Will Turner sign Evans?

Graham Evans, the Welsh League striker from Caersws, has featured in four of Hereford United's five friendlies so far. The only game he missed was the first against Bristol City.

To have played him in four games must mean that manager Graham Turner thinks he has some potential. But it is a fair step up from the Welsh League to the Conference.

Evans knows where the back of the net is as his record shows. He has scored 131 goals in 191 games for Caersws; his best tally was 25 in 2000/1.

Two of the Bulls current squad, Tony James and Ryan Green, will have played with Evans in the Wales team that played in the Four Nations tournament in 2003.

25 year-old Evans spent two seasons with Aston Villa before returning in March 2000 to Caersws who are managed by his father Micky Evans. Evans senior played 368 games for Wrexham.

Some supporters who have seen him in the friendlies are comparing him to former Bulls player David Brown. However Evans is probably not as fit as he might be as Caersws are part-time.

One difference between the two is that Evans seems to stay on his feet whereas Brown was prone to lose his footing.

Should Evans be offered a contract, it is unlikely to be an expensive one. But like others before him from lower divisions there is always a risk factor. Turner will remember both Scott Voice and Steve Pearce, both of whom could score goals at a lower level but couldn't produce the goods whilst at Edgar Street.

If a deal is sorted it will probably only be for this season.

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