Fleetwood looks for new contract

Despite reported attention from Bristol Rovers, The Forester reports that Stuart Fleetwood wants to stay at Edgar Street.

Former Newent Community School pupil Stuart Fleetwood is hoping to get a new deal with Hereford United for next season after helping them to get back into the football league. Fleetwood's Hereford won a place in League Three (surely League Two - ed) with a nail-biting 3-2 win over Halifax in Saturday's Conference promotion play-off in Cardiff.

Fleetwood signed for the non-leaguers in February, after finding himself surplus to requirements at Cardiff City.

He signed until the end of the season, knocking back an offer from Scottish club Hamilton Academicals.

Fleetwood was a full-time professional with Cardiff City for three seasons, starting one league match. He has won Welsh under-16s, 17s, 19s, 20s and under-21s caps - qualifying for Wales because his father Keith was born in Cardiff.

Fleetwood was also a talented rugby union fly-half, playing in the Newent team which won the Gloucester Schools' Cup.

However, he quickly decided soccer was the route he wanted to take - after firing 104 goals in one season for Newent Youth.

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