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Exeter boss Alex Inglethorpe has quit the club for a youth coaching post with Spurs.
Inglethorpe spent most of his playing career around the London area with Watford, Barnet, and Leyton Orient. He joined Exeter for one year as a player in 2000, and had spells coaching lower non-league sides before becoming Exeter manager in 2004.
Scarboro will have to fight their way back from the Conference North on almost half their budget from last season.
The Scarboro Evening News reports that the club have set a budget of £4,000 per week for the coming campaign. Last season the Seadogs spent £7,500 per week, and exceeded their budget substantially in an effort to preserve their Conference status.
In other Conference news Crawley have entered Administration, with former manager Francis Vines telling the Majeed brothers to walk away before they destroy the club: "The only way the club is going to survive with any dignity is for them to go now. Who wants to support a club when the owners don't care about it and think they can do whatever they want? I don't want it to sound like sour grapes because it's not, I'm just sad to see what has happened to the club."
The Bulls have been linked to Oxford's ex-Aldershot striker Tim Sills.
The Exeter Express and Echo has Oxford manager Jim Smith quoted as saying: "Tim has been talking to a couple of clubs. There are two clubs in particular who are very interested in him and Exeter have shown the most interest. However, there is nothing sorted out at the moment."
The paper then goes on to say that the Bulls are the other team in the hunt for a striker who scored 43 times in 89 starts for Aldershot, but only managed one goal in 13 attempts for Oxford. Smith added: "He is a super lad - I don't have any problems with him. However, he is one of our highest earners and, because of the wage cap, I have to free up some of that money."
Lincoln are battling to keep striker Simon Yeo, who has scored 51 times in 157 games for the club. Ex-Imps boss Keith Alexander wants the out of contract player at Peterboro, while Stockport are also interested.
Torquay chairman Mike Bateson has denied reports that the offers to Alan Marriott and Jo Kuffour have been withdrawn, saying that the offers are still open "as long as the vacancies are still open." Rochdale boss Steve Parkin has denied that he is on the shortlist fo the Notts County job. Swindon have added former Millwall manager David Tuttle as manager of their youth setup. Bury have completed the final payment of their CVA, four years after entering it.
Former Bulls midfielder David Titterton has joined Ludlow Town to assist manager Chris Richards.
Titterton, 34, joined the Bulls in 1991 from Coventry and played 51 times in two seasons. He later joined several Conference sides before managing Stourport Swifts.
Daryl Taylor is to move from Walsall to Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth report that they have signed Taylor on a month to month contract.
Taylor was recently released by Walsall after several spells on loan at Hereford United both last season and the season before.
Vital Walsall commented:
Daryl Taylor who burst onto the scene under Paul Merson, hailed as a possible match winner. However he failed to match these expectations and a number of poor performances, most noticable away at Port Vale brought the wrath of the fans on his back.
He was then given a chance to take stock on loan at Hereford where unfortunatley he badly injured his knee. The right sided winger battled back but never quite seemed the same player. He seemed nervous and cautious of going into tackles, a hangover from such a serious injury I am sure.
This season he was again loaned out to Hereford where he didn't pull up any trees so to speak. In our final game it must be said he didn't disgrace himself and was brought down for our penalty.
Hereford United have completed the signing of goalkeeper Wayne Brown who has spent the last season on loan with The Bulls. According to the Chester Evening Leader the Bulls number one has signed on at Edgar Street where he won promotion to the Football League last season.
Brown was said to be very unhappy at Chester and, although he had one year left on his contract with the club, an agreement was made between the two clubs.
"We reached a settlement with Wayne and the deal with Hereford has been done," City chairman Stephen Vaughan told the newspaper.
The news will come as no shock to Hereford supporters, but more as relief at finally securing the 'keepers services more permanently. Brown is still the only goalkeeper signed on though, and Graham Turner will definately looking to bring in another one or two as cover to the latest addition to his league squad.
Former Hereford United 'keeper Craig Mawson has completed a move back to Halifax Town. Mawson, who was on the bench when Hereford defeated The Shaymen last month to reach the Football League, had a brief stint at the club before a successful stint at Morecambe.
He joined Hereford after Jonathon Gould's departure, spending nearly two years at the club. His release from Edgar Street was confirmed last Friday and manager Chris Wilder was quick to snap up the goalie. Mawson, 27, had a stop start season due to the loan signing of Wayne Brown, with few league appearences to his name but he was an ever present in the cup games, helping Hereford reach the LDV Vans Trophy semi final for a second year running.
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Wycombe have rejected Swansea's £100,000 bid for central defender Roger Johnson, fuelling speculation that the Swans will now turn their attention to Tamika Mkandawire.
Grimsby have named assistant manager Graham Rodger as their new boss. He has served the last three Grimsby managers as assistant and is a former Blundell Park player. Torquay have withdrawn contract offers to goalkeeper Alan Marriott and striker Jo Kuffour after both failed to sign deals by a deadline set by the club. Marriott has been strongly linked to Boston, but denied the move last week. Notts County have lost the services of defender Julien Baudet, who has joined Crewe on a three year deal. Lincoln have lost Northern Ireland international defender Gareth McAuley to Leicester on a free transfer.
Having already signed up ex-Bulls Ben Smith and Tony James in recent months, Weymouth boss Garry Hill is lining up moves for two more.
Steve Guinan and Michael Rose, both members of the side that demolished Hill's Dagenham 9-0, are both attracting interest from the big spending Conference new boys.
They are likely to miss out on Guinan, who is keen to remain in the Football League, but are in pole position to capture Rose who departed Yeovil last month after a very disappointing season.
He was named in the PFA League Two team of the year in his first season at Huish Park, but failed to make the League One grade and was farmed out for a disappointing loan spell at Scunthorpe. A move to Weymouth would reunited him with brother-in-law James, who signed for the club days after his Bulls release.
Former Bulls striker Steve Guinan has admitted that he is "desperately unhappy" with the contract offer made by Cheltenham.
Having admitted earlier in the week that he wanted a two year deal, he told the Gloucestershire Echo that his future now lies away from Whaddon Road:
"I am desperately unhappy with the offer, especially after scoring the winner in the play-off semi-final and final. It is very frustrating and I am pretty certain that I will be going elsewhere.
"I can understand the club giving a one-year deal with an option to older players like Jerry Gill, but I am only 30. John Finnigan is the same age as me and he has been given a two-year deal, but it seems the rules are different for me. I have not asked for extra money, and I did not think a two-year deal would be a problem."
Guinan is currently doing a UEFA A Licence coaching course, while manager John Ward is on holiday, and will take his time before making a move:
"I would prefer to stay in the League, and I think I will. They are the offers I am favouring, but some Conference clubs have offered me double the money I am on now. I am a bit disappointed in the situation at the moment, but come next month, I will have a new club somewhere."
Scarboro may consider legal action after the Conference board refused to specify quite what rules the club are supposed to have breached which led to their relegation.
Speaking to the official Scarboro site, director Malcolm Reynolds said: "Altrincham had been treated very harshly for a technical offence and it's nice that they will retain their place for next season. However today's events have not been about Scarborough and Altrincham. We have sought clarification from the Board about their decision.
"John Moules refused to notify us which rule we have breached. As of today's date we have not been charged with any breach and therefore have not had any opportunity to respond. We have been advised that the Board will write to us with the details of its decision. We will also seek the minutes of the meeting.
"Once we received details of the alleged breach we will respond. We will consider our position then. If we believe that the Conference has acted outside of its jurisdiction we reserve the right to seek immediate judicial redress through the courts."
Altrincham have won a last-minute reprieve to stay in the Conference after Scarboro failed to satisfy the board over financial issues.
Less than two weeks after losing their appeal against the 18 point deduction failed, Altrincham will remain in the Conference with Scarboro dropping down to Conference North. The Conference's decision effectively reverses the change made when the 18 point penalty was imposed, with Scarboro being the original beneficiaries of the deduction.
Scarboro had exited Administration, and agreed a deal with shareholders over the financing of the club, but the Conference were unconvinced that the club were capable of sustaining their commitments next season.
Many will feel that some kind of justice has been done, with Altrincham back in the Conference, but few will be happy over the events that have led to today's decision.
It was rumoured on Thursday that Swansea were about to place a bid for a 'newly promoted League Two defender', with suggestions that it was the Bulls own Tamika Mkandawire.
However, that information may be false after Swansea made an official approach for Wycombe's captain Roger Johnson. The 6ft 3in central defender has spent six years as a pro at Adams Park, and Swansea are waiting on Wycombe's response on the player.
Chester City have confirmed the cancellation of their contract with goalkeeper Wayne Brown.
Brown, 30, leaves Chester after nearly 10 years, originally signing from Bristol City in September 1996. After spending most of his time there as first choice, he was dropped down the pecking order in early 2005 in favour of ex-Bull Chris MacKenzie and appeared to be isolated at the club with a season long loan move to Edgar Street coming a few months later.
Brown met with manager Mark Wright yesterday and, with Craig Mawson confirming his departure from Edgar Street earlier today, it was expected that the outcome of the meeting was good news for Bulls fans. The move leaves Chester with ex-Kiddy keeper Jon Danby the only experienced stopper on their books.
Hereford United have released the admission prices for next season - with prices rising by around £3 per game.
Adult terrace admission will be £13 (£9 conc), with seating at £15 (£12 conc). Season ticket prices have also risen, with an adult terrace ticket at £260 (£180 conc) and £300 (£224 conc) for seating.
The only 'early-bird' discounts are on tickets for under-16's. Before July 14th they will pay just £100 for a terrace season ticket, and £130 for a stand season ticket. They will also get discounted single match admission of £7 (family stand) or £6 (terrace) if the tickets are bought at least 24 hours in advance.
Matchday prices will also rise by £1 if the club are in the top 7 of the league after five games. The matchday seat prices are the cheapest in the league at £15, while only Rochdale offer cheaper terrace tickets at £11.
Season ticket sales will start on Monday, June 12th.
Despite repeated denials from the player himself, repeated rumours surrounding Adam Stansfield and a move to Exeter have arisen again.
Sky Sports website reports that Stansfield has been told he is surplus to requirements, despite telling the Exeter Express and Echo just a week ago that an offer was coming and that there was no intention by the player to join Exeter.
Hereford United have confirmed that Adam Stansfield is currently considering a contract offer.
According to the official site, Craig Mawson has left the Bulls after around 18 months.
Mawson, 27, played 50 times for the Bulls but became second choice behind Wayne Brown last season. He joined the Bulls in November 2004 after a brief spell in league football with Oldham, and is now expected to look for regular first team football with another Conference side with former club Morecambe believed to be one of the sides to have made contact.
Mawson's departure hightens speculation that Graham Turner has agreed a deal for Wayne Brown.
Rob Purdie has agreed a new deal at Edgar Street, according to BBC Hereford and Worcester.
Purdie, 23, is the Bulls current longest serving player, having signed in the summer of 2002.
Confidence at Accrington, the Conference champions, is sky high - according to Chester physio Joe Hinnigan.
And he also believes Chester can challenge. Speaking to the Evening Leader Hinnigan spoke about his friend, Accrington manager John Coleman: "I know Accrington Stanley's manager John Coleman very well and he thinks his club will storm the division. If he thinks Accrington can do well then why shouldn't we believe that Chester will perform well?
"It was a big blow to lose Stewart Drummond, Ben Davies and Chris MacKenzie, but we wish them well and we know they can be replaced. We're putting a team together that will make an impact and we're trying to sign players who will do well. People may think that it will take time for a new squad of players to work as a team, but Carlisle proved it could be achieved last season with a good fanbase."
Interest in Hereford United from agents looking to find clubs for players has increased since the Bulls won promotion to League Two says Graham Turner.
"I think the reaction to the fact we are now a League club has been positive," Turner told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"The 'phone has never stopped from agents calling with players on their books.
"Now what has happened in the past has been a month or six weeks into the close season before those agents would phone us simply because we were a Conference club."
Chester have signed former Tranmere and Rushden defender Graham Allen on a free transfer.
Allen, 29, has signed a 12 month deal after making just five appearances for relegated Rushden last season, having been forced out the team following the signing of Wayne Hatswell from Kidderminster.
In other news, Peterboro have confirmed the signing of Woking striker Justin Richards on a two year deal. Richards, 26, was second top scorer in the Conference last season. Torquay keeper Alan Marriott has denied reports that he is due to sign for Boston. Mansfield have signed Reading defender Jonny Mullins, who spent most of last season on loan at Kidderminster.
Exeter manager Alex Inglethorpe has admitted that he is considering two job offers.
The first is the manager's job at MK Dons, the second is a youth job at a Premiership club - believed to be Spurs.
Inglethorpe has told the Exeter Express and Echo: "I have been given the club's permission to talk to two teams. I haven't made a decision yet. I am very happy at Exeter, my family are happy and we enjoy living in the area. No one wants to move but, of course, everyone in life wants to have the opportunity to progress. It is definitely not something I have sought out.
"I have been contacted by both clubs, I've definitely not done the chasing. I have been really happy so it would have to be for the right decisions to want to move. It is a huge decision and I won't take it lightly. I need to make sure it is the right decision."
Barnet are to hold a referendum with it's supporters to determine the future of the club.
The increasing unsuitability of their Underhill site means that the club cannot continue in it's current circumstances, and fans will be asked which of two options they prefer.
The first option is to remain at Underhill, with Chairman Tony Kleanthous handing his shares to supporters and walking away. Kleanthous will ensure the club is debt free before he leaves, but the ground will not sustain League football.
Option two is to relocate the club within 15 miles of its current base - a move that could see the club leave the confines of the M25 and move to Hertfordshire.
The referendum is likely to take place at the end of June.
Tamika Mkandawire is again being chased by Malawi to turn out for their national side.
Tam's father is Malawian and Tam was born there, but has had to reject previous opportunities to play for the side because Malawi FA rules dictate that players must be purely Malawi citizens. Tam hold dual British and Malawi passports, and surrendering his UK passport would mean he would require a work permit to play in the UK.
The Hereford Times quotes Malawi FA President Walter Nyamilandu as saying: "I watched the highlights of the game on TV and I was impressed with Tamika's performance. We are now going to intensify our drive to persuade him to play for Malawi. We cannot take chances because if we are to live our dream of qualifying for the 2008 Nations Cup then these are they type of players we need."
Rochdale have released their admission prices for the current season - and are likely to again be the cheapest in the League.
Even after a price rise, terrace admission remains just £11, with the highest seat prices £15. By contrast, Weymouth are charging £13 for terrace spaces, and £15 for seats.
A report into the hiring and firing of managers shows that the average football manager lasts just 21 months.
40 were sacked in the last season, compared to 34 the season before - reducing their 'life expectancy' by 11 months since 1993. Many managers work either without a contract, or only one year deals.
John Barnwell, chief executive of the League Managers Association, said: "There is a major concern that the average life expectancy of a manager at a football club has fallen dramatically from 2.7 years in 1992 to 1993 to 1.8 years last season. Stability is invariably the key to success in any industry and football is no different."
Ex-Bulls striker Steve Guinan looks set to leave Cheltenham Town after refusing a one year contract offer from the Whaddon Road club.
Guinan, 30, wants a two year deal to get a bigger house, telling the Western Daily Press: "We are not a million miles apart but I don't think we are going to reach an agreement, so as far as I am concerned, I think I will be leaving. My wife and my children are my priority - I have a young son and my wife is six months pregnant so I need to buy a bigger house. But getting a mortgage when you only have a one-year contract is a nightmare.
"It's a shame after the excitement and furore of the last few days, but it does not look like the manager is going to budge. But that's football - I have had 11 clubs and it looks like I'll be joining my 12th.
"I have got a few decent offers on the table and they are all a minimum of two years. One is from a League One club, I have four or five from League Two and about the three quarters of the Conference have been in touch! The disappointing thing is that I have not asked for any more money (from Cheltenham) even though we have gone up.
"I think I have done a good job this season and I don't think there is anyone else in the squad who plays my role, although the manager may have been lining other people up. I hoped that scoring the winning goals in the play-off final and semi-final would persuade the manager, but that doesn't seem to be the case."
The paper reports that the Bulls are one of the clubs to have made contact with Guinan.
Speaking to the official Bristol Rovers site, Ryan Green feels he's moved to a bigger club: "I'm glad that I helped play my part in getting Hereford up, but I think that Bristol Rovers is a much bigger club. This club shouldn't be in League Two, it should be in at least League One or maybe even the Championship. I had other options once I decided to leave Hereford, but this was by far the best choice for me."
"They (Hereford) have been a great club to me, the supporters, the management, they helped me get back on my feet after I dropped out of the Football League, and I'm glad I helped them get back up from the Conference.
"I wish them all the best next season and for the future - apart from when they come here and we go there!"