Harriers' David Hankin joins Chester

Kidderminster Harriers' out-of-contract winger David Hankin has signed a two-year deal to go part-time with Blue Square North new-boys Chester.

Hankin's two-year contract at Aggborough expired in the first week of this month and he has now put pen to paper on the same terms with the Blues.

It's believed that Harriers had not made the right-sided flanker a renewal offer as the player had made it clear he wanted to move on this summer.

The 27-year-old wanted a club nearer to his home in Preston and has found an ideal fit in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League champions.

A return to the semi-pro ranks will allow Hankin to look for a job to supplement his football income after two years playing full-time at Harriers.

The wide man made 60 appearances and scored two goalsand may have ended up at Chester earlier, as they enquired about him last year.

Harriers may not need an out-and-out replacement for Hankin on the right - Marvin Johnson has expressed an interest in being switched from the left.

Management were pressing on with their own player recruitment today and have vowed to cut out the 'middle man.'

The club are looking to adopt a 'no agent' policy and will deal with their targets directly, assistant boss Gary Whild insists.

He said: "If you're honest, if you are at Kidderminster or signing for the club, it won't be for life-changing amounts of money on the wages side.

"We feel that, at this level and with the players we're talking to, we prefer to deal with them face-to-face.

"That's worked well for us but there are a lot of agents out there that do like to be involved."