Bards strike a deal with young Blues

FUTURE stars of Premiership sides including Arsenal and Liverpool could soon be in action at the Arden Garages Stadium after a deal was struck between Stratford Town and Birmingham City.

And for Bards chairman Jed McCrory, it will also mean players of the Southern League Premier Central side will have more chance of progressing into the professional game, using the newly forged links with the League One side.

The deal means that the ground will be used as an additional venue for City's u21 and u18 teams for the remainder of the season with the first match set to be the u21 fixture with Fleetwood Town on Monday 23rd September (ko 1pm).