£20,000 fee for Smith

Hereford United have confirmed that the fee paid for Ben Smith was £20,000. They also say that they did not ask Weymouth for the fee to be kept a secret.

Gary Calder, the chief executive of Weymouth has issued this apology:

There was a misunderstanding from Weymouth Football Club regarding the sale of Ben Smith. Hereford United are more than happy for the fee that they paid for Ben to be made public. The figure was Twenty Thousand Pound. I would like to apologise publicly to Hereford United for any inconveniance caused to any of the club officials and their supporters.

Meanwhile manager Graham Turner has said, in an interview on the Official Website, that he is hopeful that Tamika Mkandawire will start tomorrow. Only reserve goalkeeper Glyn Thompson is out with an injury but Turner will also miss Andy Ferrell who is suspended for one game after being red-carded last Saturday.

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