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Fairclough names England C squad
Boss Paul Fairclough has made five changes to the England C squad for the International Challenge Trophy group tie against Wales on 20 February. He has named Stevenage's Mitchell Cole, Cambridge's Scott Rendell, Dean Moxey of Exeter, Aldershot's Ben Harding and Chelmsford City winger Ricky Holmes. James Constable and Stuart Lewis are no longer available after joining Shrewsbury and Gillingham respectively. The game against a Wales under-23 side will be played at Exeter City's ground. England C squad: Lance Cronin (Ebbsfleet United), Adam Bartlett (Blyth Spartans), Daniel Gleeson (Cambridge United), John Brayford (Burton Albion), Michael Morrison (Cambridge United), Ronnie Henry (Stevenage Borough), Liam Brownhill (Witton Albion), Ricky Holmes (Chelmsford City), Ben Harding (Aldershot Town), Dean Moxey (Exeter City), Russell Penn (Kidderminster Harriers), Lewis Chalmers (Aldershot Town), Mitchell Cole (Stevenage Borough), Scott Rendell (Cambridge United), Shaun Harrad (Burton Albion), Matthew Tubbs (Salisbury City).

League moves to red card swearing
A football league in the north-east and Cumbria is to be the first in England to ban players swearing. Referees in the Arngrove Northern League (ANL) second division will show an immediate red card to any players using foul language from next season. The Football Association sanctioned scheme, which also covers managers and team officials, could be extended to other leagues if successful. Referees will enforce the ban by rigidly applying existing laws. 'Verbal sewage' ANL chairman Mike Amos said: "I hope it will be a first step towards reclaiming the game from the foul mouthed yobs who increasingly are driving good people - spectators, volunteers and match officials - away from football. "I'm delighted that the FA has agreed to back us - it could be a momentous day in the history of non-league football. "There's still a long way to go and a lot to be done, but the tide of verbal sewage with which paying spectators are greeted could at last be about to turn." He said the league was the first in the county to be given FA permission to advise match officials on how to apply the laws of the game. FA referees' committee chairman Ray Lewis, himself a former top referee, said that the experiment fitted well with the FA's Respect scheme, which is being trailed in junior football. He said: "The Northern League is right to be concerned at the unacceptable level of offensive language. "We will watch very closely how this works out."

QPR defender joins Wealdstone
QPR defender Andrew Howell has joined Wealdstone on loan. The 18-year-old will stay with the Ryman Premier Division side until Saturday, 3 May. Howell, who signed a professional contract in June 2007, has played regularly for the Championship side's reserve team this season. The former Norwich youth team player and ex-QPR Under-18 captain could make his debut for the Stones against Ramsgate on Saturday.

Domoraud extends stay at Weston
Weston-super-Mare have extended the loan of Wilfried Domoraud from Yeovil Town until the end of the season. The young Frenchman has played six games in his first month with Weston, scoring goals against Bishop's Stortford and Hampton & Richmond. The 19-year-old striker signed for Yeovil in Autumn 2007 after impressing Russell Slade during a trial period. Yeovil winger Jerahl Hughes' loan to Worthing has also been extended until the end of the season.

Kettering promoted as champions
Kettering Town are champions of Blue Square North following a 3-0 win over Telford United in front of 2,520 fans. With Stalybridge losing 3-1 to Boston, and Harrogate drawing 1-1 with Hinckley, Kettering cemented their position at the top of the league. The Poppies were 2-0 up at half-time following a brace from Anthony Robinson, his first goals for the club. Midfielder David Bridges' goal in the second half sealed his side's promotion with five league games still to play.

Bayliss confident after promotion
Barrow co-manager Dave Bayliss thinks his side can compete in the Blue Square Premier after winning the North play-off final against Stalybridge. Matt Henney scored the only goal at Burton on Friday to secure promotion. Bayliss told the club website: "Hopefully we'll hold our own and won't embarrass ourselves. I'm sure we won't. "We want to have a good go. We're not just going in to make up the numbers. We want to compete. We belong at a higher level than Conference North." Bayliss had special praise for goalscoring hero Henney. "That's why he plays, because he can do that. Even when he's not at his best, he can still nick a goal for us. He's done that again."

Two in and two out for Eastbourne
Eastbourne Borough have signed midfielder Simon Wormull and striker Jean-Michel Sigere from Lewes, but will bid farewell to striker Scott Ramsay. Ex-Brighton striker Ramsay scored 185 goals in six seasons with the club, but has failed to agree a new contract. Winger Adam Wilde is also leaving after not being offered a new deal. Wormull and Sigere, both 31, add Conference experience to the Borough squad as the club prepares for a first season at Blue Square Premier level.

Spitfires secure deal for Jordan
Eastleigh have signed long-term target Tom Jordan from Blue Square South rivals Havant & Waterlooville for an undisclosed fee. Spitfires boss Ian Baird has been tracking the 26-year-old defender from his former club since last season. The Hampshire club have also signed young striker James Baker from Braintree Town. Meanwhile, former Havant boss Mick Jenkins has been named as the new boss of Bognor Regis Town.

Harrogate sign midfielder Young
Harrogate Town have signed midfielder Matty Young from League One side Huddersfield Town. The 22-year-old joins the Blue Square North side after spending a week on trial at the club. He is expected to make his debut against Lincoln City in a friendly on Friday at Wetherby Road. Leeds-born Young is the club's sixth signing this summer along with Jim Provett, Justin Whittle, Jamie Smith, Ryan Toulson and Nicky Gray.

Mullarkey offered deal by Lincoln
League Two side Lincoln City have offered a one-year contract to Grantham Town striker Sam Mullarkey. The 20-year-old was released by Nottingham Forest as a youngster and had a spell with Lincoln United, before joining the Gingerbreads last summer. Last season he scored 19 goals for the Unibond First Division South side. Mullarkey, who was born in Lincoln, told BBC Radio Lincolnshire: "To play for a team where you come from is great - it's a dream come true."

Gayle relishes AFC Wimbledon role
Former Wimbledon striker Marcus Gayle is determined to make his mark with Blue Square South club AFC Wimbledon after being named as reserve team boss. Gayle retired from playing at the end of last season after helping the Dons seal promotion in his final match. "I had no hesitation in accepting the offer as I know the club inside and out," the 37-year-old has said. He played 285 games for the Dons and scored 47 goals in seven years after Joe Kinnear signed him from Brentford. Gayle made over 650 league and cup appearances during his career with the Bees (two spells), Wimbledon, Rangers, Watford and Aldershot before joining AFC Wimbledon in the summer of 2007. He also earned 14 international caps for Jamaica. Gayle's first port of call after hanging up his boots in May was the familiar setting of Griffin Park, where he started his professional career. I have played with some of the boys in the reserves and I know what talent there is at the club Marcus Gayle "I was at Brentford for four weeks of the pre-season period, helping out with the under-14 players and that was a great experience," added Gayle. But Gayle's progression into a permanent role arose suddenly and he hopes to pass on his considerable experience to his non-League charges. "The manager and the chairman gave me a call to see if I would be interested in the position and it was a quick decision for me, which I made overnight," he stated. "It is a position of great responsibility as I will train the lads and pick the team. I will take each step at a time." Gayle is keen to see the Kingsmeadow outfit continue its speedy rise up the football pyramid and feels there is a depth of emerging talent at the club. Gayle will be 38 on 27 September The club was founded in 2002 by fans of Wimbledon who were angry at the club's plans to move to Milton Keynes. The Dons were third in their first season in the Combined Counties League before winning the title 12 months later. AFC Wimbledon clinched promotion for a second successive season in 2005 when they were crowned Ryman League Division One champions. The club is now only one rung below the Blue Square Premier and Gayle hopes that he can nurture players who will help the club to continue to make progress. "Part of my job description is to bond with the youth team and bring them on so they can step up into the reserves," commented Gayle. "I have played with some of the boys in the reserves and I know what talent there is at the club. I'll try to pass on some of my knowledge to them." Despite having scaled the heights in his playing career, representing Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup finals, Gayle is acutely aware of his lack of coaching experience. However, the Hammersmith-born former Brentford trainee has a keen desire to learn his new craft at Kingsmeadow. Gayle revealed: "I am looking to take my Football Association coaching badge but need a few more sessions before I can go for it, I'm learning as I go." If Gayle's enthusiasm is matched by success, it is likely that AFC Wimbledon will reap the dividends.

Beckett signs Gainsborough deal
Striker Luke Beckett has signed a new deal to stay at Gainsborough Trinity until the end of next season. The 32-year-old joined the Blue Square North team earlier this campaign after leaving League One outfit Huddersfield Town by mutual consent. Beckett has scored seven goals in eight games since joining the Lincolnshire club in November. Gainsborough have also sold midfielder Adam Smith to Blue Square Premier club York City for an undisclosed fee.

We need more passion - Chambers
AFC Telford United's assistant manager Larry Chambers says the character shown by his players has not been good enough in their recent run of poor form. Telford's defeat at Fleetwood left them with only one point from a possible twelve in their last four league games. Ahead of Tuesday's trip to Solihull, Chambers told BBC Radio Shropshire: "I want us to show more passion and desire. We're showing relegation form. "As an individual and a club it is totally unacceptable." The Bucks have lost to Stafford Rangers, Hyde and Fleetwood in the league in 2009 leaving them seven points behind league leaders Tamworth. "The club deserves success and demands success," Chambers said. "These players represent myself, Rob (Smith, the manager) and the club and the performances have got to be better." Meanwhile the club have confirmed they will be appealing against James Meredith's sending off against Fleetwood.

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