The Excuse and Dingle is reporting that we are about to offer a 12 month contract to former Everton and Plymouth striker Nick Chadwick.

Chadwick was one of Everton’s promising youngsters back in 2001 to 2005 and made a few first team appearances. He made four starts in the League and the League Cup and 17 substitute appearances, scoring a creditable 6 goals in the process.

He also had loan spells at Derby (4 starts, 2 sub, 0 goals) and Millwall (11 starts, 4 sub, 4 goals), before finally moving to Plymouth in 2005 for a quarter of a million.

His time down in the South West has been an injury ravaged nightmare, as he managed just 53 starts and 30 sub appearances, with 10 goals, in two and a half seasons.

He is a 6 foot, imposing centre forward, who would be well worth the gamble, despite his recent injury problems.