EXETER City, the homely English Second Division club in Devon, has become a haven for victims of South China's purge on overseas players during the past couple of seasons.
At the last count no fewer than four former South China players were resuming or resurrecting their careers at Exeter.
These include South China's 49-goal strikeforce from their championship-winning season of 1991-92 - Steve Neville and Trevor Morgan - as well as goalkeeper Allen McKnight, who left the Caroliners earlier this year.
The fourth South China old boy at Exeter is winger Max Christie, who had a short spell in Hong Kong last season and is still on trial.
Neville, who works for the Professional Footballers' Association as a community liaison officer, has an office at the ground; Morgan is the club's assistant manager to Terry Cooper and McKnight is playing on a non-contract basis until the end of the season.
''I was sitting in the office the other day when Trevor Morgan walked in, followed by Allen McKnight,'' Neville said.