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Monday, May 29, 2023

News round-up: Bowen welcomes twins, budget woes and top manager

Jarrod Bowen has had twins with girlfriend Dani Dyer

Darlington manager Alun Armstrong has said his club wouldn't be able to compete in the National League North if it wasn't for the Boost the Budget initiative. 

The club said they are more than 75 per cent of the way there to hitting the £150,000 target. Armstrong said without it, his budget would be mid-table of step three.

Hereford club historian Ron Parrott has written a thorough article on the previous winners of the Hereford United Merit Cup, awarded to the Hereford United and Hereford FC Player of the Year. It can be read here.

Fellow phoenix club Chester have said they saw attendances rise by more than a third last season.

After finishing third but missing out on promotion through the play-offs, the Cheshire club says they are committed to financial sustainability on and off the pitch as they look for more commercial partners.

West Ham United forward Jarrod Bowen, who made his senior debut with Hereford United and scored his first senior goal for the club at Edgar Street, has had twins with reality TV star girlfriend Dani Dyer.

Bowen said on Instagram it had been the best week of his life - having scored in West Ham's 3-1 win against now-relegated Leeds United the day before.

The identical twins are called Summer and Star, according to former Love Island winner Dyer.

Sam Clucas, who signed for Mansfield from Hereford in 2013 for £20,000 plus a 15 per cent sell-on clause, is still looking for a new club.

The 32-year-old midfielder was released by Championship outfit Stoke City this summer after a season hampered by injuries. The club signed him for £6 million from Swansea City in 2018.

Kidderminster Harriers boss Russ Penn has been awarded the final Manager of the Month award for National League North.

It comes after the club's sensational form throughout April helped them clinch the last play-off place. It was six wins in a row for the Harriers, before wins at Alfreton, King's Lynn and Brackley saw them win their first promotion in 23 years.