Balauka, Skirmantas

‘Ski’, as he was affectionately known was brought to the club by Elias Jutkevius, and initially played in Elias’ reserve team.

Ski was promoted to the senior team, playing a couple of games for Kem Kemal, but remained when Elias was made manager following Kemal’s departure.

Equally adept on either wing, playing in defence or midfield, Ski’s gung-ho performances endeared him to the Forest faithful. Chipping in with a number of assists didn’t do any harm either.

He returned at the end of the 2017-18 season, but was only an unused substitute for Ryan Maxwell.

Spent the 2018-19 season with Olympian League side Epping.