New Bucks bid to snap up Smith
AFC Telford United were today submitting an improved second bid as they attempt to seal the capture of Worcester City captain Chris Smith. AFC Telford United were today submitting an improved second bid as they attempt to seal the capture of Worcester City captain Chris Smith. The Bucks had a £1,500 offer rejected on Thursday, but will now test Worcester's resolve with an increased follow-up bid for the 26-year-old Derby-born defender. Telford are keeping the details of the new offer to themselves as they look to spend money on a player for only the third time. The club's current transfer record is the £5,000 they paid to bring Lee Moore from Tamworth in December 2006, while striker Steve Foster cost £3,000 from Radcliffe in May of the same year. Check out our match photo gallery here and read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
AFC Telford United were today submitting an improved second bid as they attempt to seal the capture of Worcester City captain Chris Smith.
The Bucks had a £1,500 offer rejected on Thursday, but will now test Worcester's resolve with an increased follow-up bid for the 26-year-old Derby-born defender.
Telford are keeping the details of the new offer to themselves as they look to spend money on a player for only the third time.
The club's current transfer record is the £5,000 they paid to bring Lee Moore from Tamworth in December 2006, while striker Steve Foster cost £3,000 from Radcliffe in May of the same year.
Smith missed City's 2-2 draw with Workington on Saturday with an alleged ankle injury, while Telford thrashed Leigh RMI 6-1 to move up to third in Blue Square North.
"We are going to go back with a new bid today," Bucks chairman Lee Carter confirmed. "We held a brief meeting after the game on Saturday and agreed what we thought he was worth.
"We're not going to make the figures public as we don't think that's very professional - it was Worcester who released the details of the bid last week and a few people weren't too happy with that.
"I'm hoping we at least get to talk to the player this week. We want to sign him but we haven't spoken to him yet."
Telford came from behind to beat bottom-of-the-table Leigh on Saturday, recording the 'new' club's biggest ever home win in the process.
Strikes from Justin Marsden, Gary Birch (2), Jamie Vermiglio and Lee Moore, as well as an own goal, made up the rout.
That was the perfect riposte for the Bucks after last week's 2-0 defeat at Solihull Moors. But assistant manager Larry Chambers insisted: "They've lost 10 of their last 11 matches so we're not getting carried away."