Truro have confirmed the signing of ex-Bull Alex Jeannin. The 32 year old left the Bulls three years ago, moving to Oxford before spells with Kidderminster and Mansfield. He missed last season with a broken leg. Gary Hooper will take part in his first pre-season game for Scunthorpe with a move away beginning to look unlikely. Both Middlesboro and Celtic have signed strikers since expressing interest.
Morecambe lost their opening pre-season friendly 5-0 to Barrow last night. Their pre-season plans have been decimated by the late delivery of their new stadium. Port Vale have cut their youth budget by £100,000 due to financial restrictions at Vale Park. They were doubling the £200,000 received from the Football League Trust.
Ex-Bull Ben Smith says he took a pay cut to stay with Crawley - just weeks before they spent £170,000 on Matt Tubbs and Sergio Torres. They are now claimed to have agreed a substantial five figure sum for Salisbury midfielder Chris Flood after having a £150,000 bid for Rushden's Lee Tomlin rejected. Craig Mawson made an unexpected debut for Burnley, 13 years after originally joining the club as a pro, in their Singapore tour match with Gombak United.
The Guardian reports that Southend chairman Ron Martin was 'elected' the the Football League board as no-one else stepped forward for the job. The Shrimpers have added former Aldershot winger Louie Soares to the lengthy queue of players awaiting contracts when the club's embargo is lifted. Barnet have done a swift u-turn and banned vuvuzelas after feedback from supporters just a day after announcing they were OK.
Burton have signed Millwall midfielder Adam Bolder on a two year deal. The former QPR man had a year left on his New Den contract, but was allowed to leave on a free after spending the second half of last season on loan with Bradford.