New signing hopes to boost Ciren's fortunes

10:13am Friday 16th February 2007

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CIRENCESTER Town manager Neil Hards is looking to improve the fortunes of the ailing Centurions with new signing James Rowe.

The 19-year-old is on a month-long loan from Dorchester Town and is expected to go straight into the starting line-up for tomorrow's crunch match with fellow strugglers Clevedon.

A versatile midfielder who had two years as a professional at Bournemouth, the new signing looks set to solve some of Hard's injury worries.

The manager said: "We've brought him in for a month, he can't get into the Dorchester Team at the moment. James just wants to play football and we can offer him that. He is a good ball player and he might fit the role for us.

"We need new players to freshen up."

Hards said Rowe could go straight into the starting line-up against Clevedon with so many of the current squad injured or recovering.

Oliver Holder also looks set to start at the back with defenders Matt Jones and Steve Leigh still nursing injuries. Molyneaux and Symons should both return having missed Tuesday's clash with Bishop's Cleeve because of flu.