them up and let them know what will be expected of them when they step up. We set the standards quite high and that is why they go up and do so well, because they are ready.”