Stockport have approached their local council in a bid to buy their Edgeley Park home from current owner Cheshire Sports. The Hatters are due to pay back a £180,000 loan to the council at the end of this month, but hope to persuade them to borrow the estimated £1.5million cost to buy the stadium and lease it to the club. The Hatters currently pay what they say is an 'unaffordable' rent on the ground.
Braintree have signed Histon striker Dan Holmans, beating the likes of Cambridge, Grimsby, and Barnet to his signature. The Conf South side say the fee includes a sell-on and various other clauses, while Braintree man Kaine Sheppard will go on loan to Histon for an initial month. Former Bull Moses Ashikodi has been targetted for an international call-up by Antigua. The former England youth international is wanted by national boss Fernando Abraham for two matches at the start of next month.