Mawene heads for Rangers exit

Stafford Rangers midfielder Sami Mawene will this week join the Marston Road exodus. Stafford Rangers midfielder Sami Mawene will this week join the Marston Road exodus. The 23-year-old Frenchman is expected to join either Bury or Cheltenham. Rangers co-caretaker boss Neil Grayson said Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Stevenage would be Mawene's last appearance for the Blue Square Premier club after he hobbled off with a hamstring injury. But Grayson and colleague Kevin Street have bolstered their squad with three new signings, all of whom made their debuts against Stevenage. Northern Ireland youth international Matt Hazley, has joined the club until the end of the season after being released by Stoke. The midfielder was on loan with Rangers earlier in the season. Crewe boss Dario Gradi has loaned 20-year-old left-back Ryan Lynch for a month in the face of Fred Murray's switch to Stevenage, and Damian Jarrett, who was on trial with Rangers during the summer, has also been taken on board. Read the full story in the Express & Star.