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Woking have signed striker Louis Flower on loan from League Two side Crawley Town until the end of the season.

Flower, 21, joined Crawley last summer after being released by Brighton's academy.

He has scored twice in 12 matches for the Reds this season.

Flower has previously played in the National League during a loan spell at Gateshead last season.

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Morecambe have confirmed former Newcastle United winger Rolando Aarons has left the club.

The 30-year-old Jamaica international joined the Shrimps on a short-term deal in September but his contract with them has now expired.

Aarons started his senior career at Newcastle United, where he spent almost a decade, before moving to Huddersfield Town in January 2021.

He made 13 appearances in total during his time at Morecambe, who are currently second bottom of the National League table, six points from safety.

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Scunthorpe United have signed Coventry City forward Aidan Dausch on loan until the end of the season.

The forward made his first appearance for the National League side as a second-half substitute in their 1-0 win over Southend United on Saturday.

The 19-year-old had been recalled by the Sky Blues from a season-long loan at Forest Green Rovers where he scored once in 11 appearances.

Dausch joined Coventry at the age of 16 and has made two Championship appearances from the bench for the Championship club.

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Hartlepool United have appointed former defender Gary Liddle as first team coach to strengthen manager Nicky Featherstone's backroom staff.

The 39-year-old made 364 senior appearances for Pools over three spells with the club and helped them to promotion from the National League through the play-offs in 2021.

Liddle, who has also worked in Hartlepool's academy as a lead professional development phase coach, has left his position as manager of Northern Premier League side Whitby Town in order to take on the role.

"I know this club extremely well and a large part of my adult and football life has been spent here, so it means a great deal to me," Liddle said., external

"It's been great to be back around the club again through my work in the academy and now I want to help Nicky take the first team to where we believe it should be."

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Tamworth have signed Bristol Rovers midfielder Ryan Howley and Birmingham City forward Daniel Isichei on loan deals until the end of the season.

Howley, 23, who began his career with Coventry, joined the Pirates last summer and has featured in League Two six times this season.

Forward Isichei, 19, who arrives from the Blues' academy, is yet to make a senior appearance at St Andrews, but has started 10 Premier League 2 games so far this campaign, scoring two goals.

The pair join Cardiff City forward Michael Reindorf as Tamworth's third loan signing of the week.

Altrincham have signed forward Declan Howe from fellow National League side Scunthorpe United until the end of the season.

The 27-year-old joined The Iron last summer from Gainsborough Trinity and has scored 10 goals in 31 games in all competitions this term.

He joins an Altrincham side which are 16th in the fifth tier and three points off the relegation places.

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Scunthorpe United have extended the loan spell of Leeds United goalkeeper Rory Mahady until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old Scot initially joined the Iron in October and has made 14 appearances for the National League side.

Andy Butler's team are sixth in the table, 10 points clear of eighth-placed Southend as they bid to secure a play-off spot.

"I feel like I'm coming on every week and I'm in a good rhythm," Mahady told BBC Radio Humberside.

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Forest Green Rovers have signed right-back Ashqar Ahmed on loan from League One side Reading for the remainder of the season.

The 18-year-old Royals academy graduate has broken into their first-team over the past 18 months, making 24 appearances including nine in the league this campaign.