HE answered an SOS from the Magpies on Tuesday and Alan Walker-Harris says he would go to the team’s aid again if the call came.

However, the keeper, who was only released by the club last month, expects to be back on his sofa this Saturday when Staines Town are the visitors to the Avenue.

Walker-Harris was contacted by boss Phil Simkin last weekend after first-choice gloveman Jason Matthews picked up a thigh injury.

Following Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Farnborough, Simkin admitted that he would have understood if Walker-Harris had snubbed his approach, but the latter jumped at the chance to help out his former teammates.

“Phil texted me on Saturday and asked if I would be willing to help them out and I said I would,” said Walker-Harris. “It was nothing more than that really.

“Jason was injured but I didn’t even know that at the time. I didn’t ask any questions.

“There wasn’t really any hesitation on my part, I’m not like that, I was just thinking of the lads more than anything really.

“I just wanted to help them out if I could.

“But it’s been five weeks since I was released and I don’t expect to be walking out there again.

“It was nice to go back to the club because I’d been meaning to say thank you to some people there.”

On whether he would do it again, he added: “I’m not going to say no. I like the club and all the boys there and if they need me again I will play.

“But we haven’t had any discussions about that. As it stands, I expect that if Jason is fit I will be back sitting on my sofa this Saturday.

“At the end of the day, I was released and Jason is the Dorchester Town keeper.

“I don’t expect to just waltz back in and take the shirt from him. That kind of thing has been and gone.”

Walker-Harris wasn’t tested too much on his comeback to the side as Farnborough didn’t take advantage of a team missing three big central defenders through suspension.

And even though he was playing behind a rookie in the shape of debutant Steve Walker, Walker-Harris had a reasonably comfortable ride with Mark Jermyn providing valuable experience at the heart of the defence.

“It went alright,” he added. “I thought the lads played really well so it was a nice one to come back for.

“It was a comfortable 2-0 win and I wasn’t overly involved. There was one save in the first half and that was pretty much it.

“Phil was a little bit wary that without Arran, Charlie and Nathan they would put lots of high balls into the box but they didn’t put in many at all.

“Jem was in front of me and he played there with Nathan last season so it was good to have him at the back.”

Walker-Harris is hoping to find a new club during the summer while continuing to work on his fitness with former Dorchester midfielder Gareth Keeping.