Harrison talks about Smith's move to Hereford

Weymouth chairman, Martyn Harrison, has been talking to the Dorest Echo about the move of Ben Smith to Hereford United.

"When we first started on this upheaval we had clubs interested in his (Smith's) services and we had some offers including one from Hereford. Looking long term and at the rest of his career Ben decided it was best that he moved on.

"Hereford offered him a two-and-a-half year deal and a salary that we could never match. It would have been nice to keep him but there was no way that we could stand in his way.

"He had a contract with us until 2009 and at the end of the day we could not keep up with his salary for that length of time. We had to think in the best interests of the club and the player."

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