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Phil Brown. Pic (C) Ade Hoskins

Kidderminster Harriers can provide an update on the club’s playing squad following the conclusion of the 2023-24 National League season.

Manager Phil Brown has held discussions with players and the status of the squad is currently as follows:

The club have offered new terms to the following players:
Christian Dibble
Alex Penny
Ashley Hemmings
Tom Palmer
Shane Byrne
Amari Morgan-Smith

Krystian Pearce has also been offered terms to join the backroom staff in a coaching capacity.

We are delighted to confirm that the following players have signed new contracts for the 2024-25 season:
Josh Bishop
Samson Hewett
Seb Thompson
Noah Rubio

The following players have existing contracts for the 2024-25 season:
Zak Brown
Jack Lambert
Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain
Kieran Phillips
Kobe Hall
Gold Omotayo
Caleb Richards
Reiss McNally

The following players will return to their parent clubs following loan spells at Aggborough – we thank them for their contribution:
Todd Miller
Cole Kpekawa
Charlie Weston
Sam Bellis
Owen Hesketh

The following players will leave the club following the end of their existing deals and leave with our best wishes for the future, and with thanks for their efforts during their time at Aggborough:
Regan Griffiths
Kai Lissimore
Matt Preston
Sammy Robinson
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Ethan Freemantle
Gerry McDonagh
Nat Knight-Percival

Phil Brown commented: “It’s that time of year as a Manager; I’ve had enough time to asses the situation, having inherited a team that was at the bottom of the table and there for a reason.

“We managed to raise everybody’s expectations for eight or nine games, but got what we deserved in the end, and because of that, you find out more about the players you want at the football club for next season and those you don’t.

“That’s not a personal thing, it’s part of a Manager’s life and part and parcel of the game. Some Managers fancy certain players more than other Managers, and if you’re more successful at fancying the right players then you have more of a chance of being successful.”

The boss was hopeful of having more good news to follow over the coming days and weeks in terms of players signing or resigning.

He added: “The recruitment policy at the club is now almost fully in place. I have two very experienced scouts, one I’ve worked with for a number of years and another I’ve known for a number of years, and that type of information is priceless as a Manager.

“Recruitment always leads to the success or failure of a club, I know that better than anybody, which is why you have to put that policy in place as quickly as possible.

“I didn’t know what this level was like when I came in – you have to get your head around the standard and the type of players who are successful and get as many of them into your football club as possible.

“We brought in four or five players on loan last season, and I was probably happy with two of them; the others didn’t really impress as well as I’d have expected, but that shows you what the recruitment policy will be like, it needed to be improved.

“We need to need to get six or seven new faces through the door who understand what it means to play for Kidderminster Harriers and to be successful at this level.”

In having Bishop, Hewett, Rubio and Thompson tied down, Brown knows there are encouraging signs for the future of the club for the new season and beyond, adding: “Despite being relegated, the club is in a good place, and I what I mean by that is that to have four players, up and coming, signed up is a testimony to the Club and the Chairman, and what’s in place.

“I’ll get the benefit of those players next season. The National League North is described as a difficult league physically, and you have to stand up to what it throws at you.

“Those players will be the heart and soul of the club in terms of their energy levels and they’ll grow up quickly. At the age of 19 or 20, you don’t want to be playing National League North football all your life, you want to be playing League football.

“They have that level of ambition and also an affinity to the club, so hopefully that ticks a lot of boxes for success and for them getting some games under their belt.”


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