{"id":539601,"date":"2020-01-06T15:12:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539601"},"modified":"2020-01-06T15:12:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:12:34","slug":"forest-green-sign-prolific-non-league-striker-josh-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/06\/forest-green-sign-prolific-non-league-striker-josh-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Green Sign Prolific Non-League Striker Josh March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>League Two promotion hunters Forest Green have announced their second signing of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<h2>Forest Green Sign Striker Josh March<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SIGNING&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Forest Green Rovers are pleased to announce the signing of striker Josh March from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeamingtonFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LeamingtonFC<\/a> for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVcMHWr774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/QVcMHWr774<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vNSZUc8t7r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vNSZUc8t7r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FGRFC_Official\/status\/1214215303795748866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>March Adds Some Much-Needed Firepower To The Forest Green Attack<\/h3>\n<p>Rovers have completed the signing of Leamington striker Josh March for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>The striker has been prolific in the National League North this season and will be hoping to carry that form into the football league.<\/p>\n<p>March arrives with a terrific record having scored 24 goals in 27 league games this season.<\/p>\n<p>Non-league Leamington announced over the weekend that they had accepted a bid from an EFL side for March.<\/p>\n<p>22-year-old March adds some more firepower to the Forest Green attack.<\/p>\n<p>He is manager Mark Cooper\u2019s second January signing after they signed Jevani Brown from Colchester United.<\/p>\n<p>March is a proven goal scorer in non-league, and he will be hoping to emulate that success in the football league.<\/p>\n<p>The young forward continues Forest Green\u2019s transfer strategy of finding young, talented players in non-league football.<\/p>\n<p>Ebou Adams has flourished since arriving from Ebbsfleet United and March will be confident he can make the step up to the Football League.<\/p>\n<p>March could make his debut this weekend when Forest Green travel to Field Mill to face Mansfield Town.<\/p>\n<h3>As Josh March Arrives, Two Loanees Exit The New Lawn<\/h3>\n<p>As well as announcing the arrival of Josh March, Forest Green have also confirmed that loanees Jojo Wollacott and Kyle Taylor have returned to their parent clubs Bristol City and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bournemouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A body blow for Mark Cooper who will be looking to fill the positions vacated by Wollacott and Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>Wollacott played 15 times for Forest Green keeping eight clean sheets. 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